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• 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 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 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 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

• 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

  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 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

  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 15, 2017 15 Nov'17

  DWP insourced 400 staff from HPE into new IT services subsidiary

  New arrangement allows Department for Work and Pensions to pay higher base salaries to encourage staff expecting private sector wages

• November 10, 2017 10 Nov'17

  Accenture launches returners programme for people re-entering the workplace

  Tech firm Accenture has launched a programme for people aiming to return to the workplace after a career break

• November 10, 2017 10 Nov'17

  More than half of schools do not offer computer science GCSE, says Royal Society

  The Royal Society calls for more investment in computing education after finding many schools in England still do not offer a computer science GCSE

• November 09, 2017 09 Nov'17

  Bangalore offers the best ecosystem for digital transformation, says Economist report

  Bangalore ranked as the number one location for businesses looking to access the right ecosystem to support digital transformation

• November 03, 2017 03 Nov'17

  Monique Shivanandan leaves Aviva

  CIO has left the insurance company after more than three years in the role

• November 01, 2017 01 Nov'17

  NHS England on the hunt for new CCIO

  NHS England is looking for a chief clinical information officer to replace Keith McNeil, who resigned from his role earlier this year

• November 01, 2017 01 Nov'17

  Co-working space aimed at female founders opens in London

  Co-working space Blooms aims to create a working environment aimed at entrepreneurial women

• October 31, 2017 31 Oct'17

  Deloitte sponsorship helps progress of Bletchley cyber school

  Sponsorship will provide hundreds of places on online Qufaro CyberEPQ course

• October 30, 2017 30 Oct'17

  Study reveals employees’ fears over digital change

  Many employees are fearful of the job risk associated with automation and company-wide digital transformation initiatives

• October 27, 2017 27 Oct'17

  Almost 70% of teachers think they do not have the skills to teach coding

  Many teachers feel ill-equipped to deliver the UK’s computing curriculum, survey reveals

• October 25, 2017 25 Oct'17

  Less than half of adults have skills to complete basic digital tasks

  Just over 40% of adults have the skills to complete a number of common digital tasks, with older generations struggling more than younger people

• October 12, 2017 12 Oct'17

  UK bank Standard Chartered opens IT service centre in Bangalore

  Bank is expanding its operation in India, which provides business services to its operations globally

• October 11, 2017 11 Oct'17

  Automation ‘will put 28% of young workers’ jobs at risk’

  Research suggests the next 15 years will see young workers’ jobs at risk from automation, putting pressure on the UK to ensure the future generation has appropriate skills

• October 10, 2017 10 Oct'17

  Some IT contractors earning more than £700 a day

  Research shows 40% of contractors reach the average annual IT salary within three months

• October 04, 2017 04 Oct'17

  Computer Weekly announces the Most Influential Women in UK IT 2017

  Computer Weekly has announced the list for Most Influential Women in UK IT 2017, including this year’s winner Sherry Coutu

• October 04, 2017 04 Oct'17

  Most Influential Women in UK IT 2017: Rising Stars

  Computer Weekly reveals the judges’ choice for this year’s female Rising Stars of the UK technology industry

• October 04, 2017 04 Oct'17

  Role models best way to increase diversity, says Most Influential Woman in UK IT 2017 Sherry Coutu

  The winner of Computer Weekly’s 2017 Most Influential Woman in UK IT award, Sherry Coutu, says role models are the best way of addressing the diversity imbalance in the technology industry