building, supporting and enabling the digital technology ecosystem
A programme to help teachers bring computer science to life in the classroom has already reached nearly 70 per cent of Scotland’s primary schools, according to new figures. Latest numbers show that teachers from 69 per cent of primary schools
A team of S2 girls from St. Kentigerns Academy (pictured) are celebrating winning a national data science competition, beating off competition from over 200 applicants in 65 teams from 23 local authorities across Scotland. They picked up their £1,500 prize
Following the extraordinary success of the first Women in Tech Scholars programme, Sky is expanding the scheme for its second cycle. This year, five outstanding women with passion in Science, Technology and Engineering and a drive to make a difference
Amazon is creating 30 apprenticeships in Scotland among 1,000 full-time roles across its UK centres over the next two years. The giant US logistics and technology company has 2,500 employees in Scotland and 27,500 in the UK head office and at
Grants totalling £100,000 have been awarded by Digital Xtra Fund to more than 20 extracurricular programmes across Scotland, in a bid to create the next generation of digital experts. In total, 22 extracurricular initiatives have been awarded grants of up
In the last academic year the Digital Skills Partnership (DSP) ran a number of Industry Update events across Scotland. These sessions highlighted current industry practice specifically about Agile, DevOps, TDD, Data Science, Machine Learning, UX and building secure software. Of
Rachel Menzies is the Undergraduate Programme Director for Computing at the University of Dundee. She talks to us about her experience of being involved with the DSP. In addition to her ‘day job’ Rachel is the SICSA Director of Education,
CGI is one of over forty companies that have supported the Digital Skills Partnership (DSP) in the past twelve months. They are active members of the DSP’s Industry Advisory Group, have participated in Scotland wide discussions on graduate skills and
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
