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July 09, 2015 09 Jul'15
Former Virgin Atlantic IT chief takes up Wellcome Trust interim CIO role

David Bulman will be assisting the medical charity in the transition to a new CIO
July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15
Computer Weekly reveals the 50 most influential women in UK IT 2015

This year's list of the 50 most influential women in UK IT has been revealed. Find out which female IT leaders are making a difference to the digital economy
July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15
IT sector needs 're-framing', says 2015's most influential woman in UK IT

The winner of Computer Weekly's most influential woman in IT accolade, Jacqueline De Rojas, says the industry needs to be re-framed to attract problem-solving women
July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15
Most influential women in UK IT 2015: Rising stars

Judges of most influential women in UK IT hail five females as rising stars. Special thanks to the Salesforce Foundation for extending their support to our 2015 Rising Stars

July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15
Summer Budget 2015: George Osborne announces support for technology research

Chancellor George Osborne delivers Budget commitments to roll out business tax reform and more money for research funding and the digital economy
July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15
BBC to deliver one million free micro:bit computers to schoolchildren

BBC is providing free micro:bit computers for Year 7 children to help nurture coding and Stem skills
July 07, 2015 07 Jul'15
Non-EU IT workers in the UK increase by 13% in a year

The number of non-EU IT professionals in the UK keeps growing as the economy recovers
July 02, 2015 02 Jul'15
BBC to cut 1,000 jobs and merge tech teams due to low licence fees

The BBC will cut jobs and merge its technology teams in an effort to save funds after a drop in licence fees as fewer people watch live TV
July 01, 2015 01 Jul'15
Former MoJ digital chief set to take over Australia's digital government team

Paul Shetler is reported to have been appointed chief executive of Australia's digital government unit
July 01, 2015 01 Jul'15
Sungard follows Apple, Facebook and Microsoft's lead with Irish datacentre plans

Sungard teams up with Digital Realty to create new Irish datacentre

June 24, 2015 24 Jun'15
Former TalkTalk CIO to lead Police ICT Company

Experienced CIO Martin Wyke has been appointed CEO of the Police ICT Company, set up to manage central police systems
June 24, 2015 24 Jun'15
Innovate Finance dubs UK a fintech diversity hub

Innovate Finance says financial technology is one of the easiest places to find diversity in business, and the UK has it in abundance
June 22, 2015 22 Jun'15
Apps for Good 2015 winners crowned

Apps for Good finalists pitch to a Dragon's Den-style panel before seven winners are revealed
June 22, 2015 22 Jun'15
Tech City UK Future Fifty members boost workforce by 30% in 12 months

Members of Tech City UK’s Future Fifty initiative have increased staff at a rate well above the national average of 5.4%
June 18, 2015 18 Jun'15
Tech Partnership recognised as UK National Coalition

Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs announced Tech Partnership as ninth National Coalition
June 17, 2015 17 Jun'15
London Leadership College to open in September 2015

Sixth form college to cut ribbon on first intake of students to be taught by IBM, Deloitte, Capgemini and others
June 17, 2015 17 Jun'15
London steams ahead as most important tech hub in Europe

Research from the London & Partners reveals capital is set to boost economy by £18bn in 2015
June 17, 2015 17 Jun'15
Snap Fashion founder receives MBE

The founder of the Snap Fashion app is awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list
June 17, 2015 17 Jun'15
Security skills shortage blamed for low rate of Computer Misuse Act prosecutions

TechUK datacentre security event shines a light on how skills shortages are impacting on the investigative powers of law enforcers
June 17, 2015 17 Jun'15
Female CIOs expect higher budget increase than men

Gartner report finds 2.4% of females expect budget increase, compared with 0.8% of male CIOs
June 17, 2015 17 Jun'15
John Lewis names five finalists for Jlab retail startup accelerator

Retailer John Lewis has decided on five finalist startups for its Jlab accelerator after a number of SMEs pitched their ideas for exploiting technology
June 16, 2015 16 Jun'15
Facebook confirms plans to build second European datacentre in Ireland

Social networking giant Facebook puts paid to weeks of speculation by confirming plans to open new datacentre in Ireland
June 16, 2015 16 Jun'15
TalkTalk Digital Heroes awards opens

TalkTalk has opened its Digital Heroes awards, which aims to showcase small-scale projects that have a positive impact on people and the world
June 16, 2015 16 Jun'15
BCSWomen hosts Guinness World Record attempt with marathon app-building event

BCSWomen hosts app-building event to encourage over 1,000 young people to simultaneously build Android apps in a Guinness World Record attempt
June 15, 2015 15 Jun'15
UK startups lead the way in diversity

Startups in the UK are more likely to have a diverse workforce than those in the US, according to Wayra UK report
June 15, 2015 15 Jun'15
London’s tech firms failing to employ women at board level

