Scotland’s digital academy partners with FanDuel to close skills gap
A sports betting company has teamed up with Scotland’s digital skills academy to take on graduates as engineers in a bid to help bridge the digital skills gap. Edinburgh-founded FanDuel…
Scottish disability app wins global acclaim in United Nations-backed awards
An Edinburgh-based startup which builds tech solutions for disabled people has won acclaim at the United Nations-backed World Summit Awards. The accessibility app WelcoMe, designed by Neatebox, gives disabled people access…
Survey launched to examine Scottish startup ecosystem’s response to Covid
An industry survey has been launched by an Edinburgh-based tech investor conference to examine how Scottish startups have responded to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Engage Invest Exploit (EIE) Scottish Startup…
Scottish tech entrepreneur invests £27k in prize for digital media content creators
A Scottish tech entrepreneur has partnered with an Edinburgh university to create a £27,000 prize fund for digital media content creators. George Mackintosh, owner of Papple Steading in East Lothian,…
Technology plays a vital role helping “hidden youth” feel connected
Technology and online networks play a vital role to help marginalised or “hidden youth” feel connected in the digital age, a University of Glasgow academic has found. Dr Mark Wong,…
40 million unused devices ‘stockpiled’ as natural sources of phone components run out
Forty million unused devices are being ‘stockpiled’ across the UK as the raw materials to make phone components run out, new research has shown. Old phones and tablets are ‘gathering…
Professor Bill Buchanan: ‘We are creating a nation of tech users who have little understanding of what lies underneath.’
In the week that marks the 38th birthday of the IBM PC, we are possibly at our lowest point in trying to engage our next generation into computer science. In Computer…
‘The future of underwater archaeology.’ Aberdeen subsea 3D scanning specialists use pioneering digital imagery to document ‘last moments’ of lost WWII submarine
An innovative Aberdeen subsea 3D scanning company has helped document the ‘last moments’ of a lost Second World War US submarine. Viewport3 has been collaborating with international explorer, Tim Taylor,…
World’s first 1:1 whole school iPad pioneer switches to Google Chromebook
A trailblazing Scots IT teacher whose school became the ‘world’s first’ to introduce iPads at a 1:1 ratio to all pupils has made the decision to quit Apple products. Fraser…
Quantum research hub which developed cameras that can ‘look around corners’ secures £28m in further funding
A quantum imaging research hub which developed cameras that can ‘look around corners’ has received a £28m government-backed funding boost. QuantIC, a University of Glasgow-led centre involving seven universities, will…
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