building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
The Digital Skills Partnership is an ambitious ScotlandIS initiative*, connecting colleges and universities with digital technology companies to meet the rapidly growing and changing skills requirements of the digital industry. This is an opportunity to share current working practices and
ScotlandIS, the membership and cluster management organisation for the digital technologies industry in Scotland, has appointed Jane Morrison-Ross as its new Chief Executive Officer. A passionate and committed business woman, Morrison-Ross is a highly experienced technology industry executive, a previous
ScotlandIS CEO, Polly Purvis OBE was today awarded with an honorary degree, marking her as a Doctor of Technology from Abertay University. On accepting the award from Abertay University Chancellor, Lord Cullen, Polly Purvis said: “I’m so very honoured to
ScotlandIS, the membership and cluster management organisation for the digital technologies industry in Scotland, has appointed a Head of Data and a Development Manager for the North East. The move signifies its commitment to strengthening services for members, and the
Last year we produced our first report on public sector ICT expenditure in Scotland to provide members with more detailed information about this important vertical market. We gathered and analysed data from Scottish Government’s Procurement Department and forecasts from leading technology analysts
Applications invited to £2 million fund to explore the future of transport A new fund which aims to encourage people out of cars and onto our sustainable public transport network has opened for applications. Transport Secretary Michael Matheson made the announcement
Global digital technology experts will take the stage in Edinburgh this autumn at the 22nd annual ScotSoft conference. The conference organised by technology membership and cluster management organisation, ScotlandIS will kick off at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre on the 3rd
Scots language advocate Matthew Fitt, ScotlandIS chief executive Polly Purvis, psychology professor Bruce Hood and public servant Eddie Frizzell are all to receive honorary degrees from Abertay University. They will join almost 600 students across four academic schools for morning
Last week, I took a break from Scotland’s miserable weather and attended the Startup Grind Europe conference in London. One of Europe’s biggest gatherings of startups, investors and innovators offered a busy agenda with keynotes, panels, fire side chats and
Scotland’s fast growing tech sector was exemplified by the quality and range of winners celebrated at the ScotlandIS Digital Technology Awards last night. The winning organisations, all demonstrate impressive results – from emerging digital technology firms to those businesses scaling
