building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
The Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity is calling on game developers across Scotland and beyond to get creative for a wonderful cause with the launch of its first-ever Weans Summer Game Jam. This new summer-long competition challenges entrants to create a brand
ScotlandIS member, Grant McGregor, has released the latest in their podcast series, The IT Bridge – aiming to connect technology with real business needs. Each episode dives into expert insights, practical advice and relatable stories to help organisations work smarter
Edinburgh Napier university has partnered with a security operations centre provider amid rising cyber threat levels in the higher and further education sector. The university has worked with Acumen Cyber and HEFESTIS to deliver 24/7 proactive threat detection and response via Acumen’s
The Scottish AI Alliance has released new AI guidance resources on the Scottish AI Playbook, a comprehensive online hub designed to support Scottish businesses and third-sector organisations on their journey to implementing trustworthy, ethical, and inclusive AI. The Playbook’s new resources
FinTech Scotland has launched its latest Innovation Labs programme, in partnership with TSB Labs. The partnership was announced at Money20/20, Europe’s fintech event. This initiative aims to address significant challenges within the banking sector, focusing on fraud prevention and “seamless”
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has appointed Informed Solutions to lead the discovery phase for UK PharmaScan 2.0, an enhanced version of the national database that tracks early intelligence on new medicines, indications, and formulations being developed globally. UK PharmaScan
ScotlandIS Head of Data and Cyber Development Lead, David Ferguson, has recently written an article in Data Centre Solutions, highlighting Scotland’s prime position to take advantage of the rising demand for green datacentres. In an increasingly climate-conscious world, it’s no
In a time of rising inflation, growing consumer debt, and increasing financial vulnerability, the UK financial sector is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. Sopra Steria worked alongside FinTech Scotland and the University of Glasgow to create a whitepaper called ‘Consumers at the heart
Appetite for Business has been selected to join the prestigious Fit 4 Offshore Renewables (F4OR) programme for North East Scotland, an initiative delivered by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and funded by the Energy Transition Zone (ETZ Ltd). Designed
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have developed a soft robot that is able to walk straight out of the machines that make them. The flexible, four-legged devices were developed using a new 3D printing system, which could pave the
