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IT careers and IT skills

• January 29, 2019 29 Jan'19

  No-deal Brexit would undermine digital economy, BCS warns

  Skills, funding and the free flow of data are all at risk, says the chartered institute for IT

• January 29, 2019 29 Jan'19

  IT leaders grapple with workforce skills gap as they deploy AI and digital technology

  Organisations will have to find new ways of reskilling their workforce as they get to grips with artificial intelligence and other digital technologies. CIOs also need to keep their skills updated if they are to succeed

• January 28, 2019 28 Jan'19

  Experts emphasise engagement as Stem competition is launched

  British International Education Association launches Stem competition focused on saving the planet, but experts say more needs to be done to encourage interest in Stem

• January 28, 2019 28 Jan'19

  Openreach to recruit 3,000 apprentices to support UK-wide full-fibre network deployment

  New recruits from “all walks of life” will be trained at one of 12 educational facilities Openreach is set to open across the country

• January 28, 2019 28 Jan'19

  DCMS funding fuels cyber diversity drive

  The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is investing in four new projects to drive the number of diverse candidates considered for cyber careers

• January 25, 2019 25 Jan'19

  Budding UK cyber strategists gear up for national competition 

  Teams of UK university students are preparing to compete for the second time in analysing the threat of a simulated cyber attack to develop policies and strategies

• January 25, 2019 25 Jan'19

  Tech Nation announces fourth cohort for Upscale programme

  Startups will receive six months of coaching and take part in workshops, mentoring sessions and networking opportunities with the programme’s alumni

• January 25, 2019 25 Jan'19

  Education minister calls for industry and educator partnerships

  Secretary for education Damian Hinds has said the technology industry should work in partnership with education providers to solve common problems

• January 25, 2019 25 Jan'19

  Wise calls on industry to encourage girls into Stem

  Campaign for Stem gender balance calls on industry to encourage more young women into industry roles, and releases resources to keep girls more informed on possible future careers

• January 24, 2019 24 Jan'19

  The presence of tech in the Stonewall 100

  Each year, charity Stonewall releases a list of the top 100 LGBT+ employers. As technology becomes such a huge part of so many businesses, it has slowly begun to feature on the list

• January 24, 2019 24 Jan'19

  CIO interview: Charles Ewen, Met Office

  The Met Office’s CIO is working on a new, digital approach, using supercomputers, establishing pioneering partnerships and creating change

• January 24, 2019 24 Jan'19

  Business failing to see strategic value of cyber security

  UK businesses are failing to get value out of cyber security because they fail to see its strategic importance and often have a negative attitude towards security professionals, a study has revealed

• January 24, 2019 24 Jan'19

  Executive interview: The Weird approach to leadership

  Letting others make their own decisions leads to a more dynamic approach to running a business, suited to the demands of an AI-fuelled economy

• January 22, 2019 22 Jan'19

  IBM mobile cyber range starts European tour in London

  IBM’s mobile cyber range is kicking of a tour in London to raise awareness around the need for tried and tested cyber attack responses among organisations in Europe

• January 21, 2019 21 Jan'19

  Home Office vetoes privacy campaigner from senior post in surveillance watchdog

  The Home Office refuses academic and privacy campaigner, Eric King, security clearance for a senior role at the intelligence services watchdog, despite high-level backing from officials

• January 18, 2019 18 Jan'19

  Siemens connects to world’s largest UCC deployment

  German technology powerhouse Siemens AG reveals how it unified communications and collaboration for hundreds of thousands of employees worldwide

• January 17, 2019 17 Jan'19

  Threat intelligence boosts security training

  Security professionals in training can now benefit from real-time threat intelligence data, thanks to a partnership between Digital Shadows and Immersive Labs

• January 17, 2019 17 Jan'19

  Tech Talent Charter launches benchmark to keep tabs on gender in IT roles

  Industry collaborative Tech Talent Charter releases data on its signatory organisations to highlight the difference made by committing to shifting the dial on gender

• January 15, 2019 15 Jan'19

  Digital transformation is real, say ASEAN CIOs

  ASEAN CIOs are embracing digital transformation but face barriers in getting employees to adopt an agile mindset

• January 14, 2019 14 Jan'19

  Mobile and broadband markets fail digitally excluded groups

  Financially vulnerable people, disabled and mentally ill people and elderly people all face significant challenges in accessing appropriate communications services, according to a new Ofcom report

• January 14, 2019 14 Jan'19

  Tech usage in school more likely in UK than Germany

  Most students in UK schools use technology as part of their learning – the same of which cannot be said about some German schools

• January 10, 2019 10 Jan'19

  Enterprises are increasing the human workforce while deploying AI

  Artificial intelligence is creating more jobs than it replaces, according to a study of businesses using the technology

• January 10, 2019 10 Jan'19

  Fife Council upgrades WAN to offer ultrafast broadband services

  Public sector sites across Fife in Scotland are to receive a transformational upgrade to their broadband speeds

• January 09, 2019 09 Jan'19

  Apprenticeships have to change to be successful, says expert panel

  Apprenticeships are becoming a popular alternative to university, but they have a long way to go, Harvey Nash Future Skills Programme event hears

• January 08, 2019 08 Jan'19

  IT professionals in London could see roles shipped to EU as result of Brexit

  The UK and London in particular could see IT jobs in financial services move to hubs across the European Union as a result of Brexit.

