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Diversity in IT

• November 07, 2019 07 Nov'19

  Abu Dhabi AI university is key to UAE’s future as the oil dries up

  Abu Dhabi’s fledgling artificial intelligence university is part of a highly ambitious 30-year plan to transform the UAE’s economy and culture

• November 06, 2019 06 Nov'19

  Initiative offers £1.5m for 15 projects to reduce digital exclusion across UK

  Initiative spearheaded by Good Things Foundation and JP Morgan awards funding to 15 projects with the aim of closing the digital divide

• November 04, 2019 04 Nov'19

  Thousands apply to Abu Dhabi AI University in first week

  Artificial intelligence university in Abu Dhabi gets more than 3,000 applications in the week following its application process being opened

• November 01, 2019 01 Nov'19

  Nordea brings fintech for women by women

  Bank’s female-only hackathon comes up with new ideas for financial services aimed at improving women’s financial wellbeing

• October 25, 2019 25 Oct'19

  Refinitiv appoints first female CTO after IT leadership shake-up

  Alex Cesar steps up to be chief technology officer at financial service data provider Refinitiv, after previous CTO Phil Wellard took over as global CIO in September

• October 24, 2019 24 Oct'19

  Splunk.conf 2019: Mentorship, advocacy and confidence for women in tech

  At Splunk.conf 2019 in Vegas, senior women in technology from firms such as Splunk, Boeing, and Sandia National Laboratories gave advice for navigating a male-dominated industry

• October 23, 2019 23 Oct'19

  CIOs should think about what it means when employees augment themselves

  The bods at Gartner may have watched a bit too much Hollywood sci-fi: will people really augment themselves with tech to do their jobs better?

• October 17, 2019 17 Oct'19

  Abu Dhabi AI university open for applications

  New university in UAE aims to enable students, businesses and governments to increase the use of artificial intelligence technology

• October 14, 2019 14 Oct'19

  Digital and innovation apprentices to start NatWest programme

  NatWest is kicking off a tech apprentice programme, with its digital innovation hub set to play a key role

• October 14, 2019 14 Oct'19

  Future.now launch: Biggest barrier for digital skills is motivation

  Digital sector must overcome its “image problem” to attract more people to learn new skills, says Lord Mayor at launch of digital skills project

• October 14, 2019 14 Oct'19

  The Security Interviews: Applying AI to Lego, and security

  Ann Johnson, Microsoft corporate vice-president of cyber security, is on a mission to prove that artificial intelligence holds great promise for the security sector, and she has the analogies to back it up

• October 07, 2019 07 Oct'19

  UKtech50 2019 – help us find the most influential people in UK technology

  Computer Weekly’s annual search for the 50 most influential people in UK technology reaches its 10th anniversary – let us know who you would like to nominate for this year’s list

• September 25, 2019 25 Sep'19

  Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2019: Entrants to the Hall of Fame

  Each year, Computer Weekly announces the women who will be added to its Hall of Fame, a list of women recognised for their lifetime achievements to the technology sector

• September 25, 2019 25 Sep'19

  Computer Weekly announces the Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2019

  Computer Weekly has announced the 2019 list of the 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech, including this year’s winner Debbie Forster

• September 25, 2019 25 Sep'19

  Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2019: Rising Stars

  Computer Weekly reveals the judges’ choice for this year’s female Rising Stars of the UK technology industry

• September 25, 2019 25 Sep'19

  Inclusion for everyone, not just the under-represented, says Most Influential Woman in UK Tech 2019

  People need to be more clued up on the benefits of inclusion, says Tech Talent Charter CEO Debbie Forster, the 2019 winner of Computer Weekly’s Most Influential Woman in UK Technology accolade

• September 19, 2019 19 Sep'19

  CTO interview: Paul Clark, Tandem Bank

  Tandem Bank’s chief technology officer had a close encounter with legacy banking when he left his previous job to pursue a career in fintech

• September 18, 2019 18 Sep'19

  Male coding salaries overtake female earnings, despite higher starting salaries for women

  Analysis of starting salaries from coding academy Makers has found some firms are paying female junior developers more than their male counterparts, but the pay gap swings the other way for more senior positions

• September 13, 2019 13 Sep'19

  Ditch hoodies and hackers to encourage diverse security recruitment

  The cyber security industry needs to address a systemic image problem if it is to succeed in recruiting more diverse teams

• September 09, 2019 09 Sep'19

  Loyal Dutch IT professionals not being rewarded enough, survey shows

  Companies warned they could lose loyal IT staff because salary rises do not match those on offer from rival employers

• August 29, 2019 29 Aug'19

  UK gets first millionaire ethical hacker

  Six months after the first millionaire ethical hacker was announced, five more have been recognised, including a Briton, who have collectively discovered nearly 5,000 vulnerabilities

• August 22, 2019 22 Aug'19

  Girls now account for more than 20% of computing GCSE entries

  This year has seen an increase in female students choosing computing at both A-Level and GCSE - and they are outperforming boys

• August 15, 2019 15 Aug'19

  Computing A-level rises in popularity, despite drop in overall A-level candidates

  While the number of people choosing to participate in A-levels has fallen, computing candidates are on the rise

• August 14, 2019 14 Aug'19

  DCMS funding aims to increase diversity in cyber sector

  A funding round has been announced as part of the Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund (CSIIF) with aims of encouraging more diverse talent into the UK’s cyber security sector

