Global Entrepreneurship Week offers chance to reset aspirations amid new innovation landscape
With the advent of Global Entrepreneurship Week, it is an opportunity for us to celebrate the innovators, the grassroots risk takers who drive the economy, and those who invest in…
Aberdeenshire leads the way in work-based learning
There has long been debate about the distinction to be drawn between vocational and academic learning. However, in Aberdeenshire Council the focus is on what is best for our learners;…
5G connectivity can ’empower people to restore our planet’
Six years on from the Paris Climate Accords and the world is still getting warmer. We are now seeing first-hand the impact of climate change – the floods and fires…
Cracking the code to offline computational thinking
In our digitally connected world, it can be argued that coding and especially computational thinking have become essential parts of a new ‘computing literacy’ to support traditional literacy. These computational…
Edinburgh rocket company encourages girls to reach for the stars
Since Yuri Gagarin’s maiden trip into space 60 years ago, the aerospace industry has been largely dominated by men. Men are, on average, paid £11,000 more than women. The mean…
How to keep women in tech
Discussions around the gender gap in technology tend to focus on the challenges women face when entering the sector – that is, the subjects they’re encouraged to study at school…
Putting the fun back into learning with edtech and edutainment
Life is all about learning, no matter how young or old you are. If you close your eyes for a second and think back to your school years, it will…
How Facebook took themselves off the internet… a lesson in resilience and a need to decentralise
In a post-pandemic world, one thing that we are now sure of is that we are almost completely dependent on the internet for both our social and working lives. Over…
Forget the elevator, it’s the second pitch that will help you scale new heights
What you say to industry analysts makes the difference in growth The UK is one of the most vibrant places in the world for creating tech ventures. Yet, according to…
5G dials up connected future
Enhanced connectivity can support Scotland’s objective to build a net-zero carbon nation Connecting communities using 5G-enabled technologies will be life- changing, allowing individuals and businesses to improve significantly their quality…
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