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IT careers and IT skills

• March 02, 2023 02 Mar'23

  UK government migration scheme to boost tech ties with India

  The UK has agreed to allow thousands of young Indian professionals to work for two years in the UK as part of a migration exchange

• February 28, 2023 28 Feb'23

  Almost 70% of UK digital workers interested in expanding tech skills

  Digital workers in the UK are interested in furthering their skills through training but feel time and money are holding them back

• February 22, 2023 22 Feb'23

  Dutch cyber security professionals experience stress akin to soldiers in war zone, claims expert

  Cyber attacks are taking a heavy toll on Dutch IT professionals, with over a third reporting that their mental health suffers as a result

• February 22, 2023 22 Feb'23

  Half of cyber leaders to switch jobs by 2025, citing stress

  A substantial number of cyber security leaders are plotting their great escape, saying the industry is leaving them too stressed to go on, according to a study

• February 22, 2023 22 Feb'23

  Executive interview: Will video kill the streaming star?

  While we are used to live streaming, video messages seem cheesy – but Vimeo’s chief product officer believes they will revolutionise communications

• February 21, 2023 21 Feb'23

  Women account for less than a third of FTSE 100 CIOs

  The number of women in tech leadership positions is growing, but the pace of change is still minimal

• February 21, 2023 21 Feb'23

  UK finance firms short of data skills

  Financial services companies in the UK lack the data skills they will need to succeed in an increasingly digital world

• February 21, 2023 21 Feb'23

  Millions wasted as staff only use 40% of new software features

  The majority of CIOs face an uphill struggle getting employees in their organisations to use applications to their full potential

• February 17, 2023 17 Feb'23

  More than 60% of people think they are not qualified for STEM careers

  People are interested in STEM careers but many feel underqualified, while some don’t even know what counts as a STEM job, IBM finds

• February 17, 2023 17 Feb'23

  Employers claim to prioritise diversity, employees remain dubious

  Young tech employees claim diversity initiatives aren’t working, despite more than half of employers claiming to focus on the issue

• February 16, 2023 16 Feb'23

  Helsinki’s tech and business ecosystem in 90 days

  Helsinki gives tech entrepreneurs a taste of life and business in Finland for 90 days as it bids to attract global tech startups

• February 15, 2023 15 Feb'23

  Computing degrees more popular due to AI, says BCS

  As tech and its uses become more mainstream, an increasing number of people seem to be interested in studying computing at university, BCS claims

• February 14, 2023 14 Feb'23

  Payment tech provider opens Finnish tech hub

  Nordic payment tech supplier opens a hub in the Finnish city of Espoo to access expertise

• February 14, 2023 14 Feb'23

  Government to fund STEM return-to-work programme

  Government-backed initiative aims to help parents and carers return to careers in science, technology, engineering and maths after a break from work

• February 14, 2023 14 Feb'23

  Executive interview: Putting a value on open source

  Spotify’s open source tech lead discusses why open source is failing those whose free time is dedicated to maintaining code

• February 10, 2023 10 Feb'23

  Committee launches digital exclusion inquiry

  The Lords Communications Committee has launched an inquiry to investigate how the UK can tackle digital exclusion during the cost-of-living crisis

• February 10, 2023 10 Feb'23

  More than 30% of girls in tech don’t become tech undergrads

  Research by McKinsey found that 31% of girls who are studying tech-based subjects at school in Europe then drop out of the pipeline before making it to university

• February 08, 2023 08 Feb'23

  Campaigners lament lack of movement on Computer Misuse Act reform

  Westminster has opened a new consultation on proposed reforms to the Computer Misuse Act of 1990, but campaigners who want the law changed to protect cyber professionals have been left disappointed

• February 07, 2023 07 Feb'23

  Jaguar Land Rover to offer almost 300 apprenticeships

  Jaguar Land Rover has announced new apprenticeship programmes to help the firm to develop future automobile technologies

• February 07, 2023 07 Feb'23

  Benelux CIO interview: Marijn Grevink, leader of digital transformation, Mars

  In an interview with Computer Weekly, the digital head at Mars, Marijn Grevink, takes the wrapper off digital transformation at the company in the Netherlands

• February 06, 2023 06 Feb'23

  Government urged to address ‘broken’ apprenticeship levy system

  The apprenticeship levy was developed in 2017 to boost access to skills for UK business, but many are concerned it isn’t fit for purpose

• February 06, 2023 06 Feb'23

  Executive interview, Eric Muntz, Mailchimp

  We speak to Intuit Mailchimp’s former CTO about how the company manages IT engineering and supports different ways of working

• February 03, 2023 03 Feb'23

  UK seeks head of quantum office

  A vacancy on the civil service jobs site suggests the UK’s new quantum strategy is about to be rolled out – and there’s going to be a new chief

• February 01, 2023 01 Feb'23

  NCSC for Startups inducts four companies into programme

  Four more startups are set to join the NCSC accelerator, which helps the UK government develop technology and approaches to pressing cyber security challenges

• February 01, 2023 01 Feb'23

  Tech workers seek alternative employment to avoid redundancy

  With rumours of mass redundancies rife in the IT sector, many tech workers are applying for other roles rather than risk becoming unemployed

• February 01, 2023 01 Feb'23

  PayPal slashes 2,000 jobs in face of tough economic outlook

  Fintech giant making thousands of redundancies as global economic outlook remains poor

