Scottish tech company in search to find lost plane of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart
16 February 2024
Good afternoon and welcome to the weekly Futurescot Newsletter, keeping you up-to-date with news and analysis across the public technology and innovation sector.?
In our lead story today, we bring you news of an exciting discovery in the Pacific Ocean - aided by a Scottish tech company. Bathgate-based connectivity firm Clarus Networks has played a vital part in the quest to find the 'lost plane' of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart.
Read the piece in full below as well the rest of our tech stories from the week. And don't forget to get in touch with your stories at [email protected]?or send a tweet or DM to?@futurescot_news, and please do share with your colleagues.IOT
Scottish tech company in search to find lost plane of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart
A Scottish tech company is helping in the search to find the ‘lost plane’ of early aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. Clarus Networks is providing satellite connectivity to help a deep-water search vessel solve one of the greatest mysteries in aviation. ?MORE?
CONFERENCES
Cyber Security: 27th February, Technology & Innovation Centre, Glasgow.
Futurescot’s annual Cyber Security conference will feature for the first time the new Head of Cyber Division at the Scottish Government, Alan Gray. There will also be a panel discussion with the UK's devolved nations to discuss building regional partnerships and clusters of excellence to boost cyber resilience, involving: Jonathan Ellison OBE from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC); Lorraine McCaffrey, Head of the Northern Ireland Cyber Security Centre; Jackie Wishart, Head of Cyber Resilience at N.I Civil Service; Paul Peters, Director of The Cyber Resilience Centre for Wales; and?Jude McCorry, CEO of the Cyber and Fraud Centre - Scotland. REGISTER NOW ?
Cloud, Data & AI - Transforming Public Services: 21st March, Technology & Innovation Centre, Glasgow
Cloud, Data & AI - Transforming Public Services is the leading public sector conference for cutting-edge service technologies, including artificial intelligence, data analytics and cloud. The conference brings together government officials, academic experts and technology solutions providers - showcasing the latest cloud technologies, public sector data techniques, and stimulating debate on how to harness AI in ways that are trustworthy, ethical and inclusive. The agenda was released this week - REGISTER NOW ?
Health & Care Transformation: 16th April, Technology & Innovation Centre, Glasgow
Health & Care Transformation is the annual conference bringing together the ‘triple helix’ of government, industry and academia to unlock the potential of technology and innovation to deliver better patient outcomes and move from an era of reactive to proactive care. REGISTER NOW ?
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INNOVATION
Glasgow and west of Scotland businesses to benefit from ￡1.2m college innovation boost?
Glasgow and west of Scotland businesses are set to benefit from a ￡1.2 million investment in innovation among local colleges. Six new innovation hubs will be created across the region to stimulate growth in sectors including digital healthcare, sustainable development and advanced manufacturing.?MORE?
STARTUPS
Twelve startups join clean energy tech accelerator programme
Twelve startups will receive up to ￡100,000 each after joining a clean energy tech accelerator programme in Aberdeen. The ‘high potential’ companies will gain access to a network of mentors, investors and sponsors as part of the TechX programme by the north east’s Net Zero Technology Centre.?MORE?
Fourteen entrepreneurs selected for business mission to US tech conference
Fourteen entrepreneurs have been selected to travel to a US tech conference on a Scottish business mission. The CEOs and founders will travel to the famous South by Southwest (SXSW) conference in Austin, Texas, next month as part of a government-backed tech ecosystem programme.?MORE?
Survey aims to address concerns about lack of tech investment opportunities in Scotland
A survey will seek to address the perception that there are ‘too few’ investment opportunities in Scotland’s tech sector. The annual EIE investor showcase in Edinburgh will canvass views of Scotland-based tech startups and founders – to dispel investor concerns about the market north of the Border. MORE?
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AGRITECH
Glasgow agritech’s global market hopes after successful ‘green’ pesticides trials
A Glasgow agritech is looking to break into global food production markets after demonstrating a new ‘green’ way to tackle the impact on crops from insects. SOLASTA Bio has developed the world’s first technology platform for creating micro-peptide based insect control agents (ICAs) inspired by nature rather than laboratory-made chemicals.?MORE?
AI
AI needs to be regulated to avoid its own Post Office Horizon Scandal, says professional body for information technology
AI workers should be ‘licensed’ and meet independent ethical standards, according to the professional body for information technology. The British Computer Society (BCS) is urging policymakers to adopt regulations that would see ‘high-stakes’ AI roles governed by a code of practice.?MORE??
DataVita launches new service in response to growing AI demand
DataVita has announced its intention to invest in new infrastructure and capabilities in response to growing demand for AI services. The Aidrie-based datacentre and cloud services provider will add to its high performance computing offer to keep up with ‘exponential’ growth in artificial intelligence and machine learning. MORE?
CYBER
Threats and risks to delivering digital healthcare
Across the broad scope of healthcare provision, a common point for discussion is: how do we deliver quality care amidst growing financial constraints, resource limitations, and the expanding demand for digital services? The healthcare sector increasingly relies on digital capabilities, prompting governing bodies to issue frameworks aimed at establishing consistent standards for cyber resilience across organisations. [Partner Content].?MORE?
Avoiding an 'udder disaster'
Experts from technology, security and business consultancy Waterstons have revolutionised cyber security training techniques by taking it back to basics – a board game. ‘Udder Disaster’, an award-winning game created by Craig Archdeacon and colleagues, replicates real life events in a fun and interactive way, and is used to help businesses train their teams in business resilience. [Partner Content]. MORE?
CONNECTIVITY
Islanders on cloud nine after helicopter boost to 4G mobile phone coverage
Islanders are on cloud nine after helicopters were deployed to deliver a boost to mobile phone coverage. Residents of Skye secured better and faster mobile connections after choppers helped install new 4G masts on the island.?MORE?
BRIEFINGS
Digital dairy chain: advancing digital farming in the UK
Scotland Office Minister John Lamont has visited parts of rural Scotland to see how digital farming innovation, funded by more than ￡21m of UK Government investment, is helping to grow the rural economy. Minister Lamont took a tour of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) Barony Campus near Dumfries to understand how the cash boost from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is supporting the milk industry by bolstering the Digital Dairy Chain. MORE?
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner confirms police compliance with Code of Practice
The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner has published his office’s first annual assessment of law enforcement’s compliance with the Scottish Code of Practice, determining that Police Scotland has checked all the boxes. The Code of Practice is a set of rules about how biometric data can be used by the police in Scotland. It was created by the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Act 2020. MORE?
One in five households in Scotland will still lack high-speed broadband in 2040
Broadcast 2040+, a campaign which aims to protect access to broadcast TV and radio, is highlighting worrying predictions laid out in a new report by EY, that show 81% of premises in Scotland will still not have high-speed broadband in 2040. The report TV Distribution After 2034 predicts that take up of high-speed broadband will still leave 19% of premises without the service in 2040. This highlights a critical issue in accessibility, affordability and usage of broadband services in the region.?MORE??
PUBLIC SECTOR IT CONTRACTS
Scottish Courts & Tribunals Service awards cloud video interoperability contract?
Scottish Courts & Tribunals Service has awarded a ￡458,000 contract to Livingston-based AVMI Kinly ltd for the provision of Cloud Video Interoperability. MORE?
Housing association awards cyber penetration testing contract?
Clyde Valley Housing Association Limited has awarded a ￡25,000 contract to Glasgow-based Dionach Ltd for cyber penetration testing services. MORE?
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