Digital Skills stories

SAS deepens UK AI investment with Glasgow research hub funding and free training access for workers, students and apprentices.

EcoVadis expands workplace AI rollout with Google Cloud, using Gemini Enterprise to automate internal tasks and train staff to build custom agents.

Mediazoo taps John Gordon to spearhead product strategy as the group moves to turn its AI learning tools into offerings for corporate clients.

UK businesses are embracing AI assistants, but Slalom data shows only 31% have adopted multi-agent workflows, leaving staff to do more checking and prompting.

UK project-based firms are turning AI from pilot schemes into day-to-day tools, with nearly half reporting productivity or cost gains, Deltek says.

Cambridge Wireless sets out a 2026 conference agenda spanning AI, cyber resilience, quantum networking and industrial automation.

AI skills shortages are limiting business returns, with QA warning that training gaps are leaving many workers using the tools only for basic tasks.

Microsoft steps up New Zealand AI push with 200,000 more people to be trained as chief technology officer Sarah Carney says the real challenge is winning trust.

Capgemini says UK reindustrialisation plans are ahead of the world, but spending is set to halve as firms turn more selective and tech-led.

Embridge expands Unit4 ties with new training role across the UK and other English-speaking markets, boosting support after software rollouts.

Scottish tech firms stay upbeat on 2026 despite softer confidence, as nearly all businesses now use AI and full adoption doubles to 18%.

UK tech staff want more practical AI training as daily use outpaces formal instruction, with cybersecurity and data privacy top of the list.

QA shortlisted for two Apprenticeships Guide Awards after supporting 12,000 learners and posting a 97.5% achievement rate.

UK sovereign AI fund seeks to back startups, scale-ups and homegrown innovation as ministers aim to boost growth and strategic control.

Waterstons joins CyberNorth as strategic backer in North East push to expand cyber skills, SME support and regional growth.

Industry executives said the move signals a UK ambition to exert greater influence over how AI systems operate and how the economic value they generate flows back into the country.

Scotland Women in Technology and Third Sector Lab launch a pilot to train up to 30 women for charity board roles, tackling digital gaps and gender imbalance.

Akamai survey says 39% of women who left UK technology would return if employers offered better pay, flexibility and progression.

UK Cyber Security Council opens Associate title to help first-time applicants prove readiness for entry-level roles amid persistent skills shortages.

Parallax expands Leeds team with 30 hires as its AI, 3D rendering and graduate recruitment drive supports record client growth.