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Tim Peake secured for DataFest20 STEM events

By HeatherPosted on 22nd November 20194th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

Over 400 primary and secondary school pupils in Scotland will have the chance to hear from Tim Peake, thanks to The Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI. The organisation is running STEM events in Aberdeen and Edinburgh

Scottish Business Minister announces 25th Inoapps recruit through CodeClan partnership

By HeatherPosted on 19th November 20194th December 2019Posted in Member News

Leading global Oracle consultancy Inoapps is today celebrating the 25th developer hire to its Linlithgow operation through its partnership with CodeClan. Founded four years ago, CodeClan is Scotland’s industry-led digital skills academy, focused on bridging the nation’s IT skills gap. The

Edinburgh tech start-up wins pan European pitching competition

By HeatherPosted on 18th November 20194th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

Cyan Forensics has been announced as the winner of PitchGovTech as part of the GovTech Summit 2019 The Scottish digital start-up has created a digital forensic analysis tool to find child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on devices within minutes Cyan

Happy World Usability Day!

By HeatherPosted on 14th November 20194th December 2019Posted in Member News

User Vision are celebrating World Usability Day 2019! Once again, we are holding a FREE open house to showcase user experience by presenting a set of great workshops, product demos and activities. This year’s theme is ‘Designing for the future

Ecometrica to lead extension to Forests 2020 Project

By HeatherPosted on 12th November 20194th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

The UK Space Agency’s Forests 2020 project is set for expansion, with more crop monitoring and a new country joining for an extended final phase. Project managed by Ecometrica, Forests 2020 uses advanced mapping technologies, satellite data and other insight

NCC Group proud to be gold sponsors of SQA Star Awards in Glasgow this week

By HeatherPosted on 12th November 20194th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

We are delighted to be sponsoring the Scottish Qualification Authority’s (SQA) annual Star Awards on 15 November 2019. The awards are a celebration of outstanding achievements in education and training not just in Scotland, but throughout the UK and around

AI and the workforce: empowering or endangering?

By HeatherPosted on 4th November 20194th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, Skills

“The advent of AI in the workplace has been compared in some quarters to the Industrial Revolution, where the introduction of machinery was seen to be replacing real jobs for real people, prompting fear and anger. “Arguably, this belief is

Incremental Group Dynamics Forums

By HeatherPosted on 30th October 20194th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

The UK’s fastest growing Dynamics event is coming to a city near you. Dynamics Forums are designed to support business application owners and superusers to utilise the full power of the Microsoft suite of applications. Learn and share in interactive

Up to 90% of banks’ processes to be hosted on the cloud

By HeatherPosted on 30th October 20194th December 2019Posted in Member News

Investment in the cloud is expected to grow at more than six times the rate of general IT spending in 2020, with 90% of banks using the cloud in decade, according to a new report by Digital Solutions firm, Exception.

The TechForce creates pathway to help people kick-start a career in cyber security

By HeatherPosted on 30th October 20194th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

North-east students and professionals have been given the opportunity to kick-start their career in cyber security thanks to a special competition launched by an Aberdeen firm. The TechForce, which specialises in cyber security solutions and consultancy, has pledged to support