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Optimism Permeates UK Tech Sector After Rishi Sunak Appointment

By updatesPosted on 26th October 202226th October 2022Posted in Industry News

Rishi Sunak has been a vocal supporter of the UK tech sector – will this continue as he takes the top job at Downing Street? With the appointment of Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister yesterday, Britain welcomed its second leader

Digital Xtra Fund awards 50% more funding to support even more digital skills initiatives for young people across Scotland

By updatesPosted on 18th October 202214th October 2022Posted in Member News, Skills

35 grants across 24 local authorities, 23 primary schools, 3 secondary schools, 3 colleges and universities, 2 libraries, and 4 educational bodies, totalling £150,000 Baillie Gifford, CGI, Chroma Ventures, J.P. Morgan and SWiT are among Digital Xtra Fund’s corporate partners

CCL Logistics & Technology launches tech platform to support sea freight industry under former Google supply chain executive

By updatesPosted on 13th October 202213th October 2022Posted in Member News

CCL Logistics & Technology has launched a retooled tech platform designed to support the sea freight industry under former Google supply chain lead Tony Wringe, who joined the company last year as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Tony Wringe joined CCL

Genoa Black announced as sponsor for the ScotlandIS Cyber Showcase

By updatesPosted on 13th October 202213th October 2022Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

ScotlandIS is excited to announce another sponsor of its inaugural startup development programme. The Cyber Showcase sees selected Scottish cyber businesses undergo mentoring and 1:1 coaching ahead of an event where they will pitch to investors and industry buyers in

Showcasing Scottish cyber talent this autumn

By updatesPosted on 12th October 202212th October 2022Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

In October’s blog from Head of Cyber, Ciara, she highlights some of the upcoming events over the next couple of months, not least our inaugural Cyber Showcase event for startups as part of Cyber Runway Scotland. The dark nights are

Vertical Farms Offer Exciting Potential for Scottish Forestry Sector

By updatesPosted on 11th October 202211th October 2022Posted in Member News, Climate Tech

Tree seedlings can be grown six times faster in vertical farms compared to traditional outdoor sowing methods, a new trial led by Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS) alongside agritech firm Intelligent Growth Solutions has found. The trial is the first of its kind

5G private network delivers world first live broadcast of Queen’s final departure from Scotland

By updatesPosted on 11th October 202211th October 2022Posted in Member News

A world-first ‘private 5G’ network technology developed by University of Strathclyde was used to broadcast the late Queen Elizabeth II’s final departure from Scotland. The network, designed and deployed by the University of Strathclyde and its spin-out company, Neutral

AutoRek wins in ‘Payments Innovation’ category at Scottish Financial Technology Awards 2022

By updatesPosted on 11th October 202211th October 2022Posted in Member News

Leading fintech company AutoRek is delighted to have been recognised at the Scottish Financial Technology Awards 2022, held on Thursday, 6 October, where it won in the ‘Payments Innovation’ category. The judges said AutoRek demonstrated clear market fit and praised both its level

Scotland’s technology jobs market maintains strong annual growth

By updatesPosted on 11th October 202211th October 2022Posted in Member News

Demand for technology professionals in Scotland increased by more than 200% in 12 months, despite the technology jobs market easing in the first half of 2022. The latest UK Tech Talent Tracker from Accenture, which analyses LinkedIn’s Professional Network data, found growth

Robotics and AI a win-win for the tourism and hospitality sector, a major new report finds

By updatesPosted on 11th October 202211th October 2022Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News, SCEA

Robotics and AI can play an important role in easing the staffing crisis in the tourism industry without replacing existing employees, a new report by Traveltech for Scotland has found. The research by the organisation which brings together more than