| Date | Title | Description |
| 27.03.2026 | Scots Firms Take Home £400,000 at Regional EDGE Awards | Scottish EDGE has named twenty high-growth businesses from four regions as winners at the second Regional EDGE competition, sharing a prize fund of £400,000.
Taking home £50,000 each were Highland Wood from Inverness, Aberdeen-based Aqura S... |
| 12.02.2026 | Orbex to Appoint Administrators After Funding Collapse | Orbex, the Scottish rocket manufacturer, has announced it intends to appoint administrators after failing to secure ongoing funding or find a buyer.
In a statement, the company said that it will continue to operate as normal while it explor... |
| 14.01.2026 | Regional EDGE Returns With £400K for Scotland’s Rural Startups | Scottish EDGE has announced the return of its Regional EDGE competition, giving entrepreneurs outside the central belt the opportunity to win up to £50,000 in funding.
Now in its second year, Regional EDGE awards target entrepreneurial tale... |
| 15.12.2025 | Orbital Marine Power Secures £7 Million for Tidal Energy Expansion | Orbital Marine Power, a Scottish firm, just received £7 million in funding. This investment fuels expansion of its tidal energy technology. New projects are planned for both the UK and Canada. The company aims to become a global leader in p... |
| 10.12.2025 | Orbital Marine Power Lands £7M For Next Wave of Tidal Tech | Orkney-based Orbital Marine Power has landed a £7 million investment deal from PXN Ventures to power the next wave of its tidal technology and pursue international commercial projects.
Using floating tidal turbines to generate clean, reliab... |
| 10.12.2025 | Orbital Marine Power: £7 Million Raised To Advance Global Tidal-Stream Projects | Orbital Marine Power has secured a £7 million investment to accelerate the commercial rollout of its floating tidal-stream technology and support international project development following major new opportunities in Canada. The round inclu... |
| 29.10.2025 | Green Hydrogen Fuels Kirkwall Airport in UK First | Orkney’s Kirkwall Airport has concluded an innovative hydrogen engine trial that supplied the site with both power and heat in a first for a UK commercial airport.
Powered by green hydrogen, the combined heat and power (CHP) unit, developed... |
| 08.10.2025 | Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards Opens Applications | The 11th Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards (SKEA), Scotland’s flagship celebration of business–academic collaboration, launches today (8th October) inviting applications from businesses and academics throughout Scotland.
The annual awards,... |
| 23.09.2025 | Scot Gov Invests Nearly £1M in AI SME Support Scheme | A new programme helping Scottish companies seize the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) has been launched.
Supported by nearly £1 million of Scottish Government funding, it will offer small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) a range o... |
| 16.09.2025 | Business Confidence Increases in Highlands and Islands | Business confidence is on the rise across the Highlands and Islands, according to the latest survey commissioned by Scotland’s development agency for the region.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) commissioned the survey in partnership ... |
| 22.07.2025 | Barry McDonald’s 100 Coffees: The Real Voices of Scottish Startups | When you think of any kind of gov-stamped report that’s talking about Scottish startups or the broader ecosystem, you roughly know what to expect.
You can expect a premise of empiricy – or, at least, confident statements that read like axio... |
| 02.07.2025 | Scotland's Green Revolution: Transforming Steel Mills into AI Powerhouses | Scotland is on the brink of a green revolution. The winds of change are blowing through its industrial landscape. A former steel mill, once a symbol of heavy industry, is set to become a beacon of innovation. The Ravenscraig steelworks, a g... |
| 01.07.2025 | DIGIT Deal Roundup | June 2025 | Welcome to the June 2025 edition of the DIGIT Deal Roundup.
Cleantech took centre stage last month, with funding flowing to the UK’s only female-led wave energy firm in Aberdeen, fresh backing for a Livingston-based outfit tackling the scou... |
| 04.06.2025 | £24M Boost for Kishorn Port to Power Offshore Wind | Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has announced that it will invest up to £24 million at Kishorn Port in the west Highlands to enhance its capacity and capabilities, with an expanded dry dock and land reclamation enabling the manufactu... |
| 16.05.2025 | A New Dawn for Stornoway: The Technology and Innovation Centre | In the heart of Stornoway, a new chapter begins. The Technology and Innovation Centre at UHI North, West and Hebrides has officially opened its doors, fueled by a £2.3 million investment. This isn’t just a building; it’s a beacon of hope fo... |
| 15.05.2025 | £2.3M Technology and Innovation Centre Opens in Stornoway | A new Technology and Innovation Centre has been officially opened at UHI North, West and Hebrides’ Stornoway campus following a £2.3 million investment.
