building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
A new government report shows that the UK’s growing cyber industry attracted record investment last year, despite the global pandemic. New report shows almost 50,000 people are now employed in UK cyber security Number of active cyber security firms in
DataVita has agreed to meet ambitious sustainability targets in the coming decade. Data centre provider DataVita has become the first Scottish IT company to sign the Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact and commit itself to a carbon-neutral future. Launched this
The Scotland 5G Centre has launched a new initiative to establish a series of S5GConnect Hubs across the country, promoting innovation and investment in sectors and regions that can be transformed through 5G. The Scotland 5G Centre is here to
Scotland – a land famous for its kilts, shortbread and bagpipes (and Outlander!) might not seem an obvious place for one of Europe’s most thriving tech scenes. Yet, thanks to its size, heritage of innovation, supportive government, highly skilled workforce
£500,000 available for innovation to boost UK wireless communications capability in Information Advantage challenge. The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is looking for innovations to deliver information exchange capabilities that are resilient in a highly-dynamic operating environment where there are
The government has set up a new independent body to boost career opportunities and professional standards for the UK’s booming cyber security sector. Government funds new independent body to set standards and define career and learning paths for the cyber
Connectivity infrastructure in Scotland is to set for a major boost after ministers unveiled plans to invest over £100m in digital as part of a recovery and renewal budget. The Scottish Government will plough £98.2m into high quality broadband and
Scotland is one of the UK’s strongest tech hubs, with the highest number of verified startups (2,442) outside of London and the South East Tech companies in Scotland raised a collective £345 million in venture capital funding in 2020 There
Scottish Enterprise is a partner in a new project that will provide funding for transnational, collaborative R&D projects on the digitalisation of energy systems. The overall aim of the Joint Call 2020 – Digital Transformation for Green Energy Transition – is
New subject data from UCAS shows a big shift towards technology-based degrees, including a 400% jump in acceptances to artificial intelligence (AI) courses. The final release of university and college level application and acceptance figures for the 2020 cycle reveals
