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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

That’s a wrap on Cyber Security Awareness Month

By updatesPosted on 4th November 20204th November 2020Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

It has now been over a year since I took on the role of Cluster Manager for Scotland’s cyber cluster, and what a year it has been – having a global pandemic and many months of home working was certainly

COVID19 update – Furlough scheme extended

By updatesPosted on 2nd November 20202nd November 2020Posted in Policy, ScotlandIS News, COVID19

As you may know, the Prime Minister has announced the extension of the furlough scheme until 2nd December in light of the decision to implement a further lockdown in England. Even though this lockdown is for England, furlough has been

Scottish schools must crack the code on digital learning

By updatesPosted on 21st October 202021st October 2020Posted in Skills, ScotlandIS News

Computing studies have long been a subject of intense debate within Scottish education. At a time when digital skills have never been more important, the number of secondary school teachers having this as their main subject has dropped by more than

ScotlandIS CEO Jane Morrison-Ross recognised for outstanding contribution to Scotland’s digital sector

By HeatherPosted on 15th October 202015th October 2020Posted in ScotlandIS News

ScotlandIS chief executive Jane Morrison-Ross has been announced as the 2020 Digital Leaders (DL) Local Champion for the UK, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the Scottish digital sector. Jane was awarded The DL Local Champion for Scotland award,

Research and Policy: September and October Updates

By updatesPosted on 15th October 202015th October 2020Posted in Policy, ScotlandIS News

A few updates from myself and the wider team here at ScotlandIS on our latest Research and Policy activity in the last 6 weeks. In September, we listened to our members and responded on behalf of them with regards to

The Tech Sector Needs You: Why Upskilling Is Important

By updatesPosted on 15th October 202015th October 2020Posted in Skills, ScotlandIS News

If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it is that digital underpins everything. This continues to be a difficult year for everyone, with many of the workforce being made redundant or struggling to continue their business in the current climate. If

Digital Skills: Retrain in Cyber and Data

By updatesPosted on 13th October 202013th October 2020Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

This continues to be a difficult year for everyone, with many of the workforce being made redundant or struggling to continue their business in the current climate. If you’ve found yourself with extra time on your hands, maybe this is