Building a new future in Lanarkshire

New hi-tech, innovative businesses are springing up where Scotland's heavy industries once reigned supreme. Redevelopment of the former Ravenscraig steel works in Lanarkshire is continuing apace with a new town centre, complete with commercial facilities, soon to be constructed. The site of the former Gartcosh Steel Mill, also in Lanarkshire, is also being transformed, and architects and engineers from the University of Strathclyde are driving forward the plans. Gartcosh Business Interchange is set to become a new 50-hectare business location which has already been selected as the location for the major new office campus for Scotland's new FBI-style crime unit.It is anticipated that Gartcosh will create up to 170,000 sq ft of business space which could support up to 4000 jobs

Get yourself connected: conceptualising the role of digital technologies in Norwegian career guidance

This report outlines the role of digital technologies in the provision of career guidance. It was commissioned by the c ommittee on career guidance which is advising the Norwegian Government following a review of the countries skills system by the OECD. In this report we argue that career guidance and online career guidance in particular can support the development of Norwa y’s skills system to help meet the economic challenges that it faces.The expert committee advising Norway’s Career Guidance Initiativ

Intelligent profile analysis graduate entrepreneur (iPage) system using business intelligence technology

The increase use of information in Malaysia Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) is resulted from the process of huge and complex data in several stages and at different locations.This situation leads to the difficulties of data management and problematic usage for decision making. Business Intelligence (BI), which is, the process of collecting, analyzing, and transforming data using Data Warehouse (DW) is seen as one of the growing approaches to provide meaningful information.The MOHE is responsible for managing various activities to promote the graduate entrepreneurs to venture into the business and ensure the country has many successful entrepreneurs.Therefore, systematic and accurate information needs to be available for planning, implementation, and monitoring entrepreneurs' performances.This paper proposes the modeling and designing of the graduate entrepreneur profile application called Intelligent Profile Analysis Graduate Entrepreneur (iPAGE) using BI technologies and supporting by a DW approach.Two main methodologies were used namely: Requirements Centric Operational Data Store (ReCODS) and Rapid Application Development (RAD) to develop this system.The iPAGE system was validated and evaluated by iPAGE users and DW experts.It is used to be a guideline for the development of an entrepreneur information system in the future

Technology Changes Everything: Inclusive Tech and Jobs for a Diverse Workforce: Pierce Memorial Foundation Report

This document serves as the final report to the Pierce Foundation for funding to support the design and implementation of a 1.5-day Forum entitled “Technology Changes Everything: A Forum on Inclusive Tech and Jobs for a Diverse Workforce” conducted in NYC on October 26-27, 2017 at Baruch College. The conference idea was conceived to address the need to raise awareness across a number of distinct areas where technology is currently impacting employment outcomes for people with disabilities. The topics ranged from one as straightforward as the critical need for attention on equitably integrating individuals with disabilities into the rapidly exploding tech sector workforce, to the much more nuanced and complex application of algorithmic screening and job-matching tools increasingly used in online job applications and selection processes. Other topics focused on were equitable access to entrepreneurship opportunities, inclusive design in technology-based products and services, and the growing targeted focus of technology sector and tech-intensive industries in affirmative recruitment and hiring of individuals with Autism

EU–originated MOOCs, with focus on multi- and single-institution platforms

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