building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
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
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
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
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, 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 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
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
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
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
