Clark is playing a lead role in helping bridge the gap between school and employment.
As a board member of of DYW North East, Clark IT’s commercial director Margo Milne says other SMEs might be pleasantly surprised of the rewards that come from working with schools to develop pupils’ skills for the world of work.
Her call to action has been backed by Aberdeen oil tycoon Sir Ian Wood, a major supporter of DYW.
Clark IT has signed up to a new campaign to build safer business – and a stronger Scotland.
We’ve pledged our commitment to the Scottish Business Resilience Centre drive which has the backing of Police Scotland and Scottish Fire and Rescue.
This is a national network approach that’s committed to making businesses safe from fire, crime and, in our increasingly digital working lives, cybercrime.
As the technology revolution continues to transform the economy, bright minds are needed to aid digital businesses to flourish and grow.
Austen Clark shares his thoughts on how to build the skills the future workforce needs in this feature in GDPR Report. Read the full article here:
Inverness Chamber of Commerce has named Clark IT as their member of the week. In an interview with the Chamber, Austen Clark said: “The digital transformation has changed all our lives, but with this transfer comes new responsibilities, like how to keep personal data secure and how to ensure systems are protected from hackers or disasters like flood or fire.”
Scotland’s pioneering technology sector could be left trailing behind other countries in the race to develop artificial intelligence, software and cybersecurity because of an acute skills shortage, a leading tech expert fears.
Businessman Austen Clark believes that competition to recruit from Scotland’s talent pool is so great that firms need to invest in school leavers and young people by offering apprenticeships and training.
We needed an IT provider who was proactive, robust and had the capacity to support our growth. What appealed to us about Clark IT were their processes and responsiveness. I was impressed with how Clark IT invested in us during the initial “on-boarding” period, and they have identified risks and solutions, efficiencies and cost savings in our systems, from internet access and security to internal wifi. We feel that technical help is just an email or phone call away. There are less IT related grumbles from staff, our systems are stronger and we feel we’re being cared for and protected.
— Craig McGill
Finance Director at Power Jacks
We spoke to Clark IT when we decided to move from an internal IT department to fully outsourced. We were very impressed with how flexible they were in taking us on at very short notice. In the initial 6-7 months of working together we have completely overhauled our data networks, and made five-figure savings in various areas without any reduced functionality - going outsourced has made a six-figure saving overall. Our infrastructure is now much more resilient and we have a clear IT strategy. Most importantly we have a robust disaster recovery solution which has been tested; we know our business can quickly recover in the event of a disaster which gives us a lot of confidence.
— Gary Boyd
Regional Financial Controller at RentAir
