building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
CGI is one of over forty companies that have supported the Digital Skills Partnership (DSP) in the past twelve months. They are active members of the DSP’s Industry Advisory Group, have participated in Scotland wide discussions on graduate skills and
We encourage all ScotlandIS members having difficulties recruiting for certain skill sets and roles to respond to a call for evidence from the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC). The MAC is advising the UK Government on migration issues and is currently
For the 5th ScotlandIS Brexit Briefing, we are having a closer look at an issue that is of particular importance to our members, according to our Brexit survey from July 2016 – the future status and rights of EU nationals living and working in the UK
Yesterday, I attended a Brexit roundtable discussion with Secretary of State for Scotland, David Mundell, just as the Political Declaration about the future relationship between the UK and the EU had been agreed. The Secretary of State explained why the
For me, 2019 is about two major risks, and two major hopes and opportunities. Of course, Brexit is looming – and I’ll get to that in a minute. Because I don’t think the challenges of Brexit are in fact the
Yesterday, the Chancellor Philip Hammond presented the latest UK budget with news about taxes and public spending. We would like to give you a quick overview of the key announcements that are relevant for Scotland’s digital technologies industry and what
In recent years, Scotland has made impressive headway in achieving its technological ambitions. Connectivity and infrastructure have either improved, or received commitments to improvement; gender balance issues are being openly discussed and are beginning to be addressed seriously and our
The Edinburgh and South-East Scotland City Region Deal has appointed a group of experts from the private and third sectors to its Regional Enterprise Council (REC). The REC is comprised of a number of individuals from small, medium and large
We are looking for a company who can act as a single point of contact for IT Operations. The range of services required are: First level point of contact – to cover both UK & ideally US time zones with
Today, our CEO Polly Purvis and I gave evidence to MPs in the Scottish Affairs Committee. The committee visited Edinburgh to hear from different sectors of the Scottish economy about their trade priorities post-Brexit and what they see as the
