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Diversity in IT

• March 28, 2018 28 Mar'18

  Why does India have a higher percentage of women in tech than the UK?

  Research by the Open University has assessed the differences between the women in IT landscape in the UK and India

• March 22, 2018 22 Mar'18

  What would coders do in ethical grey areas?

  Software developers are writing code that affects the lives of millions of people and how businesses are run, but what do coders think about some of the ethical questions they face?

• March 21, 2018 21 Mar'18

  BT to create 1,300 apprenticeship and graduate tech roles

  Roles in TV production, engineering, customer service and cyber security offered in telecoms giant’s apprenticeship and graduate scheme

• March 19, 2018 19 Mar'18

  Australia pilots visa scheme to ease talent crunch

  The Global Talent Scheme follows the government’s move to scrap the 457 visa, but industry watchers say smaller companies will struggle to meet its salary threshold

• March 19, 2018 19 Mar'18

  Experian: How inclusion can solve more than IT problems

  Paul Hill, head of global propositions development at Experian, talks about the many advantages and few challenges that Experian encountered when working with autistic technology consultants from Auticon

• March 19, 2018 19 Mar'18

  School uses game-based initiative to find future cyber talent

  Skinners’ Academy introduces government-backed Cyber Discovery programme to find cyber security professionals of the future

• March 19, 2018 19 Mar'18

  Tech firms not “walking the walk” when it comes to diversity

  Despite high-tech firms claiming to have a good track record in diversity, most do not consider it when making business decisions

• March 15, 2018 15 Mar'18

  Coders feel responsible for impact of artificial intelligence on society

  The technologists building artificial intelligence algorithms should take responsibility for the technology’s impact on society, a survey finds

• March 15, 2018 15 Mar'18

  More than 60% of teen girls regret not studying Stem

  Accenture study shows 62% of teenage girls regret not studying science, technology, engineering and maths subjects for longer

• March 14, 2018 14 Mar'18

  Survey reveals what the coders building the future desire

  Global survey reveals some of the attitudes of the world's software developers

• March 09, 2018 09 Mar'18

  Booking.com annual tech awards focuses on creating visible role models

  Booking.com has announced the winners of its 2018 Technology Playmaker Awards and emphasised the importance of having more visible female role models in the industry

• March 01, 2018 01 Mar'18

  Middle East faces IT talent crunch

  Countries in the Middle East are adopting the latest technologies at such a rapid rate that the region faces an IT skills shortage

• March 01, 2018 01 Mar'18

  CA Technologies helps teachers learn more about future jobs

  Technology firm CA Technologies has run its first Ambassador Academy to help teachers learn more about what skills will be needed for future jobs

• February 28, 2018 28 Feb'18

  London mayor announces £7m programme to seek out digital talent

  Programme launched in London to help attract more young people, women and BAME individuals into technology careers

• February 28, 2018 28 Feb'18

  Almost half of young women don’t feel they have the skills for a tech career

  Only a small percentage of young people who want to work in technology are women, with 45% of young women claiming they don’t have the skills for tech