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February 01, 2017
01
Feb'17
Junior developers to see 4.3% pay rise in 2017
Developers, junior developers and mobile applications developers are among the top 10 job roles expected to see the highest salary increases this year
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February 01, 2017
01
Feb'17
CIO interview: Alex Alexander, Yoox Net-a-Porter Group
It is not always the catwalk where the biggest trends in fashion take place. Tech is driving fashion today, says CIO Alex Alexander
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January 31, 2017
31
Jan'17
Open source cloud community condemns President Trump immigration ban
Tech leaders from several major open source cloud initiatives condemn President Donald Trump's travel ban, and claim it could harm diversity and hinder the tech industry's wider innovation potential
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January 31, 2017
31
Jan'17
Retail tech training – an opportunity to drive employee retention?
A job in retail is often the first employment many people will have, so could technology training increase the retention of store staff?
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January 30, 2017
30
Jan'17
Only 49% of marketers are pushed to reinvent customer service due to technology
Technology is causing disruption in most markets, but only 49% of marketers believe they are pressured to develop their customer service as a result of disruptive technology
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January 29, 2017
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Jan'17
Artificial intelligence will increase productivity by sharpening human mind
The combination of AI and humans will triple productivity if businesses get the balance right for different roles
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January 27, 2017
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Jan'17
Union to fight CSC job cuts that threaten NHS services
Union to fight a planned 22% cut to CSC's UK workforce, which could impact customers including the NHS
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January 27, 2017
27
Jan'17
Microsoft to teach more than 560,000 people digital skills
Technology giant Microsoft announces a programme designed to boost digital skills and tech job prospects across the UK
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January 27, 2017
27
Jan'17
Bett 2017: Knowing what edtech to invest in is a challenge for schools
Minster Rob Halfon has urged those building use cases for tech in schools to help others choose the right technology for use in the classroom
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January 27, 2017
27
Jan'17
#techmums uses corporate partnerships to reach a million mums by 2020
Not-for-profit #techmums hopes to give technology skills to one million mothers by 2020 through partnerships with corporate firms
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January 27, 2017
27
Jan'17
Growing UK's tech skills base will make or break prime minister's industrial strategy, panel claims
Speakers at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology's industrial strategy debate demand greater clarity on how the government intends to tackle the UK tech and science sector's skills, diversity and regional inequalities
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January 26, 2017
26
Jan'17
Human-centric technologies will dominate next three years
Accenture says businesses will develop technology and services to match human behaviour in the next few years
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January 24, 2017
24
Jan'17
TechUK outlines its Brexit negotiation priorities
IT industry body TechUK outlines what it believes are the Brexit negotiation priorities for the UK IT sector
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January 23, 2017
23
Jan'17
Government industrial strategy proposes £170m investment in tech institutes to boost Stem skills
The Prime Minister has claimed technology training and skills will be one of the key areas the government will focus on in its bid to boost the economy post-Brexit
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January 20, 2017
20
Jan'17
Pay rises tipped for IT security and data analysis roles in 2017
Increase in high-profile data breaches and the need for data insight are seen as contributory factors in salary rises for IT security and data analytics staff
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January 20, 2017
20
Jan'17
NRF 2017: The key to success is not taking yourself too seriously, says Richard Branson
Serial entrepreneur and Virgin Group founder Richard Branson tells the audience at NRF 2017 to fail fast, pay it forward and to stop taking themselves so seriously
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January 17, 2017
17
Jan'17
UK business at risk due to severe security skills shortage
Job site Indeed urges the UK’s tech sector to pull together to attract more people into cyber security roles, as a study shows the UK skills gap is among the worst in the world
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January 16, 2017
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Jan'17
TeenTech City 2017 – using practical demos to encourage Stem careers
By giving students access to practical demonstrations of technology uses in business, TeenTech City show aims to encourage more children to pursue science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) careers
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January 12, 2017
12
Jan'17
AWS commits to addressing long-term UK cloud skills shortage
Amazon Web Services debuts its Re:Start programme, as it strives to do its bit to close the UK cloud skills gap
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January 11, 2017
11
Jan'17
GDPR compliance is top priority for Belgian CIOs in 2017
GDPR, cloud computing and a lack of IT skills are some of the challenges that CIOs in Belgium will address this year
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January 10, 2017
10
Jan'17
Tech gender parity: we can’t do it without support from men
Research has shown a lack of diversity in organisations is costing the UK economy money, but experts claim we can’t increase the number of women in tech without the support of men
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January 06, 2017
06
Jan'17
Three-quarters of UK IT workers plan a job move in 2017
An increasing number of tech workers in the UK are considering a new job in 2017, with three-quarters planning on a move
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January 05, 2017
05
Jan'17
Scottish university claims a fintech first
The University of Strathclyde announces a Masters degree in fintech that will begin later this year
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January 04, 2017
04
Jan'17
Customer-first approach will make 2017 a challenge for Dutch CIOs
CIOs in the Netherlands could see their strategies lead to thousands of jobs being cut as businesses automate
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January 04, 2017
04
Jan'17
UK games industry to grow in 2017, but skills are a concern
