building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
ScotlandIS Cyber have completed a report on the Scottish cyber security cluster, which seeks to offer a ‘snap-shot’ of the cyber security sector in Scotland (captured September 2020), and provides an overview of the make-up and scale of the sector.
ScotlandIS, the membership and cluster management organisation for the digital technologies industry in Scotland, has appointed Karen Meechan as its new Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis. Meechan, the current Chief Operating Officer for ScotlandIS, has agreed to take
Applications are open now until 21 January for the Post-Covid AI Accelerator in Edinburgh. Financed by Scottish Funding Council through DDI, the Accelerator gives data-driven AI scale-ups the chance to connect their ideas to the world and support a recovering
We launched our clusters in Cyber and Data one year ago to bring together the community of companies with expertise across these growing areas of economic interest. Little did we know how important both capabilities would become to the effort
A new partnership between The Data Lab, the BBC and the University of Glasgow will research how the next generation of voice assistant technology can become a socially engaging conversational experience. The BBC launched Beeb – its first voice technology assistant –
ScotlandIS have responded on behalf of our members to the Scottish Government’s Digital Ambition Strategy. We welcome the vision laid out in the strategy and we look forward to developing this further alongside our membership. Please follow the link to
Employers in Scotland have stepped up wellbeing support since April, however, work-life balance amongst Scotland’s professionals shows significant disparity amongst sectors, according to a new survey by recruiting experts Hays. The survey of over 700 employers and employees in Scotland*
Scottish Enterprise is a partner in a new European Research Area Network project that will provide funding for collaborative research and demonstration projects on the digitalisation of energy systems and networks, to support the green energy transition. The overall aim
Managed cloud services provider iomart has released its Cyber Security Insights Report, looking at attitudes towards cyber security and data protection in the workplace during 2020. The research highlights a worrying complacency by many businesses towards cyber security, with 52%
ScotlandIS welcomes the publication of Skills Development Scotland on the Climate Emergency Skills Action Plan. As a close partner of Skills Development Scotland, we were particularly pleased to see the focus on digital and data skills. As we transition to
