£25,000 donation made to digital prize fund to engage young digital-tech entrepreneurs
A £25,000 donation has been made to a digital fund that awards grants to boost interest in computing and technology among young people across Scotland. The contribution from Chroma Ventures,…
Scottish tech entrepreneur invests £27k in prize for digital media content creators
A Scottish tech entrepreneur has partnered with an Edinburgh university to create a £27,000 prize fund for digital media content creators. George Mackintosh, owner of Papple Steading in East Lothian,…
Scottish parliamentary candidates urged to sign up to ‘democratise data’ pledge
Scottish parliamentary candidates for the forthcoming elections in May are being urged to sign up to a pledge to ‘democratise data’ as part of national post-pandemic recovery efforts. The Data…
New £90,000 ‘state-of-the-art’ IT systems installed in Stornoway council chamber
New £90,000 state-of-the-art IT systems have been installed in a Stornoway council chamber by communications software and visual aid companies. Ajenta and MediaScape, who provide video and audio communication software…
Thousands of disadvantaged young people helped by latest phase of nationwide tech distribution
Thousands of disadvantaged young people are being helped to develop valuable digital skills through the Scottish Government’s Connecting Scotland programme. More than 23,000 iPads and Chromebooks are being distributed among…
Gigabit broadband plans scaled back following Chancellor’s spending review
A key manifesto pledge to bring full fibre and gigabit-capable broadband to every home and business across the UK by 2025 has been watered down following the Chancellor’s spending review. The…
The power of the Cloud
When facing a rapidly growing challenge like COVID-19, every day matters. On 23rd March – just as the UK was going into lockdown – digital health company Babylon was already…
Chief Executive of Scotland’s tech trade body to stand down and take up new role with economic development agency
The boss of Scotland’s tech trade body is to step down from the post to take up a new role with an economic development agency for the south of Scotland….
Skills Development Scotland’s “Tech Industry in the Classroom” initiative
Skills Development Scotland is exhibiting at Digital Scotland 2020 to promote digital apprenticeships while also asking public sector technologists to step up and help the nation’s school children. Before the…
Innovation school model adopted in Scotland set to be rolled out across UK
A team of Boston-based education experts who pioneered their US approach in Scotland is set to take its next step towards transforming education around the world, as it rolls-out its innovative…
