building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
Scottish technology firms have been advised to switch more of their focus from developing their products to achieving sales and scale. They are spending excessive time trying to create the “perfect product” and many are selling their businesses too early.
Ten student teams from across Scotland will once again compete in the Digital Skills Partnership’s National Student Software Development Competition. This ground-breaking competition, managed this year by Edinburgh College, gives students experience of real-world challenges in the software development process
The Developer to Engineer pilot is now well underway with 20 developers from 18 different companies taking part. Participants have gained soft skills in communication, teamwork and critical thinking and after only eight weeks, improvements are already showing in their
Finally, it feels like Spring is not too far away and there is some respite from the rain. No respite from the busy calendar though! Following on from our cluster launch event at the end of January, we carried out
An award-winning online tool that uses data to transform the quality of Scottish cancer patients’ lives is looking towards a national roll-out following the success of five pilot schemes. My Clinical Outcomes (MCO) was awarded the Industry Collaboration accolade at
CivTech – the Scottish Government’s flagship innovation and technology accelerator scheme for start-up companies – is poised to become a significant addition to the public sector response to climate change. The government-backed business mentorship and support programme, which held its
West Dunbartonshire has introduce what is seen as innovative safety technology allowing its refuse collection vehicles to be brought to a controlled stop in an emergency situation. The authority, which has a population of 89,000 and is based north west
As society increasingly moves away from physical cash, IT Services provider, CGI, has funded new contactless payments donation points in Glasgow, to help the city’s homeless. The initiative to help people involved in street begging is in collaboration with Glasgow City Council as
Technology to manage the condition of communal areas in tenements is among the projects that will be unveiled at an annual public sector innovation showcase. The CivTech 4.0 Demo Day event, now in its fourth year, is an annual showcase
Financial technology firm Beeks Financial Cloud has underlined its growth ambitions after posting a near 50 per cent increase in first half profits as it prepares to create more jobs in Scotland. Beeks which is based on the outskirts of Glasgow,
