Girls at nine Scottish schools progress to cyber semi-finals
Pupils at nine schools in Scotland have been successful in reaching the semi-final stage of the 2021 CyberFirst Girls Competition, run by the National Cyber Security Centre. Girls in Scotland…
Scottish education technology firm helps college to create digital English language course for international nurses
Scottish education technology firm Klik2learn has helped the country’s largest college to create a digital English language course to help overseas nurses preparing to join the NHS. Glasgow city college will…
Strategic advisory group to support 5G in Scotland
A new strategic advisory group comprised of government, academic and industry leaders is set to oversee the deployment and development of 5G use cases in Scotland. Scotland’s 5G Centre – the national body…
New £1m data fund to help businesses harness tech
A new £1m skills and training fund has been opened up to support businesses as they retrain people for future job roles as Scotland transitions to a data-driven economy. The…
Council thanks education staff, parents and pupils following survey of remote learning
A Scottish local authority which conducted a survey of learning provision using remote systems has achieved coverage rates of up to 99 per cent. Aberdeenshire Council has thanked schools, parents,…
Highland council agrees new digital learning strategy
A Scottish local authority has published a new digital learning strategy which aims to build on the lessons of delivering remote education during lockdown. Highland council’s blueprint – written in…
Widening the search for tech talent in Scotland
Our regular column from the Digital Technology Skills Group chair Ross Tuffee focuses this month on the importance of employing and accommodating neurodivergent people within the tech workforce. As most…
Jobseekers in Scotland will be able to access a new online portal
A NEW digital system will support jobseekers with access to an online learning platform, CV builder and live jobs feed. The platform – developed by Capita – is part of…
EI setting new records in startups, accelerators and incubators
When we spoke recently, Dr George Baxter was justifiably elated. The first reason was the news that morning of the unexpectedly swift rollout of a vaccine for Covid-19. The second was…
Neurodivergents could help Scottish tech companies flourish
Scotland’s technology industry, along with schools, colleges and universities, are being asked to do more to help neurodivergent people into jobs to plug the widening skills gap in the fast-growing digital…