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July 12, 2017
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Jul'17
Most Influential Women in UK IT 2017: Entrants to the Hall of Fame
Each year Computer Weekly recognises several great women from the IT industry and their lifetime achievements in its Most Influential Women in UK IT Hall of Fame
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July 12, 2017
12
Jul'17
UK ranked as top 10 digital economy
The UK has been ranked among the top 10 nations in terms of digital capabilities
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July 11, 2017
11
Jul'17
How IT can work alongside marketing to deliver on digital expectations
A recent digital customer experience summit hosted by Adobe has highlighted the link between IT, in-house talent development and change management
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July 11, 2017
11
Jul'17
Government should invest in tech to support ‘gig economy’ workers, says Taylor review
Matthew Taylor’s review on the ‘gig economy’ calls on government to invest in digital technology to support self-employed people
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July 10, 2017
10
Jul'17
Singtel to groom cyber security talent with new portal
The Cyber Security Experience will offer budding cyber sleuths a chance to chart their careers and test their skills in cyber war games
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July 10, 2017
10
Jul'17
Nordic CIO interview: Ann Hellenius, City of Stockholm
Stockholm’s CIO is relishing the challenge of trying to make the Swedish capital the smartest city in the world
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July 10, 2017
10
Jul'17
Dutch database design drives practical innovation
IT often seems a mostly US industry, but other nations contribute a lot too, says Dutch database design scientist Martin Kersten, who has received the Association for Computing Machinery’s Fellow Award
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July 06, 2017
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Jul'17
Young people without workplace skills fear competition from robots
Young people are worried they will not have the skills necessary to set themselves apart from robots when leaving education
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July 06, 2017
06
Jul'17
Nominet Trust invests £600,000 to help young people acquire digital skills
Tech for good funding firm launches programme to fund several organisations with the aim of increasing digital skills among young people in the UK
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July 05, 2017
05
Jul'17
London tech sector attracts record investment
Despite uncertainties surrounding Brexit, the London tech sector has seen record levels of investment so far this year
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July 05, 2017
05
Jul'17
Australia eases skilled visa restrictions amid criticism
Move applauded by industry lobby group, but some emerging roles are missing from the list of skills covered by the Temporary Skill Shortage visa scheme
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July 04, 2017
04
Jul'17
Most influential women in UK tech: The 2017 longlist
Every year, Computer Weekly asks the technology industry to nominate who it thinks are the most influential women in UK tech – here is the 2017 longlist
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July 03, 2017
03
Jul'17
Cyber security comes down to culture, say Dutch security experts
IT security can no longer be seen as just a technical matter. People, education and management matter too, but culture is the overarching and binding element, says security executive at Dutch bank
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July 03, 2017
03
Jul'17
Digital Economy Council aims to boost UK tech sector
Government launches Digital Economy Council with the aim of bringing together industry leaders and academia to collaborate on implementing the UK’s digital strategy
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June 30, 2017
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Jun'17
GovTech sector will be worth £20bn by 2025, says report
Investment firm Public launches GovStart programme, aiming to help tech startups transform public services
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June 29, 2017
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Jun'17
Project management is key to driving business success
Project managers are struggling to keep up with the fast pace of business development, leading to project failures
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June 28, 2017
28
Jun'17
Half of highly skilled EU workers in UK are considering leaving
Retaining IT staff might be as much of a challenge as retaining them after Brexit as EU workers get itchy feet
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June 28, 2017
28
Jun'17
DVLA aims to slash IT costs by moving to public cloud and open standards
Agency’s IT strategy for 2019/20 will see a concerted move to deprecate legacy systems, deploy applications in the cloud and develop in-house IT
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June 27, 2017
27
Jun'17
Cisco Live 2017: A tale of shifting skills and increased security
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins and Apple CEO Tim Cook explain how technology adoption is changing how organisations view skills and security
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June 27, 2017
27
Jun'17
Caroline Nokes takes on digital government responsibility post-election
Cabinet Office parliamentary under secretary will take on ministerial responsibility for GDS while Damian Green will “retain oversight”
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June 27, 2017
27
Jun'17
Co-op digital chief Mike Bracken quits to focus on digital government consultancy
The former GDS chief is leaving the Co-op to work on advising governments around the world on their digital strategy
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June 27, 2017
27
Jun'17
IT contractor-led campaign to crowdfund legal challenge to IR35 reforms goes live
Public sector contractors urged to back campaign to explore legal challenge to revamped IR35 tax avoidance rules
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June 27, 2017
27
Jun'17
To gain diversity we must ‘redefine’ how tech is perceived
To encourage more minorities into IT, Google’s head of diversity and inclusion in Europe claims the industry needs to redefine the stereotypes around what a job in tech entails
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June 23, 2017
23
Jun'17
Why entrepreneurship is the only escape from AI-fuelled unemployment
Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, predicts up to 15m people could lose their jobs due to AI. Society must adapt
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June 22, 2017
22
Jun'17
Some government departments lost up to 40% of IT contractors after IR35 changes
Differing approaches to IR35 tax reforms meant some Whitehall teams were harder hit than others by the changes introduced in April 2017
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June 21, 2017
21
Jun'17
Telstra cuts workforce amid market pressures
