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Top software students tackle current challenges An exceptional student from the University of Dundee has been named Young Software Engineer of the Year 2018. Can Gafuroglu won first prize for an innovative project using AI and machine learning to support
ScotlandIS, the digital trade body for Scotland, has announced the shortlist of finalists for the Young Software Engineer of the Year Awards. The scheme recognises the country’s top undergraduate talent in computer science and software engineering. Entrants are nominated by
A fresh round of funding will soon be available to inspire young people in Scotland to develop digital skills through high quality extra-curricular activities. On 30 August, Digital Xtra Fund will launch its next round of funding with a total
The UK Government is seeking a wide range of views on the four Grand Challenges set out in their Industrial Strategy – the long-term plan to ensure the UK remains one of the best places in the world to innovate, do business and create jobs.
Last week, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon reshuffled her cabinet and ministers and created a number of new positions. We are having a look what this means for the topics that are important to Scotland’s digital technologies industry and who you
The Technology and IT sector have been very generous when it comes to charitable donations. In the last summer season the companies involved managed to raise over £2,000 for their chosen charities across Scotland. Together with the continued support of
The Digital Skills Partnership (DSP) was established with the support of the Scottish Funding Council and Skills Development Scotland, to create a new collaborative partnership between colleges, universities and industry, to ensure that the further and higher education systems are more aligned to
As members will be aware we have held elections to fill a few vacancies on the ScotlandIS board. Voting has now closed, votes have been counted and verified, ScotlandIS is pleased to announce the following appointments to the board with
Ten years ago as the fallout from a crisis that started on Wall Street engulfed the global financial system things looked pretty bleak for Edinburgh. The two banks that had been among the city’s biggest employers for years, Royal Bank
e-Placement Scotland, the employability programme introduced to tackle the IT skills gap, is celebrating after securing its 2000th paid student placement. Launched in 2010, the programme is run as a partnership between ScotlandIS and Edinburgh Napier University and aims to
