ScotlandIS News Archives - Page 26 of 54

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 202027th January 2021Posted in Brexit, 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 202027th January 2021Posted in Brexit, 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 ScotlandISData, ScotlandIS News

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

December Data Download

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

Christmas is fast approaching so it’s inevitable that we start reflecting on the past year. Given how monumentally rubbish 2020 has been, it’s good to still be able to find some positives. The crisis has certainly demonstrated the importance of

Cyber Cluster: 2020 Wrap-up

By updatesPosted on 8th December 202016th December 2020Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

What a year it has been! Can anyone actually remember what our New Year’s resolutions were for 2020 and how quickly they were forgotten as COVID-19 hijacked both our business and personal plans? However, despite what 2020 threw at us

Improving digital public services

By updatesPosted on 7th December 20207th December 2020Posted in Member News, ScotlandIS News

New report benchmarks Scotland’s progress against neighbours. Scotland is ahead of the UK and most of Europe when it comes to digital public services but needs to do more to compete with Nordic countries, according to a new report. Researchers

FinTech Scotland, ScotlandIS and LawscotTech to build strong digital economy through collaborative clusters initiative

By updatesPosted on 2nd December 20202nd December 2020Posted in ScotlandIS News

Three of Scotland’s leading technology cluster voices are to work more closely to stimulate Scotland’s digital economy and develop cross-sector collaboration that will lead to growth and a prosperous economy. The collaborative cluster approach by FinTech Scotland, ScotlandIS and the Law