Gordon Morgan, Common Weal energy researcher, looks at the recent arrest of a Huawei executive in Canada, and finds it to be at the centre of an imperialist rivalry between the US and China over the future of big tech, as 5G is about to transform the digital communications market
Stuart MacDonald OBE, director of Creative Frontline, outlines opportunities in the north-east for the design and technology sectors
ABERDEEN - anything come to mind apart from granite and North Sea oil? Try Aberdeen as leader in Scotland and the UK's creative and hi-tech economy.
Google's many businesses to be brought into new structure
GOOGLE has launched a new parent company called Alphabet in order to streamline its various branches and services.
Under the plans many of Google's most well known services, including Android and YouTube, will continue to operate within the Google brand.
Newer and more disparate Google ventures such as its research and development wing Google X, its domestic services technology wing Nest and its controversial drone and robotics programmes will be brought under Alphabet.
CodeBase in Edinburgh has risen to become one of Europe's biggest tech incubator's
THE Scottish Government is launching a joint initiative with the digital sector to launch a coding school that will develop software skills in Scotland.
CodeClan will seek to train 1,000 students in its first three years, and is working with SQA to provide professional awards in software development.
Gaming industry is worth over PS30m to the Scottish economy each year
SCOTLAND'S gaming industry is set for a boost with a new firm set to launch this summer.
'All 4 Games' will be established by Channel 4 and will involve both Channel 4-funded mobile games and games from developers.
Scotland's diverse video gaming industry is estimated to employ over 1,700 people, with a total value of PS30m to the Scottish economy.
