One Day Digital Events - Scotland

Digital technology is moving fast, and our education system isn't keeping up. We are not equipping young people with the right skills to succeed and innovate in a digital world. Compared to the scale of opportunity that digital technology holds, very few people currently possess either the programming skills or confidence to create new technology: websites, apps, computers, robots - or things we can't even imagine yet.

Technology is redefining almost every aspect of our lives. From raising finance for a business to hailing a taxi, managing a long-term health condition to working from home, digital start-ups and innovations are rewriting the rules, creating new products and business models that weren't previously possible and turning established industries on their heads.

We are launching a programme to encourage and enable a generation of young people to create, rather than simply consume, technology. Working closely with a consortium of partners, we are launching a campaign to highlight the benefits of learning digital skills and encourage innovation in digital education to equip young people with the skills they need to thrive in the digital world.

To launch this campaign, we are running four FREE Digital Making/Creation events across Scotland, called One Day Digital for anyone aged 13 - 16 yrs. The events will provide an opportunity for young people to meet specialists in the digital industries from big players like STV, Mozilla and BBC Scotland to independent professionals and networks, such as Young Rewired State, Coder Dojo, Maklab or Quartic Llama. Participants can choose to create their own website, app, game character or 3D-printed models as well as the professional team they would like to work with.

The events take place on the following dates from 10am to 4.30pm:

• DUNDEE - SATURDAY 2 MARCH - Queen Mother Building, Balfour Street, Dundee, DD1 4HB
• ABERDEEN - SATURDAY 16 MARCH - Faculty of Health and Social Care, Robert Gordon University, Garthdee Road, Aberdeen, AB10 7QG
• GLASGOW - SATURDAY 23 MARCH- Glasgow Science Centre, 50 Pacific Quay Glasgow, Strathclyde G51 1EA
• EDINBURGH - SATURDAY 30 MARCH - Our Dynamic Earth, 112-116 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, Midlothian EH8 8AS

Why take part?

• A fun day with digital industry experts
• Free event, with limited spaces
• A unique opportunity to meet real world digital experts and create digital content- app, website, animation, game or try out a 3D printer and learn to code using the latest technology.
• Meet new, likeminded people
• Get the digital bug!
• There will be FREE Raspberry Pi's and Arduino kits to give away!
• Free lunch will be provided

If you, or someone you know, is aged 13-16yrs and would like to take part in a Digital Makers event, sign up here

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