• January 07, 2019 07 Jan'19

  Parents claim soft skills are needed for future of work

  Industry body TechUK has found parents are optimistic about their children’s future job opportunities, but many believe a focus on soft skills is needed

• January 07, 2019 07 Jan'19

  IT profession to get one of the biggest pay rises this year

  IT workers are set to receive one of the highest pay rises of all professions in the UK this year as competition for their skills increases

• January 04, 2019 04 Jan'19

  JP Morgan looks for someone to lead its blockchain developments

  Bank seeks executive to take on blockchain role, with responsibility for creating technology to solve business challenges

• January 02, 2019 02 Jan'19

  Kaspersky Lab champions gender equality and digital child safety

  Kaspersky Lab report highlights gender equality in the technology industry and child education about digital security

• January 02, 2019 02 Jan'19

  Guide dogs not fazed by self-driving robots

  Robotics startup Starship Technologies and charity Guide Dogs are collaborating on a series of tests exploring how service animals interact with robots

• December 31, 2018 31 Dec'18

  Executive interview: Why Bet365 is going for Golang

  If you face the same challenges as the web giants, why not choose a language developed by Google? We speak to Bet365’s head of sports development

• December 28, 2018 28 Dec'18

  Top 10 HR technology stories of 2018

  Companies are turning to artificial intelligence, robotic automation and chatbots to take the drudgery out of human resource management

• December 27, 2018 27 Dec'18

  Top 10 CIO interviews of 2018

  IT leaders from across the UK and Europe shared their plans, strategies and best practice advice with Computer Weekly in 2018

• December 24, 2018 24 Dec'18

  Top 10 women in tech and diversity in tech stories of 2018

  Computer Weekly takes a look at some of the defining moments for women and diversity in the technology industry in 2018

• December 24, 2018 24 Dec'18

  Top 10 IT careers and skills stories of 2018

  As we leave 2018, Computer Weekly takes a glance at how the technology careers and skills sector has developed over the past 12 months

• December 21, 2018 21 Dec'18

  Government announces new plans to develop cyber talent

  The government has announced plans for a Cyber Security Council to form a strategy for developing future cyber talent

• December 21, 2018 21 Dec'18

  Less than a quarter of AI professionals are women

  A report from the World Economic Forum has found there is a significant gender gap in artificial intelligence, and global gender parity will take 108 years to achieve

• December 20, 2018 20 Dec'18

  Government whitepaper outlines new rules for skilled working visas

  Government plans to go forward with a recommendation that the cap for tier 2 skilled working visas be removed

• December 20, 2018 20 Dec'18

  Cancer Research works to improve users’ digital experience

  UK charity has been working with Optimizely to develop a better user experience through its website, as well as improve the way the organisation works

• December 19, 2018 19 Dec'18

  Tech sector vacancies increase by almost a quarter in 2018

  Industry concerned over growing skills shortage as Brexit looms

• December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18

  HSBC taking data analysis service to business customers

  HSBC is upping its search for artificial intelligence expertise as it takes a data analytics service to its business customers

• December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18

  Top 10 Nordic IT stories for 2018

  Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 Nordic articles for 2018, with a look back at CIO interviews and the effect of AI on the region

• December 13, 2018 13 Dec'18

  Chief technology officers in high demand in finance sector

  Financial services firms need to hire experienced chief technology officers as the sector is transformed through fintech

• December 13, 2018 13 Dec'18

  Government urged to create one million high tech jobs by 2030

  The Trade Union Congress has called on the government to create a million new high tech and manufacturing jobs over the next 12 years

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  UKtech50 2018: Women are making their mark

  Women are making strong progress in the UK technology industry, with seven of the top 10 on Computer Weekly’s UKtech50 list being female

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  UKtech50 interview: Jacky Wright, CDIO, HMRC

  The UKtech50’s most influential person in UK IT 2018, HM Revenue and Customs’ chief digital and information officer, Jacky Wright, on balancing priorities, leveraging new technologies and the changing role of the CIO

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  Finland’s IT sector recovers after break-up of Nokia

  Finnish government plays vital role in helping IT sector recover from the shock of Microsoft taking over the country’s biggest company

• December 11, 2018 11 Dec'18

  Large disparity in NHS cyber skills and training spend

  Despite government pledges to up cyber security spending across the NHS, there are still huge disparities in cyber security skills and spending on cyber security training, FoI requests reveal

• December 10, 2018 10 Dec'18

  BT upgrades InLink street kiosks for deaf, speech-impaired people

  BT has added a next-generation text service to its InLink street kiosks to make the service more accessible to people who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired

• December 10, 2018 10 Dec'18

  Councils awarded funding for digital innovation projects

  The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government digital innovation fund awarded to a range of projects, including chatbots, artificial intelligence and town planning transformation