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The UK Cyber Security Council has launched its Diversity Process Flow paper, identifying overcomplicated language, unclear qualification requirements and a lack of role models from underrepresented backgrounds as key barriers to increasing diversity within the sector. The paper has been produced following
To coincide with Autism Acceptance Week, auticon has commissioned a new report which outlines a catalogue of barriers that are preventing autistic talent from entering the workforce. auticon’s ‘Neurodiversity in Work Survey’, which reviewed the experiences of almost 1000 autistic
The latest BCS Digital Skills Network event headed to Scotland in March. Two hundred delegates packed into a Glasgow venue to listen to prominent speakers discussing the tech sector in the devolved nation. The event attracted speakers from the government,
Four aspiring female company founders have been recognised for their innovative businesses as winners of the AccelerateHER Awards 2023. The winners, from the awards’ four specific categories of Technology; Environment; Culture; and Health, were unveiled at Thursday’s finals event which
ScotlandIS, the cluster management organisation for Scotland’s digital technology industry, have today announced the shortlist for their 13th annual Digital Technology Awards. The awards showcase the enormous talent within the tech sector, celebrating individuals and organisations across the length and
Women Do Cyber has announced 40 new scholarships to mobilise and bring more women into cyber security career development opportunities from May 2023. The scholarship opportunity will also offer women in cyber mentoring support from established women cyber practitioners and technology leaders
Morgan Stanley has announced a doubling of the size of its Inclusive Ventures Lab, an accelerator programme that invests in and works closely with start-ups led by women and ethnically diverse founders. During 2023, the MSIVL aims to identify
ScotlandIS has partnered with Tech She Can and STEM Ambassadors to improve access to STEM training for school pupils Partnership calling for industry and Scots with a passion for supporting STEM education to get involved A new partnership has been
Adarma, the UK’s largest independent cyber threat management company, has announced a new partnership with The Prince’s Trust to launch a ‘Get Started in Cybersecurity’ programme aimed at empowering individuals between the ages of 21 and 30 with cyber skills
Morgan Stanley, the global financial services leader and one of Scotland’s key employers of technology professionals, has reinforced a long standing commitment to promoting diversity and inclusivity in the digital profession by becoming the latest industry partner to the “Empowering
