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Improving digital technologies and skills

By updatesPosted on 27th January 202027th January 2020Posted in Skills, ScotlandIS News

Interest-free loans for digital development. Businesses can now apply for interest-free loans of between £5,000 to £100,000 to help invest in digital technologies and skills. Digital Economy Minister Kate Forbes officially opened the second phase of the Digital Development Loan

Scotland tops UK for digital proficiency in schools

By updatesPosted on 24th January 202024th January 2020Posted in Skills, Industry News

Lenovo has commissioned a report from CEBR, Technology in UK Schools, detailing insights into the use of technology in UK schools in 2020, examining the types of technology that have been adopted, how this has been applied, and the ways in

Geovation Scotland Accelerator Programme

By updatesPosted on 23rd January 2020Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News, Opportunity

Another round of new funding and support is now available through the Geovation Scotland Accelerator Programme. This is offers successful applicants up to £15,000 each and access to data, mentoring and resources provides by Registers of Scotland and Ordnance Survey.

Digital demand drives profits higher at Scottish IT recruiter

By updatesPosted on 23rd January 202023rd January 2020Posted in Member News

The business, which has offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Belfast, saw gross profits increase by 46 per cent to £2.8 million in the year to 31 March. Be-IT recorded a 18 per cent rise in revenues to £12.7m thanks to

ICO design code prioritises children’s privacy online

By updatesPosted on 23rd January 202023rd January 2020Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

Standards that would force tech companies to prioritise children’s privacy online have been published by the UK’s data regulator. The final Age Appropriate Design Code has been published by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which hopes will come into effect by the

Uplift in sales sees Craneware return to growth

By updatesPosted on 23rd January 202023rd January 2020Posted in Member News

Healthcare billing company Craneware has reported a return to revenue growth after a strong increase in sales. The Edinburgh-based firm which is focused on the US health sector, said sales have benefitted from an increased number of contracts being secured,

‘Robot Burns’ poems created by artificial intelligence

By updatesPosted on 23rd January 202023rd January 2020Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

They are some of the most well-known and loved poems in the world whose insightful sentiments have withstood the test of time over hundreds of years. But now a student at the University of Glasgow has used a “Robot Burns”

Tesco Bank to create 100 tech jobs at Edinburgh base

By updatesPosted on 22nd January 202022nd January 2020Posted in Industry News

Tesco Bank is to create 100 new technology jobs at its Edinburgh base. The company is recruiting test, software and systems engineers, systems architects, solution designers, project managers, and IT and business analysts. A further 20 jobs will be created

Scottish Development International Tech for Healthcare Mission to Denmark & Finland, 2-6 March 2020

By updatesPosted on 21st January 202021st January 2020Posted in Industry News, Opportunity

The health and care sectors in the Nordics are digitalizing at high speed in order to meet the challenges of an aging population and implementing new technologies in health and care. The Nordic countries are globally in front of digitalizing

Why Partnerships Hold The Key To Successful IT Systems In Banking

By updatesPosted on 21st January 20209th January 2020Posted in Member News

Is there anything more frustrating than finding out your bank account is unavailable due to a technical issue? Or being an IT manager at a bank and, through no fault of your own, feeling powerless when your IT system goes