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World’s top Human Robot Interaction experts unite in Edinburgh

By updatesPosted on 18th March 202618th March 2026Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

Experts using robots to help autistic children, support independent living, transform healthcare and improve people’s everyday lives will attend a major international conference with free public event. Robots that help autistic children to develop communication skills and tech to support

ScotlandIS Member Spotlight: Hack the Box

By updatesPosted on 18th March 202618th March 2026Posted in Member News, Case Study

In this Member Spotlight we hear from renewing member, Hack the Box, on launching the world’s first controlled AI cyber range to test safety, limits, and capabilities of autonomous AI security agents, and on joining ScotlandIS to support the strengthening

The Great Cloud Repatriation: Why UK Businesses Are Bringing Data Home

By updatesPosted on 18th March 202618th March 2026Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

In this latest blog from ScotlandIS member, Pulsant, Chief Marketing Officer Mark Lewis offers his insights into why organisations are increasingly reconsidering public cloud over storing data closer to home. More UK organisations are treating cloud location as a governance

KPMG Tech Innovator in the UK 2026

By updatesPosted on 12th March 202612th March 2026Posted in Industry News, Opportunity

Since 2013, we have been celebrating the trailblazers, difference makers and tech entrepreneurs of tomorrow – bringing together the best of tech and innovation in the UK. If you are a fast-growing scaleup business from early stage to accelerated growth,

Nominate for Sunday Times Fast 50

By updatesPosted on 11th March 202611th March 2026Posted in Industry News, Opportunity

Scotland is renowned for ingenuity and innovation. Nominate your company for The Sunday Times Fast 50 – the definitive list of businesses across the country that are growing successfully at both scale and speed. Nominated companies must have (in order

Major study reveals how ready UK local councils are for AI technology

By updatesPosted on 11th March 202611th March 2026Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

A major UK study examining how local councils are beginning to use AI has revealed widespread gaps and even progress across the country, according to new research led by Heriot‑Watt University and GoLLM. The eighteen‑month study analysed two hundred and eight councils across

Cyber Pulse: Member Voices on Cyber Security

By updatesPosted on 11th March 202611th March 2026Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber, Case Study

A Conversation with Brian Stewart, Senior SE, Scotland at Arctic Wolf. How did you get started in cyber security and what has kept you in the field? I joined Arctic Wolf as part of their continued international expansion into EMEA,

GITEX Global 2026: Expressions of Interest

By updatesPosted on 11th March 202611th March 2026Posted in Industry News, Opportunity

Department for Business and Trade Scotland is currently exploring levels of interest from companies wanting to attend GITEX, which will be held in December, in Dubai. They’re looking at having a UK presence in partnership with TechUK and Tradefair, and

ScotlandIS Member Offer: AI Readiness (AiR) Platform

By updatesPosted on 10th March 202610th March 2026Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, ScotlandIS News, Opportunity

AI is moving quickly across every sector. For ScotlandIS members, the challenge is not whether AI matters, but how to adopt it responsibly and strategically. The AI Readiness Platform (AiR), developed by Jump Digital, provides a structured decision-support framework designed

UK Announces New Investment and Reforms for Space Industry

By updatesPosted on 5th March 20265th March 2026Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

The UK has announced a major package of investment and reform into the UK’s space industry in an aim to make the industry competitive and agile. The funding and reforms will be more focused on four areas that drive economic