The IT industry's approach to training is "exemplary" and better than most other sectors, said Lord Leitch, whose influential review on skills underpins the government's policy on training.
Smaller UK software and IT services companies are best placed to survive the global financial squeeze, with more than half forecasting double-digit growth in 2008.
It used to be a joke that one day you would have a computer in your toaster. Microprocessors are fast becoming ubiquitous, and many of the commonplace gadgets in your house and car rely on them. Even groceries are becoming technology dependent, with the advent of RFID supply chain management. And that means developers are in demand to create the code hidden inside these everyday objects.
The number of new IT jobs created by investment banks in the last quarter of 2007 fell 18% as institutions reined in IT spending in response to the global credit crisis.
The Department of Health has advertised for an NHS chief information officer. Headhunters have been recruited and interviews will take place in a couple of months.