building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
A new £1m skills and training fund has been opened up to support businesses as they retrain people for future job roles as Scotland transitions to a data-driven economy. The Scottish Government-backed fund will help small firms to upskill and re-skill
The Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI, is calling on organisations contributing towards Scotland’s reputation of being at the cutting edge of innovative technology to share their successes to mark Datafest21. Now in its fifth year, the
Scotland’s innovation and data sectors will have access to world-leading geospatial information thanks to a novel partnership announced today between ScotlandIS and The Association for Geographic Information (AGI), which represent the interests of the UK’s geospatial industry. The strategic alliance
Brightsolid, the hybrid cloud managed service provider, has launched a new cloud compliance framework to help businesses strengthen their data security measures as the growth of cloud computing and digital transformation continues to accelerate. The Cloud Control Framework, part of
The CMA has issued advice to government on the design and implementation of the UK’s new pro-competition regime for digital markets. New regime will proactively shape the behaviour of the most powerful tech firms It will ensure consumers and businesses
Christmas is fast approaching so it’s inevitable that we start reflecting on the past year. Given how monumentally rubbish 2020 has been, it’s good to still be able to find some positives. The crisis has certainly demonstrated the importance of
A Scottish start-up has been awarded an additional Innovate UK grant to continue its pioneering development of an AI-driven bio-safety assessment tool for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. Data Innovation.AI, based in Edinburgh, is investing further in the development of its WorkSafeAI solution
The Turing AI Acceleration Fellowships will give 15 of Britain’s top AI innovators the resources to drive their groundbreaking research. Researchers from Scottish universities are part of a group sharing a £20 million funding pot to develop artificial intelligence (AI)
Enian will develop an automated system aimed at improving the uptake of renewable energy sources. Edinburgh University spin-out, Enian, has secured a £500,000 Innovate UK grant to develop a new cost-predicting algorithm that could boost the uptake of renewable energy sources across
A new multi-million pound research project will help scientists across the UK to access the data they need more easily to help develop potential therapies and treatment for COVID-19. Experts from the universities of Nottingham, Dundee and Edinburgh, along with
