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ScotSoft2021 – Did someone say Cyber?

By updatesPosted on 4th October 20214th October 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

This year’s virtual ScotSoft 2021 is shaping up to be as insightful as ever, with nearly thirty speaker sessions bringing together global names to talk about digital transformation or machine learning, to space technologies or ethical hacking. To give you

Karen Meechan appointed as CEO of Scotland’s tech trade body

By updatesPosted on 1st October 20211st October 2021Posted in Industry News, ScotlandIS News

Karen Meechan has been appointed as the chief executive officer of Scotland’s technology trade association. Meechan, who was serving as interim CEO, has been confirmed in the role after her predecessor Jane Morrison-Ross stepped aside earlier this year to take

IGS selected vertical farm of choice to join Greentech Alliance

By updatesPosted on 1st October 20211st October 2021Posted in Member News, Climate Tech

Intelligent Growth Solutions, the agritech innovator delivering vertical farming solutions globally, has been selected as the vertical farm of choice to join the Greentech Alliance. Greentech Alliance is an international organisation aimed at connecting stakeholders using the power of community

Time to thrive for data and the Scottish tech sector

By updatesPosted on 1st October 2021Posted in ScotlandISData

Recent figures show that the Scottish Tech sector is performing well and demonstrating significant growth. Across the country, Tech companies have raised £446 million this year which is a record for the sector. There has also been a dramatic increase

Glasgow Uni Launches Centre for Quantum Technology

By updatesPosted on 30th September 202115th October 2021Posted in Member News

Glasgow University has announced the launch of a dedicated quantum technology centre to develop new projects and become a future ‘centre of excellence’. The Centre for Quantum Technology aims to build on its “expertise and experience” as currently one of the largest

Bold new strategy to fuel UK’s world-class space sector

By updatesPosted on 29th September 202129th September 2021Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

New plans to strengthen the UK as a world class space nation by firing up its multibillion-pound space industry have been set out in a National Space Strategy launched this week. From connecting people with their friends and family and monitoring climate

PLANS FOR SCOTTISH CYBER INNOVATION HUB BACKED BY INDUSTRY LEADERS

By updatesPosted on 28th September 202128th September 2021Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber, Industry News

Industry leaders have backed plans to create the first Scottish Cyber Security Innovation Hub, to help drive further growth and innovation in Scotland’s thriving cyber security sector. ScotlandIS Cyber is leading the initiative, which is set to benefit the economy through the creation of new jobs and place

STP announces digital business partnership with Commsworld

By updatesPosted on 28th September 202128th September 2021Posted in Member News

Commsworld, the UK’s largest independent network provider, is delighted to announce a new digital partnership with Scotland’s Towns Partnership (STP). Edinburgh-headquartered Commsworld will work with STP to support its key Digital Towns initiative so organisations in STP’s Scotland Improvement Districts

Scotland’s Progress to the Cloud

By updatesPosted on 28th September 202128th September 2021Posted in Member News

This blog from ScotlandIS Chair, Alison McLaughlin, details her thoughts on Scotland’s progress to the Cloud and why public and private sector collaboration is key. I was invited to chair the Holyrood Connect Cloud Services in the Public Sector conference

Lloyds Cyber Response Chief Shares Leadership Journey with Diversity in Cyber Security Group

By updatesPosted on 24th September 202124th September 2021Posted in Diversity and Inclusion, ScotlandIS News

“Empowering Women to Lead Cyber Security”, the new initiative designed to tackle gender diversity in cyber security, has been meeting in person for the first time in Edinburgh this week. The programme is a collaboration between leadership coaching consultants Empowering-You