building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
thinkWhere is helping one of Scotland’s best known Highland estates create digital maps of land holdings using the latest web technology. Originally introduced for land registration, Atholl Estates is now using the open source software to create, store, analyse and share
Eleven data analysts, developers, engineers and scientists across public sector, academia and industry will speak at the inaugural DataTech event at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh on the 14th March. After responding to a call for proposals, the speakers have been selected
thinkWhere is developing an online mapping portal to improve access to official European data. As part of the Open European Location Services (Open ELS) project, thinkWhere will develop a web system giving registered users access to ‘geospatial’ data from public authorities
Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, today announces an agreement with the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) Hartree Centre that will see one of the UK’s leading high-performance computing research facilities take the first UK delivery of an
ScotlandIS, the trade body for the digital technologies industry, is expanding its capability in both cyber security and data through the development of two new clusters with the support of Scottish Enterprise. Clusters are designed to promote economic growth by
Stirling technology company thinkWhere is working with Falkirk Council to develop an easy web app to help tackle poverty. Part of the Council’s poverty strategy known as “Fairer Falkirk”, the innovation aims to reduce poverty and the impact of poverty, ensure inequalities between
In the past decade, Edinburgh has quietly become one of the UK’s most thriving tech hubs. According to the Tech Nation UK 2018 report (pdf), the city saw a 526% increase in digital startups between 2006 and 2016. It was named
The Edinburgh and South-East Scotland City Region Deal has appointed a group of experts from the private and third sectors to its Regional Enterprise Council (REC). The REC is comprised of a number of individuals from small, medium and large
Ecometrica, the global leader in downstream space information solutions, has signed up to the national SPRINT programme (SPace Research and Innovation Network for Technology) to access expertise from the University of Surrey, one of Britain’s top space research institutions. Edinburgh-based Ecometrica will work
The UK Government is seeking a wide range of views on the four Grand Challenges set out in their Industrial Strategy – the long-term plan to ensure the UK remains one of the best places in the world to innovate, do business and create jobs.
