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DASA: Open Call for Innovation

By updatesPosted on 30th March 202130th March 2021Posted in Opportunity

The Open Call is looking for innovative ideas to improve the defence and/or security of the UK. Your idea could be a concept, technology or service. Our Emerging Innovations category is for less mature innovations, and our Rapid Impact category is for innovations that

Be-IT EXPANSION PLANS TO TARGET TRANSFORMATION MARKET

By updatesPosted on 30th March 202130th March 2021Posted in Member News

IT recruitment specialists Be-IT have launched a new consultancy division of the multi award-winning company. The expansion will see Be-IT Projects use their pool of highly skilled technology professionals help businesses manage and execute large scale digital transformations. For the

Scottish Online Safety Success Story Announces Series A Investment Round of Over £5M

By updatesPosted on 29th March 202130th March 2021Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

Cyan Forensics Ltd, the Edinburgh based tech company that helps law enforcement, social media and cloud companies find and block harmful content from paedophiles and terrorists, has successfully completed a Series A investment round of just over £5 million led

R&D tax credit specialist Amplifi hails Scottish business wins

By updatesPosted on 29th March 202129th March 2021Posted in Member News

Research and development tax credit specialist Amplifi Solutions has hailed a string of business wins since the turn of the year as it continues to build its presence in Scotland. Founded in Belfast in 2014, the firm has grown rapidly

Can you help accelerate tech that enables climate action in Scotland?

By updatesPosted on 26th March 202126th March 2021Posted in Climate Tech, ScotlandIS News

ScotlandIS, SCDI, BT Scotland, and The Royal Society of Edinburgh are today launching a call for views and plan for engagement as they start work on a new research report. Are you active in climate tech or do you know organisations

LEAD SCOTLAND MAKING ONLINE SECURITY ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL WITH NEW ALTERNATIVE FORMATS

By updatesPosted on 24th March 202124th March 2021Posted in Diversity and Inclusion, Industry News, ScotlandISCyber

Lead Scotland is proud to be working with a range of partners commissioning and developing 16 new alternative formats of online safety and security messaging for people who might find current messaging inaccessible. The new formats will include text formats,

Make a difference to the NHS in Scotland

By updatesPosted on 24th March 202124th March 2021Posted in Industry News, Opportunity

The NHS impacts on everyone’s lives at one time or another and this could be your chance to get involved in improving, sustaining and protecting the health of the local population. What’s involved? NHS Lanarkshire, NHS 24 and the Scottish

Open Policy Steering Group on Climate Tech

By updatesPosted on 24th March 202124th March 2021Posted in Climate Tech, Policy, ScotlandIS News

ScotlandIS will be joined by Professor Sir Dieter Helm as a guest speaker at our next Policy Steering Group on 31st March, for a discussion around climate technology and meeting net zero ambitions. While our Policy Steering Groups are strictly

Accelerating Scotland’s tech-led recovery

By updatesPosted on 24th March 202124th March 2021Posted in Industry News

Programme backed by £7 million funding in first year. A leading expert in scaling digital businesses has been appointed to oversee work to establish Scotland as a world-class technology hub. Mark Logan, former Skyscanner executive and Professor of Computing Science

Cyber security skills in the UK labour market 2021

By updatesPosted on 24th March 202131st March 2021Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

The Cyber Security Skills in the UK Labour Market 2021 report explores the nature and extent of cyber security skills gaps (people lacking appropriate skills), skills shortages (a lack of people available to work in cyber security job roles) and