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Insights from eCom Scotland into making flexible working work

By JoannePosted on 20th July 202120th July 2021Posted in Member News

Take a look at the below interview with Linda Steedman, Chair of eCom Scotland, as she explains how employer support in wellbeing and upskilling will be essential in making flexible working successful. These days – thanks, in part at least,

The value of the cluster

By updatesPosted on 20th July 202120th July 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

It’s time for July’s blog from our Head of Cyber, Ciara, where she reflects on the significance of clusters in driving industry growth, and how the ScotlandIS Cyber cluster achieves this. Last February as part of Cyber Scotland Week, we

Alison McLaughlin appointed as Chair of ScotlandIS

By updatesPosted on 20th July 202120th July 2021Posted in ScotlandIS News

The former head of digital transformation at the Scottish Government has been appointed chairman of ScotlandIS. Alison McLaughlin has set out her vision for Scotland’s digital tech sector after being appointed to the role. A graduate from the University of

Global technology expert Ciara Smyth joins Cyan’s board as non-executive director

By updatesPosted on 19th July 202119th July 2021Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

Cyan, the Edinburgh-based scale-up whose technology helps law enforcement, social media and cloud companies find and block harmful online content from paedophiles and terrorists, has added significant global technology and human capital expertise to its board with the appointment of

Help develop the future generation in tech

By updatesPosted on 19th July 202126th August 2021Posted in Skills, ScotlandIS News

Do you work in the Tech Sector in Scotland? Do you want to help bridge the skills gap, form a valuable relationship with a local school, help and inspire young people to pursue a career in tech? Following a successful

Scotland’s cyber sector gets £700,000 UK Government investment

By JoannePosted on 19th July 202119th July 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Industry News

Scotland’s cyber security businesses are set to get access to £700,000 in UK-wide funding to help develop skills, collaboration and break down local barriers to growth. The funding – from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport – has

The Data Lab appoints former Accenture lead as chair

By updatesPosted on 15th July 202115th July 2021Posted in Member News

Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI, The Data Lab, has today announced that Les Bayne will assume the role of chair. Bayne joins the centre as it continues to focus on supporting organisations as they seek to better utilise

Flexible Workforce Development Fund (FWDF)

By updatesPosted on 13th July 202113th July 2021Posted in Member News

SMEs from across Scotland can access training up to the value of £5,000 provided by the OU to support staff development. This was announced by the Scottish Government as part of the 2020-21: Phase 2 of the Flexible Workforce Development

Scottish cyber expert appointed as ecosystem development lead for UKC3

By updatesPosted on 9th July 20219th July 2021Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

Ciara Mitchell, cluster manager for Scotland’s cyber cluster at tech trade body ScotlandIS, has been appointed as a board member and ecosystem development lead in the UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration (UKC3). This comes at a time when Scotland is becoming

St James Quarter chooses Commsworld for shopping centre connectivity

By updatesPosted on 9th July 20219th July 2021Posted in Member News

Commsworld has won the contract to provide ultra-fast network connectivity to the capital’s new £1 billion St James Quarter. The independent network provider will install its high-capacity infrastructure across the 1.7 million sq ft retail and leisure development, which will