building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
The Digital Skills Partnership (DSP) was established with the support of the Scottish Funding Council and Skills Development Scotland, to create a new collaborative partnership between colleges, universities and industry, to ensure that the further and higher education systems are more aligned to
As members will be aware we have held elections to fill a few vacancies on the ScotlandIS board. Voting has now closed, votes have been counted and verified, ScotlandIS is pleased to announce the following appointments to the board with
Ten years ago as the fallout from a crisis that started on Wall Street engulfed the global financial system things looked pretty bleak for Edinburgh. The two banks that had been among the city’s biggest employers for years, Royal Bank
e-Placement Scotland, the employability programme introduced to tackle the IT skills gap, is celebrating after securing its 2000th paid student placement. Launched in 2010, the programme is run as a partnership between ScotlandIS and Edinburgh Napier University and aims to
Every young person in Scotland should have access to a computing or digital skills activity, regardless of their background, gender, or where they live. Perhaps that is why #PTDigiDay by The Prince’s Trust is so relevant. The Prince’s Trust work with some of Scotland’s most
Scotland’s best digital technology firms of all sizes have been celebrated at the 2018 ScotlandIS Digital Technology Awards. You can check out some of the photos from the night – these will be added to and updated over the next
As you’ll be aware, from May 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect. GDPR aims to protect individuals’ privacy by mandating that organisations holding or processing personal data be accountable for protecting the confidentiality, integrity,
This week’s blog, the 6th of our highlighted 11 initiatives, looks at how support from Digital Xtra Fund means this year’s Generation Science programme offers even more opportunity for young people to learn digital skills with their newest workshop, Robo Constructors. Ten schools
ScotlandIS, the trade body for Scotland’s digital technologies industry, has today unveiled the shortlist for its hotly contested 2018 Digital Technology Awards. The awards, now in their eighth year, celebrate the wealth of talent and innovation in Scotland’s world-class digital
Marketing, ScotlandIS the trade body for the tech sector in Scotland Why do you love working in tech? The rate of innovation. I mean how can you not love an industry that can mobilise your fridge, toaster and kettle into
