Capturing your life in a petabyte
THE YEAR THAT INSIDER was born was also a landmark year for the information industry. In 1984 the modern personal computer was born when...
Filling the cracks of doom
We face a stark future unless we can attract skilled immigrants to boost our falling population, WHAT HAS Wendy Alexander been up to...
A hard act to follow
The attacks on Robert Crawford have been quite disgraceful, says Ian Ritchie. FOUR YEARS AGO, Scottish Enterprise was an organisation...
Bring on the risk-takers
Ian Ritchie speculates that it’s the risk-averse nature of university researchers which stalls spin-outs DESPITE SOME HYSTERICAL media...
Academic greed hinders creation of strong industry
Universities should encourage spinouts rather than demand a large slice of the pie ONE OF THE paradoxes of modem Scotland is both the...
Time to create something of value – and finish it
Criticising the parliament building budget is wrong: we need more projects like it WHEN THE EDINBURGH International Conference Centre was...
Driven to despair as millions from ‘our’ smash hit go west
The next global blockbuster highlights another missed chance for Scottish talent AS YOU MIGHT already know, this week sees the launch of...
Treasury tips the balance sheets to its advantage
Don’t pin all the blame for the market depression on the technology sector collapse NOW THAT WE FIND ourselves in the biggest slump in...
No surprise as enterprising idea comes under attack
BT should rise to the challenge of a Scottish telecommunications trading exchange THERE MAY BE LOTS of uncertainty around in the world...
A few home truths on how to bring out the best in us
Many Scots just lack the right career opportunities to realise their full potential SOME TIME AGO, the Canadians ran a competition to...
Americans yet to come to terms with a changed world
Military firepower has been boosted, but not the vital information intelligence services THIS TIME last year we were all still trying to...
Viewing revolution the ad men are watching closely
Video recorders that can skip the commercials present a challenge for advertisers THERE WAS MUCH TALK among delegates at the Edinburgh...
Did the caped crusader help to put Blair in power?
Look at our very own dynamic duo - is this an example of life imitating comic art? IN JANUARY 1993, two ambitious Labour politicians,...
High-tech world struggles with normal state of affairs
Entrepreneurs holding out for better times are letting start-up opportunities slip by WHEN HIGH-TECH entrepreneurs gather these days - at...
The sting in the tale of the recession-free recession
The property boom is fooling many people into thinking that they are better off AS EVE SAID TO ADAM on being expelled from the Garden of...
Enterprise minister right to adopt hands-off approach
One city has already discovered what it takes to achieve a Smart, Successful Scotland WE MUST be in the 'silly season'. Front page...
How Billionaire Bill lost his company, and other stories
Microsoft’s chairman may hope the spooky similarities with an earlier entrepreneur end now MAYBE YOU ARE already familiar with this...
Litany of Scots' achievements makes for enlightening read
Academic confirms our status as founders of the modern world, with just a pinch of irony NATIONAL STEREOTYPES are a funny thing. Since I...