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New strategic Skills Board created to tackle Scotland’s digital skills gap

By updatesPosted on 17th February 202118th February 2021Posted in Skills, ScotlandIS News

A unique group of leading figures from Scotland’s digital technology and education sectors have been brought together to form a new Skills Board, with the aim of bridging the country’s digital skills gap and providing strategic advice to the burgeoning

Head Resourcing team up with “Empowering Women to Lead Digital Transformation” initiative

Head Resourcing have now joined ScotlandIS, The Scottish Government, Scottish Digital Academy and Sopra Steria in supporting the initiative. Since its launch in January, the new “Empowering Women to Lead Digital Transformation” Programme has been quickly gathering momentum and support

Scottish Government unveils plans to invest £100m in digital

By updatesPosted on 8th February 20218th February 2021Posted in Policy, Industry News, ScotlandIS News, COVID19

Connectivity infrastructure in Scotland is to set for a major boost after ministers unveiled plans to invest over £100m in digital as part of a recovery and renewal budget. The Scottish Government will plough £98.2m into high quality broadband and

February’s Policy Steering Group

By updatesPosted on 5th February 20215th February 2021Posted in Policy, Member Only, ScotlandIS News

This week, we welcomed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland, Iain Stewart MP to speak to our Policy Steering group on 3rd February. The Minister discussed with our steering group a number of different policy areas, ranging from data

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Sopra Steria Join ScotlandIS and ScotGov in Support for Women in Leadership Initiative

By updatesPosted on 4th February 20213rd March 2021Posted in Member News, Diversity and Inclusion, ScotlandIS News

Sopra Steria have become the latest partner to pledge their support to the “Empowering Women to Lead Digital Transformation” leadership coaching programme. Scheduled to run between April-June, the programme aims to build a collaborative and powerful community of emerging women leaders

Cyber Scotland Week to Showcase Breadth of Scottish Innovation

By updatesPosted on 27th January 202128th January 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

Cyber Scotland Week, which will run virtually from 22 to 28 February 2021, is set to bring together experts, influencers and the next generation of talent, to educate, inform and support cyber resilience. Cyber Scotland Week is delivered by partners

First Minister’s Digital Fellowship Programme

By updatesPosted on 27th January 202126th July 2022Posted in Member News, ScotlandIS News

The Digital Fellowship Programme brings high impact specialists with key skills into the civil service to lead on key programmes of work. Bringing external skills and insight to share with Scottish Government. The First Minister’s Digital Fellowship Programme brings the

Brexit Update: Key points for the digital sector

By HeatherPosted on 14th January 202127th January 2021Posted in Brexit, 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

Scottish Cyber Cluster Report

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

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