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UK Climate Tech Ranks Third for Global Investment

By updatesPosted on 27th January 202227th January 2022Posted in Climate Tech, Industry News

The UK has ranked as the third biggest destination for climate tech venture capital, according to a new study. The data was revealed in PwC UK’s Net Zero Future50 report. It noted the UK received over £6.5 billion of VC funding from

ScotlandIS response to the Government Cyber Security Strategy

By updatesPosted on 27th January 202227th January 2022Posted in Industry News, Policy, ScotlandIS News, ScotlandISCyber

ScotlandIS Cyber is delighted to see the UK government’s strong focus on cyber resilience with the launch of the Government Cyber Security Strategy. Following the National Cyber Strategy (launched in December 2021) which seeks to firmly establish the UK as

Developing a Digital Economy Skills Action Plan: Invitation to Employer and Stakeholder Workshops

By updatesPosted on 26th January 202226th January 2022Posted in Industry News, Member News, Opportunity, Skills

Digital skills are essential skills for the Scottish economy and for employers operating in it. It is crucialthat employers can access the range digital skills that they need. Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is working with ekosgen to develop a Digital

Equity Firm Key to Use Scots Platform Aveni.ai to Help Vulnerable Customers

By updatesPosted on 19th January 202219th January 2022Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISData

Equity release firm Key has revealed it is working with Edinburgh-based speech analytics platform Aveni.ai as it seeks to build on its customer service with artificial intelligence. Aveni.ai’s tech will be at the heart of Key’s customer interactions – monitoring conversations with AI to

Innovate UK Smart Grants: January 2022

By updatesPosted on 19th January 202219th January 2022Posted in Industry News, Opportunity

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25million for game-changing and commercially viable R&D innovation that can significantly impact the UK economy. This funding is from Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation. Smart is

Search for Scotland’s very best digital technology innovation and talent is underway

By updatesPosted on 13th January 202213th January 2022Posted in Industry News, Opportunity, ScotlandIS News, ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandISData

Nominations now open for the twelfth annual ScotlandIS Digital Technology Awards in Glasgow New categories announced including Climate Champion, Open-Source Contribution and Best Workplace Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 Digital Technology Awards, led once again by ScotlandIS

Scottish EDGE 19 open for applications

By updatesPosted on 13th January 202213th January 2022Posted in Industry News, Opportunity

Scottish EDGE is back for Round 19 – bigger and better than ever! Launched on 11th January, it will be continuing with the Royal Bank of Scotland supported Net Zero EDGE award which had its debut at COP26 last year,

New rocket test facility under construction in Scotland

By updatesPosted on 10th January 202210th January 2022Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISData

The UK Space Agency welcomes the news that British company Orbex is constructing a state-of-the-art rocket test facility in Kinloss, Scotland. Ian Annett, Deputy CEO of the UK Space Agency, said: The construction of this new facility marks another major

Scottish Enterprise welcomes Falkirk Growth Deal

By updatesPosted on 10th January 202210th January 2022Posted in Industry News

Up to 2000 jobs and £1bn worth of future investment is expected to result from the signing of the Heads of Terms agreement between UK Government, Scottish Government and Falkirk Council in the transformative Falkirk growth Deal. The deal means 11

THE GLOBAL BUSINESS INNOVATION PROGRAMME: Japan – 5G Technology

By updatesPosted on 10th January 202210th January 2022Posted in Industry News, Opportunity, ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandISData

The Global Business Innovation Programme –5G is organised by Innovate UK and delivered by Innovate UK EDGE. It consists of a four-day innovation visit focussed on Japan’s thriving cellular technology system, including a post-visit exploitation workshop, along with support for