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Today, ScotlandIS Chief Executive, Karen Meechan, and Research and Policy Manager, Marc Strathie, were invited to attend a roundtable on behalf of the digital tech sector with Secretary of State, Alister Jack and Chief Secretary of Treasury, Steve Barclay. The
This week, we welcomed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland, Iain Stewart MP to speak to our Policy Steering group on 3rd February. The Minister discussed with our steering group a number of different policy areas, ranging from data
ScotlandIS have responded on behalf of our members to the Scottish Government’s Digital Ambition Strategy. We welcome the vision laid out in the strategy and we look forward to developing this further alongside our membership. Please follow the link to
On Thursday 19th November, ScotlandIS hosted a session entitled “Public procurement for beginners”, in response to feedback from members and cluster members who told us about some of the confusion and frustrations they have in trying to navigate this highly
Yesterday ScotlandIS were delighted to welcome Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Immigration, Kevin Foster MP to address our members on the latest developments to the new UK Points Based System. The Minister spoke about the importance of the tech
Yesterday, ScotlandIS CEO Jane Morrison-Ross was invited to the Scottish Parliament’s Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee, to aid in their ongoing inquiry into the impact of COVID-19 on businesses, workers, and the Scottish economy. Jane was asked to provide
On Monday 9 November, ScotlandIS and our Policy Steering Group met with Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Iain Stewart MP. Minister Stewart thanked ScotlandIS for inviting him to speak to the group and welcomed the opportunity to speak to the tech
This morning, ScotlandIS convened our Policy Steering Group to meet with the UK Home Office Migration team. The Home Office detailed the latest legislation changes which will come into force on January 31st 2021. The team spoke at length about
Last week, ScotlandIS convened our second Cross Sectoral Steering Group with guest speakers Mr Ivan McKee, Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation, and Josh Ryan-Saha, Director of TravelTech for Scotland. Mr McKee discussed Scotland’s place in the world and how
Today, ScotlandIS Research and Policy Manager, Marc Strathie, chaired a roundtable to focus on the state of Digital Infrastructure and Connectivity across Scotland. We heard from Ricky Nicol, CEO, Commsworld, and Iqbal Beddi, Director, Intelligens Consulting. Ricky provided an overview
