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Nottingham Building Society

By updatesPosted on 14th August 20206th August 2020Posted in Member News

What if a smart connection could get people into their dream home sooner? When you’re looking for a home, there’s nothing worse than seeing your perfect property slip between your fingers. Staff at Nottingham Building Society were relying on traditional

Business Working Practises, Travel and COVID-19 Survey

By updatesPosted on 14th August 202014th August 2020Posted in COVID19, Member News, Policy

This survey will provide Transport Scotland with a snapshot of employers’ experience of working from home / flexible working, business travel and commuting before the COVID-19 pandemic, during the lockdown (March-June), and in the longer term as we recover from

Fintech pioneer has faith firm can weather the storm

By updatesPosted on 13th August 202013th August 2020Posted in Member News

Gordon McHarg has the office to himself when he picks up the phone. The managing director of AutoRek is speaking from the 8,000 square foot premises in Glasgow’s Garment Factory that the fintech company moved into two years ago to

The Moral Maze of AI

By updatesPosted on 13th August 202013th August 2020Posted in Member News

Moral Hazards and Unconscious Bias aren’t your typical terms when considering a technology project. But for Artificial Intelligence (AI), and more so for those in the public sector, these must be crucial considerations. AI undoubtedly offers public agencies a powerful

Cisco and partners join forces to empower rural and poorly connected communities to seize the opportunities of 5G technologies

By updatesPosted on 13th August 202013th August 2020Posted in Member News

Today, 5G New Thinking, a consortium led by Cisco with principal partner University of Strathclyde, has announced a first-of-its kind project to empower rural and poorly connected communities to build their own commercially viable and sustainable 5G wireless networks. Currently,

Ethical Ad Platform Good-Loop Hits £1m in Donations Milestone

By updatesPosted on 13th August 202013th August 2020Posted in Member News

Good-Loop, the revolutionary, ethical ad platform that makes the connection between brands and people more meaningful, has today hit £1m donated to charities to date. Linking companies such as Unilever, Coca-Cola and H&M with the likes of homeless shelters, beach

Telecoms expert providing policy advice on the future of WiFi and 5G

By updatesPosted on 12th August 202012th August 2020Posted in Member News

Telecoms expert Intelligens Consulting is celebrating a momentous victory to provide policy advice to a major Scottish public body on the future of WiFi and 5G Hot on the heels of a landmark win last month to support 5G use

Smart city firm says £11 million funding for innovative Dundee projects is just the beginning

By updatesPosted on 11th August 202011th August 2020Posted in Member News

Urban Foresight helps local government and business to use technology, data and new ways of working to transform local services and infrastructure. The Newcastle-based venture was established in 2011 by its chief executive David Beeton after a career in global innovation

Attracting women to tech and retaining them

By updatesPosted on 10th August 202010th August 2020Posted in Member News

I also study part-time at Edinburgh Napier University and am set to graduate next year with an honours degree in software development. So far in my apprenticeship, I have gained three Microsoft Technology Associate qualifications, as well as invaluable industry

Investment in technology will move us from reaction to recovery

By updatesPosted on 7th August 20206th August 2020Posted in Member News

Martin McFadyen, Head of Public Sector, Virgin Media Business, explains why investing in technology will help us move from reaction to recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has forced public sector organisations to rethink where they focus resources