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DASA – Wireless Communications, Network and Information Theory Competition

By updatesPosted on 10th February 202110th February 2021Posted in Industry News, Opportunity

£500,000 available for innovation to boost UK wireless communications capability in Information Advantage challenge. The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is looking for innovations to deliver information exchange capabilities that are resilient in a highly-dynamic operating environment where there are

New UK Cyber Security Council to be official governing body on training and standards

By updatesPosted on 10th February 202110th February 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Industry News

The government has set up a new independent body to boost career opportunities and professional standards for the UK’s booming cyber security sector. Government funds new independent body to set standards and define career and learning paths for the cyber

Scottish Government unveils plans to invest £100m in digital

By updatesPosted on 8th February 20218th February 2021Posted in Policy, Industry News, ScotlandIS News, COVID19

Connectivity infrastructure in Scotland is to set for a major boost after ministers unveiled plans to invest over £100m in digital as part of a recovery and renewal budget. The Scottish Government will plough £98.2m into high quality broadband and

Scotland’s tech scene is flourishing with almost 4,500 tech jobs being advertised

By updatesPosted on 5th February 20215th February 2021Posted in Industry News

Scotland is one of the UK’s strongest tech hubs, with the highest number of verified startups (2,442) outside of London and the South East Tech companies in Scotland raised a collective £345 million in venture capital funding in 2020 There

Call for Digital Transformation for Green Energy Transition (EnerDigit)

By updatesPosted on 4th February 20214th February 2021Posted in Industry News, Opportunity

Scottish Enterprise is a partner in a new project that will provide funding for transnational, collaborative R&D projects on the digitalisation of energy systems. The overall aim of the Joint Call 2020 – Digital Transformation for Green Energy Transition – is

Students turn to technology with university choices, new UCAS data shows

By updatesPosted on 4th February 20214th February 2021Posted in Skills, Industry News

New subject data from UCAS shows a big shift towards technology-based degrees, including a 400% jump in acceptances to artificial intelligence (AI) courses. The final release of university and college level application and acceptance figures for the 2020 cycle reveals

£11 million boost for energy entrepreneurs to turn green dreams into reality

By updatesPosted on 4th February 20215th February 2021Posted in Industry News, Opportunity

The latest round of the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund (EEF) seeks to drive forward new clean technologies across all sectors of UK industry. £11 million government funding for UK’s energy entrepreneurs to turn ideas into clean, green technologies that eliminate carbon

Corero Network Security Delivers Strong Performance in 2020

By updatesPosted on 1st February 20211st February 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Industry News

Corero Network Security plc, a leading provider of real-time, high-performance DDoS defense solutions, delivers record-breaking growth in 2020 and sees strong momentum heading into 2021. Corero continued to build on its record H1 2020 performance with increased order intake and revenue growth

Scaleup Accelerator applications open

By updatesPosted on 1st February 20211st February 2021Posted in Industry News, Opportunity

Virtual growth and VC readiness programme for UK high growth tech scaleups. The ScaleUp Accelerator helps scaling tech (often B2B SaaS) UK companies prepare for strong growth and Series A funding. The ScaleUp Accelerator adapted its in-person growth and VC

DASA Open Call for Innovation

By updatesPosted on 1st February 20211st February 2021Posted in Industry News, Opportunity

The Open Call exists to offer suppliers the opportunity to submit their ideas to defence and security stakeholders. The Open Call welcomes innovations that address any defence challenge, or innovations that address security challenges where there is a relevant security