60TH ANNIVERSARY OF COMPUTING IN GLASGOW

Early day motion 6, tabled 21 June 2017 by Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party). Signed by 21 members.

That this House congratulates the University of Glasgow on celebrating its 60th anniversary of computing; recognises that the University of Glasgow became the first university in Scotland to acquire an electronic computer in 1957; acknowledges the history of the university's machine, a Digital Electronic Universal Computing Engine, which was initiated by the then Director of Computing, Dennis Gilles; notes the School of Computing Science has planned a series of events throughout 2017 to mark the anniversary; further notes that the events will bring together researchers, alumni and members of the university community geared towards highlighting education, student entrepreneurship, scholarship and research; and commends the university for its work in preserving the history of Scottish computing.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 17, Labour 2, Conservative 1, DUP 1.