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ScotlandIS, in partnership with Equate Scotland and Scotland Skills Development Scotland, is delighted to be providing a free online session about inclusive recruitment practices specifically designed for small and medium enterprises within the tech ecosystem.

Workplace inclusion in today’s environment is a critical topic that tech employers can no longer see as “a nice to have”. Inclusive recruitment is a vital component of a broader approach. By ensuring that inclusive recruitment practices are embedded within the organisation, not only are we adhering to our legal duties but also ensuring we are tapping into a wider talent pool, fostering diversity of people, experiences, and innovation.

Inclusive recruitment refers to the processes and practices used to attract, interview, and hire a diverse pool of talent. This is to ensure we can reduce bias at different stages of the recruitment process and ensure the best-qualified people get hired for positions regardless of gender, ethnicity, or any other protected characteristics.

Why is inclusive recruitment important when hiring?

• Widen your talent pool to have a diverse pool of candidates to choose from. This is to ensure you don’t miss out on talents.
• Show your commitment to diversity & inclusion. Send a positive message to candidates and showcase that you want to create an environment that will help them learn and succeed.
• Set a positive environment from the start as the experience during the interview process will influence how candidates feel about joining your organisation.

What will you learn?

• Increase your understanding of what inclusive recruitment is within the Scottish tech ecosystem.
• Learn about current best practices throughout the recruitment process and know how to apply them within your organisation.
• Develop skills to review your own recruitment processes and identify short-term and long-term actions.
• Where to find resource and guidance to continue your learning.

Who should attend?

• This training is designed specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises with a requirement for digital skills.
• Ideal for professionals in a management or leadership position, working in Human Resources or involved in the recruitment process.

When is it?

This training will be hosted online and split across two sessions to allow time for self-reflection. Participants should attend both sessions:

Tuesday 19th March, 10am – 11.30am

Tuesday 26th March, 10am – 11.30am

Join our next ITMS Community event on 28th March in Edinburgh, which will be an afternoon session held at the The Sheraton hotel.

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

AGENDA

14.00-14.20   Welcome, Tea and Coffee 

14.20-14.30 ITMSP Cluster and Charter Update – Beverly Bowles, ScotlandIS Head of Cyber

14.30 -15.00 Pre-attack planning/Life’s a Breach – Craig Archdeacon, Head of Cyber Assurance and Jessica Hall, Head of Security Operations, Waterstons 

15.00-15.30 Moving Investigations Forward/Incident Response and Business Recovery/Articulating the Risks and what may be lost – Mark Cunningham Dickie, Quorum Cyber 

15.30-16.00 Incident Response, Digital Forensics, Post Incident Recovery – DS Paul Livingstone, Police Scotland

16.00-16.10 Comfort Break 

1610-16.45 Panel

16.45 – 17.00 Tea/Coffee/Snacks and Close 

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 Edinburgh. 

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@sdbtad.com. 

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

Our next Software Engineering Leaders Forum will take place in Edinburgh, and will be led by Paul George, Director at TAAP, around the topic of Generative AI.

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.

The evolution of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) has been marked by a continuous search for methodologies that enhance efficiency, adaptability, and responsiveness. This journey, from the structured Waterfall model to more flexible frameworks like Agile and DevOps, highlights the industry’s commitment to evolving with technological advancements and market demands. While Agile introduced a paradigm shift by emphasising iterative development, collaboration, and customer feedback, it also preserved the core phases of the SDLC—requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance. The subsequent integration of DevOps and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) practices further enhanced collaboration between development and operations teams. Despite the rapid pace of innovation, the foundational stages of the SDLC have demonstrated remarkable resilience, proving their lasting relevance in adapting to the changing software landscape.

In the digital era, generative AI is the latest transformative force in the SDLC, offering unparalleled capabilities in automating and optimising the development process. This shift towards leveraging AI tools represents a significant leap forward, streamlining development cycles, reducing costs, and igniting product innovation. TAAP is pioneering the integration of generative AI within application development. Our upcoming presentation will explore the best practices for utilising these powerful technologies, supported by real-world customer use cases. These examples will illustrate the substantial benefits of generative AI, showcasing its ability to enhance and fundamentally transform the traditional software development lifecycle.

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