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Businesses still see opportunities for growth during pandemic

By HeatherPosted on 30th April 202030th April 2020Posted in ScotlandIS News

Scotland’s digital technology sector continued to grow in 2019 with an increase in sales and profit margins, according to the latest annual industry survey conducted by ScotlandIS. Despite Covid-19, many firms have identified opportunities for growth over the next nine

Join the Scottish Tech Army

By HeatherPosted on 28th April 202028th April 2020Posted in Industry News, COVID19

What is the Scottish Tech Army? Founded by Edinburgh based entrepreneurs, Alistair Forbes and Peter Jaco, the Scottish Tech Army Limited is a not for profit company that is building a volunteer Covid-19 technical response team that will work to

£250m Future Fund roundtable with DCMS

By HeatherPosted on 24th April 202024th April 2020Posted in ScotlandIS News

ScotlandIS have been working hard over the last five weeks to ensure the voice of the sector in Scotland is heard by both Scottish Government and UK Government. We have been working daily with representative bodies throughout the UK and

ScotlandIS influential: shaping the ask and being heard

By HeatherPosted on 24th April 202024th April 2020Posted in Policy, ScotlandIS News

Over the last five to six weeks various members of the team have spoken to many of you. We’ve asked you to complete surveys, to help with various campaigns and initiatives, to feedback what’s happening in your businesses and met

CENSIS IoT cyber challenge accelerator 2020

By updatesPosted on 22nd April 202022nd April 2020Posted in Member News, Opportunity

Using the successful 2017 CENSIS IoT Explorer competition as our inspiration, we are now taking IoT cyber security to a whole new level. CENSIS is offering up to five Scottish-based companies or individuals a package of co-ordinated growth support over several months to help

Interview: We sat down with two 5G experts to debunk recent conspiracies

By updatesPosted on 22nd April 202022nd April 2020Posted in Member News

The internet in recent weeks has been awash with harrowing reports of 5G conspiracy theories making the rounds. Whilst there has always been some kind of 5G skepticism lurking in less-savory parts of Facebook and Twitter, the recent COVID-19 epidemic

Are you a compassionate lockdown leader?

By updatesPosted on 22nd April 202022nd April 2020Posted in Member News

Akash Marwaha, Hays managing director in Scotland, suggests that compassion is an increasingly important leadership component at this very challenging time “Being a compassionate leader doesn’t mean ‘going soft’ or constantly being at the beck and call of your team.

Quorum Cyber gains CREST Cyber Security Incident Response (CSIR) accreditation

By updatesPosted on 22nd April 202022nd April 2020Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

Quorum Cyber Security Ltd. have been successfully assessed against CREST criteria for the supply of Cyber Security Incident Response services. Only a small group of cyber security providers have achieved this accreditation globally, highlighting Quorum Cyber’s commitment to continuous improvement

BT and Computing at School launch home schooling resources for parents in Scotland

By updatesPosted on 22nd April 202022nd April 2020Posted in Member News, Skills

As part of its Skills for Tomorrow programme, BT has teamed up with Computing at School (CAS), to launch dozens of activities, designed to support parents with their children’s digital skills at home. The series of activities is based on

COVID-19: Government support for early-stage and high-growth businesses

By updatesPosted on 22nd April 202022nd April 2020Posted in Member News, COVID19

A recurring theme in response to the various coronavirus-related financial support measures announced by the UK and Scottish Governments thus far has been a criticism that not enough was being done to support earlier-stage / high-growth businesses. Many such businesses