building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
The company delivering Britain’s new high speed rail network has today (Monday 9 November 2020) announced the names of the five new cutting-edge tech firms that will join HS2 Ltd’s Innovation Accelerator programme. Focussing on HS2’s innovation challenges of driving innovation in construction and enhancing passengers’ station experience, the five – chosen from 118 applicants to the programme
Since its inception, 5G has been touted as a technology that favoured dense urban deployments. However, in light of recent evidence this article looks at how suitable 5G is to bridge the digital divide in rural areas. A few years
Par Equity has sold its stake in Edinburgh-based portfolio company Symphonic Software in an all-cash transaction for a headline price of $31 million US dollars. Par Equity achieved a blended 8.3x return across two rounds of investment for its EIS Fund, over a
Obashi Technology Ltd. (Obashi), has become the first Scottish company, and only the sixth UK company, to join the World Economic Forum’s Global Innovators Community and its Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The World Economic Forum’s Global Innovators Community
On Monday 9 November, ScotlandIS and our Policy Steering Group met with Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Iain Stewart MP. Minister Stewart thanked ScotlandIS for inviting him to speak to the group and welcomed the opportunity to speak to the tech
Scotland could offset more than four years of carbon emissions after an ambitious project overseen by an Edinburgh tech company netted government funding. Capital firm Space Intelligence is using groundbreaking science to measure peatland in detail for the first time.
Digital Transformation is on the agenda for almost every organisation. It’s seen as important for businesses to grow and beat their competition but does the pace of transformation affect your security? We discuss this and more with Non-Executive Director at
UK cyber security business, Adarma, has strengthened its management team with the appointment of ex-Cisco Global Vice President John Maynard as its new CEO. The business has made the appointment as it seeks to capitalise on its existing strong growth
Scottish firm SICCAR, previously Wallet Services, has received an investment of £1.3 million led by venture capital firm Par Equity. The investment will strengthen its product development and customer teams as the company builds on its success in two industry sectors. The
The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced the launch of a new competition to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week (16-20 November) where they’ll show new businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs how to write a 60-second pitch, with the chance to take home
