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Competition to find the UK’s Most Innovative Cyber Security SME 2020

By updatesPosted on 12th March 202012th March 2020Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Industry News, Opportunity

Does your cyber security business bring something truly innovative to the UK market? For the sixth year in a row, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is looking for the most creative and original cyber security companies

Scottish tech firms using artificial intelligence to protect natural environment

By updatesPosted on 12th March 202012th March 2020Posted in Member News

They have long been viewed with mistrust, fuelled by the mistaken belief they would take over the world. But now rather than being seen as a menace, artificial intelligence is used as a force for good by health trusts, software giants and app

Collaborate to Innovate

By HeatherPosted on 11th March 202011th March 2020Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

Hopefully you have all recovered from what was a hectic but fun Cyber Scotland Week! I know Scottish Government are looking for feedback so please provide this if you were one of the companies involved, we are looking to make

Burness Paull tops dealmaking table again

By updatesPosted on 11th March 202011th March 2020Posted in Member News

Burness Paull LLP has been confirmed as the top-performing legal dealmaker in Scotland for the fifth year in succession. The independent law firm advised on 304 publishable transactions with a cumulative value of £31.4 billion – topping the figures for

Technology firms told to focus more on sales and scale

By updatesPosted on 10th March 202010th March 2020Posted in Industry News

Scottish technology firms have been advised to switch more of their focus from developing their products to achieving sales and scale. They are spending excessive time trying to create the “perfect product” and many are selling their businesses too early.

National Student Software Development Competition Final

By updatesPosted on 10th March 202010th March 2020Posted in Skills, ScotlandIS News

Ten student teams from across Scotland will once again compete in the Digital Skills Partnership’s National Student Software Development Competition. This ground-breaking competition, managed this year by Edinburgh College, gives students experience of real-world challenges in the software development process

From Developer to Engineer Update – March 2020

By updatesPosted on 10th March 202010th March 2020Posted in Skills, ScotlandIS News

The Developer to Engineer pilot is now well underway with 20 developers from 18 different companies taking part. Participants have gained soft skills in communication, teamwork and critical thinking and after only eight weeks, improvements are already showing in their

Growing our future data talent

By updatesPosted on 10th March 2020Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandIS News

Finally, it feels like Spring is not too far away and there is some respite from the rain. No respite from the busy calendar though! Following on from our cluster launch event at the end of January, we carried out

Pilot success for award-winning My Clinical Outcomes cancer tool

By updatesPosted on 9th March 20209th March 2020Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

An award-winning online tool that uses data to transform the quality of Scottish cancer patients’ lives is looking towards a national roll-out following the success of five pilot schemes. My Clinical Outcomes (MCO) was awarded the Industry Collaboration accolade at

CivTech poised to join frontline response in fight against climate change

By updatesPosted on 9th March 20209th March 2020Posted in Member News, Opportunity

CivTech – the Scottish Government’s flagship innovation and technology accelerator scheme for start-up companies – is poised to become a significant addition to the public sector response to climate change. The government-backed business mentorship and support programme, which held its