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Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland calls for greater awareness of rising threat

By updatesPosted on 22nd November 202322nd November 2023Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

The Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland has issued a plea for additional funding to be allocated to fighting organised crime through a new collaborative multi-agency model. Results have revealed that more than £3m of defrauded money was recovered or ceased

Heriot-Watt & InnoScot Partner for US Regulatory Workshop

By updatesPosted on 22nd November 202322nd November 2023Posted in Member News

Heriot-Watt University’s Medical Device Manufacturing Centre (MDMC) and InnoScot Health are looking to help entrepreneurs in the medical technology field land compliance in the US. This collaborative effort builds upon a successful five-year agreement signed last year, aiming to bring healthcare innovations to life. According to Statista,

Four Scottish firms honoured in Deloitte’s 2023 UK Technology Fast 50 List

By updatesPosted on 22nd November 202322nd November 2023Posted in Industry News

Four Scotland-based firms are included in a list of the 50 fastest growing technology businesses in the UK. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over the last four years. The Original Fit Factory, a Glasgow software firm focused on wellness and fitness, is ranked

Sow the Seeds for Business Growth

By updatesPosted on 22nd November 202322nd November 2023Posted in Opportunity, SCEA

Are you an early-stage company? Do you have challenges in prototyping and scaling your manufacturing or have engineering challenges? Do you have a product or service that can help unlock other established manufacturing or engineering company’s challenges? If so, CeeD

CGI and Edinburgh Napier University announce digital partnership

By updatesPosted on 21st November 202321st November 2023Posted in Member News

IT consulting firm CGI and Edinburgh Napier University have partnered to help improve the stakeholder experience for those involved in higher education, while growing the Scottish digital economy. The agreement will see CGI leverage its business advisory and technology expertise

Students across Scotland take part in mock cyberattack scenario to test crisis response

By updatesPosted on 21st November 202321st November 2023Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

Students across Scotland have taken part in a mock cyberattack scenario to test crisis management and response capabilities. The simulated exercise was hosted at Abertay University’s cyberQuarter in Dundee as university and college students from around the country participated in

HAYS RESEARCH SUGGESTS HYBRID WORKING IN SCOTLAND SHOWING SIGNS OF LEVELLING OUT

By updatesPosted on 20th November 202320th November 2023Posted in Member News

Research reveals 39% of professionals in Scotland working hybrid; 39% working full-time in office Hybrid working levelling out, but real issue must be working ‘productively’ not ‘harder’, says Hays As the “office versus remote working” debate continues, new research by

SaxaVord Spaceport Shoots for Orbital Launch in Late 2025

By updatesPosted on 16th November 202316th November 2023Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

SaxaVord Spaceport is planning to host a programme of orbital rocket launches by HyImpulse Technologies from late 2025. The announcement comes after the German rocket launch provider has carried out an extensive series of engine tests in Shetland over the past three years.

LastingAsset reaches final of Santander X Awards

By updatesPosted on 16th November 202316th November 2023Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

ScotlandIS member, LastingAsset, is a finalist at the UK-wide Santander X Awards. Competing in the University category, the Edinburgh Napier spinout was shortlisted into the top 100 companies out of 1,580 applicants from across the UK (and over 900 applicants

Scottish Tech Ecosystem Fund Supports New Leadership Initiative for Female Tech Founders

By updatesPosted on 16th November 202316th November 2023Posted in Skills, Diversity and Inclusion, Industry News

Empowering You, the leadership development specialists behind the award winning “Empowering Women to Lead Digital Transformation/Cyber Security” initiatives have received support from the Scottish Tech Ecosystem Fund to launch a new program, specifically designed to support female tech founders in