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IT jobs and recruitment
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June 20, 2013
20
Jