building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
A new online platform has launched with the aim of bringing communities together ‘virtually’ to boost local economies. Launched by the Scottish Tech Army, the SOLE Scotland (Supporting our Local Economy) platform hopes to increase “digital footfall” for Scottish high street
New learning opportunities will help kids to engage with technology and engineering through at-home activities. The Children’s University (CU) Scotland and Fife College are partnering to give around 700 Fife kids access to a range of new STEM learning opportunities. A partnership
A £25 million fund will help businesses utilise digital technologies and enhance workforce skills. The DigitalBoost Development Grant Fund offers small to medium-sized businesses grants, on a 50/50 investment basis, worth between £2,500 and £20,000. The fund has already helped
The Edinburgh headquartered cybersecurity services firm Adarma has become the latest industry heavyweight to give its backing to the newly launched “Empowering Women to Lead Cyber Security” programme. The cross-sector initiative, supported by The Scottish Government, Scottish Digital Academy, and
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is set to become the first higher education institute in Scotland to open a vertical farm for research and education purposes. The project has received a £200,000 grant from the Scottish Government and will be used in key
A social robot from the National Robotarium has become the world’s first squash coach to explore if performance improvements and motivation levels can be increased during a player’s solo practice. The project will involve research on court between a real player practising a variety
Innovative cyber startups, small businesses and scaleups will benefit from a new scheme to help them launch and grow their businesses while spreading wealth and opportunity across the UK. Cyber Runway will see entrepreneurs and businesses across the four nations
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has chosen the first five cybersecurity companies to join its NCSC For Startups initiative. Launched along with innovation centre Plexal, the programme will see the five groups showcase their ideas to help address some of the
Edinburgh-based tech startup SnapDragon Monitoring has raised £1.2m in its latest funding round as the firm looks to help brand owners tackle fake products online. The funding round, which saw investment secured from ACF Investors, Mercia and Scottish Enterprise, brings
This year has seen Zeni burst onto the travel tech start up scene, where they are quickly carving out a niche for themselves after successfully capturing the UK summer holiday/city break, budget accommodation market with affordability and community being at the very
