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BT Wins £350m Contract for Scots Public Sector Connectivity

By updatesPosted on 27th April 202327th April 2023Posted in Member News

BT has secured a multi-million pound contract worth up to £350 million over the next six years to become the sole provider to deliver public sector connectivity across Scotland. The Scottish Wide Area Network (SWAN) contract, which has been awarded by

The Growing Value of Project Delivery as a Service (PDaaS)

By updatesPosted on 26th April 202326th April 2023Posted in Member News

In recent years, the use of Project Delivery as a Service (PDaaS) has become increasingly popular among businesses of all sizes. This is because PDaaS offers a range of benefits, including reduced costs, increased efficiency, and improved project outcomes. In

Informed Solutions Selected by Scottish Government as Digital Delivery Partner for Its Agriculture Reform Programme

By updatesPosted on 25th April 202325th April 2023Posted in Member News

Informed Solutions has been selected as the digital delivery partner for the Digital and Information Services Division (DISD) within the Directorate for Agriculture and the Rural Economy (ARE) – the body responsible for supporting Scotland’s sustainable economic growth in agriculture,

Building an InfoSec company culture – transparently.tech have become ISO 27001 certified

By updatesPosted on 25th April 2023Posted in Member News

Check out this blog post from transparently.tech on their journey in achieving ISO 27001 certification. We are extremely pleased and excited to announce that we have recently become ISO 27001 certified! This international standard is designed to assure organisations manage

University of Glasgow Helps Develop Stress-Monitoring App

By updatesPosted on 18th April 202318th April 2023Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

New research conducted in part by the University of Glasgow suggests that stress data collected by wearable tech and shared between close friends could enable new forms of mutual care for mental health. Computing scientists from Scotland and China are behind the

University of Edinburgh AI Accelerator – Applications Open!

By updatesPosted on 14th April 202318th April 2023Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, Opportunity

Are you the founder of an AI-driven company looking to make a positive difference? The University of Edinburgh’s AI Accelerator programme can help! Applications are now open until 15th May for companies to take part in the programme starting in

Forrit to Expand After £5M from Scottish National Investment Bank

By updatesPosted on 13th April 202313th April 2023Posted in Member News

Native cloud platform specialist and ScotlandIS member, Forrit, has received a £5 million funding boost from the Scottish National Investment Bank. The investment will enable the Edinburgh-based technology developer to grow its workforce and target new markets. Founded in 2014,

BJSS to support NHSE Cohorting programme

By updatesPosted on 11th April 202311th April 2023Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

BJSS, which has a longstanding relationship with NHS Digital, and which, we estimate, derives about 25% of its UK revenues from the health sector, has won a significant new contract with NHS England (NHSE). The company has secured a four-year

GLOBAL SOCIAL ENTERPRISE CALLS OUT CATALOGUE OF BARRIERS PREVENTING AUTISTIC TALENT ENTERING THE WORKFORCE

By updatesPosted on 4th April 20234th April 2023Posted in Member News, Diversity and Inclusion

To coincide with Autism Acceptance Week, auticon has commissioned a new report which outlines a catalogue of barriers that are preventing autistic talent from entering the workforce. auticon’s ‘Neurodiversity in Work Survey’, which reviewed the experiences of almost 1000 autistic

OU Skills for Business Roadshows

By updatesPosted on 4th April 20234th April 2023Posted in Member News, Skills

The Skills for Business Roadshow by The Open University (OU) in Scotland is coming to a local area near you between 20th April and 4th May offering advice, business insight and potential funding for training. With staff retention and access