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Celebrate the next generation of Software Engineers

By updatesPosted on 13th September 202113th September 2021Posted in Member News, Skills, Industry News, ScotlandIS News

We are delighted that we’ll be able to bring the Young Software Engineer of the Year Awards back in person this year. As always, the YSE Awards showcase some of the brightest minds our universities have to offer. Nominees are

Glasgow’s New Open Data Hub Offers Insight into how the City Operates

By updatesPosted on 13th September 202115th October 2021Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

The recently launched open data hub offers a view on how the city operates. The hub is a place to access data, provide tools to enable people to visualise this, and to tell some simple stories about what the data means for

Digital technology must be at the heart of our battle against climate change

By updatesPosted on 9th September 20219th September 2021Posted in Industry News, ScotlandIS News, Climate Tech

Read this article from BT’s Scotland Director, Jane Wood, as she outlines the importance of digital technology in combating climate change, and highlights the Climate Tech report produced by SCDI, BT, RSE and ScotlandIS. Scotland’s environmental aims are at the

Women in Innovation Awards 2021/22

By updatesPosted on 7th September 20217th September 2021Posted in Diversity and Inclusion, Industry News, Opportunity

Innovate UK, as part of UK Research and Innovation, is offering at least 20 Women in Innovation Awards to female entrepreneurs across the UK. The winners will receive a £50,000 grant and a bespoke package of mentoring, coaching and business

Edinburgh Uni Spin-out Wobble Genomics Scoops £1.2m Investment

By updatesPosted on 2nd September 202115th October 2021Posted in Industry News

Wobble Genomics, a spin-out from the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute, has raised £1.2 million following an investment round led by Eos Advisory. Founded by CEO Richard Kuo in April 2021, the RNA sequencing specialist has developed a range of hardware and

Female-led Scots Reusable Packaging Firm Gets £312k for Climate Fight

By updatesPosted on 1st September 202115th October 2021Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News, Climate Tech

A Scottish tech startup focusing on reusable packaging has gained substantial investment to create an Open Data Standard (reuse.id) for firms. Edinburgh-based Reath has secured £313,000 in pre-seed funding, which it said will be used to improve it’s systems and build its

Carlyle Salary Benchmarking Survey

By updatesPosted on 1st September 20217th September 2021Posted in Member News, Industry News, ScotlandIS News

ScotlandIS have collaborated with Carlyle, to compile an industry-leading salary benchmarking report looking at the remuneration of all C-suite disciplines in the most exciting, high-growth tech businesses in Scotland. Reliable data around this sector, specifically in Scotland, is imperative in

New Platform Hopes to Boost ‘Digital Footfall’ for Scotland’s High Streets

By updatesPosted on 27th August 202115th October 2021Posted in Industry News

A new online platform has launched with the aim of bringing communities together ‘virtually’ to boost local economies. Launched by the Scottish Tech Army, the SOLE Scotland (Supporting our Local Economy) platform hopes to increase “digital footfall” for Scottish high street

Colleges Partner to Boost STEM Learning for Fife Kids

By updatesPosted on 27th August 202115th October 2021Posted in Skills, Industry News

New learning opportunities will help kids to engage with technology and engineering through at-home activities. The Children’s University (CU) Scotland and Fife College are partnering to give around 700 Fife kids access to a range of new STEM learning opportunities. A partnership

Growing our digital economy

By updatesPosted on 24th August 20218th September 2021Posted in Industry News, Opportunity

A £25 million fund will help businesses utilise digital technologies and enhance workforce skills. The DigitalBoost Development Grant Fund offers small to medium-sized businesses grants, on a 50/50 investment basis, worth between £2,500 and £20,000. The fund has already helped