Scotland’s aspiring data science students connect with industry
Aspiring data science and engineering students from across Scotland rubbed shoulders with employers from some of the country’s leading organisations at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow today for Data Talent...
Government says ‘lift off’ for Scotland’s space ambitions
Scotland’s space sector could be worth £4bn by 2030, Innovation Minister Ivan McKee said today. Speaking during a parliamentary debate on Scotland’s space sector potential, McKee outlined the Scottish Government’s...
Tech giants ‘do not face enough competition – reducing consumer choice and innovation’
UK competition rules should be overhauled to tackle the dominance of technology giants like Facebook, Google and Amazon, and increase consumer choice, a Government-commissioned review has said. A ‘Digital Markets...
Shortlist announced for the ScotlandIS digital technology awards
ScotlandIS, the membership and cluster management organisation for Scotland’s digital technologies industry, has today unveiled the shortlist for its 2019 Digital Technology Awards. The awards celebrate the wealth of talent...
UK’s first two-week festival of data innovation begins today
The UK’s first two-week long festival of data innovation begins across Scotland today. DataFest, now in its third year, will focus on the economic and social benefits of data-driven innovation...
Edinburgh ‘set to push open global investment door’
Nagraj Kashyap, the head of Microsoft’s venture fund, M12, has been announced as one of the keynote speakers at this year’s Engage Invest Exploit (EIE). The international technology investor event...
Women working in Scotland’s tech sector share their stories
Women working in Scotland’s technology sector have shared their stories in a book created to celebrate women in the industry and tackle gender inequality. Women Transforming Tech has been written,...
‘We are simply not building enough’
The Planning (Scotland) Bill is due to be debated in the Scottish Parliament in the next couple of months. It has taken a long time to get here. In 2015,...
Brave new world of engagement
The housing sector has a long track record in tenant engagement. Housing associations are at the very centre of the communities they serve and, as a result, are often well...
SHARE ensures sector is up to speed
SHARE, the learning and development organisation for Scotland’s housing sector is bringing new events to the sector in March and April. “Our Bitesize Briefings enable housing staff to hear direct...

