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Check out this blog from HGK Solutions on the recent change to Oracle Java Licensing, and what you need to know. There always has been a widespread misconception that Java Licensing was Free. This has never been the case, Java
The Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) has announced the nine winners of its 2023 Open Innovation Programme, which includes ScotlandIS member Heriot-Watt University. The funding competition focused on developing and deploying data and digital technologies that can enable the delivery
Students from the University of Glasgow‘s School of Computing Science are defending their title in the finals of the Alexa Prize TaskBot Challenge funded by Amazon. The teams compete to build the best AI-powered multimodal conversational assistant to help people perform real-world tasks like
ScottishPower is encouraging Britain’s 5.5 million small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) to consider adopting low carbon solutions as it launches new advice on how using green technology can help improve their finances. SMEs account for 99.9% of UK enterprises
Forrit has released a report for marketers in the financial services industry about their hesitations around content management systems. Half of organisations in the financial services industry have suffered a data breach through their content management system (CMS) in the
The UK is making strides in health analysis by earmarking £13 million to fund groundbreaking healthcare AI technology. These initiatives use the potential of artificial intelligence to revolutionise diagnostics and medical procedures. Michelle Donelan, the Secretary of State for Science
Staff and students at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh are being invited to donate unwanted personal laptops, smart phones and other tech items to a local social enterprise that diverts waste from landfill and refurbishes old IT kit so it can
Check out this blog from Tom Weeks, Technical Director at Informed Solutions, on responsible usage of artificial intelligence following the Digital Leaders’ National Conference. Last month, I was privileged to take part in the Digital Leaders’ 18th National Digital Conference, which
A new study has shown that AI analytical tools developed by the University of Glasgow are just as effective in detecting heart failure as human experts, but are even faster, opening up potential to reduce clinical times and speed up diagnosis. Presented
In an interview with DIGIT, Ronnie Beattie, Business Development Manger at Glasgow Caledonian University muses over the role of Graduate Apprenticeships within the broader Scottish tech skills landscape. Recruitment and retention of staff is one of the biggest challenges facing
