building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
By Svea Miesch, Research and Policy Manager in association with Pinsent Masons When we surveyed ScotlandIS members about their concerns in relation to Brexit in July, the future of data protection rules was one of the most mentioned topics. The
The Digital Xtra fund has awarded £150,000 to a series of sustainable digital initiatives aimed at engaging and inspiring Scotland’s next generation of digital makers. Sums of up to £25,000 were awarded to support 10 extracurricular computing science projects, including
Our new report focusing on the digital transformation of public services in Scotland has highlighted the need to accelerate the pace of change to ensure Scotland reaps the opportunities offered by new technologies. The report: ‘Smart Citizens, Smart City Regions – Delivering
Over the last 12 months high profile Scottish digital technology success stories have made the news both here and abroad, highlighting our ability to create and scale world-class technology businesses. We have seen established companies go from strength to strength
Welcome to the ScotlandIS Brexit Briefing, which will provide you with a regular update on Brexit news, associated regulatory and legal issues and what they could mean for Scotland’s digital technologies industry. We hope this will provide some of the
In December, Finance Secretary Derek Mackay presented the Scottish budget for 2017-18. To start off the new year, we would like to give you a quick overview of the upcoming changes to taxes, business support programmes and other initiatives that
The Scottish Government digital strategy, launched in 2011, set out a vision for Scotland to become a world-class digital nation by 2020. Five years on, significant progress has been made in many of the areas outlined in that strategy but
We welcome the Chancellor’s announcement of a National Productivity Investment Fund worth £23bn, including an additional £2 billion per year for R&D in artificial intelligence, robotics and other technologies to catalyse the commercialisation of innovative ideas. Digital technologies are drivers
I joined ScotlandIS in April to develop an in-house research and policy unit for the benefit of our members. Having just completed the first six month in post, I would like to share an overview of the work I am
Five of Scotland’s leading cyber experts will come together to talk at a forthcoming event in Glasgow’s Google Garage on the heightened risk of security breaches to the digital technologies industry. The evening is hosted by Scottish digital technologies trade