Australia’s incumbent telco will cull 1,400 employees in the next six months, with the bulk of the job losses in New South Wales and Victoria
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June 21, 2017
21
Jun'17
The human apprentices behind robotic automation
IT apprentices are helping large businesses transform their back-office processes through software robots
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June 20, 2017
20
Jun'17
Nordic CIO interview: René Engman, Viking Line
Viking Line CIO tells Computer Weekly about his strategy for meeting the upcoming EU General Data Protection Regulation
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June 19, 2017
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Jun'17
Hovis boosts job applications after HR tech roll-out
Baker and flour miller expects a quick payback from HR technology project
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June 19, 2017
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Jun'17
Computing GCSE entries rise by 9% year on year
The increase in students who have entered themselves for the 2017 GCSE computing exam seems small compared with previous years
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June 16, 2017
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Jun'17
Amsterdam targets tech talent
Dutch capital is working hard to become Europe’s tech startup capital, but startups need skilled engineers and the country has a general shortage of tech talent
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June 15, 2017
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Jun'17
Majority of Brits would use artificial intelligence, survey finds
The level of trust for using artificial intelligence for customer services has increased among British people, although they may have little choice as businesses flock towards the technology
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June 15, 2017
15
Jun'17
PaloAlto Networks partners with US Girl Scouts on security skills
Palo Alto Networks is partnering with the Girl Scouts of the USA to develop cyber security badges to foster knowledge of the topic and support interest in the profession
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June 13, 2017
13
Jun'17
Ford commits to London tech community with innovation centre
Ford is opening an innovation centre in east London to tap into the London tech scene
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June 12, 2017
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Jun'17
Tech industry stereotyping risks scaring off junior engineering talent, it is claimed
Slack software engineer, Carly Robinson, says technology firms need to build empathetic and inclusive working environments to retain junior talent
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June 09, 2017
09
Jun'17
Non-EU IT professionals in the UK at an all-time high
Survey shows IT business analysts, architects and systems designers, web design and development specialists are the most common skills being brought in
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June 07, 2017
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Jun'17
Nominations open: Most influential women in UK technology 2017
Computer Weekly’s 2017 awards for the most influential women in UK technology are now open for nominations
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June 07, 2017
07
Jun'17
Challenger bank technology arm hires former ABN Amro IT executive as CIO
Bank and banking technology supplier Fidor hires an experienced banking CIO to support its international expansion
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June 07, 2017
07
Jun'17
DevOps success relies on supportive and communicative senior leaders, research shows
The 2017 State of DevOps Report highlights why supportive, communicative and visionary senior leadership is a must for agile software development to succeed
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June 06, 2017
06
Jun'17
Infosec17: Recruit agile people for agile security teams
Organisations should enlist agile people to join agile security teams that are able to deal with the continually changing cyber threat landscape, say security team leaders
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June 06, 2017
06
Jun'17
Insurance giant Allianz opens up about how DevOps success is fueling its move to cloud
The German financial services giant reveals details of how a year-long push to embrace DevOps has set the scene for a move to cloud
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June 05, 2017
05
Jun'17
Europe faces shortage of 350,000 cyber security professionals by 2022
European companies are expected to go on the world’s biggest cyber security hiring spree in the next 12 months, driving demand for cyber talent that will far outstrip supply, a report has revealed
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June 01, 2017
01
Jun'17
Shopping centre giant Intu launches startup incubator programme
Intu has partnered with L Marks to launch a startup incubator programme to help advance UK retail and cater to modern consumer habits
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June 01, 2017
01
Jun'17
IR35 reforms: HMRC denies claims that online tax status assessment tool returns unreliable results
HM Revenue & Customs hits back at research that suggests its IR35 online assessment tool is hindering public sector organisations in determining the tax status of off-payroll staff
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June 01, 2017
01
Jun'17
NHS loses digital director Beverley Bryant to private sector
The director of digital transformation at NHS Digital has led several key technology programmes in the health service, but is moving to work for a supplier
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May 23, 2017
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May'17
Economic and political uncertainty drives organisations to rethink IT strategies
CIO job satisfaction reaches a three-year high as organisations hire more IT staff and invest in innovative digital technology
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May 22, 2017
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May'17
Only 9% of parents want kids to be tech entrepreneurs
Study shows UK parents would prefer their children to have a traditional job such as doctor, teacher or lawyer
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May 18, 2017
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May'17
Brits expect driverless cars to outnumber normal cars in 15 years
Survey shows 42% of people think autonomous vehicles will make roads safer, but 46% admit they would not feel safe as a passenger in a driverless vehicle
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May 18, 2017
18
May'17
Gender pay reporting will encourage parity, says FDM’s Sheila Flavell
IT-focused professional services company FDM has encouraged firms to adopt gender pay reporting after revealing a pay gap of 6% across its firm
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May 17, 2017
17
May'17
London digital sector continues to grow faster than rest of UK
The gap between the number of digital tech firms in London and the rest of the UK is growing