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Digital Xtra
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Digital Xtra is the leading Scottish charity working to give every young person in Scotland access to innovative and digitally creative activities regardless of their gender, background, or where they live.
@digitalxtra.scot's Manager, Kraig Brown, recently spoke at Games Talk Live about why extracurricular opportunities, especially coding and tech clubs, are vital to helping young people grow and succeed in a modern world.

Grab a cuppa and have a listen!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hnc...
Games Talk Live with Kraig Brown (April 2025)
YouTube video by Digital Xtra
www.youtube.com
April 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
One of @digitalxtra.scot's top picks at this year's Edinburgh Science Festival is 'The Unbelievably Creative AI Show'. A family show about AI, where you decide if art is a product of human creativity or a computer algorithm...

www.edinburghscience.co.uk/event/the-unbelievably-creative-ai-show/
The Unbelievably Creative AI Show - Edinburgh Science
Can Artificial Intelligence be creative? In this interactive family show, you’re the judge!
www.edinburghscience.co.uk
April 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
[email protected]'s Manager, Kraig Brown, will be speaking at next week's EDI and GLA sessions of Games Talk Live by SGDA!

Proceeds from the event raffle will go towards supporting the Round X grant awards. Thank you for your support!

Line-up and tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sgda-prese...
March 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Just a reminder that applications for @digitalxtra.scot's Round X grant awards close next Thursday, 27 March at 15:00!

Still unsure about something? Check out the Round X Information Webinar we hosted back in February: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNZi...
March 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Join us this week as we host two more in-person Q&A sessions for the Round X (2025/26) grant awards!!

-Mon 3:30pm in Edinburgh
-Tues 3:30pm in Stirling

www.ticketsource.co.uk/digital-xtra/

Huge thanks again to @codebasetech.bsky.social and @techscaler.bsky.social for hosting!
March 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This week we're hosting three in-person Q&A sessions for the Round X (2025/26) grant awards!!

-Tues 4pm Glasgow
-Wed 3:30pm Aberdeen
-Thurs 3:30pm Dundee
(Edin and Stir next week)

ticketsource.co.uk/digital-xtra/

Huge thanks to @codebasetech.bsky.social and @techscaler.bsky.social for hosting!
February 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
@digitalxtra.scot is seeking two new Trustees to help guide the charity, shape our strategy, and support our fundraising work. It's a particularly exciting time as applications are currently open for our TENTH grants cycle.

More information can be found here: www.digitalxtra.scot/new-trustee-...
February 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
We are pleased to announce applications for @digitalxtra.scot's TENTH grants cycle are NOW OPEN!

Head to our website for details if your school or community organisation is planning to start up or scale up an extracurricular computing activity for young peoples:

www.digitalxtra.scot/apply/
February 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Check back here early next week for details on Digital Xtra's next round of grant awards.

Watch this space...
January 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
We are pleased to release our Round VIII Impact Report covering the 2023/24 academic year. We supported 26 initiatives across 20 local authorities giving over 3,000 children and young people extracurricular opportunities to learn key digital skills.

Full Report: www.digitalxtra.scot/wp-content/u...
January 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Our website will be unavailable for a few hours while we upgrade a few bits and bobs in the back end. We should be up and running again shortly including a new URL - www.digitalxtra.scot. Don't worry, the old URL will have a wee redirect on it too. Thank you for your patience!
January 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Welcome to @digitalxtra.bsky.social's new Bluesky account!

Please feel free to tag anyone also working to empower Scotland's future tech innovators and help us grow our following.
January 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM