Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force in our world, revolutionising industries and reshaping the way we live and work. However, alongside the excitement and promise that AI brings, there’s also a significant amount of fear and apprehension surrounding its impact. In this article, we will explore why these fears might be […]

With the passing of Queen Elizabeth II aged 96, we reflected on how the world has changed since she was born in 1926. We made a list of 7 significant technological changes but we also wondered … what would you include in your list? 1926 – TV In 1926 the first formal demonstration of The […]

Ada Lovelace Day celebrates the achievements of all women in STEM – her story can inspire others to ‘believe and achieve’. Augusta Ada King-Noel, Countess of Lovelace (Ada Lovelace) was born in Middlesex (London) 10th December 1815.  Early Years In the years that she lived, women were not expected to be educated, have opinions or even […]

Where it all began The topic ‘Be Inspired’ made me look back at what it was that originally got me into working with software… it also got me intrigued to ask my colleagues what their origin stories were – X-Men/Marvel style but without the costumes. The answers were all completely unique and absolutely fascinating – […]

Les Hoûmets residents join digital revolution It’s National Coding Week and while children are learning coding skills in school, the residents of Les Hoûmets Care Home in sunny Jersey don’t want to be left behind, they have been learning new digital skills too!  This year they have taken part in a National Digital Challenge which […]

On one level, tech should be the most diverse and inclusive industry, after all, employers don’t care what school you went to, your skin colour, your accent or what clothes you wear as long as you can do the job, debug the code, work as a team and deliver on time. That’s right isn’t it? […]

Going back to BASIC ! In my youth I wrote BASIC language but I really only dabbled by copying out of a book to create programmes like naughts and crosses (called Tick, Tack Toe in US books). Much later I became a competent programmer using dBASE III and Clipper, and with a Senior Partner at […]

Thinking, designing, mentoring and a sense of humour – Creative Director Ruthie Hawkesford describes her role at Us Creatives and gives us some insights into what a typical day looks like…. What made you decide on a career in graphic design? A love of illustration from an early age took me to art college where […]

Background The Digital Greenhouse is Guernsey’s Innovation Hub, which launched in 2016 to support effective collaboration, co-working, networking and learning to enable successful innovation and entrepreneurialism to thrive in Guernsey. One of the core areas of work is growing digital futures and pathways, where we work with our partners to run events, courses and programmes […]