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MIT Solve Global Challenge: Digital Inclusion

By updatesPosted on 11th May 202111th May 2021Posted in Diversity and Inclusion, Opportunity

How can everyone have access to the digital economy? The pandemic has exacerbated the need to be connected in order to access jobs, training, and markets. However, the digital economy excludes over half of the world’s population who remain disconnected from the web,

Addleshaw Goddard’s Workspace Survey

By updatesPosted on 11th May 202111th May 2021Posted in Member News

Legal firm Addleshaw Goddard has undertaken a survey on “The Workspace Debate”. They surveyed 500 businesses in Scotland on what they want and need from the workspace of today. It revealed that the key factor 95% of businesses want from

Kick ICT makes Group Board appointment

By updatesPosted on 11th May 202111th May 2021Posted in Member News

Kick ICT welcomed Jeannie Frederick to the Kick ICT Group on Tuesday 4 May 2021. Jeannie joins from Dacoll Ltd where she spent over five years as Group Services Director. As Kick continues to scale, the appointment of a Chief

CityFibre to future-proof Cheltenham’s digital foundations with £30m investment

By updatesPosted on 6th May 20216th May 2021Posted in Member News

Work to bring full fibre connectivity within reach of almost every home and business in Cheltenham is officially underway. CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform, has now broken ground on a new infrastructure rollout that will futureproof the town’s digital needs for generations to come. Construction

PureLiFi Signs $4m Deal to Supply US Army with Wireless Tech

By updatesPosted on 6th May 202126th October 2021Posted in Industry News

The tech from pureLiFi uses light to transmit data securely and in environments where conventional Wi-Fi is unviable. Edinburgh-based tech company pureLiFi will supply the US Army with its optical wireless communication system, Kitefin, under a $4.2 million deal. The deal with

Work Surfing App to Help Edinburgh’s Remote Workers

By updatesPosted on 6th May 202126th October 2021Posted in Industry News

As the UK transitions out of lockdown, organisations and employees are considering what the future of work will lock like. A new work surfing app, SWURF, has been launched to help connect remote workers with welcoming spaces to work and

Satellite Technology Set to Revolutionise Scottish Fish Farming

By updatesPosted on 6th May 202126th October 2021Posted in Industry News

A Glasgow-based startup’s tech will allow aquaculture firms to fully digitise business operations across multiple sites and locations. A consortium of research partners in Scotland has been awarded a £250,000 funding package to “revolutionise” Scottish fish farming. Led by Glasgow-based

Double Digit Rise in Employment at eCom Scotland in First Quarter of 2021

By updatesPosted on 5th May 20215th May 2021Posted in Member News

In a move that goes against the view of ancient folk wisdom, eCom Scotland, the digital learning and assessment specialist, is taking its own professional advice by using its eNetEnterprise system. In particular, eCom is beginning to use the OnBoard

Commsworld joins NCL-IX internet exchange in the north of England to complete UK first

By updatesPosted on 4th May 20214th May 2021Posted in Member News

Commsworld has made history by becoming the first network operator to be on every one of the UK’s eight internet exchanges. The Edinburgh-headquartered company has joined NCL-IX, a new interconnection point for data transfer from the USA to Northern Europe

New Advisory Appointments as Ionburst Strengthens Defence and Government Capabilities

By updatesPosted on 4th May 202130th April 2021Posted in Member News

Retired Royal Navy Rear Admiral Steve Brunton CBE and Steve Wilkinson, a global data privacy leader, have joined Edinburgh-based advanced cybersecurity startup, Ionburst, as UK advisors. Ionburst has announced two high-profile advisor appointments, with Rear Admiral Steve Brunton joining alongside Steve