ScotlandISData Archives - Page 11 of 46

Scottish Universities to collaborate with innovative companies through Inward Investment Catalyst Fund

By updatesPosted on 18th January 202418th January 2024Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, Industry News, Climate Tech

One Singaporean company and four businesses based in England will collaborate with Scottish universities on new projects following funding from the Inward Investment Catalyst Fund. The academic institutions include ScotlandIS members Heriot-Watt University, Glasgow Caledonian University and the University of St Andrews.

New Prize Launched to Source Lunar Water Purification Tech

By updatesPosted on 18th January 202418th January 2024Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News, Opportunity

An international prize worth £1.2 million has been launched in a bid to find innovative technologies capable of purifying water buried beneath the moon’s lunar surface. The new Aqualunar Challenge, in collaboration with the UK Space Agency, Challenge Works, the Canadian Space

Winning Innovators Revealed for Scots Gov’s CivTech 9 Accelerator

By updatesPosted on 18th January 202418th January 2024Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber, Industry News, Climate Tech

Innovative technology to help women deal with menopause symptoms and satellite monitoring to limit the spread of disease in trees are just two of the solutions which have been selected for the accelerator stage of CivTech round 9, a Scottish Government-funded programme.

Shetland is first UK spaceport for vertical rocket launches

By updatesPosted on 10th January 202410th January 2024Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

A site in the Shetland Islands has become the UK’s first spaceport for vertical rocket launches. SaxaVord Spaceport on the small island of Unst has been given approval from the Civil Aviation Authority to begin orbital launches in 2024. It

Multi-million pound space tech boost announced for Scotland

By updatesPosted on 10th January 202410th January 2024Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

A multi-million boost awarded to two companies based north of the border will help to “ensure Scotland remains at the forefront of space technology”, UK Government minister for Scotland John Lamont has said. HyImpulse UK, a launch company working with

INCREASE IN USE OF AI IN SCOTLAND IN LAST SIX MONTHS, BUT MANY PROFESSIONALS FEEL UNSUPPORTED TO UTILISE NEW TECH

By updatesPosted on 9th January 20249th January 2024Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

Almost a third (32%) of organisations in Scotland are currently using AI tools, compared to 26% six months ago One in five workers (19%) now using an AI tool as part of their role Well over half (59%) of employers expect to

The Data Lab Marks a Decade in Scotland with £200m in Extra Revenue

By updatesPosted on 13th December 202313th December 2023Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

Ahead of marking ten years since its inception, The Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI, has published an impact report outlining the benefits it has brought to both the Scottish economy and job creation. The report, available on the centre’s

ScotlandIS seeks industry input to annual state of the nation report

By updatesPosted on 7th December 20237th December 2023Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber, Skills, Policy, Industry News, ScotlandIS News

Responses to 2024 Technology Industry Survey sought from Scottish tech sector before 25 January Feedback from the survey will be used to produce annual benchmarking report for the Scottish tech sector which is due to be published in March 2024

£47 million investment to supercharge space infrastructure across the UK

By updatesPosted on 29th November 202329th November 2023Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

The Space Clusters Infrastructure Fund (SCIF) has awarded more than £47 million for 12 projects (including one in Dundee) which will be doubled by match funding from the sector, representing over £98 million of new private/public investment in space research

Exception unveils AI Implementation Toolkit at enterprise level

By updatesPosted on 29th November 202329th November 2023Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

Leading Digital Transformation specialist, Exception, has introduced an AI Tool Kit, designed to help CIOs to demystify the intricacies of AI implementation at enterprise level. The newly-released resource, complemented by an in-depth White Paper, is a comprehensive guide offering invaluable