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• September 09, 2020 09 Sep'20

  Abu Dhabi government launches peer-to-peer coding campus

  Abu Dhabi government launches a specialist programming school that uses peer-to-peer teaching methods and gamification

• September 08, 2020 08 Sep'20

  Jobs in UK tech sector grow 36% since lockdown peak

  The number of advertised roles in digital have increased across the UK in the summer months, according to the government’s Digital Economy Council

• September 07, 2020 07 Sep'20

  AI Summit 2020: Regulating AI for the common good

  Speakers and panellists at the virtual AI Summit 2020 spoke about the tensions between cooperation and competition in the development of artificial intelligence

• September 04, 2020 04 Sep'20

  Lockdown sees increase in girls applying for GCHQ cyber courses

  The shift to online learning saw an increase in participants for its CyberFirst cyber security training programme, GCHQ found

• September 03, 2020 03 Sep'20

  Fund helps Good Things Foundation give 4,000 people digital access

  Charity Good Things Foundation has been given £500,000 by the National Lottery Fund to help 4,000 digitally excluded people gain technology skills

• September 03, 2020 03 Sep'20

  Only 10% of tech talent have cyber skills to fill skills gap

  The UK has a growing need for cyber skills as a result of the pandemic, but few IT professionals have the skills firms actually need

• September 03, 2020 03 Sep'20

  Amazon to recruit 7,000 permanent workers in UK during 2020 hiring spree

  The online retail giant’s UK workforce looks set to expand to 40,000 employees by the end of 2020, as its network of fulfilment centres continues to grow

• August 26, 2020 26 Aug'20

  Co-operative cuts branch network and jobs

  Co-operative bank will rely more heavily on its digital channels as 18 more branches are shuttered

• August 26, 2020 26 Aug'20

  Amazon UK boss to help select new government CDO

  Outgoing Amazon UK boss Doug Gurr is on the selection panel to assess candidates for the government chief digital officer role, which offers a salary of up to £200,000 per year

• August 26, 2020 26 Aug'20

  DWP searches for talent as part of apprenticeship programme

  The Department of Work and Pensions is looking for diverse talent to fill software and networking roles while developing skills on the job

• August 20, 2020 20 Aug'20

  Drop in number of students taking GCSE computing in 2020

  The amount of students deciding to take GCSE computing in England drops despite an increase last year

• August 20, 2020 20 Aug'20

  First computers that led to a career in IT

  The UK’s GCSE results show a strong pass rate in STEM subjects, which is good news for the IT industry. We find out how Computer Weekly readers got into IT

• August 17, 2020 17 Aug'20

  Coronavirus: Government faces renewed calls for extended support for self-employed

  The second phase of the government’s income support scheme for the self-employed goes live today, prompting renewed calls for the eligibility criteria to be broadened so that more people can benefit

• August 14, 2020 14 Aug'20

  Gigaclear to take on 120 engineers for rural broadband expansion

  New full-time field engineers will join rural broadband provider’s in-house team by the end of March 2021 to increase company’s build capacity

• August 14, 2020 14 Aug'20

  Coronavirus: The pandemic’s impact on tech jobs, now and in the future

  For some, the coronavirus pandemic has meant furloughs and job losses; for others, it has meant expansion and hiring. What impact has the outbreak had on technology recruitment, and will this carry on into the future?

• August 13, 2020 13 Aug'20

  Computing students achieve high A-level grades despite coronavirus outbreak

  Students taking computing at A-level have achieved higher grades than last year despite the uncertainty created by the Covid-19 pandemic

• August 13, 2020 13 Aug'20

  Muslamic Makers launches careers discovery programme

  Tech community Muslamic Makers has launched a programme to help Muslim talent develop skills and understand more about digital careers

• August 06, 2020 06 Aug'20

  If you hire foreign IT staff, ‘you’re fired’, Trump tells bosses in government-owned entities

  Donald Trump has fired a pre-election warning to government organisations that give IT jobs to workers from overseas

• August 06, 2020 06 Aug'20

  Coronavirus: IT contractors cite lack of government support during Covid-19 as source of stress

  ContractorCalculator research highlights the mental health toll the pandemic is taking on IT contractors

• August 03, 2020 03 Aug'20

  Covid-19 forces TechHub into administration

  Silicon Roundabout mainstay TechHub has been forced into administration after Covid-19 pandemic undermines ability to generate revenue

• July 30, 2020 30 Jul'20

  Diversity in cyber improving but inclusion needs work, says NCSC

  Study into diversity and inclusion in the cyber security sector has found that diversity is off to a good start, but inclusion is lacking

• July 29, 2020 29 Jul'20

  Amazon to create 1,000 skilled tech roles in Ireland

  Retail giant Amazon will be adding several skilled tech roles to its locations in Ireland over the next two years

• July 24, 2020 24 Jul'20

  Tech’s diversity gap: Slow growth for minority groups

  Research by the BCS has shown a small percentage in growth of BAME and female individuals in the tech sector, revealing the long climb to diversity the industry still needs to tackle

• July 24, 2020 24 Jul'20

  Investment in neurodiverse talent a win-win for security

  Current careers guidance and recruitment processes for security jobs are not working for people with ADHD, autism, dyslexia and dyspraxia, but the problem is fixable with a little attention to detail

• July 23, 2020 23 Jul'20

  Brexit and slow pandemic response will impact UK IT spend, says Forrester

  Analyst says UK’s slower response to the coronavirus, combined with Brexit, will have a big impact on GDP and, as a consequence, IT spending will decline

• July 17, 2020 17 Jul'20

  ‘Future-ready’ attributes key to business resiliency beyond Covid-19, says Vodafone

  Social responsibility, sustainability and purpose remain essential as consumers demand clearer commitments, with broadening employer diversity and increasing workplace flexibility key to address growing skill gaps

• July 17, 2020 17 Jul'20

  Lockdown sparks interest in digital skills for 58% of adults

  Adults in the UK are becoming increasingly interested in digital skills, with over 80% saying they will become even more important over the next year

• July 16, 2020 16 Jul'20

  What do Accenture’s UK job cuts mean to the IT services industry?

