Scotland's 'digital decade' lies ahead
Next ten years to be Scotland’s ‘digital decade’, says business minister
The next 10 years will be Scotland’s ‘digital decade’ according to a Scottish Government minister tasked with boosting the tech sector as part of a new national economic development plan.?Ivan McKee, business, trade, tourism and enterprise minister, has vowed to continue enabling businesses to move more activities online after government intervention during the pandemic. Mr McKee said over 5,600 businesses have been supported through a ￡50m digital boost programme, unlocking over ￡60m of private sector investment, set up in response to Covid. MORE >
Experts appointed to new board to deliver economic growth in Scotland
Experienced leaders from business, academia, third sector and trade unions have been brought together by the Scottish Government to help deliver economic growth in Scotland. The 12 experts, with professional experience of “delivering results” in their fields, have been appointed to the new delivery board promised in the National Strategy for Economic Transformation. MORE >
Fresh funding announced to support Scotland’s tech ecosystem
A fresh influx of cash for a fund designed to support the Scottish tech ecosystem to flourish has been announced by the Scottish Government. The second phase of the?Tech Ecosystem Fund?will arrive later this summer for projects helping startups grow and succeed through learning from each other. MORE >
Work gets underway to connect Scotland’s islands to ‘superfast’ broadband?
A major ￡35 million underwater infrastructure project to improve digital connectivity to Scotland’s remote island communities is underway. As part of the Scottish Government’s ￡600m Reaching 100% programme (R100) – a commitment to connect everyone in Scotland to “superfast” broadband – network giant Openreach has started work to lay 16 new subsea fibre cables. MORE >
New partnership to speed up cancer diagnosis with AI
Scotland’s artificial intelligence (AI) health research centre has partnered with a global leader in the field to provide “radical improvements” in the early detection of cancer.?The Industrial Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research in Digital Diagnostics – iCAIRD – and Paige, a New York-based expert in AI-based diagnostic software and pathology, will aim speed up diagnosis of prostate cancer by improving advanced algorithms. MORE >
New data tool to transform Scotland’s construction industry
A “revolutionary” new data dashboard could lead to greater openness, transparency and information exchange in Scotland’s construction industry. Industry collaboration body the Scottish Construction Leadership Forum (CLF) launched the online tool in a bid to benefit the sector by collecting and disseminating data to help companies and individuals to make better-informed business decisions. MORE >
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Applications open for global scale-up programme ahead of Cop27?
The CivTech Alliance – the sister-programme of CivTech, the Scottish Government’s flagship innovation accelerator – is calling on green tech companies from across the world to apply for the second round of its climate-focused global scale-up initiative. CivTech Alliance’s?Global Scale-Up Programme 2.0 (GSUP 2.0) will “build on the success” of the?programme from last year, to help source,?surface and scale climate tech solutions. MORE >
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