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Appetite named among top performing training companies by prestigious national report

By HeatherPosted on 19th July 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills, North East Scotland

An award-winning north-east technology consultancy has been recognised by a national body as one of the UK’s top 20 highest performing learning providers. Appetite for Business has been awarded elite status as part of the prestigious annual report produced by the

Edge Testing rolls out Academy as a Service in North West

By HeatherPosted on 9th July 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills

One of the UK’s fastest growing and largest independent software testing companies, Edge Testing Solutions, part of Eurofins Digital Testing, is continuing to build its Manchester-based team as it secures North West contracts for its new resourcing offer – Academy as

Edinburgh Napier University wins award for intensive care e-resource

By HeatherPosted on 9th July 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, Skills

Outstanding examples of public sector technology projects in Scotland have been recognised in the 2019 Holyrood Connect ICT Awards. The Connect Digital Health & Care Award, sponsored by InterSystems, was awarded to Edinburgh Napier University, for the development of criticalcarerecovery.com into an

CodeClan contributing to Scotland’s £20bn data boom

By HeatherPosted on 4th July 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, Skills

The goal of adding an additional £20Bn to Scotland’s economy drew a little closer this week, with the first cohort of students in CodeClan’s ground-breaking Data Analysis course, the first of its kind in the country, starting work. The students

Insp-Hiring our next Generation!

By HeatherPosted on 4th July 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills

As we approach our 15th birthday at Nine Twenty, I clearly remember our first day, and the small Ikea desk waiting for me in Wendy McDougall’s spare bedroom in her home in Cleveden Drive! Nine Twenty was born out of a

Polly Purvis OBE among leading figures to be honoured by Abertay University

By HeatherPosted on 24th June 20194th December 2019Posted in Skills, ScotlandIS News

Scots language advocate Matthew Fitt, ScotlandIS chief executive Polly Purvis, psychology professor Bruce Hood and public servant Eddie Frizzell are all to receive honorary degrees from Abertay University. They will join almost 600 students across four academic schools for morning

BJSS partners with Glasgow Science Centre to provide new computer coding opportunities

By HeatherPosted on 21st June 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills

BJSS, the Queen’s Award for Enterprise-winning IT and Business Consultancy, has reinforced its commitment to community development by partnering with the Glasgow Science Centre and Digital Skills Education Limited. The partnership will see BJSS support schoolchildren aged between 12 and

Gender imbalance in tech industry starts at school

By HeatherPosted on 18th June 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills, Diversity and Inclusion

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

Why technology is now central to future career success

By HeatherPosted on 10th June 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, Skills

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

AI and data science industry leader awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list

By HeatherPosted on 10th June 20195th December 2019Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData, Skills

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