building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
Warren Buffett once said, “You only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.” The tide from the COVID-19 pandemic could leave many businesspeople feeling very bare as they enter a brave new world. Many humans can and
Commsworld, the leading UK-wide provider of networking and connectivity solutions, has been awarded a £15 million contract by Renfrewshire Council to upgrade its digital connectivity and services across the region. In a landmark deal lasting 17 years, Edinburgh-headquartered Commsworld is
My first month in post as Research and Policy Manager has been a busy but rewarding period! The month of June has seen the formation of our Cross-Sectoral Digital Steering Group, which will meet for the first time in July.
If you’re an innovator, entrepreneur, team, start-up or established company, CivTech offers an unrivalled opportunity to develop a product the public sector really needs—and rapidly grow your business. With problems framed as open challenges, application is easy and procurement streamlined; it’s a
The devastating economic impact of COVID-19 would have been even worse if it wasn’t for the rise in remote working that has been enabled by an investment in cloud computing. CIOs have spent the past few years investing in cloud-based
Academic teams progress commercialisation plans through CyberASAP Designed to provide a comprehensive package of support to academic teams looking to commercialise their cyber security ideas, CyberASAP has whittled down the number of teams participating in this year’s programme from 28 to 20. A team
A burgeoning conversational artificial intelligence (AI) firm that helps drive voice and text assistants for major global firms has chosen Edinburgh for its new research and development (R&D) hub and completed a major funding round. Rasa Technologies has signed up
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been offered a furlough replacement scheme that has been designed by a Scottish fintech pioneer and a leading data company. It comes after David Brown of Toupay and David Costa of NTT Data UK wrote to
Working on many hundreds of technology and outsourcing contracts and contractual disputes each year provides a unique vantage point of the key contract terms and issues that become hot spots for negotiation and disputes. It offers critical insight into aspects
The digital secretary Oliver Dowden is set to launch a new digital strategy positioning the tech sector at the heart of the UK’s economic recovery following the coronavirus crisis. Speaking at the virtual UK Tech Cluster Group conference today (23 June), Dowden
