Edinburgh’s ‘smart’ ambitions boosted with new CCTV security and surveillance centre
Edinburgh’s ‘smart’ ambitions have been boosted with the announcement of a new £2.6m security and surveillance CCTV control centre. The city council will invest in high-definition cameras, expanded security coverage,…
Edinburgh AI team to develop ‘robot butler’ selected for global Amazon competition
A team of Edinburgh-based postgraduate students is the only non-US participant to have been selected to compete in a global Amazon artificial intelligence (AI) competition. The eight-strong group from the…
New partnership to transform Edinburgh into world-leading ‘smart city’
A global IT company has signed a five-year contract to support Edinburgh’s transformation into one of the world’s leading ‘smart cities’. The city council’s deal with Canada-headquartered CGI includes deployment…
Cairngorms partners with IoT provider to monitor Covid tourism flows
The UK’s largest national park has partnered with leading Internet of Things (IoT) provider, North, to access data which will help it manage a Covid-related surge in visitors. The Cairngorms…
Wearable baby sleep aids and predictive boiler breakdown part of new ‘smart things’ accelerator
A business developing ‘counter-drones’, wearable devices to help babies sleep and tech that predicts boiler break down are among ideas in Scotland’s first ‘smart things’ business accelerator programme. The startups…
Scotland’s first ‘smart things’ accelerator launched
Scotland’s first business accelerator aiming to support startups in the burgeoning internet of things (IoT) sector has been established. Filament STAC aims to jumpstart the nation’s ‘smart things’ sector guided…
Connectivity specialist North acquired by private equity investor
North, one of the UK’s leading IoT service and solutions providers, has been acquired by mid-market private equity investor, Livingbridge. The news comes as North confirms it has significantly expanded…
Digital telecare firm joins Scottish suppliers list after cybersecurity assessment
One of the UK’s leading digital telecare providers has been added to a list of assessed suppliers in Scotland after successfully completing a government-backed cybersecurity evaluation. Alcuris took part in a…
Internet of Things project aims to minimise Covid transmission between dentists and patients
A team of Scottish researchers is exploring new methods to minimise the risk of dentists and patients being exposed to contaminated air, improving the safety of ‘aerosol generating procedures’ that…
Scotland’s IoT innovation centre takes up fight against climate change with new partnership
Scotland’s internet of things (IoT) innovation centre has taken up the fight against climate change in a new strategic partnership agreement with government. CENSIS – the centre for sensing, imaging,…
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