Public spending watchdog warns national digital aims hindered by skills and leadership challenges
A public spending watchdog has warned that national digital aims are being held back by key skills and leadership challenges. The Scottish Government also does not know how what progress…
BJSS partners with Glasgow Science Centre to provide new computer coding opportunities to schoolchildren aged 12-14
BJSS, the Queen’s Award for Enterprise-winning IT and Business Consultancy, has reinforced its commitment to community development by partnering with the Glasgow Science Centre and Digital Skills Education Limited. The…
Global consulting firm offering unemployed young people the chance to ‘get into tech’
Thirteen young people not in education, employment or training are being offered the chance to forge a career in tech on a two-week placement programme. Accenture, the global consulting giant,…
Tech skills charity warns not enough being done to direct young girls towards digital careers
A tech skills charity has warned that not enough is being done to direct young girls towards a career in digital. Digital Xtra Fund – supported by business and government…
Pupils ‘pump it up’ with a ground-breaking idea to protect runways from freezing
A group of school pupils have devised an innovative way of protecting airport runways from freezing over. Students from Inveralmond High School in Livingston worked with engineers from Japanese tech…
Digital identified as a ‘priority area’ in new government rural skills plan
Digital has been identified as a ‘priority area’ in a new rural skills plan launched by the Scottish Government. Digital skills will be embedded in ‘all workforce development offers’ in…
Tech Nation launches second mentorship programme for seed or Series A funded fintechs
Tech Nation – the government-established agency supporting the development of the technology economy – has launched its second annual mentorship programme aimed at fintech companies. Following the success of 2018’s…
£1m digital skills training fund launched
People who are out of work and those on low incomes will be able to develop skills in software development and cyber security thanks to the new £1 million Digital Start…
Open University to host skills discussion at Digital Scotland 2019
The Open University in Scotland will be hosting a panel session entitled: ‘Upskilling a Digital Nation’ as part of FutureScot’s Digital Scotland 2019 conference on Thursday, 30 May. The panel…
Building Scotland’s cyber skills of the future
Glasgow Clyde College is raising awareness of its first HND Cyber Security course. Beginning in August, students will have the opportunity to develop their skillset in a broad range of…
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