building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
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
The 25th April marked the completion of a pioneering pilot programme that takes positive action to address the skills gap in Scotland’s expanding digital technologies industry by delivering work-ready tech talent. The Digital Skills Partnership, a ScotlandIS initiative supported by Skills Development
In its 2018 Programme for Government, the Scottish Government committed to a £2 million investment fund, over three years from 2019-20, to support the testing of the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) concept in Scotland. This concept has the potential
The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) is thrilled to team up with ScotlandIS and Police Scotland, with the support of Scottish Enterprise, to offer open hot-desking facilities at our new home in the Oracle Campus, Linlithgow. We extend an invitation
