building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
A Glasgow history project exploring the hidden stories of Glasgow has unveiled new digital maps for people to explore the city’s past during lockdown. Ghost Signs of Glasgow is a volunteer-based project started by the Glasgow Heritage Trust which provides
A new campaign has been launched to encourage people to enjoy their local natural spaces. The new Think Health walking app for mobile phones has been created along with the Hike the Highlands challenge and is encouraging users to follow
Educational software company Klik2learn has signed a deal to help students at Scotland’s biggest college learn online and gain certifications remotely. The company founded by former schoolteacher Ann Attridge, from Skye, has developed a digital Learning Hub with City of Glasgow College. Glasgow-based
Charities across Scotland are getting a digital boost during lockdown from a motivated team of hi-tech volunteers called the Scottish Tech Army. Since its launch just over eight weeks ago, this 850-strong team of volunteers has helped over 70 organisations, many of them charities like
Online consumer reviews platform Trustpilot is to launch a global R&D and Innovation Hub which will create an initial 30 digital jobs in Edinburgh. The venture, which is being backed by a £1.8 million R&D grant from Scottish Enterprise, was described as an “epicentre”
The Sustainable Innovation Fund will help companies recovering from the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) keep their cutting-edge projects and ideas alive. Almost £200 million boost to help businesses across the UK drive forward cutting-edge new tech and recover from the
Innovate UK will fund organisations to develop and demonstrate new products or services. Your solution must help businesses and/or the public sector in the UK recover from the coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic in a sustainable manner, demonstrating the impact and
If you’re an innovator, entrepreneur, team, start-up or established company, CivTech offers an unrivalled opportunity to develop a product the public sector really needs—and rapidly grow your business. With problems framed as open challenges, application is easy and procurement streamlined; it’s a
Academic teams progress commercialisation plans through CyberASAP Designed to provide a comprehensive package of support to academic teams looking to commercialise their cyber security ideas, CyberASAP has whittled down the number of teams participating in this year’s programme from 28 to 20. A team
A burgeoning conversational artificial intelligence (AI) firm that helps drive voice and text assistants for major global firms has chosen Edinburgh for its new research and development (R&D) hub and completed a major funding round. Rasa Technologies has signed up
