ScotlandIS News Archives

Brexit Update: Key points for the digital sector

By HeatherPosted on 14th January 202114th January 2021Posted in Policy, ScotlandIS News

ScotlandIS were pleased that the UK and EU were able to agree a new trade and cooperation agreement on December 30th, 2020. Since 2016, ScotlandIS have worked closely with the UK Government to ensure that the digital and tech sector

Help us, help them – Critical Friends Programme

By updatesPosted on 14th January 202114th January 2021Posted in ScotlandIS News

We’re working with DYW Glasgow to help computing science teachers across Glasgow connect with industry and encourage more young people to take Computer Science as a subject. We know that a large part of the reason the skills gap in

Scottish Cyber Cluster Report

By updatesPosted on 13th January 202114th January 2021Posted in ScotlandIS News, ScotlandISCyber

ScotlandIS Cyber have completed a report on the Scottish cyber security cluster, which seeks to offer a ‘snap-shot’ of the cyber security sector in Scotland (captured September 2020), and provides an overview of the make-up and scale of the sector.

ScotlandIS appoints Karen Meechan as Interim CEO

By HeatherPosted on 13th January 202113th January 2021Posted in ScotlandIS News

ScotlandIS, the membership and cluster management organisation for the digital technologies industry in Scotland, has appointed Karen Meechan as its new Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis. Meechan, the current Chief Operating Officer for ScotlandIS, has agreed to take

ScotlandIS Annual Cluster Conference – Back with a bang for 2021

By updatesPosted on 12th January 202112th January 2021Posted in ScotlandIS News

We launched our clusters in Cyber and Data one year ago to bring together the community of companies with expertise across these growing areas of economic interest. Little did we know how important both capabilities would become to the effort

Skills Development Scotland- CESAP

By updatesPosted on 18th December 202018th December 2020Posted in ScotlandIS News

ScotlandIS welcomes the publication of Skills Development Scotland on the Climate Emergency Skills Action Plan. As a close partner of Skills Development Scotland, we were particularly pleased to see the focus on digital and data skills. As we transition to

Research and Policy: 2020 draws to a close

By updatesPosted on 18th December 202018th December 2020Posted in Policy, ScotlandIS News

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

Prepare for Brexit

By updatesPosted on 16th December 202016th December 2020Posted in ScotlandIS News

ScotlandIS has been working at both a Scottish and UK Government level to ensure that the voice of the industry is heard as Brexit negotiations take place and that appropriate guidance is available to the sector. We encourage all our

New geospatial partnership propels Scotland’s tech sector

By HeatherPosted on 16th December 202016th December 2020Posted in ScotlandIS News, ScotlandISData

Scotland’s innovation and data sectors will have access to world-leading geospatial information thanks to a novel partnership announced today between ScotlandIS and The Association for Geographic Information (AGI), which represent the interests of the UK’s geospatial industry. The strategic alliance

Digital Ambition Strategy

By updatesPosted on 8th December 20208th December 2020Posted in Policy, ScotlandIS News

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