A London Tech Advocate survey presented at the House of Lords finds almost a quarter of London tech companies have no women employed at board level
June 15, 2015 15 Jun'15
Investors offer tips on where to place your bets for success in 2020

Global investors reveal secret formulas to success and where to invest in 2020
June 15, 2015 15 Jun'15
Number of women in digital drops to 26%

UK Commission for Employment Skills survey finds proportion of women in digital has been on the decline since 2002
June 12, 2015 12 Jun'15
Tesco appoints Edmond Mesrobian as new CTO

The former CTO of Expedia has taken over the top IT job at Tesco after ex-CIO Mike McNamara left earlier this year
June 12, 2015 12 Jun'15
Tech partnership Graduate Trainee Scheme launched

An initiative to place unemployed computer science graduates into short-term roles in east London is unveiled
June 08, 2015 08 Jun'15
Home Retail Group appoints former Amazon executive as CTO

Parent company of Argos and Homebase, Home Retail Group, selects former Amazon.com tech president as chief technology officer (CTO)
June 08, 2015 08 Jun'15
Europe’s startups should collaborate like Silicon Valley firms

Europe should take a leaf out of Silicon Valley’s book on openness and collaboration, according to speakers at Startup Village 2015
June 08, 2015 08 Jun'15
IT startups need to look outside Europe to grow their business, says venture capital partner

European IT startups must look further afield for investors to rapidly grow their business, venture capital partner Andrew Romans told the Startup Village 2015 event
June 08, 2015 08 Jun'15
Appathon UK winners jet off to Silicon Valley

Winners of the Appathon UK challenge 2014 are heading to Silicon Valley this week to meet with tech giants
June 08, 2015 08 Jun'15
Corporations urged to work with startups to drive innovation

Experts expressed why corporations should work with more startup companies at festival in Moscow
June 08, 2015 08 Jun'15
Apps for Good Awards 2015 finalists unveiled

18 student teams are to face an expert judging panel in the Apps for Good final ceremony held at the Barbican, London
June 08, 2015 08 Jun'15
John Lewis incubator sees first round of second-year pitches

More than 20 startups have presented their pitches to John Lewis executives in the first round of this year’s Jlab accelerator
June 04, 2015 04 Jun'15
Cisco CEO-elect Robbins reveals leadership team

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins has unveiled his leadership team, with more high-profile figures set to leave the business and a number of promotions
June 04, 2015 04 Jun'15
Ed Vaizey to chair Digital Infrastructure Taskforce for broadband and mobile

Digital economy minister Ed Vaizey will take charge of a Digital Infrastructure Taskforce focused on broadband, mobile and the digital economy
June 03, 2015 03 Jun'15
HMRC looks for transformation partner ahead of Aspire end

HMRC is seeking transformational help ahead of the demise of its Aspire contract in 2017.
June 03, 2015 03 Jun'15
Startup Village 2015 draws entrepreneurs to Moscow

Open air festival attracts 10,000 attendees, with just over £178m signed agreements on the first day
June 03, 2015 03 Jun'15
Cisco bans departing execs from vast swathe of IT industry

A filing with the US government has revealed outgoing executives Rob Lloyd and Gary Moore will not be allowed to take up employment with, among others, HP, IBM or VMware
June 02, 2015 02 Jun'15
Vote for the most influential women in UK IT 2015

Who deserves to top our annual list of the most influential women in UK IT this year?
June 02, 2015 02 Jun'15
Most Influential Women in UK IT - introducing the Hall of Fame

Computer Weekly has launched its Most Influential Women in UK IT Hall of Fame to recognise lifetime achievement
June 01, 2015 01 Jun'15
Key Cisco executives to step down alongside John Chambers

Cisco’s COO and sales chief are both understood to be leaving as Chuck Robbins takes over as CEO from John Chambers in July
June 01, 2015 01 Jun'15
Millennials want new tech but employers aren’t buying

Millennials say employers should invest in tech even if it has high costs, but employers disagree
May 27, 2015 27 May'15
CIO Interview: Mike Young, CIO, Dentsu Aegis Network

CIO Mike Young describes how Dentsu Aegis Network used technology to become a consolidated company with a unified collaboration strategy
May 26, 2015 26 May'15
Civil Servants point to lack of skills as barrier to IT procurement

Adoption of IT for public services is held back due to a lack of skills, despite civil servants agreeing IT is a necessity, according to techUK
May 22, 2015 22 May'15
Salesforce Foundation supports CoderDojo with $200,000

Salesforce Foundation offers CoderDojo a helping hand as the charity’s CEO and the foundation's director share their plans with Computer Weekly
May 22, 2015 22 May'15
UK tech firms represent in Startups 100 2015

Technology property platform Purplebricks.com tops the Startups 100 2015 list