• February 01, 2023 01 Feb'23

  UK Cyber Council and ISACA launch audit, assurance programme

  The UK Cyber Security Council has teamed up with ISACA to partner on a new audit and assurance programme for security pros

• January 31, 2023 31 Jan'23

  Tech Nation to shutter after more than a decade

  Tech Nation due to shutter after losing core funding to Barclays Eagle Labs, which will take over its role in supporting UK technology startups and scaleups

• January 31, 2023 31 Jan'23

  Cyber training firm launches £20k data protection scholarship

  Training specialist Freevacy has launched a £20,000 scholarship fund to train data privacy and protection professionals

• January 31, 2023 31 Jan'23

  MI5 unlawfully collected and held millions of people’s data

  Secretive court finds MI5 knowingly acted unlawfully in use of bulk surveillance warrants, and the Home Office continued granting warrants despite information the agency was operating outside the law

• January 31, 2023 31 Jan'23

  University of Stirling taps into Alation data catalogue technology

  The University of Stirling is the first non-US university to participate in a data management education programme provided pro bono by data catalogue supplier Alation

• January 31, 2023 31 Jan'23

  MPs warned of AI arms race to the bottom

  Expert tells Parliamentary committee that tech companies developing artificial intelligence are cutting corners and placing safety on the backburner, opening up ‘enormous risks’ for the future of AI

• January 31, 2023 31 Jan'23

  Mark Logan on his vision for a Scottish technology ecosystem

  The Scottish Government’s entrepreneur advisor speaks to Computer Weekly about the philosophy behind an ambitious technology ecosystem strategy

• January 27, 2023 27 Jan'23

  Employees over 55 want new skills

  A large number of people in their 50s or older want to gain new digital skills, but aren’t getting the support they need to do so

• January 25, 2023 25 Jan'23

  Will mass big tech lay-offs affect employment prospects of IT contractors in 2023?

  With some of the biggest tech firms in the world announcing mass redundancies, will the flood of new entrants to the jobs market affect the prospects of IT contractors already looking for work amid the cost-of-living crisis?

• January 25, 2023 25 Jan'23

  UK Treasury recruiting digital currency leader

  The UK government’s investigation into the merits of a central bank digital currency gathers pace at it looks for a team leader

• January 24, 2023 24 Jan'23

  Nationwide Building Society CIO to join Co-operative Bank

  Gary Delooze to join Co-operative Bank as CIO after six years heading up Nationwide Building Society’s IT department

• January 23, 2023 23 Jan'23

  Royal Society calls on public sector to pilot privacy tech

  The Royal Society says public sector bodies should lead the way in piloting privacy-enhancing technologies to unlock the value of data without compromising privacy and data rights, but lack of standards and incentives mean adoption is slow

• January 23, 2023 23 Jan'23

  More than 1,000 tech roles chopped at Capital One

  US bank makes tech job cuts as its digital transformation moves into a new phase

• January 20, 2023 20 Jan'23

  Barclays Eagle Labs awarded Digital Growth Grant over Tech Nation

  Barclays Eagle Labs incubator to take over Tech Nation’s role in administering UK government digital growth grant amid backlash from startup ecosystem

• January 20, 2023 20 Jan'23

  How the cost of living crisis is impacting IT

  The worsening economic climate is leading to job cuts across the IT sector, with Microsoft only the latest to announce thousands of layoffs - but CIOs will still struggle to find the talent they urgently need

• January 18, 2023 18 Jan'23

  IT chiefs raise concerns over cost-of-living crisis

  Organisations are looking to cut costs while still innovating with IT, and CIOs and CTOs are worried how staff will cope

• January 18, 2023 18 Jan'23

  Gartner: CIOs will struggle to retain and attract IT talent

  While the latest spending forecast from Gartner shows continued growth in enterprise IT spending, how budgets are invested is set to change

• January 17, 2023 17 Jan'23

  UK fintech payments unicorn cuts back as Covid-19 boost wears off

  Payments infrastructure firm Paddle downsizes as Covid-19-generated business boost runs out of steam

• January 17, 2023 17 Jan'23

  Crest throws support behind CyberUp CMA reform campaign

  Cyber accreditation association Crest International has lent its support to the CyberUp campaign for reform to the Computer Misuse Act of 1990

• January 17, 2023 17 Jan'23

  Entain and McLaren F1 aim to help women return to STEM careers

  To help more women return to the STEM sector after a career break, Entain and McLaren F1 have launched a programme of work, coaching and networking

• January 17, 2023 17 Jan'23

  Tech skills shortage still a problem for employers

  Many organisations have struggled to find tech talent over the past year, leading them to consider alternative ways to attract skilled workers

• January 16, 2023 16 Jan'23

  IT budgets under pressure due to poor economic outlook

  IT leaders in European organisations are facing a shortfall in their IT budgets this year, but the situation is expected to improve after 2024

• January 16, 2023 16 Jan'23

  IR35 reforms: Contractors cite tax avoidance legislation as ‘biggest concern’ in 2023

  Contractors have cited the IR35 reforms as being their biggest concern in 2023, ahead of the cost-of-living crisis and the government’s planned tax rises

• January 13, 2023 13 Jan'23

  Unionised contract workers who train Google’s AI win pay rise

  Google contract workers employed at artificial intelligence training supplier RaterLabs have secured their first-ever pay rise, following collective demands that Google fulfil its own commitment to pay its extended workforce a minimum of $15 an hour