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Glasgow digital falls prevention platform secures funding for trial
A digital falls prevention platform hosted by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has secured funding to move into a trial phase. The No Need To Fall project, designed by those…
Scotland’s exams board investigates data breach at Ayrshire school after large cache of documents leaked on web
Scotland’s national exams body is investigating a data breach at an Ayrshire school after a large cache of documents were leaked on the web. The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) is…
Mobile access to patient information empowers community healthcare across Scotland
Introducing Morse EPR Morse EPR continues to lead the digital transformation of community healthcare, now serving over 16,500 healthcare professionals across nine Scottish health boards. Designed to improve efficiency and patient…
New permanent secretary appointed by the Scottish Government
A new permanent secretary has been appointed by the Scottish Government to lead the civil service in Scotland. Joe Griffin will take up the role on April 7 following the…
AI has hit the mainstream but we need to scale it up in the NHS in Scotland to achieve the maximum benefit for patients and staff
AI has now hit the mainstream and is transforming many industries. Not a day goes by without a new story on AI’s potential in healthcare. However, setting aside the hype,…
AI has hit the mainstream but we need to scale it up in the NHS in Scotland to achieve the maximum benefit for patients and staff
AI has now hit the mainstream and is transforming many industries. Not a day goes by without a new story on AI’s potential in healthcare. However, setting aside the hype,…
Getting patients to ‘flow’ through the system – how a leading supplier is using software to break hospital bottlenecks
The estimated cost of delayed discharges in the United Kingdom alone exceeds £900 million per year. In Australia, exit block costs reach upwards of $2 billion just for patients needing appropriate…
Why we mustn’t keep chasing unicorns – Scottish Labour’s vision for deeper tech transformation of the economy
Scotland’s future economy should be driven more by the application of technology in existing industries than ‘pure tech unicorns’, a leading Labour Party politician has said. Daniel Johnson, Scottish Labour’s…
Scottish firms prioritise AI for productivity gains, new survey shows
The overwhelming majority of small and medium-sized (SME) businesses in Scotland are prioritising AI as a means of raising productivity levels, according to a new survey. New data shows that…
GovTech
New permanent secretary appointed by the Scottish Government
A new permanent secretary has been appointed by the Scottish Government to lead the civil service in Scotland. Joe Griffin will take up the role on April 7 following the…
Why we mustn’t keep chasing unicorns – Scottish Labour’s vision for deeper tech transformation of the economy
Scotland’s future economy should be driven more by the application of technology in existing industries than ‘pure tech unicorns’, a leading Labour Party politician has said. Daniel Johnson, Scottish Labour’s…
New permanent secretary appointed by the Scottish Government
A new permanent secretary has been appointed by the Scottish Government to lead the civil service in Scotland. Joe Griffin will take up the role on April 7 following the…
Why we mustn’t keep chasing unicorns – Scottish Labour’s vision for deeper tech transformation of the economy
Scotland’s future economy should be driven more by the application of technology in existing industries than ‘pure tech unicorns’, a leading Labour Party politician has said. Daniel Johnson, Scottish Labour’s…
Health & care
Glasgow digital falls prevention platform secures funding for trial
A digital falls prevention platform hosted by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has secured funding to move into a trial phase. The No Need To Fall project, designed by those…
Mobile access to patient information empowers community healthcare across Scotland
Introducing Morse EPR Morse EPR continues to lead the digital transformation of community healthcare, now serving over 16,500 healthcare professionals across nine Scottish health boards. Designed to improve efficiency and patient…
Glasgow digital falls prevention platform secures funding for trial
A digital falls prevention platform hosted by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has secured funding to move into a trial phase. The No Need To Fall project, designed by those…
Mobile access to patient information empowers community healthcare across Scotland
Introducing Morse EPR Morse EPR continues to lead the digital transformation of community healthcare, now serving over 16,500 healthcare professionals across nine Scottish health boards. Designed to improve efficiency and patient…
Cyber
Scotland’s exams board investigates data breach at Ayrshire school after large cache of documents leaked on web
Scotland’s national exams body is investigating a data breach at an Ayrshire school after a large cache of documents were leaked on the web. The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) is…
Time’s a great healer, but we have to keep cybersecurity front and centre of what our staff do, says Arnold Clark CEO
A rare window was given this week into the inner workings of perhaps one of Scotland’s most well-known organisations as it recovered from a devastating cyberattack. Arnold Clark, the ubiquitous…
Scotland’s exams board investigates data breach at Ayrshire school after large cache of documents leaked on web
Scotland’s national exams body is investigating a data breach at an Ayrshire school after a large cache of documents were leaked on the web. The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) is…
Time’s a great healer, but we have to keep cybersecurity front and centre of what our staff do, says Arnold Clark CEO
A rare window was given this week into the inner workings of perhaps one of Scotland’s most well-known organisations as it recovered from a devastating cyberattack. Arnold Clark, the ubiquitous…
Education & Skills
Tech partnership set to boost STEM education in Scotland
A partnership between Scotland’s digital tech trade body and a leading supplier will help support a group of students pursuing STEM careers. ScotlandIS and Telefónica Tech UK&I will work together on…
University of Glasgow unveils ‘virtual Lord Kelvin museum’
