ScotlandIS News Archives

Early and integrated approach key to tech skills puzzle

By updatesPosted on 20th February 202420th February 2024Posted in ScotlandIS News

ScotlandIS CEO, Karen Meechan, writes in The Herald Agenda around how we need to begin to build a talent pipeline for the tech sector from a very early stage. Is there anything more frustrating than a jigsaw with a missing

Sustainability, Front and Centre

By updatesPosted on 15th February 202415th February 2024Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandIS News

This month’s blog from Head of Data, David, looks at the value of building sustainability in tech – environmentally, commercially, and reputationally. Our Cluster Conference is back again for 2024, in partnership with SCEA (Scottish Cluster Ecosystem Alliance), with a

Five reasons you should enter the Digital Tech Awards 2024

By updatesPosted on 15th February 202415th February 2024Posted in ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

On the 2nd of May 2024, key players from across Scotland’s digital technology industry will gather at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow’s Argyle Street. Why? Well that’s where the ScotlandIS Digital Tech Awards are taking place, of course. Now

Empowering Business Resilience: Unveiling the UK’s Cyber Governance Revolution

By updatesPosted on 2nd February 20242nd February 2024Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

Read this blog by ScotlandIS Board Member, David Stubley, taking a look at the new Cyber Governance Code of Practice that UK Government are seeking to implement. The UK Government are looking to establish a Cyber Governance Code of Practice,

Deadline Looms to Apply for Groundbreaking InfoSec Gender Diversity Initiative

By updatesPosted on 25th January 202425th January 2024Posted in ScotlandISCyber, Industry News, ScotlandIS News, Opportunity

The award-winning “Empowering Women to Lead Cyber Security” initiative is available to female InfoSec professionals across government and industry in regions throughout Scotland again, as part of its Spring 2024 schedule but the deadline to apply is coming fast. Organised

ScotlandIS funds scholarship to boost next generation of tech talent

By updatesPosted on 9th January 20249th January 2024Posted in ScotlandIS News, Opportunity

ScotlandIS has partnered with Saturday School to launch The ScotlandIS Scholarship. The fund will support 12 young people in Glasgow and The West to secure their National 5 Maths qualification. ScotlandIS Scholars who complete the programme will automatically be offered

ScotlandIS CEO comments on Scottish Government Budget 2024/5

By updatesPosted on 20th December 202320th December 2023Posted in Policy, Industry News, ScotlandIS News

A £6.3 billion investment in social security and more than £19.5 billion for health and social care form the heart of the Scottish Budget for next year, alongside record funding for local authorities and frontline police and fire services. With

Top women in tech 2023: Karen Meechan

By updatesPosted on 13th December 202313th December 2023Posted in Diversity and Inclusion, ScotlandIS News

Kicking off the string of profiles for Holyrood’s top women in tech 2023 is Karen Meechan, who has served Scotland’s tech trade body ScotlandIS for almost 20 years. Few know Scotland’s tech sector better than Meechan, having worked as head of operations, chief executive

ScotlandIS seeks industry input to annual state of the nation report

By updatesPosted on 7th December 20237th December 2023Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, ScotlandISCyber, Skills, Policy, Industry News, ScotlandIS News

Responses to 2024 Technology Industry Survey sought from Scottish tech sector before 25 January Feedback from the survey will be used to produce annual benchmarking report for the Scottish tech sector which is due to be published in March 2024

A Busy Week in Cyber

By updatesPosted on 6th December 20236th December 2023Posted in ScotlandISCyber, ScotlandIS News

This blog from Head of Cyber, Bev, goes into more detail on the numerous cyber events that took place last week, some of the incredible companies involved, and her first year as part of the Cyber Cluster at ScotlandIS. Every