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IT jobs and recruitment

• February 06, 2018 06 Feb'18

  UK risks unemployment rise unless people are reskilled for AI

  The tech industry is optimistic that people will get jobs, but only if they have the right skills – and it looks like the UK is a long way from being artificial intelligence-savvy

• February 06, 2018 06 Feb'18

  Thousands of IT jobs being created in India by European and US companies

  Global businesses focus on India as they seek the best ecosystems for digital transformation

• February 05, 2018 05 Feb'18

  Advertised tech sector roles grew by 12% in 2017

  The number of jobs advertised in the technology sector increased in 2017, along with the salaries advertised for these roles

• February 04, 2018 04 Feb'18

  APAC business leaders divided on impact of AI

  Around half of business leaders in the APAC region do not think they will have greater job satisfaction by offloading work to machines, or see a need for machines to decipher between good and bad commands

• February 04, 2018 04 Feb'18

  Government backs national cyber policy and strategy competition

  London is to host a national cyber policy and strategy competition, which has the backing of government, industry and academia

• February 01, 2018 01 Feb'18

  Australia needs to invest more in R&D to move forward

  Innovation and Science Australia has made 30 recommendations for the government to consider if the nation is not to become a global backwater

• January 30, 2018 30 Jan'18

  UK government signs Tech Talent Charter diversity initiative

  The government has committed to sign the diversity initiative Tech Talent Charter in an aim to close the gender diversity gap in the technology industry

• January 30, 2018 30 Jan'18

  Cyber security salaries will rise 7% in 2018, says research

  Salaries for increasingly popular technology roles such as cyber security are set to rise over the next year

• January 29, 2018 29 Jan'18

  BETT 2018: Children need to grow into more than ‘digital consumers’, says apprenticeships minister

  Anne Milton told the BETT 2018 education technology show that to fill the skills gap, children need to grow up to be more than just consumers of digital

• January 25, 2018 25 Jan'18

  North has 1.4 job vacancies for each digital worker

  EY and Tech North issue suggestions and guidelines to help tackle eight specific problems in northern tech ecosystem

• January 25, 2018 25 Jan'18

  Robots are needed to manage the automation robots

  The next decade will see robots transform from invisible forces obeying our commands to lifelike objects interacting with humans on a daily basis

• January 24, 2018 24 Jan'18

  We need to be flexible to address future skills needs, says education secretary

  Damian Hinds opened the Education World Forum by saying flexibility will be key in addressing industry and labour needs in an uncertain future

• January 18, 2018 18 Jan'18

  Booking.com’s focus on women in tech

  Travel comparison website Booking.com has partnered with two universities to offer grants to women looking to go into tech careers

• January 18, 2018 18 Jan'18

  Police ICT Company hires Ian Bell as CEO

  Current Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire police CIO Ian Bell will take on the role as CEO of the Police ICT Company in February

• January 18, 2018 18 Jan'18

  Tech has ‘disconnect’ between the skills students are taught and the abilities firms need

  Many tech graduates face unemployment because their skills do not meet employers’ requirements, say experts at Change Catalyst’s London Tech Inclusion event

• January 15, 2018 15 Jan'18

  London cyber security careers fair highlights opportunities

  A cyber security careers fair in London on 17 January 2018 is aimed at anyone thinking of a career in the field, including experienced professionals and students

• January 11, 2018 11 Jan'18

  Hard Brexit risks 92,000 UK science and technology jobs

  Economic analysis commissioned by London mayor Sadiq Khan warns that thousands of jobs in science and technology sectors be at risk if UK crashes out of EU with no deal

• January 10, 2018 10 Jan'18

  Ministry of Defence announces new CIO

  Former Prudential and BP CIO Charles Forte takes over as IT chief for the UK's armed forces

• January 10, 2018 10 Jan'18

  Marks and Spencer eyes £30m annual cost savings from digital-first retail push

  High-street retailer has fleshed out plans to put digital at the heart of its business to boost operational efficiency in response to changing consumer demands

• January 09, 2018 09 Jan'18

  Changes for digital government in Theresa May's reshuffle

  Matt Hancock takes over as DCMS secretary of state, while Caroline Nokes says goodbye to her role as the minister responsible for digital at Cabinet Office

• January 05, 2018 05 Jan'18

  London attracted record tech investment in 2017

  London-based tech firms received record levels of venture capital funding last year

• January 03, 2018 03 Jan'18

  ‘Cast the net broader’ for diverse tech talent, says digital minister

  The minister of state for digital, Matt Hancock, told a diversity and inclusion event that the technology industry should look to use under-represented groups to fill talent gaps

• January 03, 2018 03 Jan'18

  How to avoid those coding challenge blues

  A new approach to coding challenges promises to spice up the developer recruitment process. Computer Weekly investigates

• December 27, 2017 27 Dec'17

  Top 10 women in tech and diversity in tech stories of 2017

  Computer Weekly takes a look at some of the defining moments for women and diversity in the technology industry in 2017

• December 22, 2017 22 Dec'17

  To take advantage of diversity, you also need inclusion, says Fujitsu UK&I CEO

  Regina Moran, UK&I CEO of Fujitsu, claims that although diversity can make a positive impact on businesses, inclusion is necessary to make employees comfortable enough to contribute