• August 02, 2019 02 Aug'19

  Lack of resources top challenge to IT security

  A lack of resources is the top challenge to information security professionals, followed by a lack of experience and skills, a survey reveals

• August 02, 2019 02 Aug'19

  Government continues probe of UK cyber security labour market

  The government has announced a second phase of research to help understand the UK's cyber security labour market

• August 01, 2019 01 Aug'19

  Nationwide plans 750 tech roles at new digital hub in London

  Building society is setting up its first major tech presence in London to help it access deep skills pool

• August 01, 2019 01 Aug'19

  Computer science undergraduates most likely to drop out

  Computer science degrees account for the largest proportion of students who drop out before completion

• July 19, 2019 19 Jul'19

  Second CyberThreat Summit announced by NCSC and SANS Institute

  CyberThreat 2019 aims to bring together a more diverse set of technical professionals in cyber security from the private and public sectors in the UK and abroad to encourage collaboration

• July 19, 2019 19 Jul'19

  Government launches retraining scheme for workers impacted by tech

  Amid fears that artificial intelligence and automation will put people out of work, the government is working on a retraining programme to help those affected by AI to fit into new roles

• July 15, 2019 15 Jul'19

  Voting open for the most influential woman in UK technology 2019

  Who do you think deserves the title of most influential woman in UK technology 2019? Submit your vote now

• July 15, 2019 15 Jul'19

  Alan Turing to be face of new £50 note

  Computing pioneer and code-breaker Alan Turing is to be featured on the new polymer £50 note

• July 12, 2019 12 Jul'19

  Most Influential Women in UK Tech: The 2019 longlist

  In its search for the most influential women in UK technology, each year Computer Weekly asks the tech industry to nominate who it thinks should be considered for the top 50. Here is the longlist for 2019

• July 10, 2019 10 Jul'19

  CDO interview: Julia Aymonier, École Hôtelière de Lausanne

  As organisations transform digitally, the roles of those leading these IT projects are changing too, says Julia Aymonier, CDO at Switzerland-based hospitality school École Hôtelière de Lausanne

• July 08, 2019 08 Jul'19

  IISP gains Royal Charter status

  The UK finally has its first national professional body for cyber security that will be responsible for setting the standards for skills and knowledge in the industry to reduce the skills gap and increase diversity

• June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19

  Sky invests £125,000 in female-led business ideas

  Five women have been awarded their share of £125,000 from Sky to pursue technology-led business ideas

• June 24, 2019 24 Jun'19

  US tech industry’s racial wage gap is widening, report finds

  A report on salaries in the tech industry has found that the racial wage gap in the US is widening, despite the average tech worker salary increasing year on year

• June 21, 2019 21 Jun'19

  Parents don’t know enough about cyber careers

  Research by the SANS Institute finds that while parents are aware of cyber security, they don’t know enough to encourage their children into cyber roles

• June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19

  UK citizens call for diversity in AI to be addressed

  Public wants government and tech companies to tackle diversity issues related to the application of artificial intelligence, a study has found

• June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19

  Tech startups establish deep roots in Copenhagen

  Danish capital offers all the advantages startups need to get off the ground and many are staying there for the long haul

• June 13, 2019 13 Jun'19

  TTC experts say collaboration necessary for improving tech diversity

  Despite initiatives designed to increase the number of women in tech, progress is slow. But it could be faster with more collaboration, say signatories of the Tech Talent Charter

• June 12, 2019 12 Jun'19

  From oil crash to tech startup boom in Norway

  For countries highly dependent on oil, the global price crash had huge potential ramifications – one of which, in Norway, was the development of a thriving technology sector

• June 10, 2019 10 Jun'19

  BCS urges universities to push ethics standards on AI masters degrees

  Ethics is a key requirement blue-chip firms will look for in artificial intelligence MSc graduates

• June 07, 2019 07 Jun'19

  CIO interview: John Finch, Refinitiv

  Refinitiv CIO John Finch says finding people with the right level of data science skills is his biggest challenge

• June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19

  Ofcom’s Sharon White to step down at Christmas

  Chief executive will leave her role at the telecoms regulator at the end of 2019

• June 05, 2019 05 Jun'19

  Yoox Net-A-Porter launches female-focused fashion app competition

  Online fashion retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter is asking young women to submit ideas for an app which helps drive sustainability in the fashion industry

• June 05, 2019 05 Jun'19

  Nominations open for Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2019

  Computer Weekly is seeking nominations for this year’s list of the 50 most influential women in UK technology

• June 03, 2019 03 Jun'19

  More than half of UK workforce lacks essential digital skills, says Lloyd’s

  In the modern world, digital skills are becoming increasingly important, but a large amount of the UK workforce doesn’t measure up, Lloyd’s has found

• May 31, 2019 31 May'19

  The FA signs Google Cloud to support cloud-based push to make football more inclusive

  The Football Association is on a mission to up female participation in the sport and make it more accessible to a larger number of fans, and it is teaming up with Google Cloud to achieve its goals

• May 21, 2019 21 May'19

  O2 extends resources and support for trans employees

  Toolkit will support O2 employees going through their gender transition and help colleagues and managers create a more inclusive workplace