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Diversity in IT

• May 20, 2019 20 May'19

  WISE develops partnership to encourage young people into STEM

  Gender balance campaign partners with a range of organisations to promote careers in science, technology, engineering and maths

• May 17, 2019 17 May'19

  Interview: Ruha Benjamin, author, Race After Technology

  Why do systems that are supposed to help society seem to have a disproportionately adverse effect on ethnic minorities?

• May 16, 2019 16 May'19

  CIOs want staff with good soft skills to help drive digital change

  Effective communication of what is being done and why is vital for organisations implementing digital transformation, survey shows

• May 12, 2019 12 May'19

  Australian businesses facing talent crunch amid scramble to transform

  A survey reveals that Australian firms will require 35,000 IT workers this year, but they are not getting the talent they need

• May 08, 2019 08 May'19

  Winners of Makers’ Women in Software Powerlist announced

  Software development academy Makers has announced the winners of its first annual list of women in the software development world

• May 08, 2019 08 May'19

  Time spent teaching computing subjects drops 36% over past six years

  The amount of time spent teaching computing and ICT in secondary schools has dropped since 2012, and the number of GCSE students choosing to take computing qualifications is in decline

• May 08, 2019 08 May'19

  AWS debuts Get IT skills programme to encourage more girls to consider a career in tech

  Cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services is continuing to expand its portfolio of training programmes and educational initiatives, with its latest one geared towards showing young girls there is more to a career in technology than they might think

• May 03, 2019 03 May'19

  Co-operative Bank creates over 100 IT jobs in Manchester

  The Co-operative Bank is looking for talent to support its digital strategy and previous banking and IT experience is not a necessity

• May 02, 2019 02 May'19

  PA Consulting announces 2019 winners of Raspberry Pi Competition

  Consulting brand focused on innovation and business transformation has announced the winners of its 2019 coding competition run in partnership with Raspberry Pi

• April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19

  Public becoming more aware of privacy abuses and unethical tech

  Widespread abuses of privacy, biometric information and artificial intelligence mean the internet is in poor health, but growing popular awareness of its problems gives some cause for hope, says the Mozilla Foundation

• April 23, 2019 23 Apr'19

  Stockholm prospers as tech hub as perceptions of entrepreneurs changes

  Stockholm has thrived as a tech startup hub after out-of-date attitudes to entrepreneurs changed

• April 16, 2019 16 Apr'19

  Sweden to take up Finnish AI challenge

  Following Finland’s example, Swedish companies are starting to use a training programme to bring staff up to speed with artificial intelligence

• April 09, 2019 09 Apr'19

  GCHQ cyber courses for teens recognised by qualification board

  The Scottish Qualifications Authority has accredited courses pioneered by GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre to teach teenagers about cyber security

• April 05, 2019 05 Apr'19

  SuiteWorld 2019: Women in business talk failures, successes and advice

  As part of the SuiteWorld dedicated Women in Business track, a host of women with backgrounds in the business world shared their advice for women in a male-dominated environment

• April 04, 2019 04 Apr'19

  Social inclusion unit aims to expand diversity in IT conversation

  New unit at startup hub wants to explore how technology can be applied to address the barriers many people face in participating in society