Glasgow companies are at the forefront of a new Digital Charter aimed at
reversing a potentially critical decline in computing science
learning in Scotland.
Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan and Incremental are amongst 60 plus
signatories to the new Digital Technology Education Charter, to
attract more young people into learning digital skills.
The Charter aims to bring together industry and academia to
inspire the next generation into computing, and raise awareness of
the diverse career opportunities available.
The inspiration for the Charter comes from computing science
teacher, Toni Scullion (pictured right) who said, 'There is on
average 13,000 new digital jobs created in Scotland every year but
through apprenticeships and graduates, we are only training around
5000 to fill them and not all schools even teach computing science
anymore. Inspiring pupils at a young age is crucial to filling this
skills gap.'
Eve Wallace, Executive Director Technology, Morgan Stanley
(pictured left) said, 'We are excited to be part of an
initiative that promotes a partnership between industry and
education, helping to tap into and develop the exceptional young
talent we have in Scotland and hopefully raise awareness to current
and future generations of the opportunities available to them in
the digital sector.'