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Professor Bill Buchanan OBE, the cryptography and cybersecurity academic teaching at Edinburgh Napier University, has been named Most Innovative Teacher of the Year at the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) Awards. The Times Higher Education awards are recognised as the “Oscars of
FinTech Scotland has launched its Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL) which aims to shape the regulatory landscape in the UK and around the world. The lab is a partnership with the university of Strathclyde and Glasgow and is one of
A tech investor showcase is set to return to Edinburgh next year after a two-year hiatus. EIE, founded by the University of Edinburgh, will put entrepreneurs and local start-ups and scale-ups in front of an audience of investors on April
ReFarm, a consortium in the United Arab Emirates created by Dubai-based SSK Enterprises and process engineering solutions group Christof Global Impact (CGI), has signed an agreement with the FoodTech Valley to build a circular, closed-loop “GigaFarm” to boost the country’s food security and decarbonize
Ahead of marking ten years since its inception, The Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI, has published an impact report outlining the benefits it has brought to both the Scottish economy and job creation. The report, available on the centre’s
Tech Consultancy Appetite for Business has announced its certification as a B Corporation – the first digital skills and software provider in Scotland to achieve this. Founded in 2016 Appetite for Business has a strong track record in delivering skills
The UK Government is inviting applications for its UK-India Emerging Tech Exchange Programme, aiming to promote partnership between the two countries in advanced technologies as part of the collaboration with the innovative T-Hub startup Ecosystem in Hyderabad, India. This program
Responses to 2024 Technology Industry Survey sought from Scottish tech sector before 25 January Feedback from the survey will be used to produce annual benchmarking report for the Scottish tech sector which is due to be published in March 2024
Edinburgh-headquartered cyber security company celebrates success at the British Legal Technology Awards with category win. The British Legal Technology Awards recognise and celebrate the excellence of teams and individuals who provide technology and IT security services for the UK’s legal
This blog from Head of Cyber, Bev, goes into more detail on the numerous cyber events that took place last week, some of the incredible companies involved, and her first year as part of the Cyber Cluster at ScotlandIS. Every
