£200m boost to help close Scotland’s attainment gap
All school pupils experiencing poverty will benefit from £200m funding to help close the attainment gap, the Scottish Government has announced. In an update to Parliament outlining plans for the...
Educational programme launched to inspire young Scots into world of robotics
A programme to educate young people about robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) has been launched by an Edinburgh-based consortium dedicated to researching autonomous systems. The National Robotarium‘s public outreach scheme...
SEPA CEO recognised for ‘honesty and openness’ at Scottish Cyber Awards
The chief executive of Scotland’s environment agency is among the winners announced at the Scottish Business Resilience Centre’s (SBRC) awards ceremony yesterday. Terry A’Hearn, leader of the Scottish Environment Protection...
£95m ultrafast broadband boost for Scotland
Over 250,000 Scottish homes and businesses are set for a major broadband boost thanks to a £95m investment by leading digital network provider Openreach. More than 50 further communities across Scotland...
Scottish solar-powered web to light up South African classrooms
A new initiative which aims to provide solar-powered, wireless broadband internet access to disadvantaged South African school kids is gearing up for its first test run. The two year ‘Fibre...
Perth pupils enhance digital skills during careers week
The first Scottish Careers Week will see pupils in Perth enhance their digital skills through a series of classroom activities. More than 200 students at St John’s RC Academy will...
Glasgow pupils inspired to consider career in digital
Pupils in Glasgow were inspired to work in the world of digital marketing when a Scottish tech transformation agency paid them a visit at school. To mark BIMA Digital Day...
Edinburgh cyrpto startup decarbonises Bitcoin
A Scottish crypto wallet and payments platform has launched a pilot renewable energy purchase programme which means customers can now buy Bitcoin powered 100 per cent by clean energy. For...
Four-year-old Freya in pole position for the green transport revolution
It’s always good to start them young, so the saying goes. And when it comes to appreciating how technology is leading the response to climate change Freya Baillie was in...
Scottish university welcomes pupils to close STEM gender gap
A Scottish university has teamed up with an education programme for girls in a bid to close the gender gap in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Dundee University is...
