building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
With the UK’s cybersecurity hampered by a lack of skills, the Cyber Security Council has made tackling the gap a priority. The UK’s Cyber Security Council has launched its first two initiatives to help develop the country’s cybersecurity industry. Both
ScotlandIS Interim CEO, Karen Meechan has been recognised by FutureScot in their article featuring the ‘stand-out stars of Scotland’s digital technology education sector’. Named amongst 30 leading figures in Scotland’s edutech landscape – including Toni Scullion, founder of dressCode, and
From 1st July, Northgate Public Services (NPS) has a new name and will now be known as NEC Software Solutions. Since being acquired by the NEC group in 2018, NEC Software Solutions’ customers have benefited from the parent company’s expertise in cutting edge
The Aberdeen-based area will develop a variety of projects to help meet the Scottish Government’s climate change targets. The Scottish Government has announced a new £26-million investment to support the energy sector’s transition to net-zero emissions. The Energy Transition Zone
The air monitoring platform will be rolled out across Energy System Catapult’s Living Lab. Glasgow-based arbnco is set to trial a new digital air quality platform with consumers in Energy Systems Catapult’s Living Lab. The Living Lab trial, which aims to reduce
This blog from Nikola Kelly, MD of Be-IT, and Alastair Blair, thePotentMix, introduces their summer research project which explores the current opinions on sexism and gender diversity in the IT industry, and the degree to which these have changed in
The AI Accelerator is back! Applications have now opened to attract the best data-driven AI scaleups looking to make transformative change. Based at the University of Edinburgh’s world-leading innovation hub – the Bayes Centre – the Accelerator will give data
On Tuesday 29th June, the ScotlandIS Policy Steering Group were joined by special guest Ben Combes, Director of Net Zero and Climate Tech at Deloitte. The session was kicked off with some statistics on the changing landscape of climate change
Leading fintech company, AutoRek, is delighted to have been recognised at the Systems in the City Financial Technology Awards 2021 in both the ‘Best CASS Solution’ and ‘Best Wealth Management Solution’ categories and are excited to have achieved the accolade ‘Best
Industry ‘think-and-do tank’ calls for national innovation mission behind Climate Tech. A new report has been produced by the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI), BT, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and ScotlandIS. It outlines Scotland’s potential to be
