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Global technology leader advises the board of ScotlandIS

By HeatherPosted on 15th January 202020th April 2020Posted in ScotlandIS News

Vice president and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google. One of the fathers of the Internet. ScotlandIS Board Advisor. The co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet, Vint Cerf has today agreed to advise the Board of

Make it happen. Make it Hong Kong

By HeatherPosted on 15th January 2020Posted in ScotlandIS News, Opportunity

As well as being one of the world’s most exciting cities, Hong Kong is Asia’s most promising business hub. Launched in 2013 as an initiative by InvestHK, StartmeupHK seeks to promote Hong Kong as a startup destination, connect entrepreneurs, and

Scotland’s success depends on its digital skills

By updatesPosted on 13th January 202013th January 2020Posted in Skills, ScotlandIS News

Jane Morrison-Ross, CEO The digital tech landscape is changing – businesses in almost every sector are enabled and empowered by digital technologies. An increasing number of companies are recognising the benefits that AI, data and digital technology can bring to

Tell us what you think and help shape our Digital Nation

By HeatherPosted on 17th December 201920th April 2020Posted in ScotlandIS News

Reliable information on Scotland’s digital technologies sector, it’s performance, needs and emerging opportunities is hard to get by. Official statistics struggle to keep up with our fast moving industry and more responsive surveys often cover only the UK as a

Research and policy update

By HeatherPosted on 17th December 2019Posted in Diversity and Inclusion, Policy, ScotlandIS News

Svea Miesch, Research and Policy Manager, ScotlandIS As Research and Policy Manager at ScotlandIS, my job is to stay updated on the size, health and development of Scotland’s digital technologies sector and identify and research new business opportunities and potential

Public Sector Procurement and Supply Chain tool

By HeatherPosted on 17th December 201917th December 2019Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

The Scottish Government is soon to launch a new online procurement tool which aims to embed cyber security into the public sector procurement processes. The launch of this tool ties in with the Public Sector Action Plan which aims to

It’s been busy in the North East – an update from Jen Scott, Digital Development Manager

By HeatherPosted on 16th December 201917th December 2019Posted in North East Scotland, ScotlandIS News

Jen Scott, North East Digital Development Manager, ScotlandIS It’s hard to believe it’s less than six months since the doors opened at ONE Tech Hub. Since opening in June we’ve seen a huge surge in events and activity across the

ScotlandIS Cyber – what’s all that about then?

By HeatherPosted on 12th December 201917th December 2019Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

I am now three months into my new role as Head of ScotlandIS Cyber and it has been a hectic few months where I have had the chance to speak with many amazing individuals and organisations and also meet with

Meet Katy Guthrie, Head of ScotlandIS Data

By HeatherPosted on 10th December 201917th December 2019Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandIS News

Since I’ve been in post I’ve been on a whirlwind tour of companies, conferences and partner organisations. One of my favourite bits of the job so far is meeting directly with companies and finding out about some of the cool

No deal -are you ready? – Key take-aways from ScotlandIS event

By HeatherPosted on 14th October 20194th December 2019Posted in Brexit, Member Only, ScotlandIS News

On the 8th of October, we organised a breakfast meeting on ‘no deal’ preparedness for digital tech companies, in partnership with the UK Tech Cluster, Tech Nation and The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) in Edinburgh. Dom Hallas, former official

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