Vast sensor network heralds new data dawn
Edinburgh University data experts are connecting schools to the Internet of Things – equipping young people with tech skills for the future
Strong connections count
Innovation is still at the heart of Cisco, 35 years after its founders paved the way for high speed networks
Opening doors
How a device for every child will change the culture of learning and teaching “I was about eight years old, and I had finally plucked up the courage to ask…
Online Scottish history resources are helping to lay the ghost of an ‘educational scandal’ to rest
As a history teacher at Leith Academy in Edinburgh, Jesanna Gooch has worked tirelessly to engage her students’ interest in Scottish history. She quickly realised utilising more contemporary mediums was…
Digital learning platform launches new web series to help youngsters navigate puberty
A leading video-based learning content producer has announced the launch of a new series, which is being offered to schools and families for free, to help young people navigate puberty….
Agritech hub abuzz with £74m funding
Centre will harness data analytics to develop genetics and health innovations The joint power of world-leading research and technology will be used to improve the output of agriculture and enhance…
Investing in innovation
Data Driven Entrepreneurship programme supports post-Covid recovery Despite the many unknowns of the Covid pandemic, one thing has always been obvious – the economic damage caused by the crisis is…
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…
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…
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…
