ScotlandIS News Archives - Page 33 of 55

How has COVID impacted your business? Shape our response to DCMS

By updatesPosted on 4th June 20204th June 2020Posted in ScotlandIS News

We will shortly be submitting a response on behalf of the industry to the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on how COVID19 has impacted our sector and telling Government what long term support we think the industry needs.

How can we become a truly Digital Nation?

By HeatherPosted on 1st June 20201st June 2020Posted in ScotlandIS News, Opportunity, COVID19

We have seen massive challenges across the private, third and public sectors over the last few months as COVID has impacted all areas of our lives. Many issues have been brought to the fore – digital inclusion became more important

Blockchain energy trading live in Scotland’s Orkney Islands

By updatesPosted on 1st June 20201st June 2020Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Industry News, ScotlandIS News

Local energy trading using blockchain is now live in the Orkney islands off the coast of Scotland. The project is led by UK entech company Electron. Over 1,100 trades have taken place at the time of writing since the end of

Four-phase route map to ease Scotland out of lockdown

By HeatherPosted on 21st May 202021st May 2020Posted in Policy, ScotlandIS News, COVID19

The First Minister today outlined a four-phase route map to ease Scotland out of current lockdown measures, proposed to start on 28th May 2020. Below we have detailed some of the key points your business needs to be aware of

Introducing: Marc Strathie, Research and Policy Manager, ScotlandIS

By HeatherPosted on 20th May 202022nd May 2020Posted in ScotlandIS News

On Monday 18 May I took up the position of Research and Policy Manager at ScotlandIS. It has been strange starting “virtually” but thanks to the wonders of technology and very friendly colleagues, it has been a seamless transition. As

Latest breach continues to highlight that all organisations can be the victim of a successful cyber attack

By HeatherPosted on 20th May 202020th May 2020Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

The Easyjet breach, which resulted from a “highly sophisticated” attack, will have sent shockwaves around many companies – with 9 million customers impacted and over 2000 credit card details accessed. The latest breach continues to highlight that all organisations, regardless

Help build the future of Scotland as a Digital Nation

By HeatherPosted on 19th May 202018th May 2020Posted in ScotlandIS News, Opportunity

Scottish-based tech firms are being asked to help build the future of Scotland as a digital nation. The ScotlandIS Challenge, launched today by ScotlandIS in partnership with The Scottish Government, is calling on companies of all sizes to submit ideas,

ScotlandIS welcomes new government funding to connect the country’s most vulnerable

By HeatherPosted on 7th May 20207th May 2020Posted in Policy, ScotlandIS News, COVID19

ScotlandIS welcomes news today (Thursday 7th May) of the Scottish Government’s plan to invest £5 million for internet connections, training and support, and a laptop or tablet, to vulnerable people who are not already online during the response to coronavirus

Growing seedlings and levelling playing fields – an update from the North East

By HeatherPosted on 7th May 202018th May 2020Posted in North East Scotland, ScotlandIS News

As we all face a ‘new normal’, working from home and combining our working day with the chaos that surrounds having children at home to educate and feed (so many times a day!), I have learned that escaping to the

As weekdays blur into weekends, Ciara updates on what’s been happening in the Scottish cyber community

By HeatherPosted on 7th May 20207th May 2020Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

It is hard to believe a month has gone by since my last blog – you would have thought time would go slowly as weekdays blur into weekends but somehow they are going by surprisingly fast. Hopefully by next month’s