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Workers In Scotland Struggle With A Lack Of Social Interaction As Wellbeing Drops During Lockdown

By updatesPosted on 26th May 202026th May 2020Posted in COVID19, Member News

· 66% of workers in Scotland rated their wellbeing positive before lockdown restrictions, dropping to 34% since lockdown has been in place · 23% of professionals report that a lack of social interaction has had the greatest impact on their wellbeing · 42%

Four-phase route map to ease Scotland out of lockdown

By HeatherPosted on 21st May 202021st May 2020Posted in COVID19, Policy, ScotlandIS News

The First Minister today outlined a four-phase route map to ease Scotland out of current lockdown measures, proposed to start on 28th May 2020. Below we have detailed some of the key points your business needs to be aware of

Wyld’s location tech tested for social distancing

By updatesPosted on 21st May 202021st May 2020Posted in COVID19, Industry News

Location technology developed for concerts, sports events and transport hubs is being tested for use in providing social distancing alerts as Britain slowly returns to work. Wyld Networks is trialling a monitoring app with a company that promotes innovations in

Pivotal Enterprise Resilience Fund (PERF) reopens this morning – but will close again soon.

By updatesPosted on 14th May 202014th May 2020Posted in COVID19, Industry News

The Scottish Government’s Pivotal Enterprise Resilience Fund (PERF), available to SME firms that are vital to Scotland’s economy and have been impacted by COVID-19 reopens this morning – but will likely close by 5pm Monday 18th May. The enterprise agencies

Tech firm launches wrist buzzer which tells bosses if employees are not social distancing

By updatesPosted on 12th May 202012th May 2020Posted in COVID19, Industry News

An Edinburgh-based technology firm has launched a wrist-worn device that will alert workers and their employers if they stray within two metres of a colleague. The ‘Safedistance’ gadget has been devised by Reactec based on existing technology designed to protect

COVID-19: Managing Data Protection Issues As We Move Into The Next Phase

By updatesPosted on 12th May 202013th May 2020Posted in COVID19, Member News

As the UK moves into the next phase of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisations will face a new set of challenges when it comes to thinking about data protection compliance. In this update we look at three areas:

Remote working – what’s next?

By updatesPosted on 12th May 202012th May 2020Posted in COVID19, Member News

Businesses across the UK have moved their teams to remote working in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The transition of IT systems and devices out of the office and into the homes of employees has generally been relatively smooth. But

Lords Democracy and Digital Technology Committee to quiz Ministers on ‘fake news’ including during Covid-19 crisis

By HeatherPosted on 12th May 202012th May 2020Posted in COVID19, Industry News

The House of Lords Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies will today hold its first virtual public meeting when it takes evidence from three Ministers on the impact of misinformation both during the current Corvid-19 crisis and on our democracy

ScotlandIS welcomes new government funding to connect the country’s most vulnerable

By HeatherPosted on 7th May 20207th May 2020Posted in COVID19, Policy, ScotlandIS News

ScotlandIS welcomes news today (Thursday 7th May) of the Scottish Government’s plan to invest £5 million for internet connections, training and support, and a laptop or tablet, to vulnerable people who are not already online during the response to coronavirus

The Private Sector – Hidden Heroes in Healthcare Transformation

By updatesPosted on 6th May 20205th May 2020Posted in COVID19, Member News

Widening access to services. Improving patient outcomes. Maximising productivity and efficiency for staff. These are just some of the ways the private sector can help transform our public services – especially the NHS. Facing demographic change, budgetary restraints and the