Industry News Archives

Opportunity to deliver Beta phase of Scottish Government’s Payment Programme

By updatesPosted on 27th February 202027th February 2020Posted in Industry News, Opportunity

Having already completed a Discovery and Alpha phase, Scottish Government’s Digital Commercial Service is now looking to work with a partner, or consortium, to deliver the Beta phase of their payments service. Interested companies are invited to bidder days on

NCR to expand Dundee workforce with 50 graduate and intern roles

By updatesPosted on 26th February 202026th February 2020Posted in Industry News

NCR, which operates a research and development centre of excellence in the city, is looking to recruit the best graduate talent to grow its Dundee headcount beyond 600 staff. Students were given an insight into the wide range of products

Financial Readiness Talks

By updatesPosted on 26th February 202026th February 2020Posted in Industry News

Are you a start-up company about to embark on your first fundraising campaign? Or you are considering your next move should it be debt or equity to fund it? How do you get Funder ready? Come along to one of

Demonstrators addressing cyber security challenges in the Internet of Things: round 2

By updatesPosted on 24th February 202024th February 2020Posted in Industry News, Opportunity, ScotlandISCyber

UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £4 million for collaborative R&D projects addressing major cyber security challenges in the Internet of Things. Innovate UK is to invest up to £4 million in collaborative, business led research

The Big Data Show

By updatesPosted on 20th February 202020th February 2020Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISCyber

To celebrate Safer Internet Day on 11 February, the ground-breaking immersive experience The Big Data Show announces first public date Civic Digits Theatre Company hacks your phone to explore big data and digital citizenship in a ground-breaking show co-written by

PwC Scotland gives 700 school kids a lesson in Cyber Security

By updatesPosted on 19th February 202019th February 2020Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISCyber

More than 700 pupils across 20 schools are being given a lesson in Cyber Security by staff from PwC Scotland as part of Cyber Scotland Week 2020. Staff from the firm’s Glasgow and Edinburgh offices are delivering a lesson which

Annual Diversity & Inclusion survey 2020

By updatesPosted on 18th February 202018th February 2020Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISCyber

An annual survey has been launched by the NCSC and KPMG looking at diversity and inclusion in the UK cyber workforce The NCSC and KPMG are working together to launch an annual diversity and inclusion survey. The survey will provide benchmark

£1.2 billion for the world’s most powerful weather and climate supercomputer

By updatesPosted on 18th February 2020Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISData

Predicting severe weather and the impacts of climate change will be faster and more accurate than ever before. Predicting severe weather and the impacts of climate change will be faster and more accurate than ever before, thanks to confirmation of

100% Funded Challenge – SEPA Waste Scanner

By updatesPosted on 14th February 202014th February 2020Posted in Industry News, Opportunity

Plastic waste is currently one of the world’s most serious and widely discussed environmental challenges. There are a myriad of potential solutions to contain the impact of plastics. A key barrier to the adoption of a circular economy is the

Glasgow ranks as top large city in Europe for foreign direct investment

By updatesPosted on 14th February 202014th February 2020Posted in Industry News

Glasgow ranks first out of all large European cities for foreign direct investment strategy, according to new analysis by fDi Intelligence. Glasgow obtained the award alongside cities such as London, Vilnius, Reykjavik and Galway. The analysis by fDi Intelligence highlighted that Invest