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Burness Paull has strengthened its planning and environment team with the appointment of a new partner as the firm experiences growing demand for specialist planning advice, particularly from the renewable energy and real estate sectors. Emma Paton brings considerable experience of contentious and
A multi-million-pound project lead by Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University is using AI to slash the carbon capture and storage design time from 1oo days to just 24 hours. Researchers at the university’s global research institute for net zero are developing specialist AI techniques
AI startup Tomoro has announced a recruitment drive to create 20 AI jobs in its Edinburgh office over the next 12 months. The roles, which the company say will attract a salary of up to £135,000 each, will form part of the company’s strategy
Experienced mentors from industry are being sought in order to support Women Do Cyber upskilling participants. Scotland Women in Technology (SWiT), Cisco and Glasgow Caledonian University are looking for experienced mentors (men and women) to support their participants on the
Specialist IT and business consultancy and ScotlandIS member, Celerity, has announced its acquisition of Chester-based Chilli IT. The deal strengthens the business’ technical expertise and unlocks growth opportunities through complementary services and expansion into new sectors such as logistics and retail.
The government is asking for industry views on a draft code of practice for software vendors to improve the resilience and security of software. As part of the £2.6 billion National Cyber Strategy to protect and promote the UK online, the government
The UK government is asking for views on a two-part intervention, including a voluntary Code of Practice on AI cyber security which will form a new global standard. Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming our daily lives. As the technology continues
The government is asking for views on the future of the successful CyberFirst programme, including how the programme can be scaled to inspire future talent. The CyberFirst programme was established in 2015, as part of the National Cyber Security Strategy,
Check out this blog article from ScotlandIS member, PACE Anti-Piracy, discussing Key Rotation as a new level of cloud security and the challenges it can pose. Encryption has become the most critical technique used in the protection of data and
Databarracks, the technology and business resilience specialist has acquired Glasgow-based ScotlandIS member, PlanB Consulting, to enhance its Operational Resilience and Cyber Continuity consulting practice. Chris Butler, Resilience Director, Databarracks comments: “We are thrilled to have PlanB join us. PlanB has been a powerhouse
