Scottish education experts join new international project to enhance digital learning
Education experts at a Scottish university are contributing to a new international project to harness and further develop the advancements in digital education brought into focus by the pandemic. Four...
South Lanarkshire Council modernises ‘Care at Home Service’ with new software partnership
South Lanarkshire Council will save time and money by transforming its ‘care at home service’ in a new partnership with a leading software company. Council staff and Totalmobile, a specialist...
New BT Dundee contact centre to create 1,000 jobs
BT has announced plans to develop a new, multi-million pound contact centre in Dundee which will house around 1,000 employees. The new office will be located at West Marketgait in...
Scottish data giant acquires Lanarkshire centre with £45m investment
Scotland’s ‘largest’ data firm and multi-cloud services provider has acquired a Lanarkshire data centre in a major deal with the help of a £45m investment. DataVita will now take full...
National movement launched to ‘drive change’ in computing science at Scottish schools
A national movement to inspire and support the next generation of computing scientists in Scotland’s schools has been launched today by a team of teachers and industry leaders. The Digital...
Scottish universities join together to launch free online programme for entrepreneurs
An association of 16 Scottish universities have teamed up to launch a free online programme that will help entrepreneurs to teach the next generation of Scottish businesses how to ‘scale-up’....
FinTech Scotland launches roadmap to encourage economic growth
A new roadmap to support the growth of Scotland’s digital economy and the development of financial technology is being launched by a leading financial organisation. FinTech Scotland, a not-for-profit which...
Confidential exam information shared on social media by students
Thousands of Scottish school students have been exchanging confidential exam paper questions on social media platforms, including TikTok, it has been revealed. Young people have been sharing with one another...
Scotland’s ‘first’ eco-friendly Passivhaus primary school to be built
Scotland’s ‘first’ energy efficient primary school using a Scandinavian design methodology has been given the green light ahead of the global climate change summit in Glasgow later this year. Council...
Exclusive: OECD chief warns of dangers to young people of online disinformation
Online disinformation and digital literacy are the biggest challenges facing young people growing up in the internet age, according to a world-leading education expert. The twin forces of globalisation and digitalisation...