• December 22, 2017 22 Dec'17

  Top 10 IT careers and skills stories of 2017

  As the year draws to a close, Computer Weekly looks at developments in the technology careers and skills sector in 2017

• December 20, 2017 20 Dec'17

  Yoox Net-A-Porter Group appoints first chief data and analytics officer

  Online fashion retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter Group has confirmed the appointment of its chief data and analytics officer, a new role for the firm

• December 20, 2017 20 Dec'17

  Top 10 enterprise IT in the Middle East stories in 2017

  Countries in the Middle East are putting digital transformation high on their priority lists and are already leaders in areas such as smart city development

• December 19, 2017 19 Dec'17

  Nordic states innovate to attract global tech players

  The Nordic region is already a hotbed for tech startups and has the ingredients to attract more investment from the established tech giants

• December 19, 2017 19 Dec'17

  Top 10 enterprise IT in the Nordics stories in 2017

  The Nordic region might be best known in IT circles for its startup communities – but it has much more to offer

• December 12, 2017 12 Dec'17

  Quarter of SMEs say digital skills not important for business growth

  Survey shows many smaller firms do not consider digital skills essential, but Federation of Small Businesses says talent recruitment can be a “nightmare”

• December 11, 2017 11 Dec'17

  Workers should embrace robots, not fear them, says Labour deputy

  Labour deputy leader to say workers need not fear robots taking their jobs, but welcome the opportunities they will bring

• December 08, 2017 08 Dec'17

  Code First Girls aims to teach 20,000 girls to code by 2020

  Social enterprise Code First: Girls has launched a campaign with the aim of teaching 20,000 young women to code by 2020

• December 08, 2017 08 Dec'17

  Paul Coby to step down as John Lewis CIO

  CIO of retailer John Lewis, Paul Coby, has announced he will be stepping down from his role in 2018, after almost seven years

• December 08, 2017 08 Dec'17

  Forging a new identity: IT underpins Openreach’s independence

  Openreach chief technology and information officer Mark Lam discusses how IT is helping to forge a new and distinct identity for the network infrastructure business as it leaves the wider BT Group

• December 04, 2017 04 Dec'17

  First female degree apprentices at Capgemini graduate

  The first female degree apprentices at Capgemini talk about their journeys into the IT sector

• December 04, 2017 04 Dec'17

  Facebook pledges to create 800 UK jobs after opening new London office

  Social networking giant reinforces commitment to London tech scene with new office opening and jobs promise

• December 01, 2017 01 Dec'17

  Australia testing robots to track spent nuclear fuel

  International teams at a robotics competition in Australia have developed robots that prevent spent nuclear fuel from falling into the wrong hands

• November 30, 2017 30 Nov'17

  ‘Depressing’ lack of diversity in UK IT workforce sees widespread discrimination

  The UK IT sector is a difficult place to find a job unless you are a white, able-bodied male under 50, says BCS research

• November 30, 2017 30 Nov'17

  Millennials could change ‘hero’ mentality in IT departments, says Gartner

  Analysts say the generation of millennials entering the IT workforce will create a more collaborative working environment

• November 30, 2017 30 Nov'17

  Top IT predictions in APAC in 2018

  A “mega cloud” that weaves together multiple private and public clouds, along with the use of AI to perform data-driven “thinking tasks”, could emerge next year

• November 27, 2017 27 Nov'17

  UK IT professionals could lose out in a free trade deal between UK and India

  There could be an increase in Indian IT professionals coming to work in the UK post-Brexit if a new trade deal is signed with India

• November 22, 2017 22 Nov'17

  Meg Whitman steps down as HPE CEO

  Hewlett-Packard Enterprise CEO Meg Whitman is to step down after six years in charge

• November 21, 2017 21 Nov'17

  IR35 reforms: Economic concerns raised over prospect of private sector roll-out

  With the government’s stance on rolling out the IR35 reforms to the private sector appearing to soften, IPSE and others air concerns over the threat this move could pose to the post-Brexit economy

• November 21, 2017 21 Nov'17

  Google invests £1m to help train UK computing teachers

  Tech giant will provide grant to help train secondary school computing teachers across the UK

• November 21, 2017 21 Nov'17

  Reason girls don’t choose Stem 'rooted in society', says Fujitsu executive

  Michael Keegan, chairman and head of product business for Fujitsu in EMEIA, claims the issues preventing girls from choosing careers in Stem are embedded in society

• November 20, 2017 20 Nov'17

  Type of projects is top priority for female IT professionals looking for jobs

  Survey reveals there are other important factors besides salaries and bonuses to attract IT talent

• November 17, 2017 17 Nov'17

  One-third of London tech firms losing out on potential hires due to Brexit

  London tech firms are losing out on potential recruits as a result of Brexit

• November 17, 2017 17 Nov'17

  Computer science student wins 2017 UK Cyber Security Challenge

  Cyber attack simulation challenge sees 22-year-old computer science student crowned UK amateur cyber security champion

• November 16, 2017 16 Nov'17

  Machine data for good: How Splunk is partnering with firms to make the world a better place

  Machine data firm Splunk expands its Splunk4Good pledge to help military veterans and young people train for tech careers and end human trafficking