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IT education and training

• August 31, 2018 31 Aug'18

  UK partners with African countries to boost innovation

  UK government has launched partnerships in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria to help startups grow and boost technology innovation in the region

• August 30, 2018 30 Aug'18

  Cobalt cyber heist group mounts new campaign

  Security researchers discover new campaign using two malicious links to double the chances of infection, which is believed to be linked to a notorious cyber crime group

• August 30, 2018 30 Aug'18

  Singapore broadens access to AI skills

  A national artificial intelligence initiative in Singapore is being extended to the general population to dispel fears that machines will take over people’s jobs

• August 29, 2018 29 Aug'18

  IT leaders at a crossroads as they grapple with digital technology

  CIOs have the opportunity to influence their company strategy as digital technology reshapes business. A survey of CIOs across 70 countries charts a path for IT leaders through emerging technologies

• August 26, 2018 26 Aug'18

  DCMS launches fund to increase diversity in tech

  More than £1m is being put aside to increase the amount of diversity in technology, and to teach disabled people digital skills

• August 23, 2018 23 Aug'18

  Google employees command highest UK cloud salaries, Experis research shows

  Cloud industry salary data from IT recruitment firm suggests permanent employees of Google make more than their AWS, IBM and Microsoft counterparts

• August 23, 2018 23 Aug'18

  More girls take GCSE computing in 2018, but will they carry on with Stem?

  The number of girls who chose to take GCSE computing rose in 2018, but concerns remain over whether they will continue to study Stem subjects later on

• August 21, 2018 21 Aug'18

  Estonia targets UK tech talent

  Estonian businesses are trying to close the country’s IT skills gap by targeting UK IT professionals as part of a recruitment campaign

• August 20, 2018 20 Aug'18

  Swedish government and industry address IT skills shortage

  Sweden faces major challenges in resourcing its growing IT sector with the right talent

• August 17, 2018 17 Aug'18

  Cyber Security Challenge UK to scale up

  Cybersecurity Challenge UK plans to scale up its events and its role in coordinating UK industry efforts to attract talented people to the cyber security profession

• August 17, 2018 17 Aug'18

  Apple confirms teen hacker took no customer data

  Teenage “fan” who broke into Apple’s mainframe from his home in Melbourne is believed to have downloaded 90GB of secure files, but no customer data

• August 16, 2018 16 Aug'18

  Industry excitement as Stem A-level numbers rise

  The number of students taking and achieving grades in A-levels related to science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) is on the rise this year, giving the industry hope for the future

• August 15, 2018 15 Aug'18

  ICS security at risk in key verticals, report shows

  The security of industrial control systems (ICS) is at risk in key verticals due to under staffing, under investment and human error, a report reveals

• August 09, 2018 09 Aug'18

  Education secretary urges tech industry to transform classrooms

  Education secretary Damian Hinds has called upon large technology firms to use tech to tackle some of the biggest issues in schools

• August 09, 2018 09 Aug'18

  UK above average on strategic use of analytics

  The UK has slightly more chief data officers than the global average, which helps drive strategic initiatives – but security is still seen as a major hurdle