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• April 20, 2016 20 Apr'16

  European Commission ready to splash €50bn on transformational digitisation plan

  A cloud initiative for scientists and technologists among the developments as digital single market moves intensify

• April 20, 2016 20 Apr'16

  Raspberry Pi competition sparks interest in Stem careers

  A competition run by PA Consulting encourages schoolchildren to use Raspberry Pis to create projects that solve real-world problems

• April 19, 2016 19 Apr'16

  Digital education in the UK is “patchy”, says Capgemini executive

  The level of digital skills taught in schools varies across the UK, claims Capgemini’s chairman

• April 19, 2016 19 Apr'16

  Sainsbury’s creates 150 digital jobs in Manchester to boost innovation

  Supermarket retailer Sainsbury’s has created 150 digital jobs in Manchester as part of its innovation drive

• April 18, 2016 18 Apr'16

  CIO interview: Gerard Spans, Arcadis

  The CIO of the Netherlands-based global design and consulting company tells Computer Weekly how he manages the three responsibilities which he sees as the future of his role

• April 18, 2016 18 Apr'16

  Government CTO Liam Maxwell to leave GDS for new job as digital czar

  Liam Maxwell's new role as national technology advisor will help to develop the UK's digital economy

• April 15, 2016 15 Apr'16

  Capgemini to build 100-strong team of blockchain specialists

  The IT services firm is building a team of 100 blockchain experts as banks start to consider the technology as the future of financial services

• April 15, 2016 15 Apr'16

  Lack of career progression pushes IT workers to shop around for jobs

  Research from EMC finds that a lack of career progression in their current organisation is the top reason IT people choose to move jobs

• April 13, 2016 13 Apr'16

  BT seeks security recruits

  BT is to recruit 900 people to its security business in the next 12 months as part of a push against cyber crime

• April 12, 2016 12 Apr'16

  GDS appoints Public Services Network head

  Government Digital Service (GDS) elevates Mark Smith to head of the Public Services Network (PSN)

• April 12, 2016 12 Apr'16

  Network Rail announces Could IT Be You 2016 competition winner

  UK rail network manager Network Rail announces the winner of the 2016 cohort of its IT talent competition

• April 08, 2016 08 Apr'16

  IT job seekers want to make bigger career moves

  LinkedIn, which now has more than 20 million members in the UK, recently looked at how IT professionals’ jobs have changed over the past year

• April 08, 2016 08 Apr'16

  CIOs lack faith in IT’s ability to meet digital demands of business

  VCE research suggests IT departments lack confidence in their ability to meet the digital demands of their organisation

• April 08, 2016 08 Apr'16

  CIO Interview: Phil Pavitt, global CIO, Specsavers – Online not the only way

  Specsavers CIO explains why the personal touch is as important as digital services for customers of health-related products

• April 07, 2016 07 Apr'16

  Nokia slashes jobs after Alcatel-Lucent acquisition

  Nokia embarks on a round of job cuts as part of its post-merger restructuring

• April 05, 2016 05 Apr'16

  Gender bias in tech could ‘die out over time’, says UCL senior network architect

  Senior network architect at University College London Emma Cardinal-Richards discusses her career as a woman in IT and a dissolving of the “old guard”

• April 05, 2016 05 Apr'16

  More than half of teens think school curriculum sets them up for digital

  UK teenagers believe the ICT and computing courses in schools teach them the skills they need for a digital job

• April 05, 2016 05 Apr'16

  John Lewis launches 2016 round of accelerator programme Jlab

  Retailer John Lewis launches the 2016 round of Jlab, a programme designed to bring innovation and disruption to the retail industry with technology startups

• April 05, 2016 05 Apr'16

  Nominations open: Most influential women in UK IT 2016

  Computer Weekly’s 2016 awards for the most influential women in UK IT are now open for nominations

• April 04, 2016 04 Apr'16

  EY invests heavily in Singapore IT expertise

  New centres of excellence will offer business transformation strategy, cyber security, analytics and manufacturing capabilities across the Asia-Pacific region

• April 01, 2016 01 Apr'16

  Barclays Bank closes US technology hub

  Barclays Bank's investment banking arm will close its technology centre in McKinney, Texas, and move about 200 jobs

• April 01, 2016 01 Apr'16

  IT services firm creates 500 jobs in Welsh local authority

  IT services firm CGI creates 500 jobs in south Wales following a £3.2m investment from the Welsh government

• April 01, 2016 01 Apr'16

  Brits feel lack of digital skills holds firms back

  Almost half of employers think UK firms would be more productive if there was a higher level of digital skills

• March 31, 2016 31 Mar'16

  Fintech axe to fall on a third of banking jobs over next 10 years

  More than a third of jobs at European banks will disappear over the next decade as the adoption of fintech-based services grows

• March 31, 2016 31 Mar'16

  DDoS attacks on universities normally performed by “disgruntled” students or employees

  The majority of distributed denial of service attacks on universities are made by students or employees, says the head of infrastructure services at the University of London

• March 31, 2016 31 Mar'16

  Build out networks and mobile to rebalance UK economy, says O2

  In a major report, mobile operator O2 suggests that access to better digital infrastructure could boost the UK economy by £1.5bn outside of London and the South East

• March 31, 2016 31 Mar'16

  Businesses should help shape graduates, says Hitachi Data Systems COO

  Lynn Collier, COO of Hitachi Data Systems, wants businesses to collaborate with educational institutions to ensure young people gain the right skills

• March 24, 2016 24 Mar'16

  The dawn of managed services in the Middle East

  Managed services are on the up in the Middle East, with enterprises looking at ways to support critical infrastructures while they invest in new technologies

• March 24, 2016 24 Mar'16

  BT says geography biggest barrier to finding apprentices

  Telecoms provider BT says that skilled young people for apprenticeships are readily available, but that it struggles to find them outside of London

• March 24, 2016 24 Mar'16

  CIO interview: Martin Uudelepp, Fonus Group

  The interim CIO of Swedish family law and funeral group Fonus tells Computer Weekly about his role as a “chaos pilot”

• March 22, 2016 22 Mar'16

  KPMG accelerates transfer of UK IT jobs to India

  KPMG is moving more jobs to India, with UK contractor roles the most affected

• March 22, 2016 22 Mar'16

  Three quarters of firms believe tech skills gap could be solved by apprenticeships

  Around three quarters of firms think the tech skills shortage could be solved by employing apprentices

• March 18, 2016 18 Mar'16

  What does the IT sector think of the UK potentially leaving the EU?

  The referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union is fast approaching and the country’s IT sector is taking sides

• March 18, 2016 18 Mar'16

  CIO interview: Stuart Birrell, Heathrow Airport

  Heathrow’s CIO is working to future-proof the airport, using technology to improve the passenger experience, reduce environmental impact and build a new operational model

• March 17, 2016 17 Mar'16

  Cyber security is becoming a Dutch export

  IT security is about to rival cheese, tulips, windmills and flood defences as an export from the Netherlands

• March 16, 2016 16 Mar'16

  Teens interested in tech, but few seek career in engineering

  Most teens show an interest in technology, but do not want careers in engineering due to industry misconceptions

• March 15, 2016 15 Mar'16

  Scottish Borders signs £92m digital services contract with CGI

  The council’s 13-year deal with CGI as its digital services partner will create 200 jobs and establish a Scottish ICT delivery centre of excellence

• March 15, 2016 15 Mar'16

  Growing need for IT training in the Middle East needs careful planning

  IT training is becoming increasingly important in the Middle East – but organisations must look beyond suppliers' accreditation schemes

• March 14, 2016 14 Mar'16

  CIO Interview: Janne Suuriniemi, Finland’s National Police Board

  Finland’s National Police Board CIO overhauls a major IT transformation in mid-flight. He tells Computer Weekly about the challenges and his answers to them

• March 09, 2016 09 Mar'16

  Stemettes raise awareness of International Women’s Day with weekend hackathon

  Social organisation Stemettes ran a two-day hackathon to encourage girls into technology careers

• March 07, 2016 07 Mar'16

  Australia’s digital transformation head Paul Shetler marks a first year

  The man heading up Australia's digital government transformation talks to Computer Weekly about the progress his department made in its first year

• March 04, 2016 04 Mar'16

  Australia’s corporate giants recruit digitally-minded outsiders to drive transformation

  Big Australian businesses are turning to digital professionals from outside rather than promoting from within

• March 03, 2016 03 Mar'16

  Ministry of Justice chases IT department whistleblower for tribunal costs

  The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) is claiming costs from a system analyst who brought an employment tribunal raising allegations of bullying at the Legal Aid Agency

• March 03, 2016 03 Mar'16

  Telecoms firms launch Stem mentoring scheme for girls

  BT joins Ericsson, O2 and Vodafone to create a mentoring scheme encouraging girls into science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) careers

• March 03, 2016 03 Mar'16

  Why are big government IT projects still going wrong?

  The rural payments programme has again been in the spotlight over its failures, continuing the trend of government IT programmes being noted not for their success, but rather the opposite

• March 01, 2016 01 Mar'16

  Cyber security professionals in Singapore could get 20% pay rise

  E-commerce and cyber security professionals in Singapore could gain 10 to 20% pay rises if they move companies, due to increased demand of niche IT skills

• February 29, 2016 29 Feb'16

  CIO interview: Anders Candell, Stora Enso

  CIO at Finnish pulp and paper manufacturer shares advice for shouldering a new CIO position and guiding the business towards innovative technology

• February 26, 2016 26 Feb'16

  Everywoman forum: the importance of authenticity, confidence and being memorable

  At the 2016 Everywoman in Technology forum, speakers taught women in IT how to stand out from the crowd, when authenticity matters and how to have confidence

• February 24, 2016 24 Feb'16

  Everywoman launches Modern Muse career app for young women

  Member organisation Everywoman has launched the Modern Muse not-for-profit app to offer young girls access to female role models in Stem fields

• February 23, 2016 23 Feb'16

  MWC16: GSMA and operators renew commitment to connected women

  At Mobile World Congress, the GSMA has partnered with a number of operators to connect millions more women in emerging economies