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Are organisations really ready to work from home?

By updatesPosted on 23rd October 202029th October 2020Posted in Member News

2020 really has been a bit of a year. We all looked forward to new year full of potential. A new decade, Olympics, Euro 2020, family events, holidays and personal milestones. Some might say even clarity with the Brexit issues

Intelligens Consulting named Telecoms Consultancy of the Year 2020

By updatesPosted on 23rd October 202023rd October 2020Posted in Member News

On the back of a successful spate of client wins and first rate client testimonials we are delighted to announce that Intelligens Consulting has been awarded Telecoms Consultancy of the Year 2020. The award was made by Scottish Enterprise Awards

How We Helped Eventace Create an Easy-To-Use Web & Mobile App

By updatesPosted on 22nd October 202022nd October 2020Posted in Member News

We had the exciting opportunity to work with Eventace after their founder, Del Cotton, reached out to us in January this year. Eventace needed someone to handle the web app development for their brand-new venture. Translating Complex Ideas Into a Workable Platform

Scottish schools must crack the code on digital learning

By updatesPosted on 21st October 202021st October 2020Posted in Skills, ScotlandIS News

Computing studies have long been a subject of intense debate within Scottish education. At a time when digital skills have never been more important, the number of secondary school teachers having this as their main subject has dropped by more than

Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) Open Call for Innovation

By updatesPosted on 20th October 202020th October 2020Posted in Industry News, Opportunity

The Open Call is looking for innovative ideas to improve the defence and security of the UK. Your idea could be a concept, product or service, at various levels of maturity. The only way to submit a proposal to the

Converged Delivers Cyber Awareness Training to Social Services Regulator

By updatesPosted on 19th October 202019th October 2020Posted in Member News

Scottish IT and cyber security company Converged Communication Solutions has delivered a cyber awareness training session to those who oversee the running of the regulatory body of Scotland’s social service workforce. The Aberdeen-headquartered company presented an online development session to

Derek Gibb from Sales Director to Chief Commercial Officer

By updatesPosted on 16th October 202019th October 2020Posted in Member News

Derek joined Net Talent 8 years ago and quickly established himself as a key member of the business. His early success in developing new key client relationships meant that within two years he was promoted to a full member of

Research and Policy: September and October Updates

By updatesPosted on 15th October 202015th October 2020Posted in Policy, ScotlandIS News

A few updates from myself and the wider team here at ScotlandIS on our latest Research and Policy activity in the last 6 weeks. In September, we listened to our members and responded on behalf of them with regards to

Cyber centre set to reduce digital harm

By updatesPosted on 15th October 202015th October 2020Posted in Member News

A team of Edinburgh scientists will play a key role in a new cyber security centre that will help keep citizens safe online. The £8.6 million national Research Centre on Privacy, Harm Reduction and Adversarial Influence Online (REPHRAIN) will explore the

Edinburgh cyber security firm Adarma hails over 60 new jobs and record year as revenue hits £41m

By updatesPosted on 15th October 202015th October 2020Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Industry News

Adarma has hailed a record year, with revenues rising 27 per cent to £41m. It is the seventh year of consecutive double digit percentage growth for the Edinburgh and London-based business, and follows a 24 per cent rise to £32m in 2018.