building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
An open day was held in Dundee this week to showcase the power of next generation mobile connectivity. The Scotland 5G Centre’s hub, based at Abertay cyberQuarter, demonstrated the potential of 5G to revolutionise how we do business, including increasing productivity, reducing downtime and
Applications are now open for the thirteenth annual ScotlandIS Digital Technology Awards in Glasgow Today the 2023 Digital Technology Awards were launched by ScotlandIS, the membership and cluster management organisation for Scotland’s digital tech industry, with nominations now being accepted.
Read this month’s blog from Head of Data, David, as he considers the potential data impact of Elon Musk’s recent decisions during his Twitter takeover. Whilst it may be currently unclear what strategy Elon Musk has in his purchase of
Glasgow City Council has announced the roll-out of an “open access” database aimed at showcasing tech startups, investors and corporates in the city. Working with Dealroom.co, the Glasgow Tech Ecosystem Platform will provide a “comprehensive overview” of the city’s rapidly growing tech ecosystem
An initiative led by organizations from Scotland’s fast-growing space industry has been showcased at the Space Tech Expo Europe exhibition in Bremen, Germany. Believed to be the first sustainability strategy of its kind, Sustainable Space – A Roadmap for Scotland was originally
Mark Parsons, Director of EPCC at The University of Edinburgh, discusses how with the help of Spectra Logic it is creating what it believes is the only facility of its kind in Europe focused on delivering data-driven regional growth. Spectra
The Data Lab’s annual flagship conference discussed the need to focus on building public trust in data and ensuring its ethical use. Speakers included science broadcaster Hannah Fry, NASA’s chief science data officer Kevin Murphy, global public health chair Professor
University of Dundee specialists have developed a new virtual reality (VR) training tool to give fire investigators a way to practice in a simulated environment. Working in collaboration with Danish Police fire investigators, researchers at the University’s Leverhulme Research Centre
Scottish geospatial company Global Surface Intelligence (GSI) has announced a major investment from Alter Technology TUV Nord Group (TUVN) for a minority stake in the business. As a result of the funding boost, TUVN will take a seat on the
Robotics and AI can play an important role in easing the staffing crisis in the tourism industry without replacing existing employees, a new report by Traveltech for Scotland has found. The research by the organisation which brings together more than
