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Nominations Close for Programme Supporting Gender Diversity in Tech Sector as PDMS Become Latest Supporter

Earlier this week, the Tech Talent Charter (TCC) released its latest annual “Diversity in Tech” report, which showed some progress being made in addressing the long standing issue of gender diversity in the sector but that this still only amounted

Burness Paull Signals Confidence In Resilient UK Financial Services Sector With New Partner Appointment

By updatesPosted on 24th February 202124th February 2021Posted in Member News

Financial services specialist Caroline Stevenson has joined Burness Paull as head of our dedicated FS Regulatory team. The firm, which is a leader in financial services and particularly M&A deals in the sector, has recruited Caroline to take advantage of

Shared Services Programme Bidder event – 9 March

By updatesPosted on 24th February 202124th February 2021Posted in Member News

The Scottish Government Shared Services programme is looking to engage with the market on options to transform the provision of shared services in government. We currently deploy separate Oracle eBusiness Suite solutions for HR/Payroll and Finance. This enables the delivery

Infinity Works becomes part of Accenture

By updatesPosted on 23rd February 202123rd February 2021Posted in Member News

Cloud and digital transformation consultancy Infinity Works has today been acquired by Accenture, the leading professional services company. The acquisition strengthens and expands the cloud delivery and engineering capabilities of Accenture Cloud First in the UK. With experience across multiple

Satellites to help safeguard sustainability of palm oil, with launch of UK and Mexico project

By updatesPosted on 23rd February 202124th February 2021Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, Climate Tech

The long-term sustainability of Mexican palm oil production has been given a major boost with the announcement that FEMEXPALMA, the association of Mexican palm oil producers, will use satellites to monitor and safeguard sustainable land use practices, including the protection of

Applications Open for Digital Xtra Fund’s 2021 Grant Awards

By updatesPosted on 22nd February 202122nd February 2021Posted in Member News, Skills, ScotlandIS News

Schools, clubs and activity providers teaching young people digital skills are all encouraged to apply. Funding applications have opened for this year’s grants programme from Digital Xtra Fund, Scotland’s charity committed to increasing the number and diversity of young people

PIONEERING START-UPS SELECTED FOR AI ACCELERATOR PROGRAMME

By updatesPosted on 19th February 202119th February 2021Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

15 PIONEERING START-UPS SELECTED FOR AI ACCELERATOR BASED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH’S BAYES CENTRE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCALE SPACE Entrepreneurs creating AI powered robotic gloves, personalised medicine, through to ‘x-ray vision’ software are some of the 15 trail blazing

Save the Date – DataFest 2021

By updatesPosted on 19th February 202119th February 2021Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

DataFest, brought to you by The Data Lab, is returning for 2021 and kicks off on the 25th of March with a free virtual launch, including a keynote talk from a very special guest speaker. DataFest 2021 will feature events

Developing the COVID-19 National Notification & Digital Tracing Service

By updatesPosted on 18th February 202118th February 2021Posted in Member News, COVID19

Read the following case study from Storm ID on the work they undertook during the pandemic to help develop Scotland’s National Notification & Digital Tracing Service, to support test results delivery for people in Scotland who had been tested for

IFB supports Cyber Scotland Week by providing free cyber security vulnerability checks to Scottish organisations

By updatesPosted on 18th February 202118th February 2021Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

Aberdeen based IFB has unveiled a limited number of complimentary cyber security vulnerability checks – designed to help businesses clearly understand how to fix vulnerabilities in their digital infrastructure and systems. IFB’s Threat Intelligence offering is part of a suite