building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
Gender imbalance is a huge challenge for the digital technologies industry, with women making up just 23% of the Scottish tech workforce despite 51% of the population being female. Digital Xtra Fund, a charity set-up to encourage more young people
Industry and clinicians are set to collaborate in North East Scotland to develop artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to support fracture diagnosis in hospitals. Opportunity North East (ONE) and the Scottish Government are co-funding a project to use machine learning to
The Scottish Government’s Digital Directorate is set to focus heavily on expanding its service design and user research capabilities whilst building a broader skills base and investing in a “coherent” technical architecture. The Directorate – which has responsibility for providing
CGI’s new rollout of digital devices in Scottish classrooms is making technology-based learning a priority and helping pupils achieve core skillsets INNOVATIVE transformation projects aimed at boosting the digital skills of pupils and enhancing learning are being rolled out in
A £1.5 million venture aiming to accelerate digital tech business growth and enhance entrepreneurship in north-east Scotland has opened in Aberdeen. The ONE Tech Hub, located in the former Robert Gordon University (RGU) administration building on Schoolhill, represents the single
The Data Lab chief executive, Gillian Docherty, has been recognised for her services to information technology and business The chief executive of The Data Lab has been awarded an OBE in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours list for her services to information
The National Cyber Security Centre’s annual conference, CyberUK 2019, came to Glasgow and Scotland for the first time in April this year. The UK government’s flagship cyber security event attracted more than 2,000 delegates who came together to debate and discuss the
Edinburgh-based Airts has appointed Skyscanner’s Melissa McMahon as the company’s first Marketing Director, and added FreeAgent co-founder and Chief Product Officer Roan Lavery to its board. Both appointments are in response to growing global demand for the company’s resource optimisation solution, Braid.
CodeClan, Scotland’s national accredited digital skills academy, is delighted to be included in the Digital Start Fund that was announced on May 30, 2019 by Kate Forbes MSP, Scotland’s Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy. The Digital Start Fund is a grant to
The university was named Higher Educational Institution of the Year at a prestigious awards ceremony at the Crowne Plaza, in Glasgow. Dundee also lifted the Marketing Campaign of Year award as well as the Outstanding Contribution from a University Student, won by Rawad
