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• March 07, 2017 07 Mar'17

  IR35 reform will have ‘significant delivery impact’, says Home Office CIO

  New regulations for public sector contractors are needed but will lead to a period of “significant pain”, according to Home Office tech boss Sarah Wilkinson

• March 06, 2017 06 Mar'17

  CIO interview: Sarah Wilkinson, Home Office

  The Home Office tech boss shares her views on Brexit challenges, collaborating with GDS and running large government IT programmes

• March 06, 2017 06 Mar'17

  Deutsche Bank creates group-wide CIO role

  New chief will drive technology transformation across the bank

• March 01, 2017 01 Mar'17

  Alibaba runs academy to find future e-commerce leaders

  Online marketplace firm Alibaba launches a global academy designed to find and train young people to join the e-commerce landscape

• February 24, 2017 24 Feb'17

  UK IT professionals wanted in New Zealand capital city as part of recruitment campaign

  The government of New Zealand's capital city is looking for IT staff from around the world to address a skills shortage

• February 20, 2017 20 Feb'17

  Accenture to add thousands of US jobs as Trump effect spreads to IT

  Accenture has promised to create more jobs in the US and invest $1.4bn in skills development

• February 16, 2017 16 Feb'17

  CIO interview: Matt Peers, Linklaters

  Linklaters CIO Matt Peers is taking the firm through a complete digital transformation and making some big changes

• February 10, 2017 10 Feb'17

  FDM Everywoman in Tech: 2017 winners announced

  Women’s network Everywoman announces the winners of its 2017 Everywoman in Technology awards, sponsored by FDM

• February 10, 2017 10 Feb'17

  MWC 2017: 4G still has plenty of mileage, say mobile analysts

  5G is likely to be a hot topic at this year’s Mobile World Congress, which kicks off at the end of February, but operators should be paying more attention to getting more out of their 4G networks

• February 09, 2017 09 Feb'17

  Government digital transformation strategy promises to ‘serve’ its people

  Long-awaited strategy aims to change the way government departments and services work though digital technology

• February 08, 2017 08 Feb'17

  More than half of teachers admit gender stereotyping Stem subjects

  Almost 60% of teachers have admitted developing unconscious gender stereotypes towards science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) subjects

• February 03, 2017 03 Feb'17

  CIO interview: Adam Gerrard, Yodel

  Parcel delivery firm has seen significant business improvements from a digital transformation programme and replacement of legacy IT systems

• February 01, 2017 01 Feb'17

  CIO interview: Alex Alexander, Yoox Net-a-Porter Group

  It is not always the catwalk where the biggest trends in fashion take place. Tech is driving fashion today, says CIO Alex Alexander

• January 31, 2017 31 Jan'17

  Retail tech training – an opportunity to drive employee retention?

  A job in retail is often the first employment many people will have, so could technology training increase the retention of store staff?

• January 30, 2017 30 Jan'17

  Only 49% of marketers are pushed to reinvent customer service due to technology

  Technology is causing disruption in most markets, but only 49% of marketers believe they are pressured to develop their customer service as a result of disruptive technology

• January 29, 2017 29 Jan'17

  Artificial intelligence will increase productivity by sharpening human mind

  The combination of AI and humans will triple productivity if businesses get the balance right for different roles

• January 27, 2017 27 Jan'17

  #techmums uses corporate partnerships to reach a million mums by 2020

  Not-for-profit #techmums hopes to give technology skills to one million mothers by 2020 through partnerships with corporate firms

• January 26, 2017 26 Jan'17

  Mixed feelings on Australian enterprise app market

  The enterprise mobile app development market is attracting big money despite a lack of corporate appetite

• January 26, 2017 26 Jan'17

  Human-centric technologies will dominate next three years

  Accenture says businesses will develop technology and services to match human behaviour in the next few years

• January 18, 2017 18 Jan'17

  Better use of data can improve government delivery of services, says John Manzoni

  Civil service chief John Manzoni highlights the potential and need for the government’s use of data to improve public services

• January 13, 2017 13 Jan'17

  Davos: Technology poses new risks to jobs, economies and society

  Politicians and business leaders will discuss the risks posed by technology to jobs, political stability and cyber security at the World Economic Forum in Davos

• January 04, 2017 04 Jan'17

  Customer-first approach will make 2017 a challenge for Dutch CIOs

  CIOs in the Netherlands could see their strategies lead to thousands of jobs being cut as businesses automate

• January 03, 2017 03 Jan'17

  Three-quarters of enterprises collecting IoT data, says 451 Research

  A study of IoT buying plans by analysts at 451 Research shows robust growth ahead during 2017

• December 30, 2016 30 Dec'16

  The CW500 Club in 2016

  Computer Weekly's CW500 Club attracts the top IT leaders in the UK to talk to their peers. We present coverage of all the 2016 CW500 events, including articles and video interviews.

• December 23, 2016 23 Dec'16

  CIO interview: MoD’s DII replacement will feed government as a platform

  Mike Stone, who will soon be leaving his position of CIO at the Ministry of Defence (MoD), explains how the MoD’s DII replacement will feed into government as a platform

• December 22, 2016 22 Dec'16

  Auticon: the IT consultancy that employs only autistic IT professionals

  IT consultancy Auticon explains why and how it employs only autistic consultants and why diversity is beneficial for businesses

• December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16

  The United Arab Emirates enterprise IT trends for 2017

  The UAE is already a leader in areas such as smart city developments, and 2017 looks set to see organisations in the country increase its adoption of other transformational IT

• December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16

  UKtech50 2016 - The most influential people in UK IT

  Computer Weekly has announced the seventh annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK IT sector

• December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16

  UKtech50 interview: ARM Holdings CEO Simon Segars

  The UKtech50 most influential person in UK IT 2016, ARM Holdings CEO Simon Segars, shares his thoughts on the consequences of Brexit, access to skills and the importance of security in a world full of connected devices

• December 05, 2016 05 Dec'16

  Top 10 ANZ enterprise IT stories of 2016

  Here is a rundown of Computer Weekly’s most popular ANZ enterprise IT articles for 2016

• November 22, 2016 22 Nov'16

  Dutch IT ministry needed to take digital lead

  Whenever the media covers a failed Dutch government IT project, the question is always asked whether the government should have a ministry of IT

• November 18, 2016 18 Nov'16

  Consider diversity when making hiring decisions, says Fujitsu chairman

  Michael Keegan, chairman and head of product business for Fujitsu in EMEIA, urges hiring managers to ensure they are seeing a diverse range of candidates when hiring for tech roles

• November 17, 2016 17 Nov'16

  Dutch bank ING to spend millions ‘disrupting’ its own business

  Dutch bank ING used digital technology to reinvent itself following the financial crash, and is about to reinvent itself again, says its global CTO, Brendan Donovan

• November 16, 2016 16 Nov'16

  Hiring cyber security and big data experts named top priority for IT recruiters in 2017

  Research suggests IT professionals with expertise in cyber security and big data could find themselves in high demand in 2017

• November 09, 2016 09 Nov'16

  HSBC combines AWS with agile thinking to tap into growing demand for mobile banking

  Banking giant opens up about how cloud and DevOps adoption is helping it cope with the growing consumer demand for mobile and online banking services

• November 07, 2016 07 Nov'16

  Apple garners local support for Irish datacentre as legal challenge looms

  Residents of Athenry, County Galway, unite to back Apple’s Irish datacentre plans as consumer electronics giant awaits High Court decision on legal challenges

• November 02, 2016 02 Nov'16

  Australia and New Zealand IT pros on bigger salaries than UK equivalents

  Aussie IT pros are better rewarded than their counterparts in the UK, according to surveys

• November 02, 2016 02 Nov'16

  Coca-Cola cloud project bottles rewards for 25,000 staff

  Coca-Cola European Partners, which bottles 15 billion litres of soft drinks each year, is working with an HR technology supplier to develop flexible rewards packages for its 25,000 employees

• October 27, 2016 27 Oct'16

  Information security set for steep trajectory, says (ISC)2

  By helping to create a thriving, diverse and open information security community, (ISC)2 hopes to ensure a steep rise for the profession

• October 27, 2016 27 Oct'16

  Tech industry helps drive GDP growth post-Brexit

  The technology sector is one of the key drivers behind the UK economy’s 0.5% growth in the months following Brexit

• October 21, 2016 21 Oct'16

  GDS goes nationwide to ease relations with government departments

  Government Digital Service aims to open more regional outposts for training civil servants in digital skills, says new chief Kevin Cunnington

• October 20, 2016 20 Oct'16

  Armed forces minister wants military recruiters to "think different" to attract cyber security pros

  Armed Forces minister Mike Penning says military must rethink how it recruits trainees to attract people with the cyber security skills the country needs to protect itself

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Snowden: the IT analyst turned whistleblower who exposed mass surveillance

  Oliver Stone's biopic on Edward Snowden reaches the heart of the ethical crisis posed by mass surveillance for the state and ordinary citizens

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Information security needs to cast recruitment net wider, says panel

  Companies struggling to fill info sec roles should focus on finding people who can do what they need, not on qualifications, according to a security industry panel

• October 18, 2016 18 Oct'16

  DCMS appoints director general for digital and media

  Matthew Gould is taking on the role as director general for digital and media to help build “digital ecosystems” and promote innovation

• October 18, 2016 18 Oct'16

  UKtech50 2016: Vote for the most influential person in UK IT

  Tell us who you think should be chosen as the most influential person in the UK tech scene for 2016 – submit your vote now

• October 13, 2016 13 Oct'16

  Lloyds Bank to use virtual reality to test applicants for graduate programme

  Bank will use virtual reality to test potential recruits in situations that are otherwise difficult to recreate

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  CIO interview: Chris White, Clyde & Co

  Clyde & Co’s CIO talks about the growing importance of IT in law firms and how to push the power of digital transformation

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  Encouraging kids into Stem: problems and suggestions

  Influencers within the science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) sectors describe the problems preventing children from pursuing Stem careers, and how they might be fixed

• October 11, 2016 11 Oct'16

  IR35 dispute prompts mass walkout of IT contractors from MoD agency

  Public sector IT contractors leave UK Hydrographic Office en masse over IR35 clampdown, Computer Weekly understands