FUTURE OF EDUCATION Digital Xtra Fund supports Hearts FC Innovation Centre, a community-based initiative offering digital skills courses Photograph: Claire Watson With new financial input from a prominent Scottish tech investment company, Digital Xtra Fund’s annual awards will be boosted considerably this year – support which has also opened up a new job opportunity within the charity. By Andrew Collier SCOTLAND may be a relatively small country, but it has a real opportunity to be a global leader in the digital economy. We have the drive, the knowledge, the skills and also the ambition. One area where we could improve, however, is education. Specifically, our young people need to become enthused by, and engaged with, the various opportunities technology offers.