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AI and data science industry leader awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list

By HeatherPosted on 10th June 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, Skills

The Data Lab chief executive, Gillian Docherty, has been recognised for her services to information technology and business The chief executive of The Data Lab has been awarded an OBE in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours list for her services to information

Cyber resilience put on the map through ‘amazing series of events’ hosted as part of Cyber Scotland Week

By HeatherPosted on 7th June 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber, Skills

The National Cyber Security Centre’s annual conference, CyberUK 2019, came to Glasgow and Scotland for the first time in April this year. The UK government’s flagship cyber security event attracted more than 2,000 delegates who came together to debate and discuss the

Airts adds FreeAgent co-founder Roan Lavery to Board

By HeatherPosted on 7th June 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News

Edinburgh-based Airts has appointed Skyscanner’s Melissa McMahon as the company’s first Marketing Director, and added FreeAgent co-founder and Chief Product Officer Roan Lavery to its board. Both appointments are in response to growing global demand for the company’s resource optimisation solution, Braid.

New funding opens up careers in coding

By HeatherPosted on 6th June 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills

CodeClan, Scotland’s national accredited digital skills academy, is delighted to be included in the Digital Start Fund that was announced on May 30, 2019 by Kate Forbes MSP, Scotland’s Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy. The Digital Start Fund is a grant to

Dundee University wins top prize at Herald’s Higher Education Awards

By HeatherPosted on 6th June 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills

The university was named Higher Educational Institution of the Year at a prestigious awards ceremony at the Crowne Plaza, in Glasgow. Dundee also lifted the Marketing Campaign of Year award as well as the Outstanding Contribution from a University Student, won by Rawad

BT Group reveals first eight locations as part of biggest UK workplace improvement programme

By HeatherPosted on 5th June 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News

Today, BT Group revealed Edinburgh as one of the first locations that will house its workplaces of the future as part of a three-to-five-year programme. Initially announced in May 2018, BT Group is set to improve and consolidate its workplaces

Scotland resilient against Europe-wide challenges

By HeatherPosted on 4th June 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News

Scotland remains the second most attractive location for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) after London and has retained the majority of ground gained over the last five years. This is according to the latest EY Scottish Attractiveness Survey published today. The

Float wins best fintech product/service at UK Cloud Awards

By HeatherPosted on 4th June 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News

Float, the award-winning cash flow tool for Xero, QuickBooks Online and FreeAgent, has won best fintech product/service at the UK Cloud Awards. The only winner from Scotland, Float was recognised for 12 months of significant financial growth and for being

Tech contractors in Scotland in high demand over coming year

By HeatherPosted on 4th June 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills

Constant digital transformation and continued business growth mean technology contractors in Scotland will continue to be highly sought after this year and beyond. Organisations are competing for talent in a short-skilled market, causing day rates to increase by an average

Leading network provider sets up London base

By HeatherPosted on 3rd June 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News

ONE of the UK’s leading independent network providers has underlined its continued growth ambitions by opening its first office in London. Commsworld manages and controls Britain’s largest privately operated core fibre network and will now provide transit bandwidth from its