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£300,000 Government cash injection to help Dundee firm overcome Covid impact

By updatesPosted on 29th September 202029th September 2020Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISData

‘Big data’ software firm Platinum Informatics is preparing to scale up after receiving £300,000 from a Scottish Enterprise fund. The Dundee University spin-out provides cloud-based software capable of analysing vast amounts of information for laboratories. The company received the cash injection from the Early Stage

Strava Metro data now free to cities keen to grow cycling

By updatesPosted on 29th September 202029th September 2020Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISData

Strava Metro, the ride mapping commute-focused arm of the performance cycling app, is to make available its data free of charge to cities hoping to grow cycling’s modal share. The announcement came alongside ride data registered on the app that

Using tech to tackle climate change – we want to hear from you

By updatesPosted on 24th September 202024th September 2020Posted in ScotlandIS News, ScotlandISData

Climate change is disrupting ecosystems, jeopardising biodiversity, food and water security, and the future of life on our planet. At the same time, the emergence of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), Blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT), 5G and

Network of 5G hubs to be launched across Scotland

By updatesPosted on 21st September 202021st September 2020Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISData

A network of 5G hubs is being launched across Scotland to support the rollout and adoption of 5G services. Supported by £4m funding from the Scottish Government, the S5GConnect hubs will be delivered by the Scotland 5G Centre, which was

Satellite data company receives extra £100,000 to help tackle the climate emergency

By updatesPosted on 21st September 202021st September 2020Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

Edinburgh-based Satellite data company Space Intelligence has been chosen to progress to Phase 2 of the ‘AI for Good Challenge’, managed by Scottish Enterprise via the CAN DO Innovation Challenge Fund and funded by the Scottish Government. Space Intelligence was

Cmd R ScotSoft 2020 – Glimpse into the Data Stream

By updatesPosted on 17th September 202021st September 2020Posted in ScotlandIS News, ScotlandISData

This year’s Cmd R ScotSoft 2020 will bring together a whole host of global speakers covering a huge range of topics, from the leadership variety of business growth or building brand awareness, to the highly technical subjects of artificial intelligence

UK National Data Strategy

By updatesPosted on 17th September 202017th September 2020Posted in ScotlandIS News, ScotlandISData

Last week, the UK Government published a National Data Strategy. There is now a consultation on this strategy which is open until December 2020. Underpinning the strategy are four foundational pillars. These are: Data foundations – ensuring data standards, quality,

Financial Service Marketplace Insight

By updatesPosted on 14th September 202014th September 2020Posted in ScotlandIS News, ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandISData

On Thursday, our Head of Data, Katy Guthrie, and Head of Cyber, Ciara Mitchell, hosted a “Financial Services Marketplace” as part of the Scotland Fintech festival. This event brought together individuals from Financial Services companies, Fintechs and data and cyber

Glasgow Data Analytics Startup Selected for GCHQ Mentoring Scheme

By updatesPosted on 7th September 20207th September 2020Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

Chief Executive Adam Brown said Bellrock’s inclusion on the programme is a “vote of confidence” in the up-and-coming data analytics firm. Glasgow-based data science firm, Bellrock Technology, is one of 10 startups to be mentored by GCHQ as part of its

Data Adequacy and Brexit Roundtable

By updatesPosted on 21st August 202021st August 2020Posted in Brexit, ScotlandIS News, ScotlandISData

Yesterday, ScotlandIS Head of Data, Katy Guthrie, hosted a roundtable to focus on the impact of the end of the Brexit transition agreement on international data flows. We heard from Martin Sloan, Data & Tech Partner at Brodies LLP, on