  Accenture's decision to reduce its UK workforce by 8% will not be the last in an IT services sector hit hard by the Covid-19 disruption.

• July 16, 2020 16 Jul'20

  Ocado hired 300 tech workers over past six months

  Online supermarket Ocado has hired a significant number of technology workers over the past six months to cope with coronavirus demand, it announced in its half-year results

• July 15, 2020 15 Jul'20

  Overseas IT directors could need salary of £56,100 to work in the UK

  The government has confirmed the salaries it considers as the ‘going rate’ for tech professions, which overseas applicants will need to earn to gain immigration points

• July 14, 2020 14 Jul'20

  Makers announces winners of the 2020 Women in Software Power List

  Software training academy Makers has announced the 2020 winners of its annual list of notable women in software development

• July 14, 2020 14 Jul'20

  CISOs undervalued, overworked, burning out, warns CIISec

  The vast majority of security professionals say they are under immense pressure, according to a report

• July 13, 2020 13 Jul'20

  INCA calls for added investment in apprenticeships and skills to hit government broadband target

  The Independent Networks Cooperative Association welcomes UK government plans to increase investment in workplace training and apprenticeships to address the growing skills shortage in the sector

• July 09, 2020 09 Jul'20

  NHS trust uses case management software to deliver time savings

  To deal with inefficient and unreliable processes, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Trust has implemented a case management system specifically designed for HR practitioners

• July 07, 2020 07 Jul'20

  Banks need to think like Google and not just follow it

  Banks are recruiting senior thinkers from within the IT sector as digital transformations mature

• July 07, 2020 07 Jul'20

  Voting open for the Most Influential Woman in UK Technology 2020

  Submit your vote to tell us who you think should be named the Most Influential Woman in UK Technology for 2020

• July 06, 2020 06 Jul'20

  Lorca scale-ups bring diverse security to the fore

  London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement announces the cyber security scale-ups that will make up its fifth cohort

• July 06, 2020 06 Jul'20

  TLA launches resource hub for digital skills

  Tech London Advocates launches an online hub to provide schools, students and parents with resources to build digital skills

• July 02, 2020 02 Jul'20

  Most Influential Women in UK Tech: The 2020 longlist

  Each year, during its search for influential women in UK technology, Computer Weekly asks the tech industry to nominate who it thinks should be considered for the top 50 – here is the longlist for 2020

• July 02, 2020 02 Jul'20

  Accenture to cut 900 UK staff

  Accenture is cutting 900 jobs in the UK, as business levels drop amid the global Covid-19 pandemic

• July 01, 2020 01 Jul'20

  UK’s unsung cyber security heroes sought

  Nominations have opened for the fifth annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards

• July 01, 2020 01 Jul'20

  Equity in STEM education more important than ever, says Parliamentary group

  All-Party Parliamentary Group on Diversity and Inclusion in STEM suggests recommendations for increasing equity in education after stating coronavirus makes diversity increasingly important

• June 30, 2020 30 Jun'20

  Microsoft joins up LinkedIn and GitHub to support pandemic job seekers

  Millions of people have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus, and Microsoft wants to help by providing free online resources and real-time data on hot skills

• June 29, 2020 29 Jun'20

  Fund provides routes into digital for under-represented groups in Manchester and Lancashire

  £3m fund is being used to help businesses and residents gain digital skills

• June 26, 2020 26 Jun'20

  Standard Chartered embarks on virtual internship programme

  Bank offers 300 candidates virtual placements on internship programme

• June 24, 2020 24 Jun'20

  IT services giant gives staff time out to volunteer for police clients

  IT services company CGI responds to Met Police call by offering its staff the opportunity to take 11 days paid leave to volunteer their time

• June 23, 2020 23 Jun'20

  Neurodiversity on the rise among career hackers

  More diverse hackers enhance the ability of both traditional and cutting-edge cyber security solutions to find and fix vulnerabilities, according to a new report from Bugcrowd

• June 19, 2020 19 Jun'20

  BT searches for Young Pioneer as part of AbilityNet Tech4Good Awards

  BT sponsors Young Pioneer Award category as part of the AbilityNet Tech4Good Awards to hear from young people who want to improve lives by using tech

• June 18, 2020 18 Jun'20

  Coronavirus: Parliamentary group asks how lockdown has affected digital skills

  All Party Parliamentary Group on Digital Skills launches call to action to find out if lessons learnt in lockdown could help build digital skills policy in the future

• June 12, 2020 12 Jun'20

  Santander to recruit 3,000 more IT staff

  Spanish bank to recruit a further 3,000 tech staff globally to accelerate its digital transformation