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• January 19, 2022 19 Jan'22

  Around 65% of tech recruiters say there’s bias in the hiring process

  Those responsible for recruiting developers worldwide have admitted that bias during the hiring process is an issue

• January 14, 2022 14 Jan'22

  Microsoft veteran turns her attention to levelling up IT industry for women

  Diversity goes beyond balancing the internal workforce and should include working with partners that also have diversity as a core objective, says Gavriella Schuster

• January 13, 2022 13 Jan'22

  Google forced to release documents about anti-union campaign

  New court documents reveal that Google attempted to keep details of its anti-union campaign confidential by claiming attorney-client privilege

• January 10, 2022 10 Jan'22

  Young people are leaving tech because of bad culture

  There are many reasons young people aren’t choosing a career in tech, but it also seems they are leaving the industry when they find its culture isn’t inclusive enough

• December 31, 2021 31 Dec'21

  Top 10 startup stories of 2021

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 startup stories of 2021

• December 30, 2021 30 Dec'21

  Top 10 IT careers and skills stories of 2021

  What did the skills and hiring landscape look like for tech in 2021? Computer Weekly shares the key moments for IT careers and skills over the past year

• December 23, 2021 23 Dec'21

  Top 10 women in tech and diversity in tech stories of 2021

  As the year draws to a close, Computer Weekly looks over some of the notable stories relating to women in tech, diversity and inclusion throughout 2021

• December 20, 2021 20 Dec'21

  Defra and MoJ hit with £120m IR35 tax bill despite using HMRC guidance

  Government departments landed with tax bills totalling just over £120m over contractor IR35 status errors, despite receiving HMRC guidance and training

• December 20, 2021 20 Dec'21

  Minorities in IT less likely to be in leadership positions

  IT specialists who are from under-represented groups in the UK’s technology sector are less likely to hold higher-up roles, or to be in permanent positions

• December 13, 2021 13 Dec'21

  Scottish government announces support for right to disconnect

  The Scottish government is the first in the UK to publicly support a right to disconnect, which would give people the ability not engage in digitally enabled work-related activities outside of their contracted hours

• December 09, 2021 09 Dec'21

  Young people think it’s ‘too late’ for them to get into tech

  Young people across the globe have an interest in technology careers, but a lack of training and the industry’s poor reputation for diversity are acting as deterrents

• December 08, 2021 08 Dec'21

  Institute of Coding adds 1,500 grads to UK’s tech talent pool

  A number of bootcamps developed by the Institute of Coding are about to deliver talent with newly obtained technology skills into the UK’s potential workforce

• December 08, 2021 08 Dec'21

  CIO interview: Nicola Wadham, Financial Ombudsman Service

  CIO Nicola Wadham brings Computer Weekly up to speed on the Financial Ombudsman Service’s IT challenges and successes

• December 08, 2021 08 Dec'21

  UK privacy chief denies conflict of interest in new role

  UK information commissioner will join a private law firm that represents technology companies she used to regulate, raising questions about conflicts of interest and drawing ‘revolving door’ criticisms

• December 07, 2021 07 Dec'21

  More than 65% of IT business leaders say pandemic was good for D&I

  The pandemic helped many organisations get on top of their diversity and inclusion initiatives, say business leaders in tech and other sectors

• December 07, 2021 07 Dec'21

  Fintech boss fires 900 staff on one Zoom call

  Better.com boss used a Zoom call to tell 900 people they no longer had a job

• December 06, 2021 06 Dec'21

  Women in tech lack training opportunities, says Skillsoft

  Women in tech both globally and in the UK lack training opportunities, says Skillsoft, with many claiming this has been a barrier for them in their careers

• December 03, 2021 03 Dec'21

  Almost three-quarters of digital talent planning job change

  Globally, a large number of digital workers have plans to move roles within the next few years, with a significant number already job hunting

• November 30, 2021 30 Nov'21

  Initiative launched to increase London tech diversity

  After research from the Greater London Authority finds that young black men are most likely to be unemployed in the capital, London’s mayor launches an initiative to increase employment in the tech sector

• November 30, 2021 30 Nov'21

  HMRC denies outside-IR35 hiring ban as accounts reveal agency’s reliance on umbrella workers

  HM Revenue & Customs accounts reveal marked rise in total number of temporary workers it engages, with most of them providing services through umbrella firms

• November 25, 2021 25 Nov'21

  Industry must collaborate to advance digital skills, says FutureDotNow

  Business coalition calls for cross-industry collaboration to close the UK’s digital skills gap

• November 24, 2021 24 Nov'21

  One in three Norwegian unicorns created in 2021 alone

  Norway’s tech sector has undergone rapid growth in the past year, consolidating the Nordic country’s position as an emerging European tech hub

• November 23, 2021 23 Nov'21

  NCSC commits to new diversity measures

  The National Cyber Security Centre’s second annual report on diversity in cyber security finds room for improvement

• November 23, 2021 23 Nov'21

  Commons committee launches STEM diversity inquiry

  Inquiry will assess the lack of diversity in UK science, technology, engineering and maths and will measure current attempts to improve representation

• November 17, 2021 17 Nov'21

  Security startups line up on Cyber Runway

  Some 108 cyber security startups representing the UK’s most cutting-edge innovators are to join Plexal’s Cyber Runway accelerator

• November 17, 2021 17 Nov'21

  Out of the shadows: The rise of ethical hackers in 2021

  Ethical hackers working on the Bugcrowd platform have saved organisations almost $30bn in risk during the Covid-19 pandemic, as the community sheds old stereotypes

