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Innovation in Scotland – the future is bright!

By updatesPosted on 30th March 202130th March 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber

Read the monthly blog from our Head of Cyber, Ciara, as she discusses the latest headways in innovation in Scotland and the cyber sector. There seems to be a lot happening in Scotland currently in relation to growing and supporting

Royal Bank of Scotland’s Latest Green Drive

By updatesPosted on 30th March 202130th March 2021Posted in Industry News, Climate Tech

There are just eight months to go before the eyes of the world fall upon Glasgow as the globe’s most powerful nations come together for COP26. The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties begins on November 1 and for 12 days the

DASA: Open Call for Innovation

By updatesPosted on 30th March 202130th March 2021Posted in Opportunity

The Open Call is looking for innovative ideas to improve the defence and/or security of the UK. Your idea could be a concept, technology or service. Our Emerging Innovations category is for less mature innovations, and our Rapid Impact category is for innovations that

Be-IT EXPANSION PLANS TO TARGET TRANSFORMATION MARKET

By updatesPosted on 30th March 202130th March 2021Posted in Member News

IT recruitment specialists Be-IT have launched a new consultancy division of the multi award-winning company. The expansion will see Be-IT Projects use their pool of highly skilled technology professionals help businesses manage and execute large scale digital transformations. For the

Scottish Online Safety Success Story Announces Series A Investment Round of Over £5M

By updatesPosted on 29th March 202130th March 2021Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

Cyan Forensics Ltd, the Edinburgh based tech company that helps law enforcement, social media and cloud companies find and block harmful content from paedophiles and terrorists, has successfully completed a Series A investment round of just over £5 million led

R&D tax credit specialist Amplifi hails Scottish business wins

By updatesPosted on 29th March 202129th March 2021Posted in Member News

Research and development tax credit specialist Amplifi Solutions has hailed a string of business wins since the turn of the year as it continues to build its presence in Scotland. Founded in Belfast in 2014, the firm has grown rapidly

Can you help accelerate tech that enables climate action in Scotland?

By updatesPosted on 26th March 202126th March 2021Posted in ScotlandIS News, Climate Tech

ScotlandIS, SCDI, BT Scotland, and The Royal Society of Edinburgh are today launching a call for views and plan for engagement as they start work on a new research report. Are you active in climate tech or do you know organisations

LEAD SCOTLAND MAKING ONLINE SECURITY ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL WITH NEW ALTERNATIVE FORMATS

By updatesPosted on 24th March 202124th March 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Diversity and Inclusion, Industry News

Lead Scotland is proud to be working with a range of partners commissioning and developing 16 new alternative formats of online safety and security messaging for people who might find current messaging inaccessible. The new formats will include text formats,

Make a difference to the NHS in Scotland

By updatesPosted on 24th March 202124th March 2021Posted in Industry News, Opportunity

The NHS impacts on everyone’s lives at one time or another and this could be your chance to get involved in improving, sustaining and protecting the health of the local population. What’s involved? NHS Lanarkshire, NHS 24 and the Scottish

Open Policy Steering Group on Climate Tech

By updatesPosted on 24th March 202124th March 2021Posted in Policy, ScotlandIS News, Climate Tech

ScotlandIS will be joined by Professor Sir Dieter Helm as a guest speaker at our next Policy Steering Group on 31st March, for a discussion around climate technology and meeting net zero ambitions. While our Policy Steering Groups are strictly