Scaling Scotland
Good afternoon and welcome to the Futurescot Newsletter, keeping you up-to-date with news and analysis across the public technology and innovation sector.?
This week we bring you an exclusive interview with Mark Logan, the man charged with developing a tech ecosystem across Scotland to support more startups as they seek to scale their products and services internationally.?
Read that piece in full below and check out our other stories from the week. Don't forget also to register for next year's DigitalScotland after a sell-out event at Edinburgh's EICC on Tuesday.
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Scaling Scotland
Enterprise in the driving seat
Mark Logan likes to talk about funnels and ecosystems. With the air of a restless science teacher, he talks about pouring fledgling companies into them, with something fully-formed coming out the other end.?And then there’s the odd reference to Renaissance era innovation, and how a market square in Florence might have contained all the active ingredients – the knowledge exchange between artists, sculptors, painters – for a flourishing society on the cusp of some great technological or cultural breakthrough. MORE ??
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DIGITAL ECONOMY
How can we help supercharge scale-ups?
Partner content: As a nation, we are renowned for our thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem. Despite the challenges of recent years, figures show that venture capital investment in the United Kingdom hit a record ￡26bn in 2021 (with ￡626.9m of that coming in Scotland) according to the KPMG Venture Pulse Survey, published in January. MORE ??
CLOUD
Dream home in the cloud
Explaining the technical aspects of cloud computing can be a challenge, even for those relatively well-versed in the digital vernacular.?John Campbell, helpfully, likes to think of the cloud as something akin to a settlement, and those migrating their data there as the lucky tenants getting the keys to a new house. MORE ??
DATA & AI
Power up a net zero future through digital
Partner content: Faced with transitioning to cleaner and renewable sources, the energy sector needs to unlock the potential of data and embrace digitalisation to enable greater opportunities to integrate, consolidate and optimise operations, and ultimately realise Scotland’s net zero ambitions.?MORE ??
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CYBER
Britain’s most senior cyber official urges organisations to carry out basic cyber hygiene at Edinburgh event
Britain’s most senior cybersecurity official has urged all organisations to carry out a basic ‘cyber hygiene’ test to reduce the risk of a cyberattack.?Lindy Cameron, CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), said up to 90 per cent of cybercrime incidents could be prevented through relatively straightforward protocols and checks. MORE ??
Scottish cyber firm comes to the aid of Ukraine’s government websites
A Scottish cybersecurity firm has been thanked by the government of Ukraine for defending its websites from Russian hackers.?Trustify has helped secure the web domains of the Ukraine government and 60 of its agencies by providing ultra-safe encryption services.?MORE ??
HEALTH
Digital health comes of age
Partner content:?A decade ago, we launched Inhealthcare with the ambition of helping to solve some of the biggest challenges facing the UK health service. We saw how technology could free clinicians from mundane tasks to spend more time caring for patients and empower people with long-term conditions to look after themselves. MORE ??
Moment of truth for life sciences sector
Partner content: The life sciences sector faces a ‘moment of truth’ according to a report produced for the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) by PwC.?While it has the infrastructure, science base and skills to retain – and build – its position as a world-leading hub for medicines development and discovery, governments need to act swiftly to fend off competition from countries like France and Germany who have become more adept at attracting investment. MORE ??
STARTUPS
Scotland’s stars of innovation prepare for awards
Some of the UK’s most innovative ideas have come out of Scotland’s university sector. It is a rich catalogue of products and services that improve lives and safeguard our planet.?Helping grow these bright ideas from academia and turn them into successful, sustainable businesses is Converge. The company creation programme supports Scotland’s university staff, students and recent graduates on their entrepreneurial journey.?MORE ??
Private 5G network used to beam high-definition images of Queen’s final journey
Julie Snell
The eyes of the world watched as the combination of centuries of tradition and ceremony combined to celebrate the life of Queen Elizabeth as the monarch was laid to rest.
It’s impressive that the world-first for live TV news using shared radio spectrum was made possible by an innovative private network, designed and deployed by experts from the software-defined radio (StrathSDR) team, one of The Scotland 5G Centre’s funded projects, and part of the University of Strathclyde. MORE ??
TECH BRIEFING
A digital identity service for Scotland: open event
Registration is now open for a digital identity-focused online event hosted by the Scottish Government on 16 November. The two-hour event will cover the names and features of the service;?developing an ethical and inclusive service, and designing this with user insight; ensuring security and privacy by default, and much more. MORE ??
InnoScot Health celebrates 20-year anniversary with renewed focus on empowering NHS to enhance the future of healthcare
InnoScot Health is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a renewed focus on empowering NHS Scotland staff to unlock the healthcare solutions of the future.?Formed in 2002 and formerly known as Scottish Health Innovations Ltd (SHIL), InnoScot Health has a strong track record of working in partnership with NHS Scotland to inspire, accelerate, and commercialise impactful healthcare innovations, originating from health and social care staff. MORE ??
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