As well as increasing the college’s capacity for on-campus learners, the new Centre wil... |
| 12.05.2025 | Highlands & Islands Poised for £100BN ‘Transformation’ | A new report has mapped out the ‘transformational’ economic potential of Scotland’s Highlands and Islands, with the breadth of opportunities set to bring billions in investment and create thousands of jobs across the region.
The Regional Tr... |
| 04.04.2025 | Movers & Shakers | March 2025 | Welcome to the March 2025 edition of DIGIT’s Movers & Shakers!
Each month, our Movers & Shakers feature gives you the low-down on recent news in the Scottish tech ecosystem.
Last month saw plenty of major awards being won, some top ... |
| 17.03.2025 | Scots Gov Courts Investors for £100BN Offshore Wind Market | The Scottish Government is hosting an Edinburgh event today aimed at unlocking new private investment in the country’s rapidly growing offshore wind industry.
The Global Offshore Wind Investment Forum, which will be attended by stakeholders... |
| 11.02.2025 | Orkney Set for New Renewables Hub with £5M Investment | The Scottish Government has unveiled an ambitious plan to create a major renewables hub in Orkney with a £5 million grant to help take the project to the next stage.
The funding will go towards the development of the Scapa Deep Water Quay, ... |
| 17.09.2024 | Scotland's Green Future: Hydrogen and Space Ventures Take Flight | Scotland is on the brink of a green revolution. With new funding for hydrogen projects and the appointment of a space envoy, the nation is positioning itself as a leader in both energy and space industries. This dual focus is not just ambit... |
| 16.09.2024 | Scots Green Hydrogen Projects Get £7M Funding | Up to £7 million in Scottish Government funding has been announced to help launch green hydrogen projects throughout the country.
The funding is being offered to support the development stage costs of green hydrogen production projects with... |
| 05.09.2024 | Stornoway Techscaler Event Aims to Drive Entrepreneurship | Budding tech entrepreneurs in the Highlands and Islands are being invited to an event in Stornoway next week, on Thursday 12th September.
The “Unplugged in Stornoway” event is being organised by CodeBase, who run the Scottish government’s t... |
| 18.07.2024 | Offshore Wind Tech Accelerator Now Open for Applications | Innovative companies based in Scotland can now apply to join the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s award-winning Launch Academy programme.
Launch Academy is an industry-backed tech accelerator programme created to support the comme... |
| 06.10.2023 | Businesses Urged to Use Highland and Islands 5G Pop-Up | More businesses across the Highlands and Islands are being encouraged to take advantage of a ‘pop-up’ 5G network service that is demonstrating the substantial benefits of applying advanced connectivity technology to business needs around th... |
| 07.11.2022 | Movers and Shakers | October 2022 | Recruitment CodeClan
CodeClan made two major announcements in October: firstly that current CEO Melinda Matthews-Clarkson was to step down from her role, and that Loral Quinn would be taking up the post.
Matthews-Clarkson plans to take a sa... |
| 01.11.2022 | Scots Rocket Firm Orbex Gains Sutherland Spaceport Contract | Scottish rocket company Orbex has gained a contract to build and operate the Sutherland Spaceport, the first vertical launch site for satellites on the UK mainland.
The Forres-based company has signed a lease with development agency Highlan... |
| 12.10.2022 | New Collaboration Set to Inspire Highlands and Islands Creatives | The Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) XpoNorth Digital programme, UHI and Hollywood producer Jason Lust have partnered to deliver a new initiative for creatives.
FutureCreative is designed to directly connect creative, heritage and dig... |
| 05.10.2022 | DIGIT Deal Roundup | September 2022 | Deals and Acquisitions Kick ICT and Consilium UK
IT services provider Kick ICT has acquired Consilium UK. The deal, which is for an undisclosed sum, marks the eighth in seven years for Kick ICT, and comes as the firm expands its services to... |
| 15.07.2022 | Collaboration to Showcase Scots Space Sector at UK Airshow | A group of Scottish space companies will attend Farnborough Airshow to show off what the country’s space sector has to offer the UK.
