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New plans to install the 5G network of Dundee Waterfront and downtown to be considered by advisers

By updatesPosted on 27th January 202027th January 2020Posted in Industry News

A 5G-compatible public wifi network for the waterfront and downtown Dundee could come closer next week after a series of delays. The members of the City of Dundee City Council’s development committee will be asked on Monday to approve a

Scotland tops UK for digital proficiency in schools

By updatesPosted on 24th January 202024th January 2020Posted in Industry News, Skills

Lenovo has commissioned a report from CEBR, Technology in UK Schools, detailing insights into the use of technology in UK schools in 2020, examining the types of technology that have been adopted, how this has been applied, and the ways in

Geovation Scotland Accelerator Programme

By updatesPosted on 23rd January 2020Posted in Industry News, Opportunity, ScotlandISData

Another round of new funding and support is now available through the Geovation Scotland Accelerator Programme. This is offers successful applicants up to £15,000 each and access to data, mentoring and resources provides by Registers of Scotland and Ordnance Survey.

ICO design code prioritises children’s privacy online

By updatesPosted on 23rd January 202023rd January 2020Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISData

Standards that would force tech companies to prioritise children’s privacy online have been published by the UK’s data regulator. The final Age Appropriate Design Code has been published by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which hopes will come into effect by the

‘Robot Burns’ poems created by artificial intelligence

By updatesPosted on 23rd January 202023rd January 2020Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISData

They are some of the most well-known and loved poems in the world whose insightful sentiments have withstood the test of time over hundreds of years. But now a student at the University of Glasgow has used a “Robot Burns”

Tesco Bank to create 100 tech jobs at Edinburgh base

By updatesPosted on 22nd January 202022nd January 2020Posted in Industry News

Tesco Bank is to create 100 new technology jobs at its Edinburgh base. The company is recruiting test, software and systems engineers, systems architects, solution designers, project managers, and IT and business analysts. A further 20 jobs will be created

Scottish Development International Tech for Healthcare Mission to Denmark & Finland, 2-6 March 2020

By updatesPosted on 21st January 202021st January 2020Posted in Industry News, Opportunity

The health and care sectors in the Nordics are digitalizing at high speed in order to meet the challenges of an aging population and implementing new technologies in health and care. The Nordic countries are globally in front of digitalizing

AKA exhibiting AI robot Musio at V&A Dundee

By updatesPosted on 20th January 202020th January 2020Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISData

AKA is showcasing its English conversational artificial intelligence (AI) robot ‘Musio’ at the V&A Dundee’s current exhibition, ‘Hello, Robot. Design Between Human and Machine’. The exhibition explores our relationships with robotics, also looking at the history of robots and the roles bots play

Market visit to the Netherlands

By updatesPosted on 16th January 202016th January 2020Posted in Industry News, Opportunity, ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandISData

Explore opportunities to grow your business on our three-day multi-sector market visit to Amsterdam and The Hague on 23-25 March 2020. Why the Netherlands? The Netherlands offers great opportunities for Scottish companies looking to break into Europe. Being close to

Police Scotland confirms roll-out of cyber kiosk technology

By updatesPosted on 15th January 202015th January 2020Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandISData

Police Scotland has confirmed that the phased roll-out of cyber kiosk technology will begin on 20 January 2020. Cyber kiosks are desktop computers, which will be located in police stations across local policing divisions. The technology allows specially trained officers