Saab’s Swedish-themed Elevensies went down a treat on Thursday, with a whole host of C4DI members popping across to have a nosey around the company’s brand new offices. Specialising in security and defence, the global company joined C4DI around one year ago, basing a handful of developers at the building. Recently, they have upgraded their space to suit the growing needs of their rapidly expanding team…
Connecting Businesses and Schools with Clikd
Entrepreneur Phil Benson has a passion for social enterprise. His latest project aims to bridge the gap between the business and education sector.
Phil already has a number of ventures under his belt. One of these is Xing Education; an enterprise-based learning opportunity for local schools and college-aged children.
By working with these young people and helping them to develop key business and life skills, he has been able to gain a fresh insight into the benefits of a business-to-education relationship...
Hull House Group is Reconstructing the Property Sector
Exclusive service preview for hardware & product innovators
Upstream Health Set to Transform the Healthcare Sector
Upstream Health specialises in mobile-friendly applications that are set to completely transform health and social care services across the world.
To discover more about how the team are using emerging and innovative technologies to disrupt the healthcare sector, we spoke with C4DI member Darren Crombie, who is the CEO and Founder of Upstream.
How Video Content Can Boost Your Business
Transitioning to the Cloud: Is it necessary?
Cloud-based computing and its amazing capabilities are currently hot topics, with many companies wanting to transition to the Cloud, whilst others are left wondering how this technology can improve their businesses.
We spoke with C4DI member David Gilbey, Director and IT Specialist at Just Gilbey Ltd, to uncover the benefits of the Cloud and find out whether the move truly is for all businesses...
Women of the World art presented to the C4DI for its support of International Women's Day.
Looking for your startup office - It's more than just bricks. 5 things to consider.
Healthcare IT Specialist Darren Crombie shares his insights on how to pick a place to base your company:
"I'd worked for years in big consultancies with big offices. With the traditional reception, cubicles, and coffee room chat, but I had never considered how to rent a space, or what kind of options there are out there"...
EdTech Startup Good2Learn awarded Best E-Learning Content UK 2018
Good2Learn - an edtech startup based in the C4DI has just won its first award of the year for best e-learning content UK 2018. The award was the result of a joint collaboration between Good2Learn and learners in the Grimsby Institute. Together, the group produced 30 online maths and English video tutorials for children aged between 7 and 11, with content written by qualified teachers and linked to national curriculum.
GDPR - how important is individual consent?
BIMsense Ltd Named Best Digital Business 2018
What is the future of your industry?
Currently, digital disruption is one of the most significant global forces that is having a huge impact on all sorts of different industries.
It’s easy to see that technologies, such as mobile, cloud, Wi-Fi, big data, the blockchain, analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning and artificial and virtual reality are all fuelling this incredible transformation of a number of diverse sectors.
C4DI Members Create Automated Screening Solution for Industry-Leading Company
MindBoost Learning is Reshaping Digital Training
Refining the Development Process Through Automation
Joel Marrero is a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) at Mobile Advertisement Tech Company, Tapdaq. With a passion for computing, Joel has a wealth of experience in automation, specifically in workflows and infrastructure level automation.
We caught up with him to find out how both large enterprises and startups can benefit from automating parts of their workflow.
The Next Generation of Developers, Engineers and Innovators
On Thursday 22 February, eighteen pupils from nine local schools visited the C4DI to experience what it's really like to work in the tech industry.The educational programme was put together by Hull and East Yorkshire Children’s University, a local charity that aims to raise the aspirations of children from across the region.
Global security giants Saab continue expansion with new Hull @TheDock base
Global defence and security company Saab has expanded its team in Hull, buoyed by the support of the city’s fast-growing tech community.
Saab has leased a 2,000 sq ft office from regeneration company Wykeland Group at the waterfront @TheDock development to accommodate the rapid growth of its team in Hull.
Saab has based their new office in the £15m @TheDock development, next to the Centre for Digital Innovation (C4DI) tech hub to maintain its connection with Hull's tech community.
How GDPR is an Opportunity for the Tech Industry
GDPR seems to be the acronym on everybody’s lips. Michael Curran is presenting C4DI members with a unique opportunity he believes they must seize.
The General Data Protection Regulation is the European Union’s response to modern technology outstripping Privacy regulation. The EU has introduced these new laws in order to protect the rights of its citizens. Companies of all shapes and sizes must demonstrate that it is the people, not them, that own data...
Striving to Transform Hull into a Smart City
Robin Harris and Rob Miles are kickstarting Hull’s Smart City on Wednesday 21 February with an event that aims to unite C4DI members with organisations and businesses across the region.
We spoke with the pair to understand what a Smart City is and how it could revolutionise the way we live, work and play.