ScotlandISData Archives - Page 14 of 53

ScotSoft Reveals Keynote Speakers Ahead of 2024 Event

By updatesPosted on 2nd July 20242nd July 2024Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

The Scottish tech event returns to the EICC on Thursday 26th September to showcase the best of tech, as well as the Young Software Engineer of the Year Awards. Scottish tech conference ScotSoft has announced its first batch of speakers, including two

AI-Enabled Transformation: Moving Beyond Pilots to National-Scale Services

By updatesPosted on 19th June 202419th June 2024Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

Check out this blog where ScotlandIS Member, Informed Solutions’ Chief Innovation Officer David Lawton reflects on the current state of AI in the Public Sector. He shares his thoughts on the path ahead, outlining how Public Sector leaders can work

Scotland’s space sector set for lift-off with new investment partnership

By updatesPosted on 18th June 202418th June 2024Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

The Scottish Space Network (SSN) has formed a strategic partnership with New York-based Sustainable Alpha to unlock investment for the Scottish, UK, and international space sectors. The collaboration will focus on identifying the funding needs of the fast-growing industry and

Futurescot AI Challenge

By updatesPosted on 18th June 202418th June 2024Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, Opportunity

The Futurescot AI Challenge 2024 is a competition to bring together Scottish public sector organisations to solve problems through the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), in association with StormID. Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help the public sector to increase productivity,

Global Business Innovation Programme, Germany: AI for Industrial Control

By updatesPosted on 18th June 202418th June 2024Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News, Opportunity

Innovate UK’s Global Business Innovation Programme (GBIP) is open for applications from SMEs looking to explore AI opportunities in Germany, and to grow and scale. The programme consists of a Get ready preparation phase in the UK, a 5-day innovation

Scottish SpaceTech Lands £320K Investment

By updatesPosted on 6th June 20246th June 2024Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

An Edinburgh-based space firm has landed more than £320,000 to aid growth in one of the UK’s fastest growing industry sectors. Aurora Avionics specialises in producing the electrical systems necessary for flight, called avionics, which is driven by software which guides the rocket

Scottish national innovation centre unveils tool that could support early dementia detection

By updatesPosted on 5th June 20245th June 2024Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, SCEA

Scotland’s national innovation centre has developed an AI-powered device which could help healthcare professionals in making earlier detections of dementia. Developed by CENSIS – based in the University of Glasgow and created by the Scottish Government as the national innovation

Heriot-Watt Slashes Carbon Capture and Storage Design Time With AI

By updatesPosted on 22nd May 202422nd May 2024Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, Climate Tech

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

Tomoro AI to Invest £4 Million in Creating 20 Jobs in Edinburgh

By updatesPosted on 22nd May 202422nd May 2024Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

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

UK Government Call for Views – Cyber security of AI

By updatesPosted on 21st May 202421st May 2024Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber, Industry News

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