Diversity and Inclusion Archives

ScotlandIS Signs Scotland’s Digital Inclusion Charter

By updatesPosted on 18th February 202518th February 2025Posted in Diversity and Inclusion, ScotlandIS News

ScotlandIS, the trade body and cluster management organisation for Scotland’s technology sector, has become a signatory of the Digital Inclusion Charter that launched last year. Scotland’s tech sector is shaping the future, but a growing digital skills gap risks holding

Women’s International Network Programme 2025

By updatesPosted on 20th November 202420th November 2024Posted in Diversity and Inclusion, Industry News, Opportunity

Are you a female founder, leader or executive looking for the next step on your international business journey? Following the success of last year’s Women’s International Network (WIN Programme), the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is delighted to open applications

ScotlandIS Scholarship: Supporting pathways into tech

By updatesPosted on 14th October 202411th October 2024Posted in Skills, Diversity and Inclusion, ScotlandIS News

The ScotlandIS scholarship, launched at the beginning of the year in partnership with The Education Academy Scotland (formerly the Saturday School), has supported 100% of participants to not only pass, but improve their National 5 Maths grade in the final

Code Division launches new Data Skills Programmes for Women

By updatesPosted on 9th October 20249th October 2024Posted in Skills, Diversity and Inclusion, Industry News, Opportunity

Code Division, the social enterprise and agile learning centre dedicated to reducing inequality through digital education, has launched two new Data Skills programmes designed specifically for women. On Code Division’s previous longer-running data programmes, over 80% of the participants gained

Tech for inclusion: Building technology that truly reflects us all

By JoannePosted on 18th September 202418th September 2024Posted in Member News, Diversity and Inclusion

This insightful blog from ScotlandIS member, This is Milk, discusses why inclusion in technology is vital to serving wider society. Technology touches almost every part of our lives, but it’s time to ask a crucial question: Who does it really

Women in Tech Aberdeen to Host Career Empowerment Event

By JoannePosted on 12th September 202412th September 2024Posted in Member News, Diversity and Inclusion

Women in Tech Aberdeen are excited to announce their upcoming event, “Navigating Your Career in Tech,” a career-focused session designed to empower women in the tech and digital sectors. Scheduled for Wednesday, 18th September 2024, at One Tech Hub the

SWiT boosts meetup network by aligning with Edinburgh coders

By updatesPosted on 12th September 202417th September 2024Posted in Diversity and Inclusion, Industry News

Scotland Women in Technology (SWiT) has announced that it has agreed a strategic alignment with the meetup network, Women Who Code Edinburgh (WWCode), which will see it become part of SWiT. Launched in Edinburgh in 2017, WWCode Edinburgh was founded

Scottish Government Launches £2.6M Business Support Programme

By updatesPosted on 23rd July 202423rd July 2024Posted in Diversity and Inclusion, Industry News, Opportunity

The Scottish Government has announced that up to £2.6 million is being invested in initiatives to make it easier for women and people from all backgrounds to start a business. They include a pilot programme, launching initially in the South

BCS: Half A Million Women Missing From IT Sector

By updatesPosted on 18th July 202418th July 2024Posted in Member News, Diversity and Inclusion

The professional body for IT is calling on the government to address the diversity gap within the tech sector. In a letter to the new technology secretary, the professional body for computing has highlighted that over 500,00 women are ‘missing’

Women Do Cyber: Seeking Industry Mentors

By updatesPosted on 22nd May 202422nd May 2024Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber, Skills, Diversity and Inclusion

Experienced mentors from industry are being sought in order to support Women Do Cyber upskilling participants. Scotland Women in Technology (SWiT), Cisco and Glasgow Caledonian University are looking for experienced mentors (men and women) to support their participants on the