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New North Coast 500 map pairs beauty hotspots with coverage not-spots

By updatesPosted on 19th April 202219th April 2022Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

Holiday makers planning to take on Scotland’s most well-known road trip are being advised to adequately plan and prepare before setting off, after a new map has highlighted the lack of 4G coverage available along parts of the North Coast

Data as an Economic Enabler

By updatesPosted on 14th April 202214th April 2022Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandIS News

Check out the latest blog from Head of Data, David, as he considers the impact data innovations could have in addressing our current economic and societal challenges. As organisations and consumers, we are all starting to feel the impact of

CityFibre gets to work on future-proofing Luton’s digital foundations as part of £45m Full Fibre investment

By updatesPosted on 12th April 202212th April 2022Posted in Member News

Work to bring full fibre connectivity within reach of almost every home and business in Luton gets underway as CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform, breaks ground on a new infrastructure rollout that will future-proof the digital needs

Space Intelligence one of 7 finalists in global space innovation challenge

By updatesPosted on 12th April 202214th April 2022Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

ScotlandIS member, Space Intelligence, has made it into the final phase of the GRAVITY Challenge 04 – the fourth round of a global space innovation program connecting real world problems with the experts who can solve them. Seven technology companies

The Big Interview: Stewart Miller, CEO of the National Robotarium

By updatesPosted on 12th April 202212th April 2022Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

Delivered by Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh, the venture is part of the Data-Driven Innovation initiative, supported by £21 million from the UK Government and £1.4m from the Scottish Government through the £1.3 billion Edinburgh and South-east Scotland City Region Deal.

Hazard-resistant Robot Goes Underground at Radioactive Dounreay Site

By updatesPosted on 12th April 202212th April 2022Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

A robot has successfully surveyed an underground radioactive ventilation duct in redundant laboratories at Dounreay. Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL) and the Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear (RAIN) Hub teamed-up to develop a robot capable of accessing areas that

S5GConnect Hubs Announced in Aberdeen and Kilmarnock

By updatesPosted on 12th April 202212th April 2022Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

New 5G innovation hubs in Aberdeen and Kilmarnock will see the deployment and adoption of 5G technology in the hopes of supporting economic growth. Based in ONE Tech Hub, the new location in Aberdeen is a partnership with Opportunity North East. In

Leadership and Identity skills with Edinburgh Napier and Women into Tech

By updatesPosted on 11th April 202211th April 2022Posted in Member News, Skills, Diversity and Inclusion, Opportunity

If you are a current or aspiring leader working in technology in Scotland who identifies as a woman, then the Edinburgh Napier University Leadership and Identity short course is designed for you. This live online course runs over 3 separate

Borders College Community Renewal Fund free courses

By updatesPosted on 11th April 202211th April 2022Posted in Member News, Skills, Opportunity

The Community Renewal Fund (CRF) has been developed by the UK Government to provide fully funded training opportunities to support the economic recovery as we transition out of the COVID pandemic. The aim of the fund is to encourage innovative schemes to

£5 million to develop carbon dioxide utilisation technology

By updatesPosted on 11th April 202211th April 2022Posted in Member News, Industry News, Climate Tech

A new fund to help develop the emerging CO2 utilisation technology has been launched. The CO2 Utilisation Challenge Fund will help businesses and organisations develop and commercialise the technology, which involves harnessing and converting CO2 – the biggest contributor to