building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
The First Minister today outlined a four-phase route map to ease Scotland out of current lockdown measures, proposed to start on 28th May 2020. Below we have detailed some of the key points your business needs to be aware of
Location technology developed for concerts, sports events and transport hubs is being tested for use in providing social distancing alerts as Britain slowly returns to work. Wyld Networks is trialling a monitoring app with a company that promotes innovations in
The Scottish Government’s Pivotal Enterprise Resilience Fund (PERF), available to SME firms that are vital to Scotland’s economy and have been impacted by COVID-19 reopens this morning – but will likely close by 5pm Monday 18th May. The enterprise agencies
An Edinburgh-based technology firm has launched a wrist-worn device that will alert workers and their employers if they stray within two metres of a colleague. The ‘Safedistance’ gadget has been devised by Reactec based on existing technology designed to protect
As the UK moves into the next phase of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisations will face a new set of challenges when it comes to thinking about data protection compliance. In this update we look at three areas:
Businesses across the UK have moved their teams to remote working in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The transition of IT systems and devices out of the office and into the homes of employees has generally been relatively smooth. But
The House of Lords Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies will today hold its first virtual public meeting when it takes evidence from three Ministers on the impact of misinformation both during the current Corvid-19 crisis and on our democracy
ScotlandIS welcomes news today (Thursday 7th May) of the Scottish Government’s plan to invest £5 million for internet connections, training and support, and a laptop or tablet, to vulnerable people who are not already online during the response to coronavirus
Widening access to services. Improving patient outcomes. Maximising productivity and efficiency for staff. These are just some of the ways the private sector can help transform our public services – especially the NHS. Facing demographic change, budgetary restraints and the
Applications open for lifeline support schemes A £100 million package of additional grant support for small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) and newly self-employed people opens for applications later today. The three separate funds will be administered by local authorities