The collaboration, led by Highlands and Islands Enterprise, contains representatives from satellite, launch... |
| 03.02.2022 | Space Funding from UK Gov to Help Launch Scottish Sector | Scotland is to see a space funding boost from the UK Government’s levelling up plans.
Several hubs, known as space clusters, will be supported by funding from the UK Space Agency, which will help new and growing companies, building on local... |
| 03.12.2021 | The UK's Largest Offshore Wind Tower Manufact... | Global Energy Group, the Scottish headquartered energy services company, today announces that it has agreed terms with leading offshore wind tower manufacturing specialist, Haizea Wind Group, to build a £110m-plus state-of-the-art offshore ... |
| 25.05.2021 | ROYAL BAM GROUP N.V.
Royal BAM N : Ground investigations get under way for Space Hub Sutherland | [Link]
(News release Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE):) Inverness, 24 May 2021 - A specialist survey to inform the final design and construction of the proposed satellite launch site in Sutherland is expected to get under way on the A... |
| 26.01.2021 | Cyber Scotland Week to Showcase Country’s Flourishing Sector | Cyber Scotland Week 2021 is set to bring together experts, influencers and the next generation of industry talent to explore and improve Scotland’s cyber resilience.
Set to run virtually from 22nd to 28th February, the event series is deliv... |
| 01.12.2020 | Scottish Government to Boost Digital Funding Support for SMEs | The Scottish Government has announced an increase in funding to help businesses take advantage of digital technology.
It is hoped that firms will use the funding support to improve business productivity, increase their resilience and create... |
| 21.08.2020 | Highland Spaceport Gets Go Ahead from Local Councillors | Councillors in the Highland county of Sutherland have approved the building of a new spaceport on peatland on the A’ Mhòine Peninsula near Tongue.
The site will be Scotland’s first proposed satellite launch site and can now proceed with con... |
| 20.12.2019 | Hebridean Community Broadband Network to Close in 2020 | A community broadband network connecting households in the Outer Hebrides is set to close at the end of March 2020.
The publicly-funded Connected Communities wireless broadband network was launched in 2005 as part of a collaboration between... |
| 02.08.2019 | Scottish spaceport closer to launch after land lease signed | Plans to open a new spaceport in Sutherland in Scotland have moved closer to final approval: The real estate companies working on the deal have signed a 75-year lease for the land to be used for Space Hub Sutherland, which will look to laun... |
| 24.06.2019 | Environmental Impacts of Sutherland Space Hub to be Assessed | Plans for Space Hub Sutherland are currently underway at the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) with vertical launches of small satellites expected to begin early in the next decade. The launches will take place from the A’Mhoine penins... |
| 22.05.2019 | £4.5m Life Sciences Building Opened on Inverness Campus | Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is developing the campus as a nationally and internationally outstanding location for business, research and education.
HIE commissioned Robertson Northern Limited to construct 2460m2 laboratory and of... |
| 27.11.2018 | CodeClan to Expand into the Highlands with New Digital Skills Academy | With Scotland’s talent pipeline struggling to meet the demand for the nation’s growing digital sector, now more than ever it is important that alternative routes into digital careers are available.
The new CodeClan Highland Academy, which w... |
| 12.11.2018 | Sutherland Spaceport Receives Local Backing | The Melness Crofters Estate (MCE) owns the prospective site – from which small satellites will be launched into orbit – and has agreed to work closely with Highlands and Islands Enterprise as part of the development process.
The ballot, whi... |
| 08.11.2018 | CENSIS Secures £9m to Continue Scottish Innovation Support | CENSIS has received a five-year funding package worth more than £9 million to develop Scotland’s reputation as a global leader in cutting-edge, emerging technology.
The £9.25 million investment will be provided by the Scottish Funding Counc... |
| 06.11.2018 | Interface Funding Grant Helps Connect Business and Academia | The Scottish Government has announced a funding boost aimed at driving collaboration between businesses and academia.
Businesses will benefit from a £5 million investment into the national Interface programme.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon... |
| 10.10.2018 | Scottish Ultrafast Broadband: How Does Your Region Fare? | Figures released by broadband comparison site, thinkbroadband, show that Edinburgh residents have the best access to ultrafast broadband. Nearly 90% of households and premises have access to ultrafast broadband, compared to 63% in Glasgow.
... |
| 29.08.2018 | Highland Entrepreneurs to Hone Pitching Skills at New Workshop | Entrepreneurs from the Western Isles will be taught to perfect their pitching techniques this month as part of a workshop by Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
Business leaders and aspiring entrepreneurs will be given the chance to develop a... |
| 27.08.2018 | Scotland to Launch New £6 Million IoT Network | The new network, called IoT Scotland, will establish a wireless sensor network for applications and services to collect data from devices and send that data without the need for 3G/4G or WiFi – supporting businesses in the development of ne... |
| 21.08.2018 | Ultrafast Broadband Network Goes Live in Remote Highland Communities | The communities, which are scattered across 26 miles of rough terrain, are set to gain access to the UK’s fastest and reliable broadband. An estimated 140 homes spanning from Achnasheen to Aultguish in Ross-shire – roughly 20 miles north-we... |
| 25.07.2018 | Is Scotland’s Public Sector Failing on HTTPS Encryption? | Following Google’s Chrome 68 update, the web browser has begun flagging numerous popular websites, including the Daily Mail, as “not secure” for failing to adopt HTTPS encryption.
The news outlet is just one of many websites that Chrome wil... |
| 16.07.2018 | Scotland to Host First UK Spaceport | The UK is about to take one giant leap ahead in the space sector with the announcement that the UK Space Agency has selected the first vertical launch site in Sutherland on the North Coast of Scotland. Business Secretary Greg Clark will ann... |
| 02.07.2018 | DIGIT Movers and Shakers JUNE 2018 | Recruitment Sopra Steria
Sopra Steria Scotland has announced that its Scottish regional director Alison McLaughlin is being seconded to the Scottish government to help realise its digital transformation ambitions.
Stepping up to take the re... |
| 02.05.2018 | Scottish University to Host UK’s First IEEE 5G Summit | This month will see the University of Strathclyde host the international IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) 5G summit – The first time this event has been held in the United Kingdom.
Expected to attract delegates from a... |
| 15.12.2017 | £2M Investment For Scotland’s Rural Digital Skills | Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is fighting back to prevent a skills shortage in agricultural digital tech by launching its own Centre for Excellence.
News of a perceived shortage of skills was reported earlier this week, after a survey amo... |
| 28.11.2017 | Scottish Enterprise and Skills Board Members Announced | The members of the new Enterprise and Strategic Skills board have been announced by the Scottish Government.
The board is tasked with creating ‘a fresh strategy for enterprise and skills support in Scotland’ and maximising output from publi... |
| 08.11.2017 | £9.2M Public Sector Tech Innovation Fund Launched | Scottish Business, Energy and Innovation Minister Paul Wheelhouse today launched the new Scotland CAN DO innovation fund.
The fund has been created by the Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Scotti... |
| 02.11.2017 | Theresa May’s Claim that the SNP has ‘Broadband Powers’ Debunked | Theresa May’s claim that the SNP is not using powers which it has to influence better broadband coverage across Scotland has been mostly debunked by investigative journal The Ferret. An investigation was launched by the Ferret Fact Service ... |
| 12.10.2017 | SIB Makes Record Investments | The Scottish Investment Bank, the investment divishighion of Scottish Enterprise, has announced in a new report that it raised record-levels of funding for Scotland’s firms in the last year. According to the SIB’s Annual Review 2016/2017, t... |
| 19.09.2017 | £14.6m Co-Innovate Programme for SME Support and Innovation | Small to medium sized businesses (SMEs) in Western Scotland are set to benefit from a £16.4 Million programme to encourage research and innovation. Launched as Co-Innovate, the project is supported by the European Union’s INTERREG VA progra... |
| 21.08.2017 | Oviva to benefit from the Scottish funding competition | |
| 14.06.2017 | Digital Skills Charity Offering £50,000 For New Projects | The Digital Xtra fund is looking for innovative, adaptable and sustainable projects which will teach concepts including computational thinking, coding, digital making and data science in fun and fascinating ways.
Projects can apply for up t... |
| 25.07.2007 | Aquapharm Biodiscovery nets $8.3M for marine-based antibiotics | Aquapharm Biodiscovery, a Scottish biotech aiming to discover new antibiotics and antioxidants from marine organisms, raised $8.3 million (£4 million) in a second funding round (PDF). The company, based near Oban in the European Center for ... |
