The collapse of Pure LiFi is a blow to Scotland’s tech sector, but there had been warnings about the technology, writes TERRY MURDEN Breakthrough ‘li-fi’ technology, using light rather than radio waves to transmit data, appeared to have established itself alongside other Scottish innovations such as the telephone and television. Developed at Edinburgh University, it […]
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SME victims of an unfriendly Chancellor
Cost pressures facing the small business sector are being ignored by the Treasury, says TERRY MURDEN Two high profile failures in one week has prompted talk about why emerging companies with seemingly promising futures have been forced to call it a day, and got tongues wagging about who might be next. The latest setbacks may […]
Why is SNP attracting the business vote?
A survey says the SNP is favoured over Labour to grow and invest in the economy, but is that a fair assessment, asks TERRY MURDEN It could have been a difficult lunch for John Swinney as he prepared to hear the head of the CBI address a roomful of business leaders in Edinburgh. There were […]
Bank may need to untick a few boxes
AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN says the Scottish National Investment Bank’s search for a CEO is hampered by government conditions While the SNP seeks a new leader, the search for someone to replace Eilidh Mactaggart as CEO of the Scottish National Investment Bank plods on without any material progress. Since I last wrote about […]
Box-ticking blamed for vacant top posts
AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN says woke policies are being blamed for a lack of candidates applying for key Scottish government jobs A month after I raised questions with the government about the vacant chair at Scottish Enterprise and the position of CEO at the “flagship” Scottish National Investment Bank I’ve received word from […]