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• January 28, 2019 28 Jan'19

  DCMS funding fuels cyber diversity drive

  The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is investing in four new projects to drive the number of diverse candidates considered for cyber careers

• January 25, 2019 25 Jan'19

  Education minister calls for industry and educator partnerships

  Secretary for education Damian Hinds has said the technology industry should work in partnership with education providers to solve common problems

• January 25, 2019 25 Jan'19

  Wise calls on industry to encourage girls into Stem

  Campaign for Stem gender balance calls on industry to encourage more young women into industry roles, and releases resources to keep girls more informed on possible future careers

• January 24, 2019 24 Jan'19

  The presence of tech in the Stonewall 100

  Each year, charity Stonewall releases a list of the top 100 LGBT+ employers. As technology becomes such a huge part of so many businesses, it has slowly begun to feature on the list

• January 24, 2019 24 Jan'19

  CIO interview: Charles Ewen, Met Office

  The Met Office’s CIO is working on a new, digital approach, using supercomputers, establishing pioneering partnerships and creating change

• January 24, 2019 24 Jan'19

  Business failing to see strategic value of cyber security

  UK businesses are failing to get value out of cyber security because they fail to see its strategic importance and often have a negative attitude towards security professionals, a study has revealed

• January 24, 2019 24 Jan'19

  Executive interview: The Weird approach to leadership

  Letting others make their own decisions leads to a more dynamic approach to running a business, suited to the demands of an AI-fuelled economy

• January 21, 2019 21 Jan'19

  Home Office vetoes privacy campaigner from senior post in surveillance watchdog

  The Home Office refuses academic and privacy campaigner, Eric King, security clearance for a senior role at the intelligence services watchdog, despite high-level backing from officials

• January 17, 2019 17 Jan'19

  Tech Talent Charter launches benchmark to keep tabs on gender in IT roles

  Industry collaborative Tech Talent Charter releases data on its signatory organisations to highlight the difference made by committing to shifting the dial on gender

• January 14, 2019 14 Jan'19

  Tech usage in school more likely in UK than Germany

  Most students in UK schools use technology as part of their learning – the same of which cannot be said about some German schools

• January 10, 2019 10 Jan'19

  Enterprises are increasing the human workforce while deploying AI

  Artificial intelligence is creating more jobs than it replaces, according to a study of businesses using the technology

• January 09, 2019 09 Jan'19

  Apprenticeships have to change to be successful, says expert panel

  Apprenticeships are becoming a popular alternative to university, but they have a long way to go, Harvey Nash Future Skills Programme event hears

• January 08, 2019 08 Jan'19

  IT professionals in London could see roles shipped to EU as result of Brexit

  The UK and London in particular could see IT jobs in financial services move to hubs across the European Union as a result of Brexit.

• January 07, 2019 07 Jan'19

  Parents claim soft skills are needed for future of work

  Industry body TechUK has found parents are optimistic about their children’s future job opportunities, but many believe a focus on soft skills is needed

• January 07, 2019 07 Jan'19

  IT profession to get one of the biggest pay rises this year

  IT workers are set to receive one of the highest pay rises of all professions in the UK this year as competition for their skills increases

• January 04, 2019 04 Jan'19

  JP Morgan looks for someone to lead its blockchain developments

  Bank seeks executive to take on blockchain role, with responsibility for creating technology to solve business challenges

• December 24, 2018 24 Dec'18

  Top 10 women in tech and diversity in tech stories of 2018

  Computer Weekly takes a look at some of the defining moments for women and diversity in the technology industry in 2018

• December 24, 2018 24 Dec'18

  Top 10 IT careers and skills stories of 2018

  As we leave 2018, Computer Weekly takes a glance at how the technology careers and skills sector has developed over the past 12 months

• December 21, 2018 21 Dec'18

  Government announces new plans to develop cyber talent

  The government has announced plans for a Cyber Security Council to form a strategy for developing future cyber talent

• December 21, 2018 21 Dec'18

  Less than a quarter of AI professionals are women

  A report from the World Economic Forum has found there is a significant gender gap in artificial intelligence, and global gender parity will take 108 years to achieve

• December 20, 2018 20 Dec'18

  Government whitepaper outlines new rules for skilled working visas

  Government plans to go forward with a recommendation that the cap for tier 2 skilled working visas be removed

• December 19, 2018 19 Dec'18

  Tech sector vacancies increase by almost a quarter in 2018

  Industry concerned over growing skills shortage as Brexit looms

• December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18

  HSBC taking data analysis service to business customers

  HSBC is upping its search for artificial intelligence expertise as it takes a data analytics service to its business customers

• December 13, 2018 13 Dec'18

  Chief technology officers in high demand in finance sector

  Financial services firms need to hire experienced chief technology officers as the sector is transformed through fintech

• December 13, 2018 13 Dec'18

  Government urged to create one million high tech jobs by 2030

  The Trade Union Congress has called on the government to create a million new high tech and manufacturing jobs over the next 12 years

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  Finland’s IT sector recovers after break-up of Nokia

  Finnish government plays vital role in helping IT sector recover from the shock of Microsoft taking over the country’s biggest company

• December 04, 2018 04 Dec'18

  OpsRamp skills research highlights cloud hiring challenges of IT managers and CIOs

  Research from IT operations platform provider OpsRamp shines a light on the difficulties IT managers face when trying to find staff to help make their digital transformation ambitions a reality

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  Inspiring Fifty announces its 2018 list of UK women in tech role models

  Non-profit diversity initiative Inspiring Fifty releases its first annual UK list of female role models in the technology industry

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  Government yet to recruit chief data officer

  Two years after the government began the process to hire a chief data officer, the post continues to sit empty

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  Facebook helps pupils understand more about tech roles

  The social media company has launched a mentoring programme that allows students to ask Facebook engineers questions about their role and career path

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  York teen crowned 2018 UK cyber security champion

  Teenager beat off competition from 41 other cyber security enthusiasts from across the UK, and six from Singapore, in the UK Cyber Security Challenge final

• November 22, 2018 22 Nov'18

  TLA calls on tech industry to hire one million tech workers by 2023

  Tech industry network TLA has announced a campaign to encourage one million people into tech sector roles over the next five years

• November 16, 2018 16 Nov'18

  WISE emphasises importance of role models at 2018 awards

  Gender balance campaign WISE used its 2018 awards ceremony to highlight the importance of female role models, and called on men to lead the charge for equality

• November 16, 2018 16 Nov'18

  Why is hiring a government chief security officer such a tricky business?

  Security bosses and CIOs weigh in on why they think the government is struggling to recruit a chief security officer

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  Oracle searches for AI and data experts

  Technology firm Oracle plans to expand its development hub in the UK, as well as hire data scientists and data analysts from the local area

• 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