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A key to Unlocking Growth: Edinburgh comes top of the table for best cities to start a business outside of London

By updatesPosted on 19th October 202119th October 2021Posted in Industry News

A new report out today from Barclays Eagle Labs and Beauhurst reveals the top cities for the number of high-growth businesses outside of London as Edinburgh, Manchester and Leeds top the list. The ‘Unlocking Growth’ report identifies the key to

European Investment Advisory Hub and ECSO announce first step towards a new pan-European cybersecurity investment instrument

By updatesPosted on 14th October 202114th October 2021Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISCyber

The European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO) and the European Investment Advisory Hub, a joint advisory initiative of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group and the European Commission, announced today their participation in a feasibility study on the design and set-up of

New Digital Programme Helps Northeast Scotland Tech Firms Grow

By updatesPosted on 14th October 202115th October 2021Posted in Industry News, North East Scotland

Eight digital tech businesses from across the northeast of Scotland have seen growth milestones under Opportunity North East’s Digital Business Growth Programme. These include launching new products, securing international contracts, and accelerating their growth ambitions for the sector. The Digital

STARTUP SURGE AND STRONG INVESTMENT SHOW BRIGHT FUTURE FOR TRAVELTECH SECTOR

By updatesPosted on 14th October 202115th October 2021Posted in Industry News, MaaS Scotland

Strong investment in traveltech companies and a thriving startup scene reveal traveltech is key to meeting the challenges facing the travel sector, according to a new report. The Traveltech Report 2021, a collaboration between Tech Nation and Traveltech for Scotland, shows

Scottish Cyber Awards 2021 | Meet the Finalists

By updatesPosted on 14th October 202115th October 2021Posted in Industry News, Member News, ScotlandIS News, ScotlandISCyber

The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) has announced the finalists for the 2021 Scottish Cyber Awards. Now in its fifth year, the awards recognise and celebrate stand-out individuals and organisations making a positive impact in Scotland’s cybersecurity sector. Individual awards span

UK Startups Attract Record £20bn in Tech Investor Funding

By updatesPosted on 14th October 202115th October 2021Posted in Industry News

Despite uncertainty and investor anxiety in other sectors around Brexit, venture capital funding continues to come to the UK in record amounts. In 2021 alone, tech investors have backed UK startups with £20 billion in funding, meaning investment has almost

BCS: Legal Protection Required for ‘Human Review’ in AI Decisions

By updatesPosted on 14th October 202115th October 2021Posted in Industry News, Member News

The professional body for IT has warned that human review of AI decision making should not go without legal protections. BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT said that, as AI doesn’t always involve personal data to make decisions about us, true

Over 90% of Companies Hit by Supply Chain Cybersecurity Breaches

By updatesPosted on 14th October 202115th October 2021Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISCyber

New cybersecurity research has found that 97% of surveyed companies suffered ill-effects due to a breach occurring in their supply chains. In addition, 93% of the companies said that weaknesses in their supply chain had led to a direct cybersecurity

NCSC Head: Ransomware “Most Immediate Danger” to UK Businesses

By updatesPosted on 14th October 202115th October 2021Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISCyber

Head of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Lindy Cameron, has singled out Russia as the biggest perpetrator of ransomware attacks. Speaking at a Chatham House Cyber conference, Cameron said that ransomware attacks pose a threat to everyone, from schools to large

ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY STUDENT WINS TOP AWARD FOR CREATING AI-POWERED MUSIC COMPOSITION TOOL

By updatesPosted on 8th October 20218th October 2021Posted in Industry News, Member News, ScotlandIS News, Skills

Additional three Scottish university students recognised for exemplary innovation in software engineering A student at Aberdeen University has been named Young Software Engineer of the Year 2021 at the ScotlandIS ScotSoft2021 awards ceremony in Edinburgh yesterday evening (7th October). Stepan