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Scottish Government to Fund Tourism Data Initiative

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

Smart travel app, Geotourist, and Dr Keith Dinnie of the University of Dundee, are undertaking a shared project to identify and assess Geotourist’s economic and social benefits to Scottish tourism – with a call to Scottish Destination Management Organisation and

JOBS IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY FEATURE HIGHLY IN SCOTLAND’S TOP 20 SALARY INCREASES IN 2022

By updatesPosted on 16th January 202316th January 2023Posted in Member News

engineering and technology salary increases remain high at between 15% and 24% new entries reflect effects of Covid, Brexit and skill shortages overall salary increase in Scotland in 2022 was 5.7%, compared to 5.4% across the UK Professional jobs in

Free Cyber Assessments Available for Scots Businesses

By updatesPosted on 11th January 202311th January 2023Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber, Opportunity

Scottish businesses can now accesses free cyber assessments, courtesy of the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC). With the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recently reporting 2.7 million cases of cyber fraud in the UK over 2021-22, organisations must be on the front foot

DLA Piper appoints new litigation and regulatory partner to its Edinburgh office

By updatesPosted on 11th January 202311th January 2023Posted in Member News

DLA Piper has appointed Naomi Pryde as partner to its Edinburgh Litigation & Regulatory team. She joined from DWF at the start of the New Year. Naomi has a wealth of experience of handling significant high value and complex disputes

Tech boost as Scottish Government pledges £450,000 funding for Tayside 5G projects

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

Government grant funding of £450,000 has been pledged to support organisations trialling products and services using 5G mobile networks in the Tay cities region. Tay5G is a programme established by the Tay Cities Deal to help businesses, individuals, the public

Edinburgh and Aberdeen uni projects net collective £150k to support renewable energy

By updatesPosted on 11th January 202311th January 2023Posted in Member News, Climate Tech

University projects from Edinburgh and Aberdeen have each received a £75,000 funding boost from Scottish Enterprise to support renewable energy – and it is branding them examples of the “brilliant” ideas coming out of academic institutions in Scotland. A project

Commsworld, SmartSTEMs and Young Enterprise Scotland deliver STEM workshops,events and enterprise activities to North Lanarkshire schoolchildren

By updatesPosted on 10th January 202310th January 2023Posted in Member News, Skills

Schoolchildren across North Lanarkshire are being offered the opportunity to take part in workshops and events aimed at inspiring them to pursue a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) career. The outreach of activities is being created by Glasgow-based charity

Abertay cyberQuarter announces founding partners

By updatesPosted on 15th December 202215th December 2022Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

Abertay University has announced the first founding partners connected to its Abertay cyberQuarter centre – Scotland’s new hub for cybersecurity research, development and economic growth. Funded by £5.7m from the UK Government and £6m from the Scottish Government through the

New partner strengthens Burness Paull’s tax team

By updatesPosted on 14th December 202214th December 2022Posted in Member News

Burness Paull has strengthened its tax team with the appointment of Christine Yuill as a partner, as the firm responds to growing client demand for expert tax advice. Christine Yuill, who is ranked by Chambers and is a chartered tax

ALMOST THREE-QUARTERS OF EMPLOYERS IN SCOTLAND WILLING TO HIRE STAFF WITHOUT NECESSARY SKILLS TO ADDRESS SHORTAGES

By updatesPosted on 13th December 202213th December 2022Posted in Member News

Almost all employers in Scotland (94%) say they have experienced skills shortages over the last 12 months Close to three-quarters (71%) of employers in Scotland would be willing to hire staff without all the necessary skills Despite wider economic uncertainty,