Chief entrepreneur Ana Stewart’s claims on Scotland’s tech ecosystem must be challenged, writes TERRY MURDEN There is little doubt that amid the hand-wringing and angst over economic growth, Scotland has made great strides in creating a thriving eco-system of startups, largely through a shift in government mind-set and by leveraging the talent in its universities. […]
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Logan’s laptop order running late
TECH TALK: BILL MAGEE asks if the government’s digital plan is being held back Scotland’s Gen Alphas, numbering between 750,000 and a touch short of a million, will not be getting their free laptops for the third year running, according to reports which cannot make easy reading for the country’s digital tzar Mark Logan. Logan, the government’s […]
Interview: Mark Logan, chief entrepreneur
Mark Logan: we need to focus long term (Pic: Terry Murden) The Scottish government’s tech adviser explains to TERRY MURDEN how he is driven to make a difference Mark Logan has just finished speaking at an awards ceremony for female company founders, appealing to the innovator in each member of the audience. His address draws […]
Logan must take a wide view on IT skills
TECH TALK Scott McGlinchey of Exception tells BILL MAGEE that the chief entrepreneur must not repeat mistakes of the past Scotland’s annual digital audit indicates that if there is one area in which the period of the global pandemic proved a positive catalyst, it was in accelerating the technological transformation of businesses and other organisations. […]
Logan needs a clear run from Holyrood
AS SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN asks if the new chief entrepreneur will get the full tool-kit to build an enterprise nation More government investment into the tech sector cannot be sniffed at, nor the recent appointment of an industry stalwart to lead the country towards a new entrepreneurial dawn. But before we get carried away […]