building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
The Government has welcomed a preliminary decision that paves the way for the continued free flow of personal data between the EU and the UK. The European Commission published draft data adequacy decisions on Friday which conclude that the UK
ScotlandIS were pleased that the UK and EU were able to agree a new trade and cooperation agreement on December 30th, 2020. Since 2016, ScotlandIS have worked closely with the UK Government to ensure that the digital and tech sector
This month will be my final blog post of 2020, and what a strange year it has been on the policy landscape across the UK. At ScotlandIS, we have endeavoured to keep our members’ interests at the forefront of our
ScotlandIS has been working at both a Scottish and UK Government level to ensure that the voice of the industry is heard as Brexit negotiations take place and that appropriate guidance is available to the sector. We encourage all our
Yesterday ScotlandIS were delighted to welcome Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Immigration, Kevin Foster MP to address our members on the latest developments to the new UK Points Based System. The Minister spoke about the importance of the tech
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
Yesterday, ScotlandIS Head of Data, Katy Guthrie, hosted a roundtable to focus on the impact of the end of the Brexit transition agreement on international data flows. We heard from Martin Sloan, Data & Tech Partner at Brodies LLP, on
On the 8th of October, we organised a breakfast meeting on ‘no deal’ preparedness for digital tech companies, in partnership with the UK Tech Cluster, Tech Nation and The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) in Edinburgh. Dom Hallas, former official
With the increasing probability of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU without a deal on the 31st of October, we recommend all our members should step up their preparations for this possibility. At the foot of this article, you will find
Just before Christmas, the UK Government published its plans for a post-Brexit immigration policy. Since access to international talent is crucial to many of our members, we’ve prepared an overview of the proposed changes and their potential impact. What are
