NHS cyber-attack could take weeks to resolve
Welcome to the latest edition of the DIGIT Tech News Roundup.?
In this week’s newsletter we will cover some of our top-trending tech news stories, features and op-eds.?
Fintech Summit 2022?
Our next conference is the Fintech Summit, held live and in-person at Edinburgh’s Dynamic Earth on 15th September.?
Now in its ninth year, the Fintech Summit is Scotland’s largest annual gathering for financial technology professionals, providing an opportunity to reconnect with industry peers, build new relationships and explore the latest developments across the sector.?
To secure your free place at the Summit, please visit: www.fintech-summit.co.uk?
DIGIT’s top-trending stories?
NHS cyber-attack could take weeks to resolve?
The recent cyber-attack against the NHS could take ‘weeks’ to resolve, according to specialists.??
Last week, hackers targeted UK company Advanced, which provides and runs a range of software services for the health service. The ransomware attack severely impacted several platforms used to handle patient care.??
When news of the incident first broke, Advanced’s chief operating officer Simon Short claimed the attack would be resolved within a matter of days. However, further investigation shows that it could take ‘three to four weeks’ for the firm to recover from the incident.??
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Glasgow medtech spin-out secures ￡1m funding?
University of Glasgow spin-out Acu-Flow has secured a ￡1 million grant to help bring its tech for treating respiratory diseases to market.?
Innovate UK has chosen University of Glasgow spin-out Acu-Flow as one of 17 projects funded by the UK’s national innovation agency’s Biomedical Catalyst programme, which provides funding for new healthcare products, technologies, and processes.?
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Feast for investors as ePOS Hybrid closes latest seed round?
Hospitality tech startup ePOS Hybrid has raised almost ￡750,000 following a successful seed funding campaign.?
The funding round saw a total of 329 backers pledge ￡634,652 through the Crowdcube platform.?
Much of the cash support came from repeat supporters and ePOS Hybrid’s existing network of backers. An additional ￡100,000 was pledged by an angel investor, the firm revealed.?
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Scots welltech startup launches platform for volunteer mentors?
Charity MCR Pathways has been working with Scottish welltech startup Frog Systems to develop the Mentor Voice platform to support its growing volunteer mentor community.??
The Mentor Voice platform allows mentors to understand how develop positive relationships with the young people they support, and learn from the lived experiences of seasoned volunteers.??
At present, more than 4,000 young people are supported by MCR Pathways, each of whom is matched with a dedicated volunteer mentor to help them build confidence and excel at school.??
Scottish firms welcome CodeClan Youth Academy interns?
A number of Scottish companies are set to welcome interns from the CodeClan Youth Academy, a partnership between the digital skills academy and investment management group Baillie Gifford.?
The partnership aims to give young people a real-world experience of how a technology-driven business operates in a workplace setting.?
The 14 interns will be taking up paid positions at FreeAgent, Stellar Omada, Heriot-Watt’s Robotarium, DirectID, Inoapps, Cademy, and Lane Media following a four-week coding bootcamp at CodeClan.?
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Traveltech for Scotland forges international ties?
Traveltech for Scotland has announced an exciting new partnership with Tech Tourism Catalonia.??
The partnership will see the two clusters work closely to draw upon learned experiences and support the growth of travel and hospitality businesses in Scottish and Catalonian tourist hotspots.??
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Check out our latest long reads?
Disrupting Scotland’s short-term rental market?
Love it or loathe it, Scotland’s short-term rental market certainly is booming again.??
With that in mind, DIGIT’s David Paul caught up with Janani Prabhakaran, founder of mobile luggage storage firm Unbaggaged, to discuss the startup’s growth, the Scottish traveltech scene and how Unbaggaged plans to disrupt the short-term rental market.?
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‘Crypto Winter’ offers a chance to refresh global ecosystem?
2022 has been a challenging year for the global crypto community, and the situation shows no sign of drastic improvement any time soon.??
Despite this tumultuous period, Humpty Calderon, Head of Community at Ontology, tells Ross Kelly that recent challenges in the crypto world will help cultivate a more community-focused ecosystem in the long-term.?
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Unlocking the UK’s healthcare data potential?
Britain’s NHS is one of the finest healthcare systems on earth, and for more than half a century has been at the forefront of innovation.?
In 2022, the vast NHS healthcare database is a world-class resource and offers huge potential.??
DIGIT’s Michael Behr explores how this resource can be used to transform patient care and improve clinical outcomes.??
Read more.??
DIGIT Events | Join us in-person!?
We understand the last two years has introduced new ways of working and coming back to in-person events may need a little more time to plan.?
So, we’ve released our full event calendar for 2022 to help you plan around work and other commitments to ensure you can join us.?