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Craneware sees uptick in sales following slide in growth

By HeatherPosted on 3rd September 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News

Health care billing firm Craneware says it is back on track after growth slipped and caused its shares to plummet by a third. The Edinburgh-based company reported adjusted EBITDA up 11% over the year to the end of June and

Investing in the Automation Revolution

By HeatherPosted on 3rd September 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

AutoRek are excited to reveal that they have recently partnered with Worldwide Business Research (WBR) to create an industry report focusing on the trends and insights of automation and data management within the financial services sector. 100 individuals within the

UK’s two-week festival of data innovation returns

By HeatherPosted on 3rd September 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

The Data Lab, Scotland’s Innovation Centre for data and artificial intelligence, has announced the return of its flagship two-week data festival following the incredible success of last year’s event. Now in its fourth year, DataFest20 is returning to cities across

£75K grants round to combat digital skills gap

By HeatherPosted on 2nd September 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills

Digital Xtra Fund has launched the latest £75k funding round in support of extracurricular activities that boost interest in computing and technology among young people across Scotland. This comes on the heels of alarming figures from SQA showing a massive

Thousands of Glasgow Schoolchildren to Receive Free iPads

By HeatherPosted on 28th August 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills

Nearly 50,000 primary and secondary school pupils in Glasgow are set to receive free iPads as part of the “biggest Apple education initiative in Europe”. The £300 million IT project between Glasgow City Council and CGI will benefit 70,000 children

How do we get more girls into computing science?

By HeatherPosted on 27th August 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills

It is vital that we inspire more girls to take computing science. But to do this, we need to start exciting girls and young women about technology subjects as early as possible. The longer you wait to introduce pupils to

Coding For Women

By akerrPosted on 26th August 201914th February 2020Posted in Member News

Code the City, a charity established in 2017 to promote the use of technology to solve civic problems, is partnering with The Data Lab and global Oracle specialists, Inoapps, to offer two specialist programmes: Young Coders and specific digital workshops for mums looking to return to the workplace in Aberdeen.

Cyber Security Scotland finalist in business awards

By HeatherPosted on 23rd August 201918th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

Thurso-based Cyber Security Scotland is a Finalist in two categories of the Highland Business Awards: Most Promising New Business and Caithness & Sutherland Business of the Year. Founder and Executive Chair Dr Keith Nicholson gave his reaction: “Given the range

Heriot-Watt University welcomes record graduate apprenticeship numbers

By HeatherPosted on 23rd August 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills

Heriot-Watt University’s graduate apprenticeships initiative, already one of the largest of its kind, is poised to welcome a record number of candidates. September’s bumper intake will represent the third cohort since the programme was launched at the Edinburgh-based institution. The

Silicon Valley tech firm teams up with RGU to boost wind turbine output

By HeatherPosted on 22nd August 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News

The Scottish Funding Council-supported partnership involves the Aberdeen-based UK subsidiary of Flicq, which has its headquarters in San Jose, and Robert Gordon University (RGU). It is hoped it may lead to greatly reduced turbine downtime, making sure as little as