building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
The British Business Bank is preparing to launch a £150m investment fund in the summer to support the growth of Scottish SMEs. The Investment Fund for Scotland will become the latest in a series of region-specific investment funds from the
Scottish businesses can now accesses free cyber assessments, courtesy of the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC). With the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recently reporting 2.7 million cases of cyber fraud in the UK over 2021-22, organisations must be on the front foot
DLA Piper has appointed Naomi Pryde as partner to its Edinburgh Litigation & Regulatory team. She joined from DWF at the start of the New Year. Naomi has a wealth of experience of handling significant high value and complex disputes
Government grant funding of £450,000 has been pledged to support organisations trialling products and services using 5G mobile networks in the Tay cities region. Tay5G is a programme established by the Tay Cities Deal to help businesses, individuals, the public
University projects from Edinburgh and Aberdeen have each received a £75,000 funding boost from Scottish Enterprise to support renewable energy – and it is branding them examples of the “brilliant” ideas coming out of academic institutions in Scotland. A project
THE ABERDEEN-headquartered Net Zero Technology Centre has launched its 2023 Open Innovation Programme aimed at developing and deploying data and digital technologies that will reduce offshore emissions, accelerate clean energy production, and enable delivery of the UK’s net zero ambitions.
Schoolchildren across North Lanarkshire are being offered the opportunity to take part in workshops and events aimed at inspiring them to pursue a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) career. The outreach of activities is being created by Glasgow-based charity
Check out this blog from CEO Karen Meechan, summarising everything that ScotlandIS has been up to this year on behalf of our membership. At ScotlandIS, our vision is for our membership and the sector to be recognised as innovative, ambitious,
Abertay University has announced the first founding partners connected to its Abertay cyberQuarter centre – Scotland’s new hub for cybersecurity research, development and economic growth. Funded by £5.7m from the UK Government and £6m from the Scottish Government through the
Burness Paull has strengthened its tax team with the appointment of Christine Yuill as a partner, as the firm responds to growing client demand for expert tax advice. Christine Yuill, who is ranked by Chambers and is a chartered tax