A virtual museum dedicated to electricity pioneer Lord Kelvin has been unveiled by the University of Glasgow to mark the bicentenary of his birth. The online experience is the latest…
Tech partnership set to boost STEM education in Scotland
A partnership between Scotland’s digital tech trade body and a leading supplier will help support a group of students pursuing STEM careers. ScotlandIS and Telefónica Tech UK&I will work together on…
University of Glasgow unveils ‘virtual Lord Kelvin museum’
A virtual museum dedicated to electricity pioneer Lord Kelvin has been unveiled by the University of Glasgow to mark the bicentenary of his birth. The online experience is the latest…
IoT
‘Groundbreaking’ integrated housing and care technology project to benefit South Lanarkshire retirees
A ‘groundbreaking’ integrated housing and care technology project is to benefit residents living in a retirement housing development in South Lanarkshire. The pilot project will see ‘unobtrusive’ sensors placed around…
Business minister visits cutting-edge research facility powering next generation technologies in Glasgow
Scotland’s business minister has visited a cutting-edge research facility powering next generation technologies at the University of Glasgow. Richard Lochhead met with staff at the James Watt Nanofabrication Centre three…
‘Groundbreaking’ integrated housing and care technology project to benefit South Lanarkshire retirees
A ‘groundbreaking’ integrated housing and care technology project is to benefit residents living in a retirement housing development in South Lanarkshire. The pilot project will see ‘unobtrusive’ sensors placed around…
Business minister visits cutting-edge research facility powering next generation technologies in Glasgow
Scotland’s business minister has visited a cutting-edge research facility powering next generation technologies at the University of Glasgow. Richard Lochhead met with staff at the James Watt Nanofabrication Centre three…
Justice & Policing
Enhanced quality video security platform for Edinburgh could bring about more early guilty pleas in court
Edinburgh City Council is deploying a unified hybrid-cloud solution to manage its ‘smart city’ operations centre and boost security. The council has bought in the Genetec security centre and video…
Scottish local authorities still using Chinese government-linked surveillance cameras despite security and human rights concerns
Scottish local authorities and police are still using Chinese government-linked surveillance cameras despite security and human rights concerns raised by MPs four years ago. At least 22 councils have cameras…
Enhanced quality video security platform for Edinburgh could bring about more early guilty pleas in court
Edinburgh City Council is deploying a unified hybrid-cloud solution to manage its ‘smart city’ operations centre and boost security. The council has bought in the Genetec security centre and video…
Scottish local authorities still using Chinese government-linked surveillance cameras despite security and human rights concerns
Scottish local authorities and police are still using Chinese government-linked surveillance cameras despite security and human rights concerns raised by MPs four years ago. At least 22 councils have cameras…
Infrastructure, Connectivity & Built Environment
New building at heart of Glasgow University campus redevelopment to represent ‘future of interdisciplinary science’
A new £300 million building at the heart of Glasgow University’s campus redevelopment will represent the ‘future of interdisciplinary science’, according to its designers. The flagship Keystone Building, which will…
Scientists investigating use of charcoal-like substance as ‘carbon-eating’ building material
Scientists in Edinburgh are investigating the use of a charcoal-like substance as a ‘carbon-eating’ building material. Biochar is produced by heating organic biomass from food, paper, agricultural and forestry waste…
Edinburgh City Council unveils digital on-street bus tracking system – with API open to developers
Edinburgh City Council has unveiled a digital on-street bus tracking system – with its API open to developers to create new apps and services. All of the city’s 322 new…
Data & AI
Scottish firms prioritise AI for productivity gains, new survey shows
The overwhelming majority of small and medium-sized (SME) businesses in Scotland are prioritising AI as a means of raising productivity levels, according to a new survey. New data shows that…
Three million historic records spanning 5,000 years of Scottish history made available online in new digital platform
Three million records spanning 5,000 years of Scottish history have been made available online in a new national records, collections and archives platform. The ‘Trove.scot’ platform allows people to search…
Edinburgh data consultancy meets international ‘hyper growth’ definition thanks to surge in AI demand
An Edinburgh data consultancy has met the international definition for ‘hyper growth’ thanks to a surge in revenues fuelled by a boom in demand for AI services. Optima Partners has…
Cross domain hybrid application framework
The Problem – Data Aggregation on the Low-Side The UK Government collects vast amounts of data at the OFFICIAL security level. When aggregated, this data may create intelligence value that…
Business & Economy
Fintech
Scottish fintech selected by global credit reporting agency as ‘strategic AI partner’
A Scottish fintech company has been selected by global credit reference and reporting agency Equifax as its ‘strategic AI partner’. Aveni.AI’s ‘detect’ solution will be used by the US-headquartered firm’s…
Edinburgh researchers land £3 million funding boost to operate new ‘financial data service’
Researchers in Edinburgh have been awarded a £3 million funding boost to operate a new financial data service – which aims to provide ‘unprecedented insights into the economic health of…
Scottish fintech selected by global credit reporting agency as ‘strategic AI partner’
A Scottish fintech company has been selected by global credit reference and reporting agency Equifax as its ‘strategic AI partner’. Aveni.AI’s ‘detect’ solution will be used by the US-headquartered firm’s…
Edinburgh researchers land £3 million funding boost to operate new ‘financial data service’
Researchers in Edinburgh have been awarded a £3 million funding boost to operate a new financial data service – which aims to provide ‘unprecedented insights into the economic health of…
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