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ScotlandIS shortlisted for DataKirk SEMTSF 2025 Awards

By updatesPosted on 17th September 202517th September 2025Posted in ScotlandIS News

The DataKirk has announced the finalists for the Scottish Ethnic Minority Talent Festival & Awards (SEMTSF Awards 2025), a landmark celebration honouring organisations and teams driving progress in diversity, digital skills, innovation, and sustainability across Scotland. Following an overwhelming number

Technology Economists Launch Groundbreaking Course to Certify Strategic IT Investment Leaders

By updatesPosted on 20th August 202520th August 2025Posted in Skills, ScotlandIS News, Opportunity

The Technology Economists have launched a first-of-its-kind certification course designed to equip professionals with the skills to lead strategic IT investment across organisations globally, with an introductory offer for ScotlandIS members. Developed in partnership with Scottish edtech firm Jump Digital—a

ScotlandIS partners with Bayes Centre to offer ‘Founders Hub’

By updatesPosted on 13th August 202520th August 2025Posted in ScotlandIS News, Opportunity

ScotlandIS, the trade body and cluster management organisation for Scotland’s digital sector, is pleased to launch a new in-person weekly community for technology startup founders. Proudly supported by the Bayes Centre, University of Edinburgh, a hub for data-science and AI that knows the

CyberScotland Partnership appoints new chair

By updatesPosted on 5th August 20255th August 2025Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

The CyberScotland Partnership (CSP) has appointed Karen Meechan, CEO of ScotlandIS, as the new Chair of the Partnership, effective 1 August 2025. Karen succeeds Clare El Azebbi, Head of the Scottish Government’s National Cyber Resilience Unit, who has held the

Scotland’s National Innovation Summit, celebrating Scottish innovation

By updatesPosted on 24th July 20253rd September 2025Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber, Industry News, ScotlandIS News, Climate Tech

Scotland’s first National Innovation Week will take place later this year, Business Minister Richard Lochhead has announced today. Taking place from Monday 22 September to Friday 26 September, it will celebrate Scotland’s proud legacy of innovation while showcasing the country’s

Procurement should be a bridge, not a barrier, to local SMEs

By updatesPosted on 16th July 202516th July 2025Posted in ScotlandIS News

The Scottish Government should recognise that, as well as the economic boost offered, providers north of the border understand the country’s public sector needs better than international rivals, according to Karen Meechan, chief executive of ScotlandIS. Scotland has the talent,

Nominations announced for Scotland’s Young Software Engineer of the Year 2025

By updatesPosted on 3rd July 202515th July 2025Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

ScotlandIS, the trade body and cluster management organisation for Scotland’s tech sector, has revealed the shortlist for the Young Software Engineer of the Year Awards, taking place on 25th September. Now in their 36th year, the awards aims to recognise

The rise of green data centres: Scotland’s opportunity to be a global leader

By updatesPosted on 3rd June 20253rd June 2025Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandIS News, Climate Tech

ScotlandIS Head of Data and Cyber Development Lead, David Ferguson, has recently written an article in Data Centre Solutions, highlighting Scotland’s prime position to take advantage of the rising demand for green datacentres. In an increasingly climate-conscious world, it’s no

Matching the AI value to the human need

By updatesPosted on 20th May 202520th May 2025Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandIS News

ScotlandIS CEO Karen Meechan recently had an article published in The Herald around the strategic position Scotland could take as a global leader in AI, if we only take the time to apply it in an impactful way and not

What GISEC 2025 Taught Me About the Future of Scottish Cyber

By updatesPosted on 12th May 202512th May 2025Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

Check out this blog from ScotlandIS COO, Nicola Taylor, around her recent trip to GISEC in Dubai and her key takeaways on the opportunities and challenges for Scotland’s cyber industry. I’ve just returned from GISEC Global 2025 in Dubai –