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Apply now to the NCSC Cyber Accelerator! 

By updatesPosted on 16th November 202016th November 2020Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Industry News

Developing the UK’s next generation of cyber security solutions. Applications for the next cohort are now open! The NCSC Cyber Accelerator is a collaboration between the UK Government Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the National Cyber Security

OU receives £1 million funding to support Scottish SMEs

By updatesPosted on 16th November 202016th November 2020Posted in Member News

A £1 million grant has been awarded to The Open University in Scotland to support small to medium-sized businesses with skills training to boost productivity and growth in response to Covid-19. The new funding announced today (13 November 2020) by

Dundee City Council saves up to £1m with move to Brightsolid

By updatesPosted on 16th November 202016th November 2020Posted in Member News

Brightsolid, the managed services company, today announces Dundee City Council is using its Dundee data centre to host 95% of the Council’s information and communications technology (ICT). The migration took place in summer 2020, offsetting an expected investment of £1m

Five UK-based cutting-edge tech firms join HS2 Innovation Accelerator initiative

By updatesPosted on 16th November 202016th November 2020Posted in Member News

The company delivering Britain’s new high speed rail network has today (Monday 9 November 2020) announced the names of the five new cutting-edge tech firms that will join HS2 Ltd’s Innovation Accelerator programme. Focussing on HS2’s innovation challenges of driving innovation in construction and enhancing passengers’ station experience, the five – chosen from 118 applicants to the programme

Is 5G the silver bullet for rural areas?

By updatesPosted on 16th November 202016th November 2020Posted in Member News

Since its inception, 5G has been touted as a technology that favoured dense urban deployments. However, in light of recent evidence this article looks at how suitable 5G is to bridge the digital divide in rural areas. A few years

Par Equity sells stake in Symphonic Software for $31 million

By updatesPosted on 12th November 202012th November 2020Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Industry News

Par Equity has sold its stake in Edinburgh-based portfolio company Symphonic Software in an all-cash transaction for a headline price of $31 million US dollars. Par Equity achieved a blended 8.3x return across two rounds of investment for its EIS Fund, over a

Scottish Dataflow Pioneers invited to join World Economic Forum

By updatesPosted on 11th November 202011th November 2020Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

Obashi Technology Ltd. (Obashi), has become the first Scottish company, and only the sixth UK company, to join the World Economic Forum’s Global Innovators Community and its Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The World Economic Forum’s Global Innovators Community

Policy Steering Group – Under Secretary of State

By updatesPosted on 11th November 202027th January 2021Posted in Brexit, Policy, Member Only

On Monday 9 November, ScotlandIS and our Policy Steering Group met with Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Iain Stewart MP. Minister Stewart thanked ScotlandIS for inviting him to speak to the group and welcomed the opportunity to speak to the tech

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Groundbreaking peatland satellite project could see Scotland offset four years of carbon emissions

By updatesPosted on 10th November 202010th November 2020Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

Scotland could offset more than four years of carbon emissions after an ambitious project overseen by an Edinburgh tech company netted government funding. Capital firm Space Intelligence is using groundbreaking science to measure peatland in detail for the first time.

Celerity Presents Security Panel – The Role Of Security In Digital Transformation

By updatesPosted on 10th November 202010th November 2020Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

Digital Transformation is on the agenda for almost every organisation. It’s seen as important for businesses to grow and beat their competition but does the pace of transformation affect your security? We discuss this and more with Non-Executive Director at