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IT education and training

• October 29, 2018 29 Oct'18

  Chancellor Philip Hammond’s 2018 Budget dishes out £1.6bn for ‘advanced’ tech and innovation

  The 2018 Budget promises £1.6bn to fund “advanced technologies” such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing, £200m for rural broadband and £150m for tech fellowships, along with plans to impose a digital services tax for web giants

• October 29, 2018 29 Oct'18

  Police tech is ‘a complete and utter mess’, says Home Affairs Committee

  Committee has “serious concerns” about police forces’ digital capabilities, interoperability and tech adoption, and urges ministers to take responsibility

• October 29, 2018 29 Oct'18

  PwC partners with UKBlackTech to increase tech sector diversity

  Professional services network PwC has partnered with social initiative UKBlackTech to encourage more young people from different backgrounds into the technology industry

• October 29, 2018 29 Oct'18

  Philips looks to artificial intelligence to train its workforce

  Healthcare company is looking to AI, chatbots and learning playlists to help staff learn new skills more quickly as it adapts changing business priorities

• October 25, 2018 25 Oct'18

  Belgian startup makes a game of creating secure software code

  A global tech startup has placed its research and development centre in Belgium, taking advantage of regional financial support as well as cooperations with local educational organisations

• October 18, 2018 18 Oct'18

  Industry and government must collaborate to drive the digital economy, says techUK CEO

  Industry and government must work together to grow use of technology across the UK economy, according to techUK CEO Julian David

• October 17, 2018 17 Oct'18

  Microsoft signs pledge to assist people with dyslexia

  Tech giant Microsoft has signed the Made by Diversity pledge to help more people with dyslexia use technology as part of their education

• October 16, 2018 16 Oct'18

  Monster partners with Stemettes to encourage girls into Stem

  Recruitment firm links up with social enterprise to give young people experience in applying and interviewing for technology roles

• October 16, 2018 16 Oct'18

  More than half of women think their gender helps them pursue tech careers

  A majority of women think being female helps them enter the tech sector, but career progression can be a different story, study shows

• October 12, 2018 12 Oct'18

  Moonpig to open technology hub and create 50 new roles

  Greeting card company chooses Manchester for its first tech hub because of the city’s thriving tech scene and “exceptional” pool of talent

• October 12, 2018 12 Oct'18

  FS-ISAC awards cyber security scholarships in Europe

  Five women have been awarded cyber security scholarships at FS-ISAC’s 2018 EMEA Summit

• October 10, 2018 10 Oct'18

  Google-supported programme in Netherlands helps primary schools with computational thinking

  A programme to help primary school teachers in the Netherlands understand IT is gaining momentum

• October 10, 2018 10 Oct'18

  Bug bounties not a silver bullet, Katie Moussouris warns

  Targeted bug bounties have a role to play in cyber security, but they are not a "silver bullet", and run the risk of wiping out talent pipelines if poorly implemented, warns bug bounty pioneer

• October 10, 2018 10 Oct'18

  Huawei Connect 2018: Huawei tackles barriers to effective AI

  At its annual customer and technology event, Huawei chairman Eric Xu set out 10 key challenges facing AI, and revealed how the networking supplier’s strategy will help to address these

• October 09, 2018 09 Oct'18

  Huawei Connect 2018: China on the hunt for AI talent

  At Huawei Connect 2018 in Shanghai, Huawei shared insights into how the developing artificial intelligence industry is changing the face of IT talent development in Asia-Pacific

• October 05, 2018 05 Oct'18

  Telenor retrains 20,000 staff as it prepares for impact of digital tech

  Norway-based mobile phone company Telenor, which provides phone services in Scandinavia and Asia, is challenging its workforce to spend 40 hours a year learning digital skills as it prepares for the impact of digital technology

• October 05, 2018 05 Oct'18

  Education doesn’t encourage creative thinking, says Apple co-founder

  Speaking at Splunk.conf 2018, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak shared his belief that the education system dampens creativity

