The importance of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects in the early years of Scottish education is to be explored by the Scottish Parliament’s Education and Skills Committee. Continue reading Putting down roots: the importance of STEM subjects to be explored
Lothian MSP Miles Briggs – Holyrood’s shadow secretary for health and sport – has joined engineers on the streets of Edinburgh to explore how better broadband could revolutionise e-healthcare. Continue reading Digital network paves the way for e-health revolution
Teachers from nearly 70 per cent of Scottish schools have signed up for BT tech literacy programme Continue reading Boost for computing lessons in Scottish schools
A LEADING housing provider is calling for Edinburgh volunteers to join the team and help bridge the gap between older people and technology.
Bield Housing & Care has teamed up with local charity, Tap into IT, to run new computer classes at its Manderston Court development in Leith. Continue reading Volunteers Help Older People Tap Into IT
Digital Inclusion: young people are missing out
The Carnegie UK Trust has published a new report: Switched On, bringing together research and evidence about key issues related to digital inclusion with a particular focus on children and young people. The report emphasises that adequate digital access is still far from universal. Continue reading Switched On: digital access ‘still far from universal’
Home Economics included for first time
A new service which uses innovative technology will put valet parking at heart of Edinburgh Airport’s parking approach to use its space more efficiently. Continue reading Car ‘drop and go’ to be introduced at Edinburgh Airport
Creatives will get the chance to potentially produce the next big computer game when a global competition comes to Edinburgh Napier later this month. Continue reading Global Game Jam event comes to Edinburgh
Continue reading Build screen time around family activities, not the other way round, parents told
Edinburgh engineers working on the UK’s next-gen combat aircraft pause to mark the site’s history, as gyros originally designed for WWII Spitfires cease production. Continue reading Gyros no more at Leonardo
