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• December 15, 2022 15 Dec'22

  Digital Ethics Summit: Who benefits from new technology?

  Experts at the 2022 Digital Ethics Summit say expedited development cycles and obviously over-hyped PR material, in tandem with the public’s near-total exclusion from conversations around technology, is creating distrust towards the tech sector

• December 14, 2022 14 Dec'22

  Quarter of UK businesses looking abroad for tech talent

  As the tech skills gap persists, research shows many hiring managers in the UK are now looking for talent in other countries

• December 13, 2022 13 Dec'22

  The nature of the CISO role will be in flux in 2023

  As cyber risk outpaces organisational defences, and cyber attacks and breaches cause more and more damage, the nature of the CISO role is entering a state of flux, according to a report

• December 12, 2022 12 Dec'22

  Top IT predictions in APAC in 2023

  Robotics, cross-cloud data mobility and cyber insurance are some of the key trends that will shape Asia-Pacific’s technology landscape in 2023

• December 09, 2022 09 Dec'22

  Government announces £490m education investment

  New investment into classroom facilities and funding for specialist education providers is aimed at better development of STEM talent

• December 09, 2022 09 Dec'22

  Labour unveils plans to make UK global startup hub

  The Labour Party has published a review into the UK startup landscape, which calls for a number of changes to help make the country a more attractive place for startups

• December 09, 2022 09 Dec'22

  CIISec, DCMS to fund vocational cyber courses for A-level students

  The Chartered Institute of Information Security and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport plan to fund vocational cyber qualifications for 300 teenagers

• December 09, 2022 09 Dec'22

  Digital bank to recruit 1,000 tech experts in Manchester

  App-based bank Starling is adding 1,000 people to its workforce with technology professionals being recruited for its new operation in Manchester

• December 06, 2022 06 Dec'22

  EU fails to protect human rights in surveillance tech transfers

  Transfers of surveillance technology from the European Union to African governments are carried out without due regard for the human rights impacts, the European Ombudsman has found after a year-long investigation into the European Commission’s ...

• December 02, 2022 02 Dec'22

  Civil servants want more digital skills training, survey finds

  Civil servants are keen to learn more about how to use technology, including artificial intelligence (AI) to improve public services, yet only 5% have received AI training

• November 29, 2022 29 Nov'22

  Digital Transformation Week Amsterdam: HSBC discusses low-code in financial services

  A member of HSBC’s global transformation team has shared her views on low-code with an audience in Amsterdam

• November 24, 2022 24 Nov'22

  Not-for-profit aims to encourage 1,300 girls into cyber careers

  CyNam, a not-for-profit cyber security initiative, is collaborating with industry, education providers and government to encourage young women into cyber

• November 23, 2022 23 Nov'22

  How APAC organisations are hiring cyber security pros

  Hiring managers in cyber security are turning to existing employees in non-IT roles and providing professional development for junior-level staff to plug the talent gap

• November 22, 2022 22 Nov'22

  IT services sector hiring slows to pre-pandemic levels

  IT services firms have slowed their recruitment after a major acceleration in hiring during the Covid-19 pandemic

• November 22, 2022 22 Nov'22

  Businesses must embrace digital skills and innovate, says CBI president

  Brian McBride, president of the Confederation of British Industry, says the UK is a ‘magnet for tech investment’ and calls on UK firms to step up and adapt, as tech adoption will help boost the economy

• November 21, 2022 21 Nov'22

  AI adopted without due consideration for workers, MPs told

  MPs have been warned that the rapid roll-out of artificial intelligence in workplaces has changed UK enterprises’ management practices so much that current employment law is no longer fit for purpose

• November 15, 2022 15 Nov'22

  Women more likely to leave tech jobs than men

  Dropout of women in tech is higher than that of men, with women more likely to leave the industry, according to research from InnovateHer

• November 14, 2022 14 Nov'22

  Sadiq Khan launches Data for London Advisory Board

  Board will look at how to join up and share data between public and private London organisations in an effort to build a stronger data economy and improve public services

• November 10, 2022 10 Nov'22

  Scrutinising AI requires holistic, end-to-end system audits

  Understanding the full impacts of artificial intelligence requires organisations to conduct end-to-end social and technical audits of their systems, but the process comes with a number of challenges

• November 10, 2022 10 Nov'22

  Ericsson, Technical University of Sofia to prepare students for 5G-ready future

  Leading Bulgarian education establishment collaborates with comms tech provider to deploy programme that builds 5G ICT skills for the future, including 64 hours of training on 5G technology and standards

• November 09, 2022 09 Nov'22

  Anything can happen so IT teams need to be ready, says Kyiv City Council CIO

  Kyiv City Council’s IT team has experienced challenges faced by no other tech department and is determined to use what it has learnt to take Ukraine forward when the war is over

• November 04, 2022 04 Nov'22

  Data Summit majors on ethics in data use, demonstrates diversity

  The Data Lab’s Data Summit majored on the ethical use of data, and featured Scottish government minister Tom Arthur, science broadcaster Hannah Fry, and Nasa chief science data officer Kevin Murphy

• November 04, 2022 04 Nov'22

  Elon Musk begins mass Twitter layoffs via email

  New Twitter owner Elon Musk has begun the process of cutting the company’s workforce in half, but is already facing a legal backlash for allegedly violating US labour laws

• November 03, 2022 03 Nov'22

  All NHS staff should have basic AI training, says report

  A report by the NHS AI Lab and Health Education England calls for all health and care staff to receive training in artificial intelligence as the technology will be increasingly adopted in healthcare practice

• November 02, 2022 02 Nov'22

  Almost 70% of businesses held back by talent shortage

  Digital leaders in the UK have growing concerns about attracting and retaining talent, with many saying a lack of talent is standing in the way of change

