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ScotlandIS Policy Steering Group: Climate Tech

By updatesPosted on 30th June 202130th June 2021Posted in Policy, Member Only, ScotlandIS News, Climate Tech

On Tuesday 29th June, the ScotlandIS Policy Steering Group were joined by special guest Ben Combes, Director of Net Zero and Climate Tech at Deloitte. The session was kicked off with some statistics on the changing landscape of climate change

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‘Climate Tech’ a major opportunity for Scotland’s economy, says report

By updatesPosted on 30th June 202130th June 2021Posted in Member News, ScotlandIS News, Climate Tech

Industry ‘think-and-do tank’ calls for national innovation mission behind Climate Tech. A new report has been produced by the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI), BT, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and ScotlandIS. It outlines Scotland’s potential to be

Put on your virtual cape and use your skills to help others

By updatesPosted on 30th June 202130th June 2021Posted in Member News, Skills, ScotlandIS News

Read this blog from Sopra Steria’s Head of Public Sector Consulting Scotland, Jackie Smith, as she relives her part in the ScotlandIS Digital Technology Awards last week, and the inspiration she found from it. It has been another strange and

SmartSTEMs named Digital Tech (For Good) Champion at 2021 Digital Technology Awards

By updatesPosted on 24th June 202124th June 2021Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber, Industry News, ScotlandIS News

PwC, Scottish Tech Army and Stephen Wilson of Edinburgh-based Netli also recognised at tech industry awards. A Glasgow charity has been named Digital Tech (For Good) Champion at this year’s Digital Technology Awards. SmartSTEMs helps young people explore and practice

Gender Diversity in Cyber Security Leadership to be Tackled in New Government & Industry Backed Initiative

By updatesPosted on 23rd June 202123rd June 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Diversity and Inclusion, ScotlandIS News, Opportunity

Following on from the success of the recent “Empowering Women to Lead Digital Transformation” Programme, which culminates in a graduation event for its first cohort next week, ScotlandIS, The Scottish Government and the Scottish Digital Academy have joined forces again

ScotlandIS forms new Scottish Cluster Ecosystem Alliance (SCEA)

By updatesPosted on 16th June 202113th December 2023Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber, MaaS Scotland, Industry News, ScotlandIS News

Today was the inaugural meeting of the Scottish Cluster Ecosystem Alliance (SCEA), set up by ScotlandIS to bring together representatives from across the tech sector such as fintech, space, mobility, cyber, data and many more. The aim of the SCEA

ScotlandIS Digital Tech (for Good) Awards shortlist revealed

By updatesPosted on 11th June 202117th June 2021Posted in Member News, Industry News, ScotlandIS News

ScotlandIS has announced the finalists in its 2021 Digital Technology Awards. Running for 11 years, the ScotlandIS Digital Technology Awards showcase excellence within Scotland’s tech industry, rewarding the innovation, expertise and ambition of businesses large and small – and the

Scottish Government’s Head of Digital Transformation Final Speaker to Address Women in Digital Leadership Programme

By updatesPosted on 8th June 20218th June 2021Posted in Member News, Diversity and Inclusion, ScotlandIS News

“Empowering Women to Lead Digital Transformation”, an innovative new programme designed to address the issue of gender diversity in tech leadership, is coming to the end of its first 3-month cohort. The new initiative, led by industry coaching experts Empowering-You

“Empowering…” Initiative Receives Backing for Autumn Cohort and Launches new Programme for Women in Cyber Security

By updatesPosted on 2nd June 20212nd June 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Diversity and Inclusion, ScotlandIS News

Following on from the success of the inaugural “Empowering Women to Lead Digital Transformation” Programme, a second cohort has now been confirmed to run in the Autumn and the call for applications from women who aspire to be the next

CyberScotland Chair to Lead the Battle Against Cyber Crime

By updatesPosted on 26th May 202127th May 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

Jude McCorry has been selected as the first chair of the CyberScotland Partnership, formed earlier this year to build cyber resilience. ScotlandIS is one of 10 organisations that form the CyberScotland Partnership, which has appointed Jude McCorry to chair the