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The AI landscape in Scotland, the UK and Europe – an update

By updatesPosted on 12th March 202012th March 2020Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandIS News

In February a public consultation exercise started to gather views to help shape the AI Strategy for Scotland. Responses are currently being sought from the broad spectrum of citizens and businesses based here, please read more below and give your

Collaborate to Innovate

By HeatherPosted on 11th March 202011th March 2020Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

Hopefully you have all recovered from what was a hectic but fun Cyber Scotland Week! I know Scottish Government are looking for feedback so please provide this if you were one of the companies involved, we are looking to make

National Student Software Development Competition Final

By updatesPosted on 10th March 202010th March 2020Posted in Skills, ScotlandIS News

Ten student teams from across Scotland will once again compete in the Digital Skills Partnership’s National Student Software Development Competition. This ground-breaking competition, managed this year by Edinburgh College, gives students experience of real-world challenges in the software development process

From Developer to Engineer Update – March 2020

By updatesPosted on 10th March 202010th March 2020Posted in Skills, ScotlandIS News

The Developer to Engineer pilot is now well underway with 20 developers from 18 different companies taking part. Participants have gained soft skills in communication, teamwork and critical thinking and after only eight weeks, improvements are already showing in their

Growing our future data talent

By updatesPosted on 10th March 2020Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandIS News

Finally, it feels like Spring is not too far away and there is some respite from the rain. No respite from the busy calendar though! Following on from our cluster launch event at the end of January, we carried out

Mixed picture for tech recruitment in Scotland

By updatesPosted on 20th February 202020th February 2020Posted in Member News, Skills, ScotlandIS News

Accenture analysed data from social network LinkedIn and found the UK-wide fall was driven by a 64% decrease in the number of data analysts being recruited Vacancies for digital technology jobs plummeted by 52% across the UK during the second

ePlacement Scotland can help with your growth and recruitment strategy

By updatesPosted on 4th February 20204th February 2020Posted in Skills, ScotlandIS News

ePlacement Scotland is an initiative of ScotlandIS, Scottish Funding Council and Edinburgh Napier University and acts as a free recruitment and student matching portal for the Scottish digital industries. The benefits of a student undertaking a paid placement are invaluable, but have you considered the impact that they

Improving digital technologies and skills

By updatesPosted on 27th January 202027th January 2020Posted in Skills, ScotlandIS News

Interest-free loans for digital development. Businesses can now apply for interest-free loans of between £5,000 to £100,000 to help invest in digital technologies and skills. Digital Economy Minister Kate Forbes officially opened the second phase of the Digital Development Loan

ICO’s ExplAIn draft guidance and consultation

By updatesPosted on 15th January 202015th January 2020Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandIS News

Katy Guthrie, Head of ScotlandIS Data The ICO, in partnership with the Alan Turing Institute, have published draft guidance on Explainable AI and they are looking for feedback on this. This guidance is intended to enable organisations to explain to

Research and policy update – Jan 2020

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

Usually, I am starting every year by launching the Scottish Technology Industry Survey, our key measure for the health and performance of our sector. However, we decided to give ourselves a head-start for the 2020 edition and launch already mid-December.