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Thank you to everyone who made #CivTechRound9 Demo Day such a fantastic event yesterday. We would also like to a say a special thanks to our sponsors @awscloud and @CENSIS121 🎉
Hey @WeAreDrDoctor can you follow me so that I can message you. I am receiving appointment notifications from a hospital trust in England that you are generating. I have emailed you regarding this with no response, hence the tweet.
Scotland’s capacity to generate electricity from renewables grew 10% in a year - mostly through offshore & onshore wind.
In 2023 more electricity was generated than used, with net exports estimated to be worth around £1.5 billion.
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/energystats23
ALT Image of an offshore wind installation next to the words Scotland's energy statistics. Growing capacity to generate electricity from renewables
Internet speeds rivalling the best in the country are helping make Fair Isle a more attractive place for families and young people to live. The Post Office was amongst the first businesses connected through the #R100 broadband programme.
ALT Post mistress Fiona Mitchell quote graphic reading: This connectivity progress makes Fair Isle and attractive place to live. We are a small population and want to grow and encourage people to be a part of our community."
Spotting fraud: Banks will *never* rush you into making a decision, but all the criminal gangs out there will.
—Jude McCrory
CEO, Cyber and Fraud Centre - Scotland (@cyberfraudcen)
Speaking today at #FSCyber, @FutureScot_News Cyber Security Conference at Glasgow Strathclyde Uni
Jill’s home has been connected to faster #broadband thanks to the #R100 Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme and supplier, Northsat. She tells us how things have improved since her fixed mobile connection was installed.
Full story here: buff.ly/3uPXJzO#connectivity
The UK’s most remote inhabited island can now access full fibre broadband almost two years ahead of schedule following #R100 contract build. Check out the full R100 update here: buff.ly/3SPjwRu#Connectivity#Digital#Broadband
Deerness, @OrkneyCouncil, was one of the first communities to get access to 4G services through our #S4GI programme.
The availability of 4G has made a tremendous difference to the local businesses, including @deer_distillery.
The #S4GI mast in the Ardnamurchan peninsula - mainland Britain’s most westerly point - is a game changer for residents and businesses in this part of the Highlands.
Miles & his family are delighted to have access to 4G as they launch their distillery business @IgneousGin 👇
The #S4GI mast in the Ardnamurchan peninsula - mainland Britain’s most westerly point - is a game changer for residents and businesses in this part of the Highlands.
Miles & his family are delighted to have access to 4G as they start their own distillery business @IgneousGin 👇
🚨 DigitalScotland 2023
We're delighted to announce that @RichardLochhead, @GeoffHuggins, @meganleedev, Hayden Edwards @BTGroup and Thomas Rysgaard Christiansen @Netcompany_DK will be presenting at DigitalScotland next week
🗓: 21 Nov
📍: EICC
🎟: lnkd.in/eiJt-SyJ
Scottish Black Talent Summit secures Techscaler support as it returns to Edinburgh. The annual summit - aimed at boosting equalities in the workforce - will be sponsored by the Scottish Government-backed tech startup support programme
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Scottish workplace productivity tech platform lands £1m investment. Trickle is set to expand its team after a funding round led by Equity Gap, London venture capital firm NoBa Capital and Scottish Enterprise
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A video of our 1 hour session last week on new digital tools for evidence synthesis and use - including generative AI - is now online: youtube.com/watch?v=_BfAMW32… These are - in my view! - clearly going to transform the everyday work of policy-makers.
Here’s a video of the spectacular helicopter 🚁deployment of our #S4GI mast in the Ardnamurchan peninsula, now providing Britain’s westernmost point with 4G connectivity for the first time.
Thanks to @WHPTelecom and Skyhook Helicopters for the video 👇