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Code4000, winner of the Vodaphone Non-Profit TechStarter 2019 award, is seeking support to start-up in Scotland

By HeatherPosted on 18th December 201918th December 2019Posted in Skills, Industry News

It’s the same story everywhere you go – the simplest means of reducing reoffending is to find work for ex- offenders, and where better than the fast-growing tech industry. By teaching prisoners coding and helping to find them jobs on

Tell us what you think and help shape our Digital Nation

By HeatherPosted on 17th December 201920th April 2020Posted in ScotlandIS News

Reliable information on Scotland’s digital technologies sector, it’s performance, needs and emerging opportunities is hard to get by. Official statistics struggle to keep up with our fast moving industry and more responsive surveys often cover only the UK as a

Research and policy update

By HeatherPosted on 17th December 2019Posted in Diversity and Inclusion, Policy, ScotlandIS News

Svea Miesch, Research and Policy Manager, ScotlandIS As Research and Policy Manager at ScotlandIS, my job is to stay updated on the size, health and development of Scotland’s digital technologies sector and identify and research new business opportunities and potential

Why edtech doesn’t have to be disruptive

By HeatherPosted on 17th December 201917th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills

Rob Orr, executive director of Virgin Media Business, explains why edtech doesn’t necessarily require radical change to make a positive difference to learning Each year, schools spend vast amounts of money on enhancing the education technology at their disposal, a

Extended Masters students – available for work placements

By HeatherPosted on 17th December 201917th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills

Looking to lighten your workload in the New Year, could your company benefit from 180 hours of work experience from a talented Extended Masters student? Edinburgh Napier University envisage a scenario, where international students gain valuable paid work experience (ideally Living

Data Opportunity

By HeatherPosted on 17th December 201917th December 2019Posted in ScotlandISData, Opportunity

A large French company is looking for enablers to collaborate with them on a number of different software development projects covering a range of technology specialities. If you have expertise in either Augmented Reality or Voice Recognition and would like

Speaker call: DataTech20

By HeatherPosted on 17th December 201917th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

The Data Lab are welcoming proposals from industry, academia and the public sector for data science workshops, talks, lightning talks, and posters for DataTech20. This conference is part of DataFest20, a two-week festival of data and AI coming back to Scotland in

CityFibre signs Armed Forces Covenant to support Britain’s serving and former military personnel

By updatesPosted on 17th December 201917th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills

CityFibre will provide opportunities for the armed forces community to use the skills acquired during their military career to help build Britain’s full fibre future. CityFibre, the UK’s leading alternative provider of wholesale full fibre network infrastructure, has pledged its

Public Sector Procurement and Supply Chain tool

By HeatherPosted on 17th December 201917th December 2019Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

The Scottish Government is soon to launch a new online procurement tool which aims to embed cyber security into the public sector procurement processes. The launch of this tool ties in with the Public Sector Action Plan which aims to

It’s been busy in the North East – an update from Jen Scott, Digital Development Manager

By HeatherPosted on 16th December 201917th December 2019Posted in North East Scotland, ScotlandIS News

Jen Scott, North East Digital Development Manager, ScotlandIS It’s hard to believe it’s less than six months since the doors opened at ONE Tech Hub. Since opening in June we’ve seen a huge surge in events and activity across the