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Edinburgh University AI Accelerator Accepts Fresh Scale-ups

By updatesPosted on 28th July 202128th July 2021Posted in Member News, Opportunity, ScotlandISData

An AI Accelerator from the University of Edinburgh is accepting fresh applications from data-driven AI scale-ups to secure one of twelve places. The accelerator, financed by the Scottish Funding Council through the Data Driven Innovation (DDI) programme, will be open to companies

Growing Scotland’s tech economy

By updatesPosted on 28th July 202128th July 2021Posted in Industry News, ScotlandIS News

Check out this interview with FutureScot as ScotlandIS Interim CEO, Karen Meechan, shares her thoughts on growing Scotland’s technology industry, alongside tech entrepreneur George Mackintosh and Claire Reid of SCDI. What do the words “economic catalyst” bring to mind? Most

Glasgow space tech startup to go global after bagging £3.1 million

By updatesPosted on 28th July 202128th July 2021Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISData

A Scottish space technology startup which is developing a technology to boost connectivity in remote areas is gearing up for international expansion after securing £3.1 million funding. Glasgow-headquartered R3-1oT recently secured the cash in a seed investment round led by

Scottish Bogs Getting Satellite Tech to Monitor Peatland Condition

By updatesPosted on 27th July 202127th July 2021Posted in Climate Tech, Industry News, Member News, ScotlandISData

New research is utilising satellites to measure “breathing” rates of Scottish bogs to help monitor site conditions and keep an eye on carbon emissions. Satellite interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) is being used to map the movement of the ground’s

Digital Dairy Value Chain to Help Fight GHG Emissions

By updatesPosted on 27th July 202127th July 2021Posted in Climate Tech, Member News

The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) is helping to create a digital dairy value chain in a project that could help create 600 new jobs. With the dairy industry playing such a pivotal role in both food security and the

West Lothian College NPA in Cyber Security Graduates

By updatesPosted on 27th July 202127th July 2021Posted in ScotlandIS News, ScotlandISCyber, Skills

The initial cohort of West Lothian College’s NPA in Cyber Security have completed, and are now looking for entry-level opportunities within cyber. The 6-Week NPA in Cyber Security at SCQF Level 6 taught students how to protect individuals and businesses

How to Attract and Retain Neurodiverse Talent

By updatesPosted on 23rd July 202123rd July 2021Posted in Diversity and Inclusion, Industry News, Skills

In the latest column brought to you by Skills Development Scotland about the benefits and importance of taking on neurodiverse talent, Rebecca Wones from Lexxic shares her expert opinions. Although no organisation is the same, high performing organisations have one thing in common – an outstanding

Tapping into neurodivergent talent could close tech skills gap, says ScotlandIS CEO

By updatesPosted on 22nd July 202122nd July 2021Posted in Diversity and Inclusion, ScotlandIS News, ScotlandISCyber, Skills

Check out this column from our own Karen Meechan, in conjunction with Skills Development Scotland, giving her perspective on recruiting neurodivergent talent. In Scotland, one in ten individuals are neurodivergent. Yet a clear focus on how we can support and

Scottish start-up to connect green travellers with electric charge points and nature destinations

By updatesPosted on 22nd July 202122nd July 2021Posted in Climate Tech, Industry News

A new Scottish start-up is aiming to help tackle the climate crisis through a special digital atlas promoting low-carbon travel, eco-friendly accommodation and wildlife tourism. Electrek Explorer has created an interactive navigation tool to help people explore Scotland’s nature reserves

5G robot enables Lions stars to sign shirts from 8,000 miles away

By updatesPosted on 22nd July 202122nd July 2021Posted in Industry News, ScotlandISData

The world-first ‘5G autograph signing’ saw Lions stars Maro Itoje, Chris Harris and Ken Owens signing shirts in the UK, in real time – from South Africa. Using a precision robot and motion control technology, the Lions players wrote on