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Save the Date – DataFest 2021

By updatesPosted on 19th February 202119th February 2021Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

DataFest, brought to you by The Data Lab, is returning for 2021 and kicks off on the 25th of March with a free virtual launch, including a keynote talk from a very special guest speaker. DataFest 2021 will feature events

Scottish waste tech firm wins innovation award

By updatesPosted on 17th February 202124th February 2021Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, Climate Tech

Edinburgh-based data analytics business Topolytics has won an award for innovation at the National Recycling Awards. Its waste map software used machine learning to make waste more visible and verifiable for councils and bodies to track. The company was praised

Scottish Firm Joins Global Initiative to Drive Data Centre Sustainability

By updatesPosted on 15th February 202124th February 2021Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News, Climate Tech

DataVita has agreed to meet ambitious sustainability targets in the coming decade. Data centre provider DataVita has become the first Scottish IT company to sign the Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact and commit itself to a carbon-neutral future. Launched this

New £1m data fund to help businesses harness tech

By updatesPosted on 15th February 202115th February 2021Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, Skills

A new £1m skills and training fund has been opened up to support businesses as they retrain people for future job roles as Scotland transitions to a data-driven economy. The Scottish Government-backed fund will help small firms to upskill and re-skill

Organisations urged to share innovation success at Datafest21

By updatesPosted on 19th January 202119th January 2021Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

The Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI, is calling on organisations contributing towards Scotland’s reputation of being at the cutting edge of innovative technology to share their successes to mark Datafest21. Now in its fifth year, the

New geospatial partnership propels Scotland’s tech sector

By HeatherPosted on 16th December 202016th December 2020Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandIS News

Scotland’s innovation and data sectors will have access to world-leading geospatial information thanks to a novel partnership announced today between ScotlandIS and The Association for Geographic Information (AGI), which represent the interests of the UK’s geospatial industry. The strategic alliance

Brightsolid launches Cloud Control Framework to build cloud confidence

By updatesPosted on 9th December 20209th December 2020Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

Brightsolid, the hybrid cloud managed service provider, has launched a new cloud compliance framework to help businesses strengthen their data security measures as the growth of cloud computing and digital transformation continues to accelerate. The Cloud Control Framework, part of

CMA advises government on new regulatory regime for tech giants

By updatesPosted on 8th December 20208th December 2020Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

The CMA has issued advice to government on the design and implementation of the UK’s new pro-competition regime for digital markets. New regime will proactively shape the behaviour of the most powerful tech firms It will ensure consumers and businesses

December Data Download

By updatesPosted on 8th December 20208th December 2020Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandIS News

Christmas is fast approaching so it’s inevitable that we start reflecting on the past year. Given how monumentally rubbish 2020 has been, it’s good to still be able to find some positives. The crisis has certainly demonstrated the importance of

Scottish tech firm to develop coronavirus bio-safety risk management tool for buildings

By updatesPosted on 3rd December 20203rd December 2020Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

A Scottish start-up has been awarded an additional Innovate UK grant to continue its pioneering development of an AI-driven bio-safety assessment tool for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. Data Innovation.AI, based in Edinburgh, is investing further in the development of its WorkSafeAI solution