building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
This month will be my final blog post of 2020, and what a strange year it has been on the policy landscape across the UK. At ScotlandIS, we have endeavoured to keep our members’ interests at the forefront of our
ScotlandIS will be responding to the Scottish Government’s call for evidence in relation to the Digital Ambition Strategy document. We would be grateful for your input to this consultation to help shape our response. The questions below are the key
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
As you may know, the Prime Minister has announced the extension of the furlough scheme until 2nd December in light of the decision to implement a further lockdown in England. Even though this lockdown is for England, furlough has been
A few updates from myself and the wider team here at ScotlandIS on our latest Research and Policy activity in the last 6 weeks. In September, we listened to our members and responded on behalf of them with regards to
UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak this morning announced the upcoming series of measures to protect businesses and jobs over the next 6 months. One of the key points of this announcement was the end of the Furlough Scheme, which will finish
This survey will provide Transport Scotland with a snapshot of employers’ experience of working from home / flexible working, business travel and commuting before the COVID-19 pandemic, during the lockdown (March-June), and in the longer term as we recover from
As part of our role supporting the local tech community, we are a founding partner of a UK wide organisation, the Tech Cluster Group. This group has been lobbying government to provide the support we need to build back better
Read an excerpt from a thought piece by ScotlandIS CEO, Jane Morrison-Ross, discussing a digital revolution in education, as an ever-evolving world increases the need for lifelong learning, in which technology can play a vital role. Covid-19 restrictions have brought
£38 million for high growth companies A comprehensive package of support for innovative early stage businesses whose routes to investment and growth have been impacted by coronavirus (COVID-19) has been announced by Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop. The £38m package, managed
