building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
The Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) has announced the nine winners of its 2023 Open Innovation Programme, which includes ScotlandIS member Heriot-Watt University. The funding competition focused on developing and deploying data and digital technologies that can enable the delivery
Students from the University of Glasgow‘s School of Computing Science are defending their title in the finals of the Alexa Prize TaskBot Challenge funded by Amazon. The teams compete to build the best AI-powered multimodal conversational assistant to help people perform real-world tasks like
ScottishPower is encouraging Britain’s 5.5 million small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) to consider adopting low carbon solutions as it launches new advice on how using green technology can help improve their finances. SMEs account for 99.9% of UK enterprises
Scottish scaleup Krucial, which utilises space technology to provide digital solutions, has secured further funding of more than $3.7mn as it continues to expand into international markets. The investment was led by existing investor the Scottish National Investment Bank, joined
Digital technology experts are being sought to help inform teaching in Scottish secondary schools as the country’s tech industry experiences remarkable growth. The Digital Critical Friends initiative has been set up by Scotland’s tech trade body, ScotlandIS, to address the
Scots have been warned that the rise of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) is making scams harder to spot. Advice Direct Scotland said AI is now playing a “major part” in the ways scammers target people – with schemes becoming
For the last three years Sopra Steria has partnered with the Scottish Government Digital Transformation Service, supporting 20 different departments and executive agencies to introduce new and enhanced citizen-centred services. In response to a growing demand for its services and
The Ecosystem Fund is now open to proposals from ecosystem partners and intermediary organisations. They are welcoming proposals for funding to help deliver innovative and inclusive entrepreneurship support activities across Scotland and internationally. The fund is an evolution of the
DASA has launched a new Themed Competition: Reducing Cyber Risk Across Defence Funding provided by the Cyber Resilience Programme (CRP) in Defence Digital, a part of Strategic Command Up to £880k is available (excluding VAT) This competition is looking to
In November 2023, the Department for Business and Trade will be leading a trade delegation of some of the UK’s most exciting technology companies to Bengaluru (Bangalore) Tech Summit. Now in its 26th year, this trade show is one of Asia’s most prestigious, bringing together technology buyers,
