building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
New research published today confirms that Scotland’s tech industry is one of the fastest growing in the country, contributing £4.9bn to the Scottish economy and supporting almost 100,000 jobs. The Skills Development Scotland report also forecasts that the tech sector
The Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance (SICSA) is welcoming the publication of a positive report on the last decade of their research, policymaking and industrial partnerships. The full report can be found at the Scottish Funding Council. Along with an
One of the UK’s fastest growing and largest independent software testing companies, Edge Testing Solutions, part of Eurofins Digital Testing, is encouraging Scottish students to consider software testing as a career with a target of a further 100 graduates over
Scottish digital skills academy CodeClan has announced the first industry partners to join its new Highlands campus in Inverness. Companies that have joined the campus’ partner programme get early access to students on CodeClan’s full-stack web development course as part
Edinburgh is third in the UK in terms of locally available tech talent, according to a survey by a leading business consultancy. Scotland’s capital comes after London and Manchester respectively for its pool of digital professionals, per Accenture’s UK Tech Talent
Scotland’s workers are optimistic about the opportunities technology will create in the future as over 90% believe it is changing their workplace and everyday lives for the better. Findings from over 1,100 respondents from Scotland in the Hays What Workers Want
The University of the Highlands and Islands has joined forces with IBM to launch a BSc (Hons) degree in applied software development to address a growing skills gap. Available entirely online, the programme will enable students from across the UK and beyond to study through the university’s
Digital Xtra Fund has launched the latest £75k funding round in support of extracurricular activities that boost interest in computing and technology among young people across Scotland. This comes on the heels of alarming figures from SQA showing a massive
Nearly 50,000 primary and secondary school pupils in Glasgow are set to receive free iPads as part of the “biggest Apple education initiative in Europe”. The £300 million IT project between Glasgow City Council and CGI will benefit 70,000 children
It is vital that we inspire more girls to take computing science. But to do this, we need to start exciting girls and young women about technology subjects as early as possible. The longer you wait to introduce pupils to
