Atos has been tasked with delivering a robust digital presence for the Glasgow 2018 and European Championships. This comes in addition to already acting as official timing, scoring and results provider for the championships. In this role it will be responsible for processing and distributing live results across Glasgow and Berlin.

Working in partnership with Edinburgh-based digital and CRM agency Signal, who they previously worked with on the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, the pair will collaborate to design and develop websites for the championships. Atos will be responsible for delivering live schedule and results pages to help fans and attendees access up-to-date information. In conjunction with this, a mobile application will be created to allow fans access to real-time information about the games, track news and view medal boards.

Delivering Digital Engagement

Colin Hartley, Glasgow 2018 Championships Director, said: “There are now less than 200 days to go until the biggest sporting event since the Commonwealth Games comes to Glasgow, and Scotland. The first ever European Championships will be a new highlight in the global events calendar

“Atos has an established track record in delivering digital services to large scale multi-sport events. The integrated online platforms they produce will allow people to keep up to date with the latest action and engage with the championships, ensuring we deliver a must attend, must watch event.”

Gavin Thomson, Senior Vice President for Big Data and Security UK&I, Scotland, Ireland and Wales at Atos, said: “We are delighted to play a leading role in delivering the 2018 European Championships.We warmly welcome the opportunity to be part of this new global sporting event and the digital transformation challenge of bringing the Championships to a multi-platform, digital-first worldwide audience.”

“Our bespoke real-time service will enable fans to keep up to date with scores and results from anywhere in the world.”