Collaborate to Innovate
Hopefully you have all recovered from what was a hectic but fun Cyber Scotland Week! I know Scottish Government are looking for feedback so please provide this if you were one of the companies involved, we are looking to make
Burness Paull tops dealmaking table again
Burness Paull LLP has been confirmed as the top-performing legal dealmaker in Scotland for the fifth year in succession. The independent law firm advised on 304 publishable transactions with a cumulative value of £31.4 billion – topping the figures for
Technology firms told to focus more on sales and scale
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.
National Student Software Development Competition Final
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
From Developer to Engineer Update – March 2020
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
Growing our future data talent
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
Pilot success for award-winning My Clinical Outcomes cancer tool
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 poised to join frontline response in fight against climate change
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 pioneers ‘controlled stop’ for RCVs
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
CGI helps Glasgow’s homeless via new contactless technology
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