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ScotlandIS gives evidence to MPs on post-Brexit trade

By HeatherPosted on 16th October 20184th December 2019Posted in Brexit, ScotlandIS News

Today, our CEO Polly Purvis and I gave evidence to MPs in the Scottish Affairs Committee. The committee visited Edinburgh to hear from different sectors of the Scottish economy about their trade priorities post-Brexit and what they see as the

Young Software Engineer of the Year Awards 2018

By HeatherPosted on 4th October 20184th December 2019Posted in Skills, ScotlandIS News

Top software students tackle current challenges An exceptional student from the University of Dundee has been named Young Software Engineer of the Year 2018. Can Gafuroglu won first prize for an innovative project using AI and machine learning to support

Young Software Engineer of the Year 2018 shortlist announced

By HeatherPosted on 24th September 20184th December 2019Posted in Skills, ScotlandIS News

ScotlandIS, the digital trade body for Scotland, has announced the shortlist of finalists for the Young Software Engineer of the Year Awards. The scheme recognises the country’s top undergraduate talent in computer science and software engineering. Entrants are nominated by

Digital Xtra Fund to award £75K to help boost digital skills in Scotland

By HeatherPosted on 24th August 20184th December 2019Posted in Skills, ScotlandIS News

A fresh round of funding will soon be available to inspire young people in Scotland to develop digital skills through high quality extra-curricular activities. On 30 August, Digital Xtra Fund will launch its next round of funding with a total

Share your ideas on AI, future of mobility and other challenges with UK Government

By HeatherPosted on 4th July 20184th December 2019Posted in ScotlandISData, MaaS Scotland, ScotlandIS News

The UK Government is seeking a wide range of views on the four Grand Challenges set out in their Industrial Strategy – the long-term plan to ensure the UK remains one of the best places in the world to innovate, do business and create jobs.

Scotland gets minister for digital economy

By HeatherPosted on 3rd July 20184th December 2019Posted in Policy, ScotlandIS News

Last week, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon reshuffled her cabinet and ministers and created a number of new positions. We are having a look what this means for the topics that are important to Scotland’s digital technologies industry and who you

The Edinburgh Technology and IT sector take part in the summer 2018 season of Business Fives

By HeatherPosted on 4th June 20184th December 2019Posted in Skills, ScotlandIS News

The Technology and IT sector have been very generous when it comes to charitable donations. In the last summer season the companies involved managed to raise over £2,000 for their chosen charities across Scotland. Together with the continued support of

Digital Skills Partnership – Industry Update

By HeatherPosted on 24th May 20184th December 2019Posted in Skills, ScotlandIS News

The Digital Skills Partnership (DSP) was established with the support of the Scottish Funding Council and Skills Development Scotland, to create a new collaborative partnership between colleges, universities and industry, to ensure that the further and higher education systems are more aligned to

ScotlandIS: New board appointments

By HeatherPosted on 22nd May 20184th December 2019Posted in ScotlandIS News

As members will be aware we have held elections to fill a few vacancies on the ScotlandIS board. Voting has now closed, votes have been counted and verified, ScotlandIS is pleased to announce the following appointments to the board with

Edinburgh thrives as it defies fallout from financial crisis

By HeatherPosted on 16th May 20184th December 2019Posted in ScotlandIS News

Ten years ago as the fallout from a crisis that started on Wall Street engulfed the global financial system things looked pretty bleak for Edinburgh. The two banks that had been among the city’s biggest employers for years, Royal Bank