• October 03, 2018 03 Oct'18

  Tech should intentionally seek out black talent, says Splunk rep

  Speaking at Splunk.conf 2018, a representative of the data firm explained how the technology industry can engage with young people from the BAME community

• October 01, 2018 01 Oct'18

  UK will unilaterally tax web giants, says Hammond

  Chancellor threatens to go it alone on tax reform for digital services businesses if an international agreement cannot be reached

• September 26, 2018 26 Sep'18

  Creativity and tech ‘two sides of same coin’, says 2018 Most Influential Woman in IT, Amali de Alwis

  The winner of Computer Weekly’s 2018 Most Influential Woman in UK IT award, Amali de Alwis, says creativity and technology go hand in hand in the modern world

• September 26, 2018 26 Sep'18

  Most Influential Women in UK IT 2018: Rising Stars

  Computer Weekly reveals the judges’ choices for this year’s female Rising Stars of the UK tech sector

• September 26, 2018 26 Sep'18

  Computer Weekly announces the Most Influential Women in UK IT 2018

  Computer Weekly has announced the list of the 50 Most Influential Women in UK IT 2018, including this year’s winner Amali de Alwis

• September 26, 2018 26 Sep'18

  At the new Cisco, culture is as important as innovation

  Cisco’s newly appointed SVP of Emear, Wendy Mars, shares her thoughts on the state of network innovation within the industry, and explains why cultural change is just as important an element of a digital strategy

• September 26, 2018 26 Sep'18

  Fujitsu teams up with UTCs on cyber security training

  Fujitsu, University Technical Colleges across England and other private sector partners have joined forces to help address the cyber security skills gap

• September 24, 2018 24 Sep'18

  InfoWatch opens training centre to help address Middle East skills shortage

  Security supplier offers Middle East customers cyber security and digital training facility as organisations in the region struggle to equip staff with latest skills

• September 24, 2018 24 Sep'18

  Government launches £7.5m digital innovation fund for local councils

  Councils with digital innovation ideas can apply for grants up to £100,000 from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

• September 20, 2018 20 Sep'18

  Scottish government pumps £13.5m into The Data Lab

  Funding will help data innovation centre to explore data opportunities for Scotland’s economy

• September 20, 2018 20 Sep'18

  Almost 40% of IT professionals say firms aren’t addressing diversity

  A large number of people working in IT are not aware of any diversity topics currently being addressed in their organisations

• September 19, 2018 19 Sep'18

  More than half of global workforce will need new skills by 2022

  Machines will be performing more than half of work tasks by 2025, says World Economic Forum

• September 18, 2018 18 Sep'18

  Migration Advisory Committee recommends lifting the Tier 2 visa cap

  A government committee has advised migration reforms to abolish the cap on the UK’s Tier 2 skilled worker visa

• September 17, 2018 17 Sep'18

  Singapore workers worst hit by impact of AI in ASEAN

  About a fifth of Singapore’s workforce will be displaced by technology adoption by 2028, the worst hit among workers in Southeast Asia

• September 13, 2018 13 Sep'18

  UK tech industry warns government over post-Brexit immigration

  Government needs to have an open and welcoming immigration policy after Brexit to protect the UK's tech sector from decline

• September 12, 2018 12 Sep'18

  Good Things Foundation report highlights economic downsides of UK digital exclusion

  A report from the Good Things Foundation highlights the economic risks of failing to address digital exclusion in the UK

• September 11, 2018 11 Sep'18

  Average technology salary in UK&I reaches over £80,000

  The average salary for IT professionals in the UK and Ireland is over £80,000 a year, Computer Weekly has found

• August 31, 2018 31 Aug'18

  DfE enrols BCS to deliver computer science teacher training programme

  Initial Teacher Training Scholarship Programme aims to encourage more people to train to teach science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) subjects

• 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