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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
Global strategic partnership aims to accelerate customers’ hybrid multicloud adoption, foster innovation, and provide seamless customer experience. Together, Cisco and Nutanix aim to deliver the industry’s most complete hybrid cloud solution to simplify customer operations, maximize resiliency, and accelerate IT
This blog from ScotlandIS member, Backup Systems, discusses the basic steps to securing your personal information. With the digital world constantly evolving, new ways emerge for hackers to steal your information. If services don’t keep on top of their security,
