Tag: stem
4 Cool and Creative AI-based Apps for Kids
Not sure what to build with your Lego? Let us introduce Brickit, an app that can help you decide. Think Artificial Intelligence (AI) and you may be conjuring up images of incredibly powerful software that at some point in the future will transform the way we live. AI use is, however,…
COVID-19 made school kids more interested in STEM, survey reveals
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a generation of schoolchildren interested in a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), research has revealed. A survey of 1,000 kids aged 11-17 revealed 83 per cent have been learning about the pandemic by watching the news - with 71 per cent asking their parents about the virus…
Girlguides launch cyber skills badges
Girlguides in South West England can now earn new badges by completing activities in cyber skills and demonstrating awareness of safety online. Covering all ages within Guiding, from Rainbows to Rangers, girls can complete an activity pack devised in partnership with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to show they understand how the internet works…
How employers are using tech to build workforce communities
If you have recently started competing in the UK job market, you can't have failed to notice how various cities around the country have flourished - largely on the back of tech revolutions left, right and centre. These developments are boding well for local communities, too. As the World Economic Forum has pointed out, technology…
How to bridge the Digital Skills Gap and get more programmers to meet demand
A digital skills gap is looming. Within just two years there will be a shortfall of nearly a million skilled programmers and other technical professionals, according to the EU Commission, and the demand for programming skills already outstrips supply. But how do we tackle this problem before the UK is left far behind the rest…
IBM releasing disease prediction software
IBM has announced that it is to donate software to scientists and public health officials that is able to predict the spread of infections diseases amongst countries.