• November 16, 2021 16 Nov'21

  Unit4 research finds divergence between decision-makers and employees in SMEs

  Sponsored research among mid-sized enterprises finds decision-makers and employees to be radically at odds in reading what makes a successful organisation

• November 15, 2021 15 Nov'21

  Three-quarters of global IT decision-makers facing skills gaps

  Research by Skillsoft has found that 76% of IT decision-makers across the world have departmental skills gaps – a number that has increased significantly in the past five years

• November 12, 2021 12 Nov'21

  New law needed to rein in AI-powered workplace surveillance

  MPs and peers call for new legislation to regulate the growing use of artificial intelligence in the workplace, which is being used to surveil workers’ performance and behaviour

• November 12, 2021 12 Nov'21

  Oversight of biometrics and surveillance should not go to ICO

  Biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner Fraser Sampson has panned the UK government’s proposed plan to absorb the functions of those roles under the remit of the information commissioner

• November 09, 2021 09 Nov'21

  Tech’s reaction to the Budget’s skills promises

  During the 2021 Autumn Budget, chancellor Rishi Sunak announced several measures aimed at increasing skilled workers in the UK – but does the tech sector think it’s enough?

• November 08, 2021 08 Nov'21

  Gig economy workforce nearly trebles over five years

  Over four million people in England and Wales now work for gig economy platforms at least once a week, marking a nearly threefold increase since 2016

• November 07, 2021 07 Nov'21

  Technology spending reaches record levels, fuelling jobs boom

  Spending on IT has reached its highest levels for a decade but a shortage of skilled IT professionals could dampen growth

• November 04, 2021 04 Nov'21

  Women grossly underrepresented in global fintech

  Women are CEOs at less than 6% of global financial technology firms and even fewer hold top tech jobs

• October 29, 2021 29 Oct'21

  Interview: Asel Sartbaeva, chemistry researcher, University of Bath

  Everywoman in Tech Woman of the Year 2021, Asel Sartbaeva, talks about her work with vaccines, and the importance of role models in encouraging young women into science

• October 27, 2021 27 Oct'21

  Cyber sector growth exacerbating skills shortage

  Data from security association (ISC)² shows demand for cyber pros is still outpacing supply as the sector continues an upward growth trajectory

• October 27, 2021 27 Oct'21

  TSB opens 100-seat tech centre in Scottish capital

  TSB has opened its latest tech centre in Scotland while IT services provider CGI announces the creation of hundreds of UK tech jobs

• October 22, 2021 22 Oct'21

  Women more likely to have retrained for tech roles than men

  Research by WISE finds women are more likely to have retrained for a tech role than men, and half of people in tech think soft skills are more important than tech skills

• October 18, 2021 18 Oct'21

  How Samlesbury, Lancashire became the home of the National Cyber Force

  The National Cyber Force, a new branch of the military, is gearing up to fight battles in cyber space from the fields of Lancashire. Its presence is expected to bring a high-tech renaissance to the region

• October 14, 2021 14 Oct'21

  IBM pledges to reskill 30 million people by 2030

  Tech giant launches worldwide initiative to provide about 30 million people with technology and digital skills over the next nine years

• October 13, 2021 13 Oct'21

  Former signals intel leader named godfather of UK security

  Sixth annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards honours former Royal Corps of Signals colonel and infosec pioneer John Doody

• October 12, 2021 12 Oct'21

  AI estimated to provide 10% boost to UK GDP by 2030

  AI has financial benefits but there are concerns the technology could displace a significant number of human workers in the next decade, says report

• October 08, 2021 08 Oct'21

  Lewis Hamilton charity aims to help train 150 black STEM teachers

  A charity led by Formula1 driver Lewis Hamilton has plans for a two-year pilot aimed at training and recruiting black teachers for science, technology, engineering and maths subjects

• October 06, 2021 06 Oct'21

  Pandemic increases need to hire tech workers

  The Covid-19 pandemic has changed consumer behaviour and technology use within organisations, leading to plans for technology hiring to increase over the next year

• October 06, 2021 06 Oct'21

  Israeli Orca to invest in UK cyber scene

  Tel Aviv-headquartered Orca Security wants to set up a new R&D centre in the UK

• October 05, 2021 05 Oct'21

  CIO interview: Lisa Heneghan, chief digital officer, KPMG

  KPMG UK’s digital leader says that in her 25-year career she has never known a more exciting time to work in IT

• September 30, 2021 30 Sep'21

  Computer Weekly announces the 2021 Most Influential Women in UK Tech

  Computer Weekly has revealed who is on the 2021 list of the 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech, including this year’s winner Poppy Gustafsson

• September 30, 2021 30 Sep'21

  Computer Weekly’s 2021 women in tech Rising Stars

  Despite a lack of women in the technology sector, new champions of diversity, inclusion and technology are always surfacing – so who is likely to appear in Computer Weekly’s top 50 list in the future?

• September 30, 2021 30 Sep'21

  Stop being ‘apologetic’ for differing skillsets, says Most Influential Woman in UK Tech 2021

  There are many routes into technology, and many different skillsets that contribute to making great tech work, so people need to be ‘less apologetic’ for a less technical skillset, says Poppy Gustafsson, this year’s Most Influential Woman in UK Tech

• September 29, 2021 29 Sep'21

  Women in fintech welcome Barclays initiative and demand more from the sector

  Women in UK financial technology have welcomed bank’s new female-focused lab and funding initiative and call for more like it from the sector