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Competition – Biosensing across wide areas

By updatesPosted on 8th April 20208th April 2020Posted in Industry News, Opportunity

The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is seeking proposals to develop innovative sensor technologies that enable improved, high-confidence, rapid detection, localisation and identification of hazardous biological agents in the field. The current call for applications relates to phase 2 of

ARCHIVER project – Open for applications

By updatesPosted on 8th April 20208th April 2020Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News, Opportunity

Bidders are invited to submit proposals to the ARCHIVER pre-commercial procurement. The ARCHIVER (Archiving and Preservation for Research Environments) aims to introduce radical improvements in the area of archiving and digital preservation services to support the IT requirements of EU

Strange times indeed

By HeatherPosted on 8th April 20208th April 2020Posted in ScotlandISCyber, COVID19

It is certainly strange times for us all at the moment and I hope you and your businesses are doing ok during this period of restricted movements and social distancing. We would love to hear from you if you feel

Covid-19 Update for Scotland’s digital tech sector – 7 April 2020

By HeatherPosted on 8th April 20208th April 2020Posted in Policy, ScotlandIS News, COVID19

At ScotlandIS, we are starting the 4th week of homeworking and it begins to feel like the new normal. Part of this are also our regular updates for you on COVID-19 news that are of relevance to Scotland’s digital technologies

You can with a Kanban

By HeatherPosted on 8th April 20203rd April 2020Posted in Member News, COVID19

Mesomorphic have produced a series of guides on home working, we’re reproduced in full here with permission, but urge you to visit their site for the most up to date information Part of the Remote Working series: Part 1: The Mesomorphic

We asked, you answered. Thank you.

By HeatherPosted on 7th April 20207th April 2020Posted in ScotlandIS News, COVID19

An update on No One Left Behind I want to give an update on the NOLB work that is happening in Scotland. Led by the Scottish Government, the drive to create digital inclusion for those most vulnerable and at risk from COVID19

Zooming in on security

By updatesPosted on 6th April 20206th April 2020Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber, COVID19

The business landscape has undergone a sudden, drastic shift to remote access, in order to cope with the current social isolation requirements. Commensurately, the usage of video conferencing applications has skyrocketed. Perhaps the video conference tool that has most benefited

Communication when working remotely

By HeatherPosted on 6th April 20203rd April 2020Posted in Member News, COVID19

Mesomorphic have produced a series of guides on home working, we’re reproduced in full here with permission, but urge you to visit their site for the most up to date information Part of the Remote Working series: Part 1: The Mesomorphic

Data protection, data sharing and data ethics after the crisis

By HeatherPosted on 3rd April 20203rd April 2020Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandIS News, COVID19

Data is key in the response to COVID-19. Everyone has become an armchair epidemiologist. It also generates a raft of data questions and issues. There are huge gaps in the COVID-19 datasets: the real number of cases, the number of

Managing workplace mental health during coronavirus

By HeatherPosted on 3rd April 20203rd April 2020Posted in Member News, COVID19

By now you will hopefully be well informed on the extreme measures put in place by the government to protect the public and slow the spread of COVID-19. The latest official guidance goes beyond frequent hand washing and coughing into