Real Experience, Real-World Digital Projects

Real Experience, Real-World Digital Projects

We all know technological development and discovery are advancing at a rapid pace, but conventional educational programmes are struggling to keep up. A more practical approach to learning has emerged through Digital Skills Academy programmes. By working with industry partners,...

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Real World Projects to Apply Your Digital Skills

Real World Projects to Apply Your Digital Skills

At Digital Skills Academy our participants not only learn the most in-demand digital skills but they put them into practice by working on real-world industry partner projects. Let’s have a look at the type of projects that...

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Review and Analysis of The Interaction Design Education Summit 2016

Review and Analysis of The Interaction Design Education Summit 2016

    Alan Dargan, curriculum leader on our Digital Designers & Developers stream, recently attended the Interaction Design Education Summit in Helsinki, Finland. Here is his review and analysis of the event.       Aalto University, Helsinki,...

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Rise of the Chatbot: How A.I. is Revolutionising Customer Service

Rise of the Chatbot: How A.I. is Revolutionising Customer Service

Businesses are typically slow to adopt A.I. technologies. Chatbots have not only bucked this trend, but have bridged the gap between businesses and consumers in ways that no other A.I. platform has done before. But with the advancements...

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Self-driven Distance Learning can be Isolating for Sponsored Participants – How can this be Avoided?

Self-driven Distance Learning can be Isolating for Sponsored Participants – How can this be Avoided?

Studying can be a challenge at the best of times, and even more so when you’re not physically located in a classroom. Several studies highlight the high number of students who register for, but fail to complete free...

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SEO won’t die, no matter how many techies predict it

SEO won’t die, no matter how many techies predict it

But the ways users search for and retrieve information online are changing dramatically This article first appeared in The Irish Times 10, August 2017. Rumours of SEO’s death are greatly exaggerated. Assessing the relevance (or very existence) of...

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Singapore: Smart Cities, Startups and Innovation

Singapore: Smart Cities, Startups and Innovation

Singapore is a lively city state of 5.5 million people with a serious reputation for financial prosperity and business acumen. In this blog post we look at Singapore from a smart city, startups and innovation perspective. We also share...

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Standard Bank Drives their Digital Transformation Strategy

Standard Bank Drives their Digital Transformation Strategy

Standard Bank has signed an industry partner agreement with Digital Skills, in line with the bank’s strategy to step up its digital transformation and digital innovation capabilities. The agreement, the third local partner agreement signed with Digital Skills,...

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