First Minister hosts Singapore’s high commissioner as Scotland builds tech bridge to Southeast Asia
John Swinney hosted Singapore’s High Commissioner at Bute House as Scotland seeks to build a tech bridge to Southeast Asia. The First Minister met with His Excellency Mr Ng Teck…
Entrepreneurial Scotland in hunt for ambitious business leaders to support national scale-up plans
Entrepreneurial Scotland is seeking ambitious business leaders to join a peer network group to support national scale-up plans. The Exchange offers business leaders the opportunity to join an exclusive peer…
Lift off for Scottish space firms as ‘founding partners’ join network
Scotland’s growing cluster of space firms are to be supported in their growth ambitions through a new group of business advisers. The Scottish Space Network has appointed a series of…
Scotland’s tech trade body opens search for two new board members
Scotland’s tech trade body has opened the search for two new board members in a bid to strengthen its marketing and ‘scaleup’ expertise. ScotlandIS launched the hunt for senior industry…
Travellers at Scottish airports hit by global IT outage affecting Microsoft Windows systems on ‘busiest day’ of holiday season
Travellers at Scottish airports have been affected by a global IT outage affecting Microsoft Windows systems on the ‘busiest day’ of the holiday season. Check-in facilities and security gate operations…
New pop-up venues in Fife to ‘drive tech startup growth’ in region
A new series of ‘pop-up’ hubs in cultural venues across Fife will aim to increase the number of tech startups being founded across the region. The Adam Smith Theatre in…
Female founders summit to boost investment opportunities for women in business
A female founders’ summit is set to be staged in Edinburgh to boost investment opportunities for women in business. The inaugural Female Founders Growth Summit at RBS headquarters in Gogaburn…
Technology, skills and green economy drives record foreign direct investment in Scotland
Technology, skills and the green economy have helped to drive record foreign direct investment into Scotland, according to a new report. EY’s annual independent analysis of inward investment showed 142…
New ‘venture studio’ in Glasgow to support growth of city’s tech ecosystem
A new ‘venture studio’ in Glasgow aims to support the growth of the city’s tech ecosystem – helping founders to start and scale up their businesses. Entrepreneurs will be able…
University of Edinburgh spinout makes quantum leap in South Korea
A University of Edinburgh spinout company has made a quantum leap in its growth trajectory after taking part in a South Korean tech conference. Quantum Software Lab, a cutting-edge research…