First decentralised finance summit to take place in Edinburgh next month. ⬇️.

How to approach ethics, human oversight and ‘edge cases’ of AI for public sector organisations. ⬇️.

Pioneering Digital Lifelines Scotland programme secures new funding to reduce the risk of harm and death from substance use. ⬇️.

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.⬇️.

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.⬇️.

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.⬇️.

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.⬇️.

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.⬇️.

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.⬇️.

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.⬇️.

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.⬇️.

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.⬇️.

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.⬇️.

When it comes to AI in the Scottish public sector, it’s not a one-size fits all – there are technology ‘options’. Whether it's infrastructure, data privacy or complexity of workflows, this year's Futurescot AI Challenge has got you covered.⬇️.

New £49.2 million data-driven innovation and research centre for health and social care opens in Edinburgh. Usher Building in the city's BioQuarter aims to tackle 'urgent' global health and care challenges using data and AI.⬇️.

Customer data theft fears as Glasgow city council hit by cyber incident. Services disrupted as IT staff take servers offline and receive support from national agencies following incident last Thursday.⬇️.

Smart sensor tech could save £18.5 million in Scotland’s sheltered housing schemes, study shows. IoT pilot in complex in Biggar, South Lanarkshire, makes case for nationwide assisted living tech adoption.⬇️.

Scottish public service reform to be aided by digitalisation and the power of AI, per new strategy. Ivan McKee, public finance minister, wants to introduce and embed efficiency through automation and digitisation.⬇️.

Glasgow-headquartered online pharmacy breaks into third international market with new 'patient first' Denmark service. Simple Online Healthcare triples revenues as demand for 'direct to the door' medications soars.⬇️.

Keir Starmer says UK will be an ‘AI maker, not an AI taker’ in bold new industrial strategy. Prime minister presents 10-year plan that seeks to position the country as an engine of global technology growth and innovation.⬇️.