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Edinburgh tech firm secures six-figure US order for educational robot

By updatesPosted on 20th July 202320th July 2023Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

Robotical has secured a six-figure order for its educational robot. In what marks the single biggest deal for the Edinburgh-based tech firm since it expanded into North America in 2021, 360 of its Marty bots have been rolled out in

New study proves that investing in rural mobile connectivity brings significant economic, social and environmental benefits

By updatesPosted on 20th July 202320th July 2023Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

FarrPoint, an independent technology consultancy, has published a new study which shows the installation of mobile 4G masts in rural communities can improve not only the quality of life for communities, but also reduce environmental impact. In the report published

Artificial Intelligence Trade Mission to Indonesia

By updatesPosted on 20th July 202320th July 2023Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News, Opportunity

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to contribute up to $1 trillion to Southeast Asia’s GDP by 2030. As the region’s largest digital economy, Indonesia is at the heart of this transformation: The country’s rapidly growing market offers ample commercial

£7 billion turnover from Scotland’s aerospace, defence and space sectors

By updatesPosted on 19th July 202319th July 2023Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

Around £3.2bn was added by Scottish businesses to the UK economy by the aerospace, defence, security and space sectors, according to the latest figures from ADS Group. The trade association’s analysis also revealed that businesses in Scotland generated £7.3bn in

UK Cyber Security Mission to Jordan – AI and Cybersecurity Conference

By updatesPosted on 11th July 202313th July 2023Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber, Industry News, Opportunity

This is an opportunity to join a mission to Jordan for its second Artificial Intelligence in Defence Technologies and Cyber Security Exhibition and Conference [AIDTSEC 2023], taking place on Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 September 2023 at the King Hussein bin Talal

Karen Meechan: Scotland’s tech sector is thriving, but we must think long-term about skills shortage

By updatesPosted on 5th July 20235th July 2023Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

Following the results of our Scottish Technology Industry Survey 2023, ScotlandIS CEO Karen Meechan discusses in The Scotsman the current position of our sector and why we need to find new ways to close the skills gap. Tech companies are

Spire Global partners with OroraTech to provide eight-satellite wildfire detection constellation

By updatesPosted on 4th July 20234th July 2023Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

Spire Global, the space services company with offices in Glasgow, has signed an agreement with OroraTech, a specialist in space-based thermal intelligence, to build, launch and operate an eight-satellite constellation. The constellation is described as the first dedicated to tracking

Geovation Scotland: Meet the 2023 Accelerator Cohort

By updatesPosted on 4th July 20234th July 2023Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, Industry News

The 5th Geovation Scotland Accelerator Programme is officially under way. This year, there are six inspiring start-ups, including ScotlandIS member Unbaggaged, ready to take their next steps with the support of Registers of Scotland and Ordnance Survey. Geovation Scotland’s main

Edinburgh Named the UK’s most AI-ready City – Outside London

By updatesPosted on 29th June 202329th June 2023Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

Edinburgh has scored the highest outside London in the SAS AI Cities Index 2023, which reveals the cities that are most likely to benefit from a growing commercial appetite for artificial intelligence. The research is compiled from seven criteria, including AI-related

RGU Partners with Major Energy Firms for AI Subsea Initiative

By updatesPosted on 29th June 202329th June 2023Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

The Subsea AI Body of Knowledge (SAIBOK) project, supported by the Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC), is a collaboration between RGU’s School of Computing and the NSC alongside industry partners TotalEnergies, BP, Chevron, Intel and Xodus. The SAIBOK project has leveraged AI and