Scotland as a Technology Nation - Amendment
- Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 January 2024
- Motion reference: S6M-11958.2
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 25 January 2024
As an amendment to motion S6M-11958 in the name of Richard Lochhead (Scotland as a Technology Nation), insert at end "; notes the findings and recommendations of the Scottish technology ecosystem review, led by Mark Logan, including the findings that the number of computer studies teachers in Scotland is falling and that Scotland’s education system is not currently set up to support a thriving technology sector, and calls on the Scottish Government to act urgently to reverse this trend, reduce digital exclusion and make computer studies a growing and exciting subject area in Scottish schools."
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Related motion
Scotland as a Technology Nation
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Supported by: Neil Gray, Gillian Martin, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, January 25, 2024
Result 50 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote Vote Defeated
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Scotland as a Technology Nation - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Brian Whittle, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, January 25, 2024
Result 44 for, 66 against, 2 abstained, 17 did not vote Vote Defeated