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ScotlandIS briefing – Preparing Scotland’s FinTech sector for Brexit

By HeatherPosted on 2nd March 20174th December 2019Posted in Brexit, ScotlandIS News

The briefing focuses on the impact of Brexit on Scotland’s burgeoning FinTech sector and is produced in partnership with leading Scottish law firm Burness Paull, a ScotlandIS member company.

ScotlandIS Brexit Briefing No. 3 – FinTech after Brexit

By HeatherPosted on 22nd February 20174th December 2019Posted in Brexit, ScotlandIS News

By Svea Miesch, Research and Policy Manager in association with Burness Paull The UK is the leading global hub for FinTech, according to an analysis from consulting firm EY comparing seven FinTech ecosystems across the world. The growth is mainly driven by

#DigitalTech2016 – what happened next?

By HeatherPosted on 8th February 20174th December 2019Posted in ScotlandIS News

With the countdown to the DigiTech awards well and truly started, ScotlandIS present the first of a series of articles taking a look back at some of last year’s winners and nominees. What have they been up to since lifting

#DigitalTech2016 – what happened next?

By HeatherPosted on 8th February 20174th December 2019Posted in ScotlandIS News

With the countdown to the DigiTech awards well and truly started, ScotlandIS present the first of a series of articles taking a look back at some of last year’s winners and nominees. What have they been up to since lifting

ScotlandIS Brexit Briefing No.2 – Data protection after Brexit

By HeatherPosted on 2nd February 20174th December 2019Posted in Brexit, ScotlandIS News

By Svea Miesch, Research and Policy Manager in association with Pinsent Masons When we surveyed ScotlandIS members about their concerns in relation to Brexit in July, the future of data protection rules was one of the most mentioned topics. The

From drones to little lighthouses – 10 inspiring projects funded by Digital Xtra

By HeatherPosted on 30th January 20174th December 2019Posted in ScotlandIS News

The Digital Xtra fund has awarded £150,000 to a series of sustainable digital initiatives aimed at engaging and inspiring Scotland’s next generation of digital makers. Sums of up to £25,000 were awarded to support 10 extracurricular computing science projects, including

Place digital at the heart of public service reform

By HeatherPosted on 30th January 20174th December 2019Posted in ScotlandIS News

Our new report focusing on the digital transformation of public services in Scotland has highlighted the need to accelerate the pace of change to ensure Scotland reaps the opportunities offered by new technologies. The report: ‘Smart Citizens, Smart City Regions – Delivering

Scotland’s Digital Technology Awards 2017 are open for entries

By HeatherPosted on 25th January 20174th December 2019Posted in ScotlandIS News

Over the last 12 months high profile Scottish digital technology success stories have made the news both here and abroad, highlighting our ability to create and scale world-class technology businesses. We have seen established companies go from strength to strength

ScotlandIS Brexit Briefing No. 1 – UK Government Brexit strategy

By HeatherPosted on 20th January 20174th December 2019Posted in Brexit, ScotlandIS News

Welcome to the ScotlandIS Brexit Briefing, which will provide you with a regular update on Brexit news, associated regulatory and legal issues and what they could mean for Scotland’s digital technologies industry. We hope this will provide some of the

What the Scottish Budget 2017-18 means for Scotland’s tech sector

By HeatherPosted on 11th January 20174th December 2019Posted in ScotlandIS News

In December, Finance Secretary Derek Mackay presented the Scottish budget for 2017-18. To start off the new year, we would like to give you a quick overview of the upcoming changes to taxes, business support programmes and other initiatives that