building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
As the UK moves into the next phase of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisations will face a new set of challenges when it comes to thinking about data protection compliance. In this update we look at three areas:
Under the umbrella of “DATA against COVID-19”, EIT Digital is rapidly mobilizing and supporting its community as well as the broader European innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem to overcome the current crisis. For example, the DeepHack that we organized in early May brought
Glasgow based PDMS has won a place as a finalist on the £5.75 million CareerTech Challenge programme, which aims to encourage bold solutions to improve people’s working living and unlock employment opportunities for the future. Nesta is delivering the CareerTech
Businesses across the UK have moved their teams to remote working in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The transition of IT systems and devices out of the office and into the homes of employees has generally been relatively smooth. But
Accelerating Economic Recovery in the Covid Era Through Connectivity Actions Zoom! An unremarked irony of the coronavirus pandemic is that Zoom has become its defining term at the very moment that the world has stopped. Yet this highlights how critical
The European Space Agency (ESA) has initiated a new ARTES Strategic Programme Line dedicated to “Space Systems for Safety and Security (4S). The programme is aimed at supporting the development of safe and secure satellite communication systems to improve digital European
The Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has launched i-Con, an open innovation platform and call to assist the built environment sector during the COVID-19 emergency. i-Con connects industry into new expertise and, solutions and funding to explore key challenges as
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) are explosive devices fabricated in an improvised manner, but with varying degrees of professionalism. The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is seeking innovative ideas to rapidly accelerate and enhance the electronic capabilities for countering IEDs and
The House of Lords Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies will today hold its first virtual public meeting when it takes evidence from three Ministers on the impact of misinformation both during the current Corvid-19 crisis and on our democracy
ScotlandIS welcomes news today (Thursday 7th May) of the Scottish Government’s plan to invest £5 million for internet connections, training and support, and a laptop or tablet, to vulnerable people who are not already online during the response to coronavirus
