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...
‘Largest-ever’ gathering of infosec specialists for five-day conference in Edinburgh
More than 1,100 web security specialists from over 80 countries will gather today for their ‘largest ever’ conference in Edinburgh – reflecting a growing interest in the coordination of responses...
Zonal turns pennies into £400,000 with digital charity box partnership
Hospitality tech innovator Zonal has unlocked £400,000 for its customers’ charities thanks to its partnership with digital charity box, Pennies. The Edinburgh-based firm’s integration with Pennies has enabled customers ETM...
First public engagement event held at new home of videogames R&D facility in Dundee
A mix of industry, enterprise and academic collaboration can be harnessed to drive growth in the videogames industry across Scotland, the Scottish Government’s Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and...
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...
Tech sector now employs 2.1m people across UK – overtaking hospitality and construction
UK tech companies now employ 2.1m people – overtaking the hospitality and construction sectors – according to new figures released today. Edinburgh is ranked eighth in the UK for the...
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...
UK is behind only China and the US in creating ‘tech unicorns’
Britain is behind only China and the United States in creating $1bn-valued ‘tech unicorn’ companies, new data shows. The rate at which unicorns are being created in the UK is...
Edinburgh Napier to host acclaimed American security guru
World-renowned cybersecurity expert Bruce Schneier is to outline his vision of the future in a special event at Edinburgh Napier University. The influential author of Click Here to Kill Everybody...
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