AS I SEE IT Scotland’s biggest development agency could have a new leader in waiting, writes TERRY MURDEN As it approaches its 30th birthday Scottish Enterprise is looking for its sixth chief executive and, probably, another iteration of its role in driving the economy. There had been no indication that Steve Dunlop was about to […]
Day is dawning when we may have to let some companies go
AS I SEE IT Some tough decisions are ahead that may see some firms sacrificed to the pandemic, writes TERRY MURDEN It’s never easy to let go, but as we edge closer towards the end of furlough it looks worryingly likely that some of those businesses clinging to the government’s jobs lifebuoy may be cast […]
Ambition alone is not enough to forge a tech future
AS I SEE IT Scotland needs to turn words into action in order to build on the promise of a digital future, writes TERRY MURDEN The September Fintech Festival is well under way, with the first of more than 50 events exposing Scotland’s expertise to a global audience. Next month the EIE pitching conference, now […]
Unlocking Scotland’s tech potential
Interview: Alan Faichney, serial tech director They say that investors ultimately back the people in a business, because a great idea rarely works out well with the wrong people in charge. Alan Faichney would concur, and has been known to dispense with those not suited to the challenge ahead. However, he admits to being more […]
HS2 no match for high speed broadband
AS I SEE IT As HS2 marks a key milestone TERRY MURDEN asks if it is a badly needed project or a white elephant in the making Construction work is finally beginning on HS2, the high speed rail link that will run down the spine of Britain, or at least the lower spine. Following 10 […]