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• November 13, 2018 13 Nov'18

  TeenTech partners with DCMS to reach young people in new areas

  After 10 years in operation, social enterprise links up with government department and Local Digital Skills Partnership to reach teens in new cities

• November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18

  Government announces funds to help teachers prepare for T-levels

  The government will provide £8m to help train teachers for the introduction of new technical T-level qualifications

• November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18

  Stem firms to run UK National Centre for Computing Education

  A number of British firms well-versed in science, technology, engineering and maths will act as a consortium to deliver a National Centre for Computing Education

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Creativity will ensure humans won’t be left behind by tech, says Fujitsu president

  Fujitsu’s president has claimed humans don’t need to be worried about automation because people and creativity will always be needed for innovation

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Lloyds Banking Group shaking up its workforce to reflect digital times

  Lloyds Banking Group is revamping the roles of thousands of staff as it becomes digital

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  More than 80% of women in tech would recommend tech career to young women

  Booking.com has found that a majority of women in the technology industry would recommend a career in the sector to young women in schools, as well as to female undergrads

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  Fujitsu powers forward with business restructure

  Technology firm Fujitsu has announced a number of plans for restructuring its business, including the closing of its German manufacturing plant and a number of board resignations

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  Ofqual launches consultation on delivery of basic digital skills

  Basic Digital Skills Qualifications aimed at helping people “fully participate in society” as well as giving them the skills needed for the modern workplace or for further education

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  Soft skills present largest tech industry skills gap, says panel

  A panel of experts speaking at Microsoft’s Future Decoded event in London said one of the biggest skills gap in the technology industry surrounds soft skills

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  Government fails in first attempt to hire chief security officer

  The government’s initial recruitment campaign for the UK’s "biggest and most important security job” has been unsuccessful, Cabinet Office admits

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  Departing DWP IT boss Mayank Prakash to take on digitisation role at Centrica

  DWP’s outgoing chief digital and information officer will begin new role in charge of digitalisation of Centrica’s consumer business in the New Year

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  BT makes progress with Global Services restructuring

  Telco sets out plan to get its troubled Global Services business unit fighting fit

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  Government to award £300,000 to select startups as part of Open Data competition

  The Department for Education will be awarding two businesses a share of £300,000 in funding to further develop prototypes submitted as part of the Higher Education Open Data competition

• October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18

  Percentage of women appointed to tech boards stays stagnant for 20 years

  The percentage of women on the boards of technology firms has not changed for the last 20 years, with the gap between men and women on boards growing

• October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18

  Only 10% of firms have started upskilling employees as automation comes in

  As automation begins to change the way people work, only a small percentage of firms have begun full-scale projects to give their existing staff new skills

• October 30, 2018 30 Oct'18

  IR35 reforms: Private sector extension confirmed for April 2020 in Autumn Budget

  As the government confirms the IR35 reforms will be extended to large and medium-sized businesses in the private sector from April 2020, campaigners claim the move risks destabilising the UK's flexible workforce

• 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 25, 2018 25 Oct'18

  BT picks fintech leader to succeed Gavin Patterson

  BT has named Philip Jansen, current co-chief executive of global payments services group Worldpay, as the successor to outgoing chief executive Gavin Patterson

• October 19, 2018 19 Oct'18

  Kaspersky advances plans to encourage women into cyber

  Cyber security provider Kaspersky Lab has partnered with several other organisations to try to encourage more women into cyber

• October 18, 2018 18 Oct'18

  Amazon to open Manchester R&D centre and create 1,000 skilled jobs

  Online retail giant will open a new office in Manchester and expand others to house 1,000 new skilled research and development employees in the UK

• 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 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

  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 02, 2018 02 Oct'18

  How Bank of England is using Splunk for proactive security

  Head of the Bank of England’s security operations centre talks about how Splunk is helping it to take a more proactive approach to preventing cyber attacks

• October 02, 2018 02 Oct'18

  How Australian firms are plugging the tech talent gap

  Australian companies such as Atlassian and Ansarada are now turning to international options to access scarce talent

• 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 25, 2018 25 Sep'18

  DWP IT chief Mayank Prakash quits for new job outside government

  Chief digital and information officer leaves after four years in the civil service – no news yet on his successor

• 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 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

• September 04, 2018 04 Sep'18

  CIOs raise concerns over Brexit-related developer skills exodus

  IT leaders are worried that they will not have enough software developers to support their companies through Brexit

• 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