building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
MANY Scottish firms’ already great fears about their continued ability to employ the overseas workers they need will have intensified significantly within the last fortnight, as the Conservatives have signalled an alarmingly strong appetite for “hard Brexit”. Companies operating in
An exceptional student from Robert Gordon’s University has been named Young Software Engineer of the Year 2016. Stuart Whitehead won first prize for an innovative project developing a software platform for internet of things (IoT) applications. The judge considered the project to
Key players in Scotland’s digital technologies industry will gather in Edinburgh tomorrow (Thursday 6 October) to ask what it takes to build a global business and stay agile while scaling for growth. The issues will be debated as part of
Polly Purvis, chief executive of ScotlandIS, the trade body for the digital technologies industry in Scotland, tells BQ why we need to talk more about tech… From cyber security to software development and big data, Scotland is a leading player
Scotland’s Digital Xtra Fund launched in May 2016 and awarded £250,000 to 12 projects, which expect to reach a combined total of 10,500 young people across the country by March 2017. An additional £150,000 has now been made available in
Internationally renowned cyber-security expert, Troy Hunt, has been unveiled by ScotlandIS as a keynote speaker at this year’s ScotSoft developers conference. In his keynote speech the Australian based web security expert, Microsoft regional director and MVP will be drawing on
We’ve analysed the Scottish Parliament Election Manifestos from the Scottish Conservative Party, Scottish Green Party, Scottish Labour Party, Scottish Liberal Democrats and Scottish National Party, to identify pledges and policy proposals that may affect Scotland’s digital technology companies. We merely
As the trade association for Scotland’s digital technologies industry, ScotlandIS supports its members and the wider industry, to realise growth potential, develop new products and services, increase exports and thus create more wealth and high value jobs for the Scottish
This year’s ScotSoft Global Forum will focus on scalability and building a strong workforce is fundamental to achieving sustainable growth. But in a market where skilled employees are in such high demand, how can businesses stand out from the crowd and attract
ScotlandIS, the trade body for Scotland’s digital technologies industry, is calling for policy makers to take action in five key areas to limit any negative impact caused by the decision to leave the European Union. Its five strategic priorities are