• November 02, 2022 02 Nov'22

  How Prostate Cancer UK built its own message bus

  The cancer charity received funding ring-fenced for modernising its data management – the funds were spent on a solutions architect and an ETL process

• November 01, 2022 01 Nov'22

  A third of UK cyber leaders want to quit, report says

  Nearly a third of UK security leaders are considering leaving their current role, and more than half are struggling to keep on top of their workload

• October 27, 2022 27 Oct'22

  NCSC’s Levy steps down after 20-year intelligence career

  NCSC technical director Ian Levy bids farewell, telling his successor: ‘Don’t panic’

• October 27, 2022 27 Oct'22

  NHS to get new national CISO

  The Department for Health and Social Care is seeking a new national CISO, who will be tasked with providing strategic cyber leadership, direction and expertise across DHSC and the wider NHS

• October 27, 2022 27 Oct'22

  LinkedIn adds new features to safeguard user privacy, security

  Social media platform is adding a number of features and systems designed to protect legitimate users from inauthentic profiles and activity

• October 26, 2022 26 Oct'22

  How to attract more women into software development

  Having role models, support systems and upskilling opportunities are just some of the ways to attract and retain more women coders in the industry, according to a panel of women tech leaders and professionals

• October 26, 2022 26 Oct'22

  Australia budget closes in on digital divide, cyber resilience

  Australia’s latest budget is geared towards providing better broadband connectivity in regional and rural areas, shoring up the cyber security posture of its businesses and plugging tech talent shortages, among other areas

• October 25, 2022 25 Oct'22

  One in five tech workers subject to workplace surveillance

  Digital surveillance is now a common feature of the UK’s post-pandemic economy, says Prospect Union, adding to growing calls for workers to be given a greater say over how technologies are deployed in the workplace

• October 25, 2022 25 Oct'22

  UK needs stronger regional innovation clusters outside South East

  Venture capital fund managers speak to Computer Weekly about the importance of innovation clusters to the UK tech ecosystem, and the need to develop further investment opportunities outside the South East

• October 24, 2022 24 Oct'22

  Half of staff might quit after a cyber attack, report says

  Findings from a survey of CISOs, IT leaders and staffers reveal how experiencing a cyber incident may take a larger-than-thought toll on employee retention

• October 20, 2022 20 Oct'22

  Cyber professional shortfall hits 3.4 million

  Shortage of cyber security professionals continues to grow and shows no signs of abating, says report

• October 19, 2022 19 Oct'22

  Computer Weekly announces the Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2022

  Computer Weekly has revealed who is on the 2022 list of the 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech, including this year’s winner, Flavilla Fongang

• October 19, 2022 19 Oct'22

  Why the Most Influential Woman in UK Tech 2022 created a book of role models

  Disruptors, game-changers and scalable impact – just some of the reasons Flavilla Fongang, this year’s Most Influential Woman in UK Tech, chose to dive into the sector

• October 19, 2022 19 Oct'22

  Computer Weekly’s Women in UK Tech Rising Stars 2022

  Each year, Computer Weekly selects a number of Rising Stars in the women in tech sector, women who are making waves in the women, diversity and inclusion in tech space and may find themselves on the top 50 list in the future

• October 13, 2022 13 Oct'22

  Unsung Heroes Awards celebrate diversity in cyber community

  The seventh annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards recognise those trying to improve diversity and mental health in cyber for the first time

• October 11, 2022 11 Oct'22

  With Java 19, Oracle boosts developer productivity with an eye on the future

  Major features in Java 19 will make it easier for Java developers to build applications that interface with non-Java code, among other capabilities in the 10th edition of the platform’s six-month release cadence

• October 07, 2022 07 Oct'22

  Bolt drivers take legal action over employment status

  Drivers argue they have been wrongly classified as self-employed, and are seeking backdated wages and holiday pay

• October 05, 2022 05 Oct'22

  Young people in tech unhappy despite inclusion push

  Businesses claim to be working on improving inclusion internally, but many young people still feel ill at ease in the tech sector

• October 05, 2022 05 Oct'22

  Forrester: US set to dominate AI enterprise software market

  Artificial intelligence is the fastest growth area in software. This is driving adoption, which will make AI mainstream technology in business software

• October 04, 2022 04 Oct'22

  Public sector aims to close digital skills gap with private sector

  Digital leaders from the public sector have stressed the need to build up the digital skills and capabilities of civil servants to successfully deliver the government’s digital transformation ambitions, but not at the expense of supplier ecosystems

• October 04, 2022 04 Oct'22

  IR35 reforms to be scrapped: What IT contractors need to know

  News of the government’s plans to scrap the IR35 reforms took the contracting world by surprise, but IT contractors are being warned off making hasty changes to the way they work just yet

• October 03, 2022 03 Oct'22

  Digital transformation is brewing at Heineken

  In a presentation at the Digital Transformation Week conference in Amsterdam, Heineken’s data management director revealed some of the ways the company is using information technology to transform

• September 30, 2022 30 Sep'22

  Interview: Rachel Hilliam, chair, Alliance for Data Science Professionals

  Rachel Hilliam talks about the origins, mission and future plans for the Alliance for Data Science Professionals

• September 29, 2022 29 Sep'22

  CDO interview: Danny Gonzalez, chief digital and innovation officer, London North Eastern Railway

  The rail franchise is driving a wide-ranging digital transformation, encompassing back-office improvements and enhancing passenger experience

• September 29, 2022 29 Sep'22

  Five startups to join NCSC for Startups initiative

  The NCSC has invited five startups to join its NCSC for Startups programme to help the government with pressing cyber challenges facing the UK