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Highlands and Islands Enterprise to research how new tech could boost seafood sector

By updatesPosted on 15th January 202015th January 2020Posted in Member News

Highlands and Islands Enterprise has launched a new research project on how new technologies such as blockchain can be used by seafood businesses across Europe’s most remote regions. The 18 month research programme, called ‘DisruptAqua’, will examine how cutting-edge technology

‘Virtual tenement’ app being developed to help ensure repairs to crumbling Edinburgh homes

By updatesPosted on 15th January 2020Posted in Member News

A tech company is developing a new app to set up a “virtual tenement” in order to help shared building repairs be carried out across the Capital – amid council bosses helping £5m of essential work to be completed since

ICO’s ExplAIn draft guidance and consultation

By updatesPosted on 15th January 202015th January 2020Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandIS News

Katy Guthrie, Head of ScotlandIS Data The ICO, in partnership with the Alan Turing Institute, have published draft guidance on Explainable AI and they are looking for feedback on this. This guidance is intended to enable organisations to explain to

Research and policy update – Jan 2020

By updatesPosted on 15th January 202015th January 2020Posted in Policy, ScotlandIS News

Usually, I am starting every year by launching the Scottish Technology Industry Survey, our key measure for the health and performance of our sector. However, we decided to give ourselves a head-start for the 2020 edition and launch already mid-December.

KAL and Česká spořitelna achieve world first with Kalignite Hypervisor ATM in production

By updatesPosted on 15th January 202015th January 2020Posted in Member News

In a world first, KAL ATM Software and Česká spořitelna have rolled out the first ATM running Windows 10 on a Linux Hypervisor. KAL’s new Kalignite Hypervisor solution, in partnership with Red Hat, is a game-changing solution that allows banks

Global technology leader advises the board of ScotlandIS

By HeatherPosted on 15th January 202020th April 2020Posted in ScotlandIS News

Vice president and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google. One of the fathers of the Internet. ScotlandIS Board Advisor. The co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet, Vint Cerf has today agreed to advise the Board of

Make it happen. Make it Hong Kong

By HeatherPosted on 15th January 2020Posted in ScotlandIS News, Opportunity

As well as being one of the world’s most exciting cities, Hong Kong is Asia’s most promising business hub. Launched in 2013 as an initiative by InvestHK, StartmeupHK seeks to promote Hong Kong as a startup destination, connect entrepreneurs, and

AI tech projects get funding to help warship crews tackle ‘information overload’

By updatesPosted on 15th January 202015th January 2020Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber, Industry News, Opportunity

Artificial intelligence research projects developing technologies to help warship crews cope with “information overload” will receive £1 million in funding, the Ministry of Defence has announced. Nine projects will share the money awarded through the Defence and Security Accelerator (Dasa)’s

Float secures £1.5m for international expansion and growth

By updatesPosted on 15th January 202015th January 2020Posted in Member News

Float, the award-winning cash flow service for Xero, QuickBooks Online and FreeAgent, today announced the completion of its £1.5m seed round led by Marchmont Ventures. The deal follows the formation of a new C-Suite team last year and is the

Connectivity specialists FarrPoint expand internationally with new Canadian subsidiary

By updatesPosted on 15th January 202015th January 2020Posted in Member News

FarrPoint is pleased to announce the launch of its first overseas office with the creation of FarrPoint Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of FarrPoint, to address the Canadian market. Edinburgh-headquartered FarrPoint, has long believed that the work it delivers across