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Scotland must get its “act together” as country misses out on new deep-tech unicorns, warns former minister. Richard Lochhead, former Scottish Government business minister, addresses major new report which points to tech dominance south of the border
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Schools, NHS services and GP practices across Scotland hit by global Microsoft outage. At least 18 public bodies – including Police Scotland and 13 councils – are reporting email and online service disruption, with no fix yet confirmed
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Health and net zero startups among 11 Scottish firms named in Techscaler’s ‘ones to watch’. Firms developing solutions including AI in digital pathology and light-based processors to reduce computing energy consumption among those touted for success
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Scottish Government launches free online cyber training as AI-powered attacks on organisations escalate. New e-learning course designed to equip workers with skills to respond to increasingly 'sophisticated' and 'relentless' attacks
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https://t.co/JFLVmezsZV

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Skyresponse: helping to shape the future of connected health and social care. Digital transformation is reshaping the way care and support services are delivered, according to @skyresponse [Partner Content]
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https://t.co/FGb4Tb80ZP

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NHS Grampian draws up drone ‘blueprint’ to boost remote and rural care. The health board is hoping to use uncrewed aerial system technology to deliver vital healthcare services in challenging environments
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https://t.co/QlqcJTjqYE

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Avanade to acquire Robiquity, the AI firm working with NHS Scotland on cancer care. The US-headquartered Microsoft specialist will take on the Manchester-based specialist in AI-first business solutions
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https://t.co/JSG54O707l

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Exclusive: Scotland in ‘perilous position’ over police use of facial recognition tech, warns the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner. Professor William Webster says Scotland could be 'left behind' without legislation governing the technology
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https://t.co/Qa1CAXjx91

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MSPs warn public service reform needs upfront investment in digital. Politicians warn aims of transformational change and improved service delivery will not be achieved without extended 'invest to save' fund
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https://t.co/1SmuqIUA9Y

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Leading Scottish AI consultancy launches programme to move organisations ‘beyond’ pilots. CreateFuture can give Scottish businesses 'direct access' to expertise from the world’s leading AI labs on their latest models
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https://t.co/o5wZdENrXu

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Modernisation is slowed by waiting, not building – why the public sector must focus on decisions. @SopraSteria_uk's Ed O'Brien on how transformation 'bottlenecks' are more often bureaucratic challenges rather than engineering ones [Partner Content]
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National Cyber Security Centre warns of AI-powered cyberattacks on critical infrastructure ‘within two years’. NCSC boss Richard Horne urged leaders to fix underinvestment in tech in his annual 'state of the cyber nation' address
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https://t.co/KijpuhLavU

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Jude McCorry to step down as chief executive of Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland. McCorry, in post for nearly seven years, describes her tenure at the centre as the 'privilege of her career'
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Public vote opens to choose winner of the Futurescot AI Challenge 2026. Voting is now open, with the winner to be chosen by public sector colleagues from across Scotland
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🗳️ Voting is open! For the first time, you choose the winner of the Futurescot #AIChallenge 2026.

Watch short videos from Fife Council, Qualifications Scotland & SCTS, then vote by 16 Nov @stormid
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Exclusive: Jonathan Cameron takes over as new director of digital at the Scottish Government, as Geoff Huggins, who has been in post since July 2021, steps aside. Cameron lands top job after leading development of MyCare app for health and social care
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Doing more with less: how Scotland’s public sector can get real value from its technology investments. Trustmarque Ultima's Tanaz Gould says the public sector in Scotland's opportunity is to 'get more from what it already owns' [Partner Content]
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https://t.co/LT1iDgjHt7

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One justice journey, many systems: the work between systems matters. @AaseyaIT's Anoop Maddula on why greater coordination across existing systems and services could make the greatest difference to Scotland's justice system [Partner Content]
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https://t.co/xOejgZm3Qn

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Legacy application migration - why the ordering of operations matter. “The path to a system-wide, citizen-centred public sector runs directly through the legacy estate, not around it,” says @SopraSteria_uk's Will Semple [Partner Content]
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Edinburgh in line for chip design boost as Chancellor sets out £600 million AI package. John Healey confirms UK Advanced Chip Design Academy will be run by the University of Edinburgh, as part of a wide range of AI measures in his first Budget
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