Almost 90% of UK games firms aim to expand this year, but some are worried that a lack of skilled workers will be a barrier
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January 03, 2017
03
Jan'17
Three-quarters of enterprises collecting IoT data, says 451 Research
A study of IoT buying plans by analysts at 451 Research shows robust growth ahead during 2017
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December 29, 2016
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Dec'16
Top 10 HR technology stories of 2016
Here is a rundown of Computer Weekly's most popular stories on HR technology in 2016
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December 23, 2016
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Dec'16
CIO interview: MoD’s DII replacement will feed government as a platform
Mike Stone, who will soon be leaving his position of CIO at the Ministry of Defence (MoD), explains how the MoD’s DII replacement will feed into government as a platform
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December 23, 2016
23
Dec'16
Top 10 IT careers and skills stories of 2016
As the year draws to a close, Computer Weekly looks at the top 10 IT skills and careers stories in
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December 22, 2016
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Dec'16
Auticon: the IT consultancy that employs only autistic IT professionals
IT consultancy Auticon explains why and how it employs only autistic consultants and why diversity is beneficial for businesses
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December 21, 2016
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Dec'16
Top 10 CW Middle East stories of 2016
Read the most popular articles about enterprise IT in the Middle East
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December 20, 2016
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Dec'16
Top 10 women and diversity stories of 2016
Computer Weekly takes a look at some of the defining moments for women and diversity in the technology industry in 2016
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December 20, 2016
20
Dec'16
Top 10 CW Nordics stories of 2016
Read the top 10 Nordic enterprise IT stories from Computer Weekly
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December 19, 2016
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Dec'16
What does Tech Nordic Advocates network look like a year on?
Group set up to stimulate collaboration in the Nordic and Baltic IT communities to help them grow is a year old
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December 19, 2016
19
Dec'16
Bright Little Labs launches first book to encourage kids into Stem
Children’s media company Bright Little Labs has released its first book aiming to teach children more about technology and encourage them to take an interest in science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem)
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December 13, 2016
13
Dec'16
Is there a Dutch digital delusion?
To stand still is to decline. The Netherlands seems to be losing ground in the digital world, according to new reports
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December 13, 2016
13
Dec'16
Saudi Arabia enterprise IT trends for 2017
Computer Weekly looks at the technologies that will dominate enterprise IT in Saudi Arabia next year
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December 11, 2016
11
Dec'16
IT Priorities 2017: More than half of Middle East organisations will reduce spending on IT staff
Organisations in the Middle East face the challenge of gaining new IT skills despite IT staff budget cuts
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December 07, 2016
07
Dec'16
The United Arab Emirates enterprise IT trends for 2017
The UAE is already a leader in areas such as smart city developments, and 2017 looks set to see organisations in the country increase its adoption of other transformational IT
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December 07, 2016
07
Dec'16
IT Priorities 2017: Quarter of Apac CIOs expect IT budget to rise by more than 10%
More than half of Apac-based IT decision-makers expect budgets to rise next year and cloud-related projects look the likely destination of the extra money
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December 07, 2016
07
Dec'16
UKtech50 2016 - The most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly has announced the seventh annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK IT sector
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December 07, 2016
07
Dec'16
UKtech50 interview: ARM Holdings CEO Simon Segars
The UKtech50 most influential person in UK IT 2016, ARM Holdings CEO Simon Segars, shares his thoughts on the consequences of Brexit, access to skills and the importance of security in a world full of connected devices
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December 05, 2016
05
Dec'16
Top 10 ANZ enterprise IT stories of 2016
Here is a rundown of Computer Weekly’s most popular ANZ enterprise IT articles for 2016
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December 05, 2016
05
Dec'16
Top 10 Asean enterprise IT stories of 2016
The 10 most popular Asean articles of 2016
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December 01, 2016
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Dec'16
London mayor launches £7m digital talent programme
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announces plans for a skills programme to help young people get into digital and tech careers
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November 29, 2016
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Nov'16
CIO interview: Graham Benson, CIO, Rentalcars.com
For an e-commerce business, adopting an agile and product-led approach is the right thing to do, but it hasn’t come without challenges, says Rentalcars.com CIO Graham Benson
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November 28, 2016
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Nov'16
Do you have what it takes to be a great CIO?
CIOs have the potential to become business leaders – it’s a matter of nurturing the right skills, talent and relationships, according to Deloitte
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November 25, 2016
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Nov'16
Third of bank staff expect Brexit to force employer out of UK
A third of workers in the financial services sector think there is a strong chance their employer could move operations out of the UK after Brexit.
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November 25, 2016
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Nov'16
Teens should focus on data and cyber careers, says fintech expert
CEO and founder of Streets Consulting, Julia Streets, claims teenagers should look towards data scientists and cyber security roles to ensure a job for life
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November 24, 2016
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Nov'16
Everyone is a role model, says Jacqueline de Rojas
All women in the tech industry are role models for those around us, whether or not we want to be, according to Jacqueline de Rojas