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Ethical Ad Platform Good-Loop Hits £1m in Donations Milestone

By updatesPosted on 13th August 202013th August 2020Posted in Member News

Good-Loop, the revolutionary, ethical ad platform that makes the connection between brands and people more meaningful, has today hit £1m donated to charities to date. Linking companies such as Unilever, Coca-Cola and H&M with the likes of homeless shelters, beach

Competition Document: Open Call for Innovation

By updatesPosted on 12th August 202012th August 2020Posted in Industry News, Opportunity, Uncategorised

What is the Open Call? The Open Call is one of the funding competition mechanisms DASA uses to find proposals that address challenges faced by government stakeholders. It gives bidders the opportunity to present their ideas to defence and security stakeholders at

Telecoms expert providing policy advice on the future of WiFi and 5G

By updatesPosted on 12th August 202012th August 2020Posted in Member News

Telecoms expert Intelligens Consulting is celebrating a momentous victory to provide policy advice to a major Scottish public body on the future of WiFi and 5G Hot on the heels of a landmark win last month to support 5G use

Smart city firm says £11 million funding for innovative Dundee projects is just the beginning

By updatesPosted on 11th August 202011th August 2020Posted in Member News

Urban Foresight helps local government and business to use technology, data and new ways of working to transform local services and infrastructure. The Newcastle-based venture was established in 2011 by its chief executive David Beeton after a career in global innovation

Unlocking the potential of Self-Sovereign Identity

By updatesPosted on 11th August 202011th August 2020Posted in Uncategorised

In this article, we look at how SSI can solve everyday problems for financial institutions, external guests, motoring, and prescription medication. Altogether showcasing the strength and versatility of the SSI ecosystems and standards. First, let’s briefly reiterate how SSI works

Attracting women to tech and retaining them

By updatesPosted on 10th August 202010th August 2020Posted in Member News

I also study part-time at Edinburgh Napier University and am set to graduate next year with an honours degree in software development. So far in my apprenticeship, I have gained three Microsoft Technology Associate qualifications, as well as invaluable industry

Investment in technology will move us from reaction to recovery

By updatesPosted on 7th August 20206th August 2020Posted in Member News

Martin McFadyen, Head of Public Sector, Virgin Media Business, explains why investing in technology will help us move from reaction to recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has forced public sector organisations to rethink where they focus resources

Developing digital professionals in a changing world: a UK-wide approach

By updatesPosted on 6th August 20206th August 2020Posted in Member News

Digital skills were critically important even before Covid-19 struck. But, once the pandemic took hold and whole workforces shifted to remote working, there was no escaping just how important digital skills have become. However, there is a shortage of digital skills

Atos to deliver UK’s largest AI supercomputer to the University of Oxford

By updatesPosted on 6th August 20206th August 2020Posted in Member News

French IT giant Atos has signed a four-year contract worth £5 million ($6.5m) with the University of Oxford to deliver a supercomputer for artificial intelligence workloads. The system will be built on the Nvidia DGX SuperPOD reference architecture and feature

New Scottish Procurement platform helping public sector kickstart Covid-19 economy response

By updatesPosted on 5th August 20205th August 2020Posted in Member News

A new platform for Scottish Procurement developed by Cupar software consultancy Horisk Leslie Development is helping Scotland’s public bodies embed sustainability requirements in their procurements, kickstarting the national economic recovery post-Covid-19. The Sustainable Procurement Tools platform brings together three tools designed to help Scotland’s