The Scottish Cities Alliance (SCA) has revealed it brought £100 million ($122 million) into the country’s economy over the last 18 months, through promotion of Scotland’s economic potential to foreign investors. It aims to promote £7.5 billion ($9.1 billion) of investment opportunities in the next year, focusing on low-carbon, hydrogen, and smart city programs in […]
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Aye! Smart city projects squirrel away $31m in Scotland
Scotland’s seven major cities are teaming up to develop a number of smart city projects, backed by a $31 million war chest. According to Scottish Construction Now, the seven cities will springboard off the funding to collaboratively develop themselves into future-capable digital hubs. See also: Outdated thinking on wireless could doom UK smart cities The […]
Glasgow to develop multi-purpose public IoT network
A consortium of communication firms revealed their intentions to build a nearly five square mile Internet of Things (IoT) network in Glasgow at the recent Mobile World Congress Shanghai. Stream Technologies, Semtech Inc, Boston Networks, CENSIS, and three local universities have built the network, which covers the commercial center, Merchant City, and West End of […]
Does Scottish wearable have answer for NFL and rugby injuries?
Contact sports like rugby and NFL are notorious for rough tackles and permanent damage to players, but a new app developed by Scottish startup Sansible Wearables will let players and coaches track the intensity of a collision and the effect it has on the body. To track this, the startup has developed a pair of […]