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Unbaggaged wins Scottish Young Edge award

By updatesPosted on 10th December 202110th December 2021Posted in Member News

At the recently concluded Scottish EDGE Round 18 awards ceremony that took place on November 30th 2021, Unbaggaged was announced as one of the winners taking home a cash prize of £10,000. The Young Edge Trophy was presented by David

Borders College Community Renewal Fund courses

By updatesPosted on 9th December 20219th December 2021Posted in Member News, Skills

The Borders College Community Renewal Fund (CRF) has been developed by the UK Government to provide fully funded training opportunities to support the economic recovery as we transition out of the COVID pandemic. The fund aims to encourage innovative schemes to support

A Cyber Cluster Wrap

By updatesPosted on 8th December 20218th December 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber

It’s the final blog of 2021 from our Head of Cyber, Ciara, as she reflects on all of the cluster activities from the past year, as well as the successes of our cluster companies. I’m getting a sense of deja

Commsworld announces partnership with educational charity SmartSTEMs in Renfrewshire

By updatesPosted on 8th December 20218th December 2021Posted in Member News, Skills

Commsworld, the UK’s largest independent network provider, has partnered up with charity SmartSTEMs to help boost the teaching of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects in Renfrewshire. The Edinburgh-headquartered company is working with SmartSTEMs, based in Glasgow, to inspire and

NCSC & KMPG UK launch results of second cyber Diversity and Inclusion Survey

By updatesPosted on 8th December 20218th December 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Diversity and Inclusion, Industry News

The NCSC & KPMG UK’s 2020 Diversity and Inclusion report set the baseline for diversity and inclusion in the cyber security industry: one year on, the second annual survey – the results of which were launched on 23 November – provides the

NCSC Annual Review 2021

By updatesPosted on 8th December 20218th December 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Industry News

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a part of GCHQ, is the UK’s technical authority for cyber security. Since the NCSC was created in 2016 as part of the Government’s National Cyber Security Strategy, it has worked to make the

Mental health tech firm Frog Systems ‘blazing trail’ with latest six-figure fundraiser

By updatesPosted on 7th December 20217th December 2021Posted in Member News

Mental health and wellbeing technology company Frog Systems has today hailed its latest funding round generating £846,000, and said it is looking to go to the market to raise further capital in 2022. The Glasgow-based tech firm – which is

AutoRek listed in RegTech100 List for Transforming the Regulatory Process in Financial Services

By updatesPosted on 7th December 20217th December 2021Posted in Member News

Scottish RegTech company, AutoRek, a leading software provider to global financial services firms, announces it has been selected as one of the world’s most innovative RegTech companies as part of the annual RegTech100 list. The RegTech industry has experienced rapid growth

Dealmaking and diversity awards double for Burness Paull

By updatesPosted on 6th December 20216th December 2021Posted in Member News, Diversity and Inclusion

Burness Paull has been named Legal Advisor of the Year at the 2021 Scottish Business Insider Deals & Dealmakers Awards – and winner of a UK-wide diversity award for its work on raising awareness of menopause in the workplace. The

TELECOM ADVISOR REVEALS THE INVESTMENT CASE FOR IOT

By updatesPosted on 6th December 20216th December 2021Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

Telecoms expert and smart city advisor Intelligens Consulting has revealed the investment case for the Internet of Things (IoT). Based on research commissioned by R3-IoT, CENSIS and North the research shows that IoT can make a significant contribution to reducing