Digital Skills stories - Page 9

Hubtel IT boosts staff by 25% and targets GBP £2.5m turnover as it ramps up AI and cyber security services for UK small businesses.

The Isle of Man has unveiled a National AI Office, backed by GBP £1m, to steer responsible AI use across government and the wider economy.

Jack Rankin hails ArvatoConnect's AI push in Datchet as a way to reshape customer service while keeping skilled jobs rooted in the UK.

AI, sustainability and upskilling will transform UK project management by 2026, shifting managers from task delivery to strategic leadership.

UK companies ramp up AI spend but leave tools poorly integrated, stuck in “automation purgatory” and overestimating their digital maturity.

Nomad Futurist and DE-CIX are teaming up to offer free, industry-certified digital infrastructure training to workers and students worldwide.

Workday warns AI time gains are eroded by rework, with nearly 40% of productivity lost as staff fix errors and generic machine output.

Over half of firms cannot hire the data and AI talent they need, with mid-sized businesses and industrial sectors hit hardest, Emergn warns.

The UK Ministry of Defence has deepened its Oracle cloud ties to modernise legacy systems, boost AI adoption and treat data as a core asset.

Skillable says hands-on AI labs and scenario-based training will be vital for proving software value and closing complex 2026 deals.

ScotlandIS issues a final call for Digital Technology Awards 2026 entries, adding an AI Trailblazer category before 13 January deadline.

Hartlepool and Darlington have submitted a bid for an AI Growth Zone, centred on 450MVA data centre power and hundreds of skilled jobs.

Gartner warns CHROs must confront nine AI-driven work trends by 2026, from layoffs and culture clashes to digital twins and 'workslop'.

Skillsoft and edX team up to plug university-led courses into Percipio, tying academic learning to workforce skills shaped by AI.

UK sole traders face mounting year-end tax pressure as Making Tax Digital nears, driving a surge in software and AI adoption to save time.

AI's next wave in business will be sector-specific, process-led services as firms shift from generic tools to trusted, compliant platforms.

Digital Xtra awards nearly GBP £120,000 to 27 Scottish projects, helping over 2,000 young people build vital computing and digital skills.

More than 100 Oldham pupils built AI-powered prototypes in a 12-hour Hulme Grammar hackathon tackling school and community challenges.

Four in ten data professionals rely on unapproved AI tools at work, prompting fresh fears over data security, privacy and skills gaps.

ScotlandIS flags AI, skills, green data centres and cyber basics as critical to Scotland's digital economy amid 2026 uncertainty.