building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
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
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
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
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
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
Three Scottish tech for good entrepreneurs, including one ScotlandIS member, have progressed from the semi-finals of the Startup Summit Competition and will now compete for the grand prize. Judges from FutureX, Johnston Carmichael, STV and ClearSky Logic selected Christian Arno (Pawprint), Lynne
A study by the University of Edinburgh has found that smart analysis of football data could help Scottish clubs build a better game after the pandemic. Using a wealth of available digital information, clubs can gain a clearer understanding of who their
ScotSoft 2021 is virtual this year and completely free to attend, which means anyone can join! Even if you’re part of a non-tech industry, you might learn about how technology could help improve your business, or you might be interested
This year’s ScotSoft 2021 event will bring together a whole host of global speakers covering a huge range of topics, from the leadership variety of digital transformation or retaining talent, to the highly technical subjects of artificial intelligence or space
Karen Meechan has been appointed as the chief executive officer of Scotland’s technology trade association. Meechan, who was serving as interim CEO, has been confirmed in the role after her predecessor Jane Morrison-Ross stepped aside earlier this year to take
