building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
University of Dundee specialists have developed a new virtual reality (VR) training tool to give fire investigators a way to practice in a simulated environment. Working in collaboration with Danish Police fire investigators, researchers at the University’s Leverhulme Research Centre
Scottish geospatial company Global Surface Intelligence (GSI) has announced a major investment from Alter Technology TUV Nord Group (TUVN) for a minority stake in the business. As a result of the funding boost, TUVN will take a seat on the
Rishi Sunak has been a vocal supporter of the UK tech sector – will this continue as he takes the top job at Downing Street? With the appointment of Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister yesterday, Britain welcomed its second leader
35 grants across 24 local authorities, 23 primary schools, 3 secondary schools, 3 colleges and universities, 2 libraries, and 4 educational bodies, totalling £150,000 Baillie Gifford, CGI, Chroma Ventures, J.P. Morgan and SWiT are among Digital Xtra Fund’s corporate partners
CCL Logistics & Technology has launched a retooled tech platform designed to support the sea freight industry under former Google supply chain lead Tony Wringe, who joined the company last year as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Tony Wringe joined CCL
ScotlandIS is excited to announce another sponsor of its inaugural startup development programme. The Cyber Showcase sees selected Scottish cyber businesses undergo mentoring and 1:1 coaching ahead of an event where they will pitch to investors and industry buyers in
In October’s blog from Head of Cyber, Ciara, she highlights some of the upcoming events over the next couple of months, not least our inaugural Cyber Showcase event for startups as part of Cyber Runway Scotland. The dark nights are
Tree seedlings can be grown six times faster in vertical farms compared to traditional outdoor sowing methods, a new trial led by Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS) alongside agritech firm Intelligent Growth Solutions has found. The trial is the first of its kind
A world-first ‘private 5G’ network technology developed by University of Strathclyde was used to broadcast the late Queen Elizabeth II’s final departure from Scotland. The network, designed and deployed by the University of Strathclyde and its spin-out company, Neutral
Leading fintech company AutoRek is delighted to have been recognised at the Scottish Financial Technology Awards 2022, held on Thursday, 6 October, where it won in the ‘Payments Innovation’ category. The judges said AutoRek demonstrated clear market fit and praised both its level
