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Glasgow Uni Students Face a New Reality with VR Technology

By updatesPosted on 6th October 202115th October 2021Posted in Member News

Students from the University of Glasgow will discover new technologies with augmented and virtual reality (VR) headsets. The university has partnered with augmented and VR company EON Reality to establish a new EON-XR Centre on campus. Extended reality (XR) combines augmented and

Smart Data Could Help Scots Football ‘Build Back Better’ After Pandemic

By updatesPosted on 6th October 202115th October 2021Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

A study by the University of Edinburgh has found that smart analysis of football data could help Scottish clubs build a better game after the pandemic. Using a wealth of available digital information, clubs can gain a clearer understanding of who their

ScotSoft 2021 – Follow the Leader

By updatesPosted on 5th October 20215th October 2021Posted in Member News, Industry News, ScotlandIS News

ScotSoft 2021 is virtual this year and completely free to attend, which means anyone can join! Even if you’re part of a non-tech industry, you might learn about how technology could help improve your business, or you might be interested

ScotSoft2021 – Glimpse into the Data Stream

By updatesPosted on 4th October 20214th October 2021Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, Industry News, ScotlandIS News

This year’s ScotSoft 2021 event will bring together a whole host of global speakers covering a huge range of topics, from the leadership variety of digital transformation or retaining talent, to the highly technical subjects of artificial intelligence or space

ScotSoft2021 – Did someone say Cyber?

By updatesPosted on 4th October 20214th October 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

This year’s virtual ScotSoft 2021 is shaping up to be as insightful as ever, with nearly thirty speaker sessions bringing together global names to talk about digital transformation or machine learning, to space technologies or ethical hacking. To give you

Karen Meechan appointed as CEO of Scotland’s tech trade body

By updatesPosted on 1st October 20211st October 2021Posted in Industry News, ScotlandIS News

Karen Meechan has been appointed as the chief executive officer of Scotland’s technology trade association. Meechan, who was serving as interim CEO, has been confirmed in the role after her predecessor Jane Morrison-Ross stepped aside earlier this year to take

IGS selected vertical farm of choice to join Greentech Alliance

By updatesPosted on 1st October 20211st October 2021Posted in Member News, Climate Tech

Intelligent Growth Solutions, the agritech innovator delivering vertical farming solutions globally, has been selected as the vertical farm of choice to join the Greentech Alliance. Greentech Alliance is an international organisation aimed at connecting stakeholders using the power of community

Time to thrive for data and the Scottish tech sector

By updatesPosted on 1st October 2021Posted in ScotlandISData

Recent figures show that the Scottish Tech sector is performing well and demonstrating significant growth. Across the country, Tech companies have raised £446 million this year which is a record for the sector. There has also been a dramatic increase

Glasgow Uni Launches Centre for Quantum Technology

By updatesPosted on 30th September 202115th October 2021Posted in Member News

Glasgow University has announced the launch of a dedicated quantum technology centre to develop new projects and become a future ‘centre of excellence’. The Centre for Quantum Technology aims to build on its “expertise and experience” as currently one of the largest

Bold new strategy to fuel UK’s world-class space sector

By updatesPosted on 29th September 202129th September 2021Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

New plans to strengthen the UK as a world class space nation by firing up its multibillion-pound space industry have been set out in a National Space Strategy launched this week. From connecting people with their friends and family and monitoring climate