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The ScotlandIS Digital Technology Awards showcase excellence within the industry, rewarding the innovation, expertise and ambition of businesses large and small – and the people who drive them. Let’s highlight some of the great achievements within the tech sector over the last 12 months – nominate your organisation or an individual for the chance to be recognised amongst your peers.  Running for 14 years, the Awards are well established within our industry, offering winners the opportunity to use our platform to promote your business. Sharing your official winner’s badge on your website and social channels acts as a stamp of credibility and highlights quality standards to potential new clients.

We have two brand-new awards for 2024: Cyber Trailblazer, looking to recognise companies that have a novel solution to a cyber challenge, and Digital Tech Rising Star, shining a light on early career talent and the leaders of tomorrow.

If you have created a product or service that brings benefit to society, you could be eligible for the Tech for Good award, while innovative applications of data to transform businesses could indicate our Data Trailblazer.

If your organisation shows employees they are valued, and goes that extra mile to provide a positive working environment, then you might just have the Best Wellbeing at Work. The Digital Tech Business of the Year category looks to recognise start-ups, scale-ups and large companies that impress the judges with their outstanding tech, commercial success and growth over the past year.

There are a variety of different awards up for grabs that could shine a light on the fantastic work you’ve been doing, and all the criteria for each category is on our website so you can prepare your application answers in advance. Digital Tech 2024 will take place on 2nd May, at the Radisson Blu hotel in Glasgow. We look forward to you joining us for a night of food, fun and celebration of the industry. If you have any questions about the Digital Tech Awards, please contact marketing@scotlandis.com. 

We are delighted to announce our 2024 Digital Tech Awards Shortlist, tickets are available to buy now.

Please contact Cat Blair catriona.blair@scotlandis.com to secure tickets.

Are you a data-driven AI scaleup looking to create transformative change? The University of Edinburgh’s AI Accelerator could help you to realise your entrepreneurial ambitions.

If you’re thinking of applying and want to find out more about the programme, come along to our information session. You will hear from and be able to ask questions of the programme manager and one of the companies who have participated in a previous accelerator. We look forward to being able to tell you more about this great opportunity.

The AI Accelerator is delivered by the Bayes Centre, the University of Edinburgh’s Innovation Hub for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, and supported by Edinburgh Innovations, the commercialisation service of the University. It is delivered on behalf of the University’s Data-Driven Innovation Hubs, in contribution to the Data-Driven Entrepreneurship programme.

ScotlandIS are pleased to be running Tech Nation’s Rising Stars Scotland Regional pitch competition.

Ten finalists will pitch to a panel of expert judges for the chance to secure a spot on stage at London Tech Week, with fantastic prizes up for grabs.

We will kindly be joined by a judging panel consisting of:

• Paul Atkinson, Founding Partner at Par Equity
• Jackie Waring, Founder & Chair of AccelerateHER
• Rhona Campbell, Chair of Investing Women Angels
• Sean McGrath, CEO at Entrepreneurial Scotland

Save the date for Friday 10th May at Scottish Enterprise in Edinburgh – the shortlisted companies will be revealed on Fri 12th April.

Agenda

11:00-11:30am       Registration

11:30-11:40              Welcome

11:40-11:55               Colin Cook, Director of Economic Development, Scottish Government

12:00-12:10pm        Pitch 1

12:15-12:25               Pitch 2

12:30-12:40             Pitch 3

12:45-12:55              Pitch 4

1:00-1:45                  Lunch

1:55-2:05                  Pitch 5

2:10-2:20                 Pitch 6

2:25-2:35                 Pitch 7

2:40-2:50                Pitch 8

2:55-3:05                 Pitch 9

3:10-3:20                 Pitch 10

3:25-4:00                Drinks Reception – Judging takes place

4:00-5:00                Drinks Reception – Winners announced

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re taking up ‘Netwalking’ – having a catch-up whilst on the go!

We know how important taking a break from your laptop is for your physical and mental health, and some of the best ideas and brainstorming can happen on the move.

Join the ScotlandIS team for a walk around Linlithgow loch on Wednesday 15th May; for those that live locally or fancy jumping on a quick train from Edinburgh or Glasgow, we’ll be meeting at White Dove Coffee near the train station between 12-12:15pm.

We hope to see you there – furry friends welcome!

#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MomentsForMovement

Join our next ITMS Community event on 23rd May in Newcastle, in partnership with CyberNorth.

ScotlandIS are collaborating with the northern cyber cluster for this event in order to promote our IT MSP Best Practice Charter and to raise awareness around supply chain security.

The event aims to bring together ITMSPs from Scotland and the North to foster networking opportunities, and facilitate the sharing of challenges and best practices.

AGENDA

12.00-12.20   Registration, Tea and Coffee 

12.20-12.30 Welcome, ITMSP Cluster and Charter Update – Beverly Bowles, ScotlandIS Head of Cyber

12.30 -13.00 Building Resilience – Debra Cairns, Managing Director, Net Defence

13.00-13.30  Nihon Cyber 

13.30-14.15  Lunch

14.15-15.00 Supply Chain Security & Product Demo – Mark Lamb, Founder, Highground

15.00-15.30 Networking

We look forward to welcoming you to this enriching IT Managed Service Providers Networking Event, where you will gain valuable insights, forge new connections, and contribute to the growth of the ITMSP community in Scotland and Newcastle. 

In partnership with CyberNorth

Our next Software Engineering Leaders Forum will take place in Glasgow, and will be led by BJSS.

The quarterly S.E.L.F group provides a forum for software engineering leaders, CIO’s and CTO’s across the Scottish tech sector to share ideas and explore common challenges. The meetups also provide opportunities for informal mentoring and potential opportunities for joint working.

Agenda

5pm – arrival, tea and coffee 

5.30pm – talk begins 

6.30pm – talk ends 

6.30-7pm – pizza and networking 

This event is exclusively for ScotlandIS members – secure your place now below.

Scotland’s leading and most anticipated tech conference will once again be held at the EICC on Thursday 26th September.