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August 05, 2015 05 Aug'15
Tech London Advocates launches four new tech-focused working groups

Private sector technology network creates working groups to promote tech startup companies in particular sectors
August 04, 2015 04 Aug'15
How Iceland will create a new breed of CIO

Icelandic academics discuss the future of IT and the role of education in the small Nordic nation
July 31, 2015 31 Jul'15
IaaS mega-framework tender raises hopes of Europe-wide G-cloud launch

Géant publishes contract notice seeking providers for IaaS frameworks, which will serve 50 million across Europe
July 30, 2015 30 Jul'15
HMRC launches paid digital apprenticeship with bonus of funded degree

HMRC tells Computer Weekly about its first 15 apprenticeships available under the government-led Tech Industry Gold Apprenticeship scheme

July 29, 2015 29 Jul'15
Sage Summit 2015: Disruptive technology forces SMEs to take responsibility for skills gap

Small- and medium-sized businesses should think globally and taking on the challenge of closing skills gaps, said speakers at Sage Summit 2015
July 28, 2015 28 Jul'15
Digital adoption boosts GDP, says Accenture

Digital technologies boost a country's competitive advantage and drive up its economic growth, Accenture has found
July 28, 2015 28 Jul'15
Tech Partnership to create “digital lexicon”

Tech Partnership calls on employers to help with digital dictionary to simplify and demystify job applications
July 28, 2015 28 Jul'15
UK youngsters need support online, says iRights

A report by the iRights initiative aims to provide an insight into how government can join with technology companies, civil society and business to make a better digital world for young people
July 28, 2015 28 Jul'15
Kainos CodeCamp kicks off two-week course for students

All tickets claimed in two hours as 11-14 year olds jump at the chance for free coding training
July 27, 2015 27 Jul'15
Entrepreneurs need a network that understands, says TechHub co-founder

Elizabeth Varley gives Computer Weekly a tour of TechHub London and explains why entrepreneurs need other people that understand why sacrifices need to be made to be successful

July 24, 2015 24 Jul'15
Recruitment firm Bubble sheds light on roles in digital sector

Bubble Jobs teams up with businesses such as River Island, DigitasLBi and Auto Trader to give job seekers a day's work experience in the digital sector
July 24, 2015 24 Jul'15
Rackspace and Intel outline plans to increase enterprise appeal of OpenStack

Managed cloud company and chip maker are creating an innovation centre in Texas to accelerate maturity of OpenStack
July 23, 2015 23 Jul'15
Bilingual coders earn £4,500 more than single language colleagues

Coders that know more than one coding language earn an average of 10% more than single language colleagues, reveals Greythorn report
July 23, 2015 23 Jul'15
Software project will save Ford tens of millions a year in car repair bills

Car maker Ford is rolling out sophisticated warranty software to 12,000 dealers worldwide in a project that is expected to bring rapid financial returns
July 22, 2015 22 Jul'15
Schools need to address data gap says Advanced Learning

MIS software provider says schools are missing out on learning opportunities without full insight into data
July 21, 2015 21 Jul'15
CIOs need to reboot supplier relationships

IT leaders need to rethink the balance of spending between maintaining traditional suppliers and introducing innovative new providers
July 21, 2015 21 Jul'15
PCMS partners with Digital Native for apprenticeship scheme

Retail services provider joins the drive for more IT apprenticeships available to young people
July 21, 2015 21 Jul'15
Retail should invest in upskilling to close employee skills gaps

A report by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills suggests retailers will need to invest in upskilling to prevent a drop-off from older employees and appeal to the younger generation
July 21, 2015 21 Jul'15
Salesforce eager to support startup culture sweeping Europe

Salesforce’s head of startup relations shares why it’s partnered with accelerator Startupbootcamp
July 20, 2015 20 Jul'15
Digital Schoolhouse finishes first successful year of teaching

The digital education initiative, launched in 2014, has been supporting teachers to explain IT concepts to young children
July 17, 2015 17 Jul'15
Jacqueline De Rojas appointed TechUK president

Computer Weekly’s Most Influential woman in UK IT 2015 named as TechUK’s new president
July 16, 2015 16 Jul'15
Government to give £5,000 cyber security boost to SMEs

The UK government has announced initiatives aimed at boosting SME cyber security, promoting the cyber security profession and supporting cyber security innovation projects
July 16, 2015 16 Jul'15
Women in IT meet prime minister David Cameron's gender pay gap news with scepticism

The prime minister’s announcement that firms with more than 250 employees will have to disclose salaries has been met with concerns over how and when results will be published
July 15, 2015 15 Jul'15
GDS creates outcomes framework for digital inclusion

Government Digital Service (GDS) launches Digital Inclusion Outcomes Framework to act as a template for digital inclusion evaluation
July 15, 2015 15 Jul'15
Salesforce Foundation grants $1m to education non-profit organisations

To mark one million hours volunteered by Salesforce staff the Foundation will donate $1m to non-profit organisations worldwide
July 14, 2015 14 Jul'15
Vodafone scheme to help SMEs get online

Vodafone is to trial a series of digital workshops for SMEs aimed at equipping them with a stronger online presence
July 14, 2015 14 Jul'15
74% of engineering, science and hi-tech sector in need of highly skilled staff

CBI/Pearson Education and Skills survey finds skills shortage expected to continue as firms struggle to find necessary Stem skills
July 14, 2015 14 Jul'15
Silicon Valley Internship Programme teams up with Girls in Tech to find female graduates

Silicon Valley Internship Programme (SVIP) partners with non-profit group Girls in Tech to boost the number of women applying for the scheme
July 13, 2015 13 Jul'15
TechUK paper urges industry to collaborate in closing the IT skills gap

TechUK paper puts forward recommendations to government and industry on closer collaboration to close the IT skills shortfall
July 13, 2015 13 Jul'15
Dutch college live-streams lectures with SDN and load balancers

Deltion College in the Netherlands beefs up its network with HP SDN and Kemp load balancing technology to support growing traffic levels across its infrastructure
July 13, 2015 13 Jul'15
Public sector organisations not consulting consumers about digital services

Although most public sector organisations agree consulting with the public is essential for digital services development, only a fraction are doing so
July 10, 2015 10 Jul'15
Eileen Burbidge appointed special envoy for fintech

George Osborne appointed Passion Capital partner to newly created post as part of government’s Productivity Plan
July 10, 2015 10 Jul'15
UK sales teams are the most exposed to cyber attacks, study reveals

UK sales staff, callcentre agents and customer services teams are among the most highly targeted by cyber attacks, yet few firms give these groups IT security training, a study shows
July 10, 2015 10 Jul'15
Government produces Digital Transformation Plan to boost UK productivity

Chancellor George Osborne's Digital Transformation Plan puts digital technologies at the heart of the UK's economic future
July 10, 2015 10 Jul'15
Bright Little Labs inspires children through Detective Dot role model

Interactive books aim to inspire a generation of coders to investigate where possessions come from and how they’re made
July 09, 2015 09 Jul'15
Cisco invests $1bn in UK skills and startups

Cisco commits to spending $1bn in the UK by 2020 to support the government’s digital plans following a meeting at 10 Downing Street
July 09, 2015 09 Jul'15
Tata Consultancy Services to train 100,000 staff as digital professionals

TCS creates training platform to develop the skills of its workforce after the outsourcer sees an increase in digital service sales
July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15
Computer Weekly reveals the 50 most influential women in UK IT 2015

This year's list of the 50 most influential women in UK IT has been revealed. Find out which female IT leaders are making a difference to the digital economy
July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15
IT sector needs 're-framing', says 2015's most influential woman in UK IT

The winner of Computer Weekly's most influential woman in IT accolade, Jacqueline De Rojas, says the industry needs to be re-framed to attract problem-solving women
July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15
Most influential women in UK IT 2015: Rising stars

Judges of most influential women in UK IT hail five females as rising stars. Special thanks to the Salesforce Foundation for extending their support to our 2015 Rising Stars
July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15
Summer Budget 2015: George Osborne announces support for technology research

Chancellor George Osborne delivers Budget commitments to roll out business tax reform and more money for research funding and the digital economy
July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15
BBC to deliver one million free micro:bit computers to schoolchildren

BBC is providing free micro:bit computers for Year 7 children to help nurture coding and Stem skills
July 07, 2015 07 Jul'15
Non-EU IT workers in the UK increase by 13% in a year

The number of non-EU IT professionals in the UK keeps growing as the economy recovers
July 01, 2015 01 Jul'15
UK universities revise computer course guidelines to boost ranks of cyber warriors

UK universities revise course guidelines to transform computing degree courses and ensure that undergraduates learn cyber security skills
June 24, 2015 24 Jun'15
Innovate Finance dubs UK a fintech diversity hub

Innovate Finance says financial technology is one of the easiest places to find diversity in business, and the UK has it in abundance
June 23, 2015 23 Jun'15
Choose Digital CTO makes case for "NoOps" software delivery approach

Allowing developers to create, test and deploy updates alone lets companies take risks and innovate with greater ease, argues Mario Cruz
June 23, 2015 23 Jun'15
Bet365: A company betting on its own technology innovations

While many sites make great use of agile development, run on the cloud and are built on Java and JavaScript, Bet365 is doing IT its own way
June 22, 2015 22 Jun'15
Apps for Good 2015 winners crowned

Apps for Good finalists pitch to a Dragon's Den-style panel before seven winners are revealed
June 22, 2015 22 Jun'15
Tech City UK Future Fifty members boost workforce by 30% in 12 months

Members of Tech City UK’s Future Fifty initiative have increased staff at a rate well above the national average of 5.4%
June 18, 2015 18 Jun'15
Tech Partnership recognised as UK National Coalition

Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs announced Tech Partnership as ninth National Coalition
June 17, 2015 17 Jun'15
London Leadership College to open in September 2015

Sixth form college to cut ribbon on first intake of students to be taught by IBM, Deloitte, Capgemini and others
June 17, 2015 17 Jun'15
London steams ahead as most important tech hub in Europe

Research from the London & Partners reveals capital is set to boost economy by £18bn in 2015
June 17, 2015 17 Jun'15
Snap Fashion founder receives MBE

The founder of the Snap Fashion app is awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list
June 17, 2015 17 Jun'15
Security skills shortage blamed for low rate of Computer Misuse Act prosecutions

TechUK datacentre security event shines a light on how skills shortages are impacting on the investigative powers of law enforcers
June 17, 2015 17 Jun'15
Female CIOs expect higher budget increase than men

Gartner report finds 2.4% of females expect budget increase, compared with 0.8% of male CIOs
June 16, 2015 16 Jun'15
TalkTalk Digital Heroes awards opens

TalkTalk has opened its Digital Heroes awards, which aims to showcase small-scale projects that have a positive impact on people and the world
June 16, 2015 16 Jun'15
BCSWomen hosts Guinness World Record attempt with marathon app-building event

BCSWomen hosts app-building event to encourage over 1,000 young people to simultaneously build Android apps in a Guinness World Record attempt
June 15, 2015 15 Jun'15
UK startups lead the way in diversity

Startups in the UK are more likely to have a diverse workforce than those in the US, according to Wayra UK report
June 15, 2015 15 Jun'15
London’s tech firms failing to employ women at board level

A London Tech Advocate survey presented at the House of Lords finds almost a quarter of London tech companies have no women employed at board level
June 15, 2015 15 Jun'15
Investors offer tips on where to place your bets for success in 2020

Global investors reveal secret formulas to success and where to invest in 2020
June 15, 2015 15 Jun'15
Number of women in digital drops to 26%

UK Commission for Employment Skills survey finds proportion of women in digital has been on the decline since 2002
June 12, 2015 12 Jun'15
Tech partnership Graduate Trainee Scheme launched

An initiative to place unemployed computer science graduates into short-term roles in east London is unveiled
June 10, 2015 10 Jun'15
CERN picks Cisco to collaborate on advanced networking capabilities

Cisco joins CERN’s openlab industry partnership platform to help develop new computing infrastructure technology
June 08, 2015 08 Jun'15
Europe’s startups should collaborate like Silicon Valley firms

Europe should take a leaf out of Silicon Valley’s book on openness and collaboration, according to speakers at Startup Village 2015
June 08, 2015 08 Jun'15
IT startups need to look outside Europe to grow their business, says venture capital partner

European IT startups must look further afield for investors to rapidly grow their business, venture capital partner Andrew Romans told the Startup Village 2015 event
June 08, 2015 08 Jun'15
Appathon UK winners jet off to Silicon Valley

Winners of the Appathon UK challenge 2014 are heading to Silicon Valley this week to meet with tech giants
June 08, 2015 08 Jun'15
Corporations urged to work with startups to drive innovation

Experts expressed why corporations should work with more startup companies at festival in Moscow
June 08, 2015 08 Jun'15
Apps for Good Awards 2015 finalists unveiled

18 student teams are to face an expert judging panel in the Apps for Good final ceremony held at the Barbican, London
June 08, 2015 08 Jun'15
John Lewis incubator sees first round of second-year pitches

More than 20 startups have presented their pitches to John Lewis executives in the first round of this year’s Jlab accelerator
June 04, 2015 04 Jun'15
Ed Vaizey to chair Digital Infrastructure Taskforce for broadband and mobile

Digital economy minister Ed Vaizey will take charge of a Digital Infrastructure Taskforce focused on broadband, mobile and the digital economy
June 03, 2015 03 Jun'15
Startup Village 2015 draws entrepreneurs to Moscow

Open air festival attracts 10,000 attendees, with just over £178m signed agreements on the first day
June 02, 2015 02 Jun'15
Cost of UK cyber breaches up to £3.14m

The number of security breaches has increased in the past year, with the scale and cost nearly doubling
June 02, 2015 02 Jun'15
Vote for the most influential women in UK IT 2015

Who deserves to top our annual list of the most influential women in UK IT this year?
June 02, 2015 02 Jun'15
Most Influential Women in UK IT - introducing the Hall of Fame

Computer Weekly has launched its Most Influential Women in UK IT Hall of Fame to recognise lifetime achievement
June 02, 2015 02 Jun'15
CIO interview: Dundee University CIO Paul Saunders calls for diversity in IT

Paul Saunders, director of technology at the University of Dundee, talks about the cultural differences between the US and the UK in business attitudes
June 01, 2015 01 Jun'15
Interview: Praveen Akkiraju, CEO, VCE

Six months on from becoming an EMC-owned company, VCE CEO Praveen Akkiraju talks about how the move will benefit his firm
June 01, 2015 01 Jun'15
Millennials want new tech but employers aren’t buying

Millennials say employers should invest in tech even if it has high costs, but employers disagree
May 28, 2015 28 May'15
Cyber threats relatively unknown outside IT, says expert

In many businesses, few non-IT people have heard of even big information security threats, according to a security industry veteran
May 27, 2015 27 May'15
CIO Interview: Mike Young, CIO, Dentsu Aegis Network

CIO Mike Young describes how Dentsu Aegis Network used technology to become a consolidated company with a unified collaboration strategy
May 22, 2015 22 May'15
Salesforce Foundation supports CoderDojo with $200,000

Salesforce Foundation offers CoderDojo a helping hand as the charity’s CEO and the foundation's director share their plans with Computer Weekly
May 22, 2015 22 May'15
UK tech firms represent in Startups 100 2015

Technology property platform Purplebricks.com tops the Startups 100 2015 list
May 22, 2015 22 May'15
Women in IT still earn 13% less than male counterparts

Technojobs survey finds women are still paid significantly less than their male colleagues
May 22, 2015 22 May'15
CGI to support athletes in Commonwealth Games 2018 ambition

CGI teams up with SportsAid to support young Commonwealth Games 2018 athletes with ambition
May 21, 2015 21 May'15
Computing GCSE gets the green light

OCR’s draft GSCE is due to be submitted to the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation for accreditation next week
May 20, 2015 20 May'15
Shadow Home Secretary backs Martha Lane Fox’s call for more women in IT

Shadow home secretary calls for government to listen to Lane Fox’s calls for more female web designers, coders and technology investors
May 20, 2015 20 May'15
WIT and Cybrary to train girls in cyber security skills

Cybrary offers free licenses for Women in Technology members training in cyber security
May 20, 2015 20 May'15
Government cloud adoption hit by ongoing legacy tech investments

IT supplier Eduserv wants government departments banned from investing in legacy tech to drive up cloud adoption
May 19, 2015 19 May'15
Women in IT role models need to be more accessible

The few female role models the tech sector does have seem miles apart from young girls in school, says Expedia’s director of technology
May 19, 2015 19 May'15
Reflect Digital founder shares road to success

Founder of Kent-based digital agency shares her journey from a £3k business to £500k
May 18, 2015 18 May'15
GetMyFirstJob aims for piece of Pitch to Rich pie

Startup pitches apprenticeship platform to Richard Branson for marketing campaign worth £150,000
May 18, 2015 18 May'15
Socitm to launch women in IT network

Society of Information Technology Management on the hunt for partners to help launch women in IT network
May 15, 2015 15 May'15
Joanna Shields appointed junior minister

Former Tech City CEO Joanna Shields appointed parliamentary under secretary of state at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
May 15, 2015 15 May'15
UK female developers on the rise

Stack Overflow Careers report finds more women than men joined developer community in 2014 and UK coders are the best paid in Europe
May 14, 2015 14 May'15
AWS Educate brings cloud to the classroom to address IT skills gap

Amazon Web Services (AWS) wants to ensure students have the skills they need to make full use of cloud technologies in the workplace
May 13, 2015 13 May'15
Ed Vaizey to continue as culture and digital economy minister

Ed Vaizey is re-appointed as minister of state for culture and the digital economy in David Cameron's post-election cabinet reshuffle
May 12, 2015 12 May'15
GCHQ launches recruitment campaign due to demand

UK intelligence agency GCHQ is recruiting for computer network operations specialists
May 12, 2015 12 May'15
Scottish digital technologies ramping up staff intake for 2015

ScotlandIS survey finds 83% of Scottish digital technology businesses are planning to increase staff numbers this year
May 12, 2015 12 May'15
IT industry has positive outlook for new entrants as Conservatives begin second term

As the new government begins its term, the IT industry highlights its hopes and worries for the next five years
May 12, 2015 12 May'15
Inexperienced programmers cause SAP customisation problems

Businesses outsourcing SAP customisation often receive an end product that does not meet quality standards, an extensive benchmarking exercise reveals
May 12, 2015 12 May'15
Businesses still suffer negative effects of IT skills gap

Despite optimism, UK businesses are still feeling effects of IT skills gap finds CompTIA report