building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
On Monday 18 May I took up the position of Research and Policy Manager at ScotlandIS. It has been strange starting “virtually” but thanks to the wonders of technology and very friendly colleagues, it has been a seamless transition. As
The Easyjet breach, which resulted from a “highly sophisticated” attack, will have sent shockwaves around many companies – with 9 million customers impacted and over 2000 credit card details accessed. The latest breach continues to highlight that all organisations, regardless
Work has restarted on building critical digital infrastructure in Inverness, including NHS sites such as Raigmore Hospital being treated as a priority due to the Coronavirus. Construction activity initially began in autumn last year but was put on hold at
Scottish-based tech firms are being asked to help build the future of Scotland as a digital nation. The ScotlandIS Challenge, launched today by ScotlandIS in partnership with The Scottish Government, is calling on companies of all sizes to submit ideas,
“Consider cloud solutions before alternatives.” That isn’t our slightly underwhelming sales pitch – it’s the pointed advice from the government’s own web page on its ‘Cloud-First’ policy, launched back in 2013. Since then the public sector has spent billions of
Continuum Industries has secured £1.5m funding. The Edinburgh construction tech firm provides AI tools for engineering professionals to rapidly design linear infrastructure projects and reduce their costs. It says the seed round will support infrastructure planners and designers to plot
Equate Scotland has published the findings of a new report looking at the experiences of more than 400 women working in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) professions. The report suggests that urgent action is required to address the issue of inequality
The Scottish Government’s Pivotal Enterprise Resilience Fund (PERF), available to SME firms that are vital to Scotland’s economy and have been impacted by COVID-19 reopens this morning – but will likely close by 5pm Monday 18th May. The enterprise agencies
Brightsolid, the managed hybrid cloud services company, has today launched Cloud Foundations, a new product that will allow organisations to quickly launch secure and compliant AWS clouds, removing the complexities often associated with AWS cloud deployments. The product – which Brightsolid
An Edinburgh-based technology firm has launched a wrist-worn device that will alert workers and their employers if they stray within two metres of a colleague. The ‘Safedistance’ gadget has been devised by Reactec based on existing technology designed to protect
