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Creative AI for Industry

By updatesPosted on 17th December 202417th December 2024Posted in ScotlandISData, Opportunity

Glasgow City Innovation District Venture Studio’s second innovation programme in the Challenge Pillar ‘Creative AI for Industry’ offers grant funding for Glasgow City Council Area-registered businesses and projects using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve or create new, innovative products or

Five reasons you should enter the Digital Tech Awards 2025

By updatesPosted on 3rd December 20243rd December 2024Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

On the 20th of March 2025, key players from across Scotland’s digital technology industry will gather at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow’s Argyle Street. Why? Well that’s where the ScotlandIS Digital Tech Awards are taking place, of course. Now

US robotics firm launches R&D Hub in Edinburgh

By updatesPosted on 3rd December 20243rd December 2024Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News, Uncategorised

Launchpad Build Inc., a Los Angeles-based robotics and AI company, has established a new global Research and Development (R&D) hub in Edinburgh, Scotland. The move marks a significant investment in the UK’s technology sector and reinforces Scotland’s growing reputation as

New Space Data Innovators Join Glasgow Venture Studio

By JoannePosted on 3rd December 20243rd December 2024Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

Eight Scottish space startups, including ScotlandIS member Lupovis, have joined the Glasgow City Innovation District (GCID) Venture Studio, looking to drive technological advancements in space data and sustainability solutions across various sectors. The new cohort will join under the Venture Studio’s ‘Challenge’

ScotlandIS calls for tech sector views ahead of key 2025 industry report

By JoannePosted on 3rd December 20243rd December 2024Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber, Skills, ScotlandIS News

ScotlandIS, the membership and cluster management organisation for Scotland’s digital technologies industry, today launched its 17th annual industry survey. The survey, which is open to both ScotlandIS members and non-members, will contribute to the organisation’s 2025 survey report which acts

AI for Growth: Fostering UK-France collaboration

By updatesPosted on 26th November 202426th November 2024Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News, Opportunity

The Department for Business & Trade (DBT) in France is inviting expressions of interest from innovative UK AI scale-ups to join an exclusive AI for Growth event at the British Ambassador’s Residence in Paris in February 2025. This is a

Scaling AI-Enabled Transformation in Public Services: Insights From the Field

By updatesPosted on 26th November 202426th November 2024Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

Take a look at this blog from ScotlandIS member Informed Solutions’ Chief Innovation Officer, David Lawton, detailing the state of artificial intelligence in public services. At the 2024 Digital Leaders National Digital Conference in October, I had the opportunity to speak with

Edinburgh Uni Team Develops Wave Ready Robots

By updatesPosted on 19th November 202419th November 2024Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

Engineers from the University of Edinburgh have developed new experimental tools that allow autonomous robots to maintain a steady position amid turbulent waves, with the hope it might make it cheaper, faster and safer to maintain offshore wind farms and

Scots Scientists Use Smart Data to Tackle ‘Slum’ Cities

By updatesPosted on 13th November 202413th November 2024Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

A new digital mapping tool using citizen science and urban analytics to support improvements in deprived areas has been launched by the IDEAMAPS Network, with the platform being led by scientists from the University of Glasgow. The IDEAMAPS Data Ecosystem platform, currently

Global Business Innovation Programme in Singapore – Artificial Intelligence: Smart and Land Mobility

By updatesPosted on 13th November 202413th November 2024Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News, Opportunity

Innovate UK invites ambitious companies with expertise in AI innovation solutions for Smart and Land Mobility to participate in a Global Business Innovation Programme in Singapore. Innovate UK’s Global Business Innovation Programme (GBIP) aims to help ambitious and innovative UK