[1][2] SICSA's goals are to improve the quality of research in informatics and computer science across universities in Scotland, to promote the transfer of research results to benefit companies and the public sector in Scotland and to create a university community that represents all aspects of Scottish Informatics and Computer Science.
To help achieve its goal of improving research quality, SICSA has funded the appointment of 30 academic staff across Scottish universities.
[13] Appointments have been made in Edinburgh, Glasgow, St Andrews, Stirling, Strathclyde, Abertay and Aberdeen Universities.
[19] Specific projects with industry are concerned with smart tourism[20] and migrating high-value software services to the cloud.
[23] The aim of this move is to allow SICSA to become the single representative body for all aspects of university informatics/computer science research and education in Scotland.