Digital
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One Small Step…
3rd October 2013 by Duncan Nisbet
Following a period of procurement, evaluation and negotiation there are now two contracts in place to deliver the Step Change Programme – one for Highlands and Islands and one for the Rest of Scotland. A total investment of £410 million will see superfast broadband infrastructure available to 85% of all premises in Scotland by the...
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Better Broadband for the Applecross Community
13th September 2013 by Sandra Byrne
A guest blog from Sandra Byrne, Community Broadband Scotland Adviser, about her involvement with the Applecross Community Company As the Community Broadband Scotland (CBS) Adviser working with Applecross, I am delighted that on the 9th of August they became the first project to receive CBS Start-Up Fund assistance totalling £68, 520 (59% of project costs)....
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Digital Scotland News
30th July 2013 by admin
Everyone across the Digital Directorate has been busy since the Digital Scotland 2013 Conference and Expo in May. Senior officials have spoken at other high profile events bringing together people from the ICT industry, public and private sectors and voluntary organisations that all wish to have their say in Scotland’s Digital Future. We have awarded...
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Lessons Learned from Sweden
8th July 2013 by Bengt G Mölleryd
A guest blog from Bengt G Mölleryd In order to develop a sustainable digital economy the entire society has to be part of it, says Bengt G Mölleryd, a senior analyst at the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS), which is the national regulator for electronic communication in Sweden. Speaking at a recent event organised...
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Community Broadband Scotland Pioneering Communities Seminar: Aviemore, 24-25 April 2013
15th May 2013 by Peter Irving
The Scottish Government launched Community Broadband Scotland (CBS) in August 2012 to assist rural communities, particularly those will not have next generation broadband delivered by its Step Change digital programme, and help them to achieve a significant uplift in broadband service. CBS will allow communities to take greater ownership and play a central role in...
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IXScotland – An Internet Exchange Point for Scotland
19th April 2013 by Clive Downing
On 27 March, a very successful meeting of around 70 people was held at Heriot Watt University’s Edinburgh Conference Centre to discuss the creation of an Internet Exchange Point (IXP) in Scotland. An IXP is a set of telecommunications equipment housed in a secure data centre that allows Internet Service Providers to pass traffic to...
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Scotland’s Digital Future: Delivery of Public Services Roadshows
22nd March 2013 by Julie Kane
Working with colleagues across the public sector, the Digital Directorate recently organised three roadshows (Inverness, Edinburgh and Glasgow) which brought together ICT practitioners and influencers from across the public sector in Scotland. It was exhausting but worth it as the roadshows were well received and met their objective of spreading awareness of the projects we...
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Mobile World Congress: Barcelona, 25 to 28 February 2013
5th March 2013 by Harry Emambocus
I attended the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona from 25-28 February. This is the biggest mobile event in the world and it’s so much more than just a conference. MWC also incorporates the world’s biggest trade show and exhibition for the mobile industry, perhaps the world’s entire technology industry. In the world of mobile,...
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Community Broadband Scotland discussions on the Isle of Coll
14th February 2013 by Justin Paul
Not all Scottish Government community engagements end with drinks in a bar with a former Scottish Rugby captain! We had been on the isle of Coll in the Inner Hebrides to discuss the Scottish Government’s Community Broadband Scotland programme and more specifically to discuss a potential technology pilot on the island. Coll is a small...
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