building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
Read this article below from InTech – the Swiss Tech Scene. Scotland has a thriving and innovative cyber security community which is flourishing year on year. What was once a niche area within the tech industry, is now integral to
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 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
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
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
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, 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
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
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
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.
