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Queen Margaret University using virtual reality as training aid for paramedics
An Edinburgh university is to use virtual reality to help train the next generation of paramedics – by immersing them in real-life medical situations. Students at Queen Margaret University in…
From Edinburgh to the Isles: How ieso is making mental health treatment more accessible across Scotland
Together with NHS Scotland, ieso are expanding the reach of typed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), empowering individuals facing common mental health conditions like anxiety or depression to access one-to-one care…
St Andrews-based investors back wearable tech for people with Tourettes Syndrome
A St Andrews investment house has backed a wearable tech device manufacturer for people with Tourettes Syndrome. Eos Advisory has led a £2.5 million seed funding stage for Nottingham-based Neupulse,…
How Generative AI Can Lend a Helping Hand to IT Security Teams
The State Of Play As security teams continue their constant battle against evolving threats and attackers, growing numbers are exploring the assistance that can be provided by new generative AI…
Patients warned of disruption following ‘focused and ongoing’ cyberattack on NHS Dumfries and Galloway
Patients have been warned of disruption to services following a ‘focused and ongoing’ cyberattack on NHS Dumfries and Galloway. The regional health board released a media ‘alert’ this morning after…
Patients warned of disruption following ‘focused and ongoing’ cyberattack on NHS Dumfries and Galloway
Patients have been warned of disruption to services following a ‘focused and ongoing’ cyberattack on NHS Dumfries and Galloway. The regional health board released a media ‘alert’ this morning after…
Four Scottish universities to benefit from £1 billion investment in new technologies
Four Scottish universities will benefit from a UK-wide £1 billion investment in new technologies including AI, green tech, quantum computing, semiconductors and telecoms. The universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Strathclyde and…
FinTech Scotland’s partnership with national tech startup support programme will ‘galvanise’ sector
A new partnership between FinTech Scotland and the national tech startup support programme – Techscaler – is aiming to ‘galvanise’ the sector. More than 200 fintech companies across the country…
Scottish biotech firms to benefit from national investment into ‘fermenter’
Scottish biotech firms are set to benefit thanks to a national £847,000 investment into a ‘fermenter’ – to help transfer lab science to industry-ready processes. The 300-litre capacity equipment will…
Scottish biotech firms to benefit from national investment into ‘fermenter’
Scottish biotech firms are set to benefit thanks to a national £847,000 investment into a ‘fermenter’ – to help transfer lab science to industry-ready processes. The 300-litre capacity equipment will…
Platform Team to DevSecOps Team
Context Large cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform all offer prescriptive guidance regarding how to build your own Cloud Operating Model, including typical…
Scottish biotech firms to benefit from national investment into ‘fermenter’
Scottish biotech firms are set to benefit thanks to a national £847,000 investment into a ‘fermenter’ – to help transfer lab science to industry-ready processes. The 300-litre capacity equipment will…
Platform Team to DevSecOps Team
Context Large cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform all offer prescriptive guidance regarding how to build your own Cloud Operating Model, including typical…
Collaboration key to digital transformation
Graham Lironi eavesdrops on a roundtable discussion in the boardroom of the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh to hear how data and digital transformation can help public services respond…
Edinburgh unveils new ‘smart city’ operations centre
A new ‘smart city’ operations centre has been unveiled in Edinburgh – harnessing the latest technology to keep traffic and people moving. The state-of-the-art facility will use real-time data to…
Collaboration key to digital transformation
Graham Lironi eavesdrops on a roundtable discussion in the boardroom of the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh to hear how data and digital transformation can help public services respond…
Edinburgh unveils new ‘smart city’ operations centre
A new ‘smart city’ operations centre has been unveiled in Edinburgh – harnessing the latest technology to keep traffic and people moving. The state-of-the-art facility will use real-time data to…
Queen Margaret University using virtual reality as training aid for paramedics
An Edinburgh university is to use virtual reality to help train the next generation of paramedics – by immersing them in real-life medical situations. Students at Queen Margaret University in…
From Edinburgh to the Isles: How ieso is making mental health treatment more accessible across Scotland
Together with NHS Scotland, ieso are expanding the reach of typed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), empowering individuals facing common mental health conditions like anxiety or depression to access one-to-one care…
Queen Margaret University using virtual reality as training aid for paramedics
An Edinburgh university is to use virtual reality to help train the next generation of paramedics – by immersing them in real-life medical situations. Students at Queen Margaret University in…
From Edinburgh to the Isles: How ieso is making mental health treatment more accessible across Scotland
Together with NHS Scotland, ieso are expanding the reach of typed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), empowering individuals facing common mental health conditions like anxiety or depression to access one-to-one care…
Patients warned of disruption following ‘focused and ongoing’ cyberattack on NHS Dumfries and Galloway
Patients have been warned of disruption to services following a ‘focused and ongoing’ cyberattack on NHS Dumfries and Galloway. The regional health board released a media ‘alert’ this morning after…
Leveraging effective partnerships – how BT’s collaborative approach to cybersecurity is yielding results in global security operations
Valerie Wilson believes in the power of partnerships as an effective means of keeping public sector bodies safe from cyber harms. As Service Operations Director for BT’s multi-million-pound Security Operations…
Patients warned of disruption following ‘focused and ongoing’ cyberattack on NHS Dumfries and Galloway
Patients have been warned of disruption to services following a ‘focused and ongoing’ cyberattack on NHS Dumfries and Galloway. The regional health board released a media ‘alert’ this morning after…
Leveraging effective partnerships – how BT’s collaborative approach to cybersecurity is yielding results in global security operations
Valerie Wilson believes in the power of partnerships as an effective means of keeping public sector bodies safe from cyber harms. As Service Operations Director for BT’s multi-million-pound Security Operations…
Four Scottish universities to benefit from £1 billion investment in new technologies
Four Scottish universities will benefit from a UK-wide £1 billion investment in new technologies including AI, green tech, quantum computing, semiconductors and telecoms. The universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Strathclyde and…
International Women’s Day is great to promote girls in computing science – but I’m worried the subject is not going to survive
One of Scotland’s foremost educators and campaigners for computing science in schools has heralded the achievements of girls in the subject – but has sounded a warning about its future…
Four Scottish universities to benefit from £1 billion investment in new technologies
Four Scottish universities will benefit from a UK-wide £1 billion investment in new technologies including AI, green tech, quantum computing, semiconductors and telecoms. The universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Strathclyde and…
International Women’s Day is great to promote girls in computing science – but I’m worried the subject is not going to survive
One of Scotland’s foremost educators and campaigners for computing science in schools has heralded the achievements of girls in the subject – but has sounded a warning about its future…
St Andrews-based investors back wearable tech for people with Tourettes Syndrome
A St Andrews investment house has backed a wearable tech device manufacturer for people with Tourettes Syndrome. Eos Advisory has led a £2.5 million seed funding stage for Nottingham-based Neupulse,…
Dairy farming industry ‘moo-ves’ closer to net zero targets through IoT solar technology
The dairy industry in Scotland is ‘moo-ving’ closer to its net zero targets with the potential adoption of internet of things (IoT) solar technology. Farmers may be able to heat…
St Andrews-based investors back wearable tech for people with Tourettes Syndrome
A St Andrews investment house has backed a wearable tech device manufacturer for people with Tourettes Syndrome. Eos Advisory has led a £2.5 million seed funding stage for Nottingham-based Neupulse,…
Dairy farming industry ‘moo-ves’ closer to net zero targets through IoT solar technology
The dairy industry in Scotland is ‘moo-ving’ closer to its net zero targets with the potential adoption of internet of things (IoT) solar technology. Farmers may be able to heat…
Justice & Policing
CSI cops to benefit from new DNA evidence technique pioneered in Aberdeen
Police crime scene investigators could benefit from a pioneering new DNA evidence technique developed in collaboration by researchers in Aberdeen. Scientists at the James Hutton Institute have helped devise ‘single cell…
Abolishing surveillance camera safeguards will leave UK without oversight at crucial time, claims report author
A government report co-authored by an academic at Stirling University has identified a “worrying vacuum” in surveillance camera plans for the UK. Professor William Webster contributed to an independent study…
Selective Extraction
Recent reports have indicated that victims and witnesses have been forced to surrender their mobile devices for unacceptable time frames due to lengthy backlogs in digital forensic units which has…
Infrastructure, Connectivity & Built Environment
Fibre connectivity boost to ‘future proof’ digital education for Dundee schools
A new high-speed fibre network will ‘future proof’ digital education in 42 schools across Dundee, it was announced today. Forty kilometres of fibre will be laid to ‘radically transform’ the…
Islanders on cloud nine after helicopter boost to 4G mobile phone coverage
Islanders are on cloud nine after helicopters were deployed to deliver a boost to mobile phone coverage. Residents of Skye secured better and faster mobile connections after choppers helped install…
Scottish tech company in search to find lost plane of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart
A Scottish tech company is helping in the search to find the ‘lost plane’ of early aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. Clarus Networks is providing satellite connectivity to help a deep-water…
Data & AI
How Generative AI Can Lend a Helping Hand to IT Security Teams
The State Of Play As security teams continue their constant battle against evolving threats and attackers, growing numbers are exploring the assistance that can be provided by new generative AI…
Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI celebrates its 1,000th academy graduate
Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI – The Data Lab – announced on Tuesday that the 1,000th student has graduated through its academy. The free to join Data Lab…
Glasgow researchers aim to eliminate gender bias in healthcare AI systems
Researchers in Glasgow are seeking to eliminate gender bias in AI-powered healthcare monitoring systems. University of Glasgow experts are setting out to ensure male and female patients receive the same…
Ayr tech firm building ‘new internet’ prepares to launch network after 18 years of development
An Ayr tech firm building a ‘new internet’ is preparing to launch its network after 18 years of development. Maidsafe is about to release its Safe Network in beta after…
Dundee researchers provide framework for collaboration between UK and China videogaming industries
Dundee researchers have published a framework to pave the way for more collaboration between the UK and Chinese video gaming industries. Abertay University academics have analysed the sectors to see…
Next generation of female founders to take centre stage at Dundee’s V&A museum
Fourteen female founders will take centre stage at Dundee’s V&A museum on Thursday in a pitch to potential investors. The businesswomen will spotlight their companies to an invited audience in…
Dundee researchers provide framework for collaboration between UK and China videogaming industries
Dundee researchers have published a framework to pave the way for more collaboration between the UK and Chinese video gaming industries. Abertay University academics have analysed the sectors to see…
Next generation of female founders to take centre stage at Dundee’s V&A museum
Fourteen female founders will take centre stage at Dundee’s V&A museum on Thursday in a pitch to potential investors. The businesswomen will spotlight their companies to an invited audience in…
FinTech Scotland’s partnership with national tech startup support programme will ‘galvanise’ sector
A new partnership between FinTech Scotland and the national tech startup support programme – Techscaler – is aiming to ‘galvanise’ the sector. More than 200 fintech companies across the country…
Boost for local high streets with gift card partnership
A new partnership aimed at supporting high streets across Scotland has been formed – allowing shoppers to use gift cards in their local stores. Perth-based gift card operator Miconex is…
FinTech Scotland’s partnership with national tech startup support programme will ‘galvanise’ sector
A new partnership between FinTech Scotland and the national tech startup support programme – Techscaler – is aiming to ‘galvanise’ the sector. More than 200 fintech companies across the country…
Boost for local high streets with gift card partnership
A new partnership aimed at supporting high streets across Scotland has been formed – allowing shoppers to use gift cards in their local stores. Perth-based gift card operator Miconex is…