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Research and Policy: September and October Updates

By updatesPosted on 15th October 202015th October 2020Posted in Policy, ScotlandIS News

A few updates from myself and the wider team here at ScotlandIS on our latest Research and Policy activity in the last 6 weeks. In September, we listened to our members and responded on behalf of them with regards to

Cyber centre set to reduce digital harm

By updatesPosted on 15th October 202015th October 2020Posted in Member News

A team of Edinburgh scientists will play a key role in a new cyber security centre that will help keep citizens safe online. The £8.6 million national Research Centre on Privacy, Harm Reduction and Adversarial Influence Online (REPHRAIN) will explore the

Edinburgh cyber security firm Adarma hails over 60 new jobs and record year as revenue hits £41m

By updatesPosted on 15th October 202015th October 2020Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Industry News

Adarma has hailed a record year, with revenues rising 27 per cent to £41m. It is the seventh year of consecutive double digit percentage growth for the Edinburgh and London-based business, and follows a 24 per cent rise to £32m in 2018.

Archaeological sites to be seen in full glory thanks to app

By updatesPosted on 15th October 202015th October 2020Posted in Industry News

THEIR history spans millennia and now the latest technology is about to give them a new lease of life. Seven archaeological sites located along the Hebridean Way in the Western Isles are to be brought to light in a series

Software developer builds its headcount as it looks to investors and further growth

By updatesPosted on 15th October 202015th October 2020Posted in Industry News

Software development startup Pogo Studio is planning to grow its headcount before the end of the year following a series of client wins. The fast-growing firm has won contracts with Signal Mutual, one of the US’s largest shipping and port

Announcing the 12 Clusters of Tech

By updatesPosted on 15th October 202015th October 2020Posted in Industry News

The UK Tech Cluster Group (UKTCG), chaired by Sunderland Software City, and London Tech Week have partnered to launch a new national campaign to champion leading clusters of UK technology. The ‘12 Clusters of Tech’ initiative will explore the unique

Scottish fintech expands into US, Canada and Ireland

By updatesPosted on 15th October 202015th October 2020Posted in Industry News

Scottish fintech Miconex is expanding from its Perth base with new contracts to deliver gift card programmes in Canada, the US and Ireland. The international expansion is being carried out in association with international payments technology solutions provider EML Payments. Miconex already

Digital office to create a national asset management platform to help Scotland’s local councils

By updatesPosted on 15th October 202015th October 2020Posted in Member News

A national asset management platform is set to be created to help Scotland’s local councils make more more informed decisions around procurement for digital technology solutions. Scotland’s Asset Management Platform (STAMP) is being established as a central repository of data

A positive outlook for Scotland’s digital sector

By updatesPosted on 15th October 202015th October 2020Posted in Industry News

The digital sector in Scotland is something of an anomaly. Coming out of the coronavirus crisis it is in a far better place than most others, and far from needing a bailout, it is itself being looked on as a

Edinburgh firm at heart of tech project to reduce nine billion tonnes of global waste

By updatesPosted on 15th October 202015th October 2020Posted in Member News

Topolytics has joined forces with software giant SAP to work on the COP26 Waste Insights Project, which will bring together and analyse data from consumer goods, retailers, waste managers, investors and government organisations. The project ties in with the Scottish