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Record numbers of people have applied to study Computer Science degrees in 2021, new figures show today. There are currently 129,610 applications for computing courses at UK universities this year, an increase of 4% on 2020. Women account for 17.5%
Commsworld, the UK’s leading independent network provider, has reported one of the best quarters in its 27-year history. The Edinburgh-headquartered company secured contracts valued at more than £16.7m across multiple sectors, significantly beating its targets between October and December last
Edinburgh-based data analytics business Topolytics has won an award for innovation at the National Recycling Awards. Its waste map software used machine learning to make waste more visible and verifiable for councils and bodies to track. The company was praised
Storm ID, working with National Records of Scotland, has developed a public beta version of the Scotland’s Census results website ahead of the census, which will take place in 2022. The launch of the website means the public can search,
Sharon Mars Leach Joins Managed Cloud Services Provider iomart has announced the appointment of a Group Marketing Director to lead the managed cloud service provider’s brand acceleration strategy. Sharon Mars Leach joins from professional services firm EY where she was responsible
A Scottish EdTech company is partnering with the City of Glasgow College to provide English language courses for international nurses seeking work in the NHS. The partnership, led by Glasgow-based Klik2learn, hopes to address the urgent demand for nurses in
A new £1m skills and training fund has been opened up to support businesses as they retrain people for future job roles as Scotland transitions to a data-driven economy. The Scottish Government-backed fund will help small firms to upskill and re-skill
A new initiative to be delivered by CENSIS will help Scottish companies develop cyber-secure IoT products and services. Launched this week, IoT Secure – funded by Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Government – will provide cyber security advice and guidance
Head Resourcing have now joined ScotlandIS, The Scottish Government, Scottish Digital Academy and Sopra Steria in supporting the initiative. Since its launch in January, the new “Empowering Women to Lead Digital Transformation” Programme has been quickly gathering momentum and support
Scottish digital transformation consultancy Storm ID has developed a new digital solution to help predict respiratory failure in COVID-19 patients. The solution is being trialled in respiratory failure patients, following funding from Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office. A key challenge
