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National incident response ‘cadre’ provides hands-on support to cyber victims. Team of 'trusted professionals' helping Scottish SMEs respond to and recover rising tide of cyberattacks ⬇️ futurescot.com/national-incid…
'No evidence' cyberattack on Glasgow city council led to data theft or encryption, new report finds. Security experts conclude with 'high confidence' that last month's incident has been contained ⬇️ futurescot.com/cyberattack-on…
Scottish tech ecosystem ‘fragmented’ and ‘hard to navigate’ according to new snapshot report. Barry McDonald, former VP Community at CodeBase, holds "very constructive" meeting with First Minister following conclusion of his 100 Coffees initiative ⬇️ futurescot.com/scottish-tech-…
Technology seeks to unlock economic and cultural potential of Gaelic as part of latest Scottish Government ‘CivTech’ round. Addressing 'sparsity of data' on Gaelic part of round 11 of the national innovation accelerator challenges ⬇️ futurescot.com/technology-see…
Hospital at Home £85 million expansion will be ‘game-changer’ for frail patients, says Scottish NHS innovation partner. InnoScot Health welcomes 2,000 'virtual bed' capacity boost that will relieve pressure on acute services ⬇️ futurescot.com/hospital-at-ho…
UK Government signs deal with ChatGPT creator to make taxpayer funded services ‘more efficient and effective’. Strategic partnership with OpenAI will open up new opportunities to modernise public services using AI ⬇️ futurescot.com/uk-government-…
Public sector bodies to be banned from paying ransom to hackers under new cyber proposals. Businesses will also be required to 'notify' government of intent to pay ransoms to thwart cybercriminals, according to UK government plans ⬇️ futurescot.com/public-sector-…
Conference Announcement | Digital Justice & Policing 2025 Register today ➡️ hubs.la/Q03yb4-n0 🗓: Thursday, 23rd October 2025 📍: University of Strathclyde, Technology & Innovation Centre, Glasgow 🌐: hubs.la/Q03yb6720
First decentralised finance summit to take place in Edinburgh next month. ⬇️ futurescot.com/first-decentra…
How to approach ethics, human oversight and ‘edge cases’ of AI for public sector organisations. ⬇️ futurescot.com/how-to-approac…
Pioneering Digital Lifelines Scotland programme secures new funding to reduce the risk of harm and death from substance use ⬇️ futurescot.com/pioneering-dig…
DigiFest – the national digital health and social care conference – returns in person with call to ‘lead with a digital first mindset’. The flagship event, hosted by the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI), takes place in Glasgow in December ⬇️ futurescot.com/digifest-the-n…
Major win for Glasgow city region with new ‘advanced semiconductor packaging and integration centre’. Plans for facility in Renfrewshire will position Scotland and UK at forefront of the global race for supremacy in AI, quantum, sensing and photonics ⬇️ futurescot.com/major-win-for-…
Scottish electric vehicle infrastructure provider installs 54 charging points at ferry terminal in Sweden. FOR EV has worked in partnership with Stena Line to bring the charging points to passengers embarking on journeys from Karlskrona Port ⬇️ futurescot.com/scottish-elect…
Farmers could harness 5G-connected robotics to usher in new era of ‘precision agriculture’. New partnership led by the National Robotarium could address 'critical challenges' facing modern agriculture ⬇️ futurescot.com/farmers-could-…
Tech startups to benefit from £7 million in government funding to solve Scottish public sector challenges. Thirteen firms secure contracts off the back of the latest CivTech round, including for AI-driven solutions ⬇️ futurescot.com/tech-startups-…
Government target for broadband exceeded with 27,000 premises receiving ultrafast connections across Scotland. New figures show Reaching 100% (R100) programme delivered gigabit-capable connections to record number of homes and businesses last year ⬇️ futurescot.com/government-tar…
Heightened level of cybercrime points to legacy of Covid, annual police stats show. Although estimated levels of cybercrime dipped last year in Scotland, they still remain well above pre-pandemic rates, new report shows ⬇️ futurescot.com/heightened-lev…
Former steel mill at Ravenscraig in contention for AI Growth Zone status with plans for £3.9 billion ‘green data centre’. Renewable energy developer Apatura puts forward plans to transform iconic post-industrial site, creating thousands of jobs ⬇️ futurescot.com/former-steel-m…
Livingston firm aims for global market reach in next generation biosensors and wearables through French partnership. FlexMedical to work with Linxens on cutting-edge point-of-care testing to speed up diagnostics for a range of conditions ⬇️ futurescot.com/livingston-fir…
