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Farrpoint and CENSIS partner with Isle of Lewis museum on IoT project

By updatesPosted on 15th August 202415th August 2024Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

The Ravenspoint Centre Museum, a community landmark on the Isle of Lewis and home to the renowned Angus Macleod Archive, is harnessing IoT to safeguard the cultural legacy of its historically important exhibits and enhance visitor experience. The volunteer-run attraction

Heriot-Watt to the fore in fighting cybercrime

By updatesPosted on 6th August 20246th August 2024Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber

Heriot-Watt University is to lead a groundbreaking quantum technology initiative that could help combat the £27 billion annual cost of cybercrime to UK businesses, as part of a £160 million government investment to establish Britain as a global leader in

Space Tech Expo Bremen, November – Register Interest

By updatesPosted on 1st August 20241st August 2024Posted in ScotlandISData, Opportunity

Register your interest for the opportunity to attend Space Tech Expo Bremen this November as part of a UK cohort. The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) Aerospace and Space Team, Scottish Development International, Invest Northern Ireland and Welsh Government

CivTech Round 10 Launches

By updatesPosted on 1st August 20241st August 2024Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber, Opportunity

CivTech Round 10 is launching an exciting and well-funded set of new Challenges, with £7.8 million of contract opportunities aimed at solving some of the difficult problems we face. What we call True Innovation — creating better products and services,

Scotland’s rural communities are playing their part in developing our space sector

By updatesPosted on 25th July 202425th July 2024Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

In the middle of the last century, the Space Race was one of history’s biggest competitions and political spectacles, notoriously secretive and adversarial. That’s all changed now, however, as space-based technologies are contributing more and more to economic growth and

Shortlist revealed for Scotland’s Young Software Engineer of the Year Awards 2024

By updatesPosted on 23rd July 202423rd July 2024Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

ScotlandIS, the trade body and cluster management organisation for Scotland’s tech sector, has announced the shortlist for the Young Software Engineer of the Year Awards, taking place on 26th September. Now in their 35th year, the awards aims to recognise

USA Expression of Interest – Cyber Security for the Space Sector

By updatesPosted on 23rd July 202423rd July 2024Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber, Industry News, Opportunity

The Defence and Security Exports (DSE) team within the Department for Business and Trade, in association with the British Embassy Washington are seeking expressions of interest from UK SME’s who wish to be considered as a member of a consortium

Scottish space programme gets funding boost of more than £10million

By updatesPosted on 23rd July 202423rd July 2024Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

More than £10million in funding has been announced for five space projects across Scotland on the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow. The projects comes from the government’s National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP) and will put £10.6million into the Scottish space

The Data Lab Announces Launch of Geospatial Fringe Programme

By updatesPosted on 18th July 202418th July 2024Posted in ScotlandISData, Industry News

Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI, The Data Lab, has today announced the launch of its first-ever Geospatial Fringe programme next month in response to the growing interest in the sector across the UK. With partners such as NatureScot,

AI Trade Mission to Singapore

By updatesPosted on 17th July 202417th July 2024Posted in ScotlandISData, Opportunity

The Department for Business & Trade are organising a trade mission to Singapore this October 2024. The mission will introduce leading UK AI companies to the Singaporean technology ecosystem and identify potential commercial opportunities, in market. The UK and Singapore