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MSPs back Climate Tech report

By updatesPosted on 17th August 202117th August 2021Posted in Member News, ScotlandIS News, Climate Tech

Recommendations from the latest Climate Tech report that ScotlandIS collaborated on with Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) have secured the backing of MSPs in the Scottish Parliament. Willie Coffey MSP (SNP) (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) has lodged a motion in

Growing Scotland’s tech economy

By updatesPosted on 28th July 202128th July 2021Posted in Industry News, ScotlandIS News

Check out this interview with FutureScot as ScotlandIS Interim CEO, Karen Meechan, shares her thoughts on growing Scotland’s technology industry, alongside tech entrepreneur George Mackintosh and Claire Reid of SCDI. What do the words “economic catalyst” bring to mind? Most

West Lothian College NPA in Cyber Security Graduates

By updatesPosted on 27th July 20212nd September 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Skills, ScotlandIS News

The initial cohort of West Lothian College’s NPA in Cyber Security have completed, and are now looking for entry-level opportunities within cyber. The 6-Week NPA in Cyber Security at SCQF Level 6 taught students how to protect individuals and businesses

Tapping into neurodivergent talent could close tech skills gap, says ScotlandIS CEO

By updatesPosted on 22nd July 202122nd July 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Skills, Diversity and Inclusion, ScotlandIS News

Check out this column from our own Karen Meechan, in conjunction with Skills Development Scotland, giving her perspective on recruiting neurodivergent talent. In Scotland, one in ten individuals are neurodivergent. Yet a clear focus on how we can support and

ScotlandIS leading the climate solutions agenda

By updatesPosted on 22nd July 202122nd July 2021Posted in Policy, ScotlandIS News, Climate Tech

ScotlandIS Head of Research and Policy, Marc Strathie, has been welcomed as an honorary member of the Climate Solutions Network by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. The Network is a community of professionals who have graduated from one of the

The value of the cluster

By updatesPosted on 20th July 202120th July 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

It’s time for July’s blog from our Head of Cyber, Ciara, where she reflects on the significance of clusters in driving industry growth, and how the ScotlandIS Cyber cluster achieves this. Last February as part of Cyber Scotland Week, we

Alison McLaughlin appointed as Chair of ScotlandIS

By updatesPosted on 20th July 202120th July 2021Posted in ScotlandIS News

The former head of digital transformation at the Scottish Government has been appointed chairman of ScotlandIS. Alison McLaughlin has set out her vision for Scotland’s digital tech sector after being appointed to the role. A graduate from the University of

Help develop the future generation in tech

By updatesPosted on 19th July 202126th August 2021Posted in Skills, ScotlandIS News

Do you work in the Tech Sector in Scotland? Do you want to help bridge the skills gap, form a valuable relationship with a local school, help and inspire young people to pursue a career in tech? Following a successful

Scottish cyber expert appointed as ecosystem development lead for UKC3

By updatesPosted on 9th July 20219th July 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

Ciara Mitchell, cluster manager for Scotland’s cyber cluster at tech trade body ScotlandIS, has been appointed as a board member and ecosystem development lead in the UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration (UKC3). This comes at a time when Scotland is becoming

ScotlandIS CEO recognised as leading figure of Scotland’s edutech scene

By updatesPosted on 2nd July 20212nd July 2021Posted in Skills, Diversity and Inclusion, ScotlandIS News

ScotlandIS Interim CEO, Karen Meechan has been recognised by FutureScot in their article featuring the ‘stand-out stars of Scotland’s digital technology education sector’. Named amongst 30 leading figures in Scotland’s edutech landscape – including Toni Scullion, founder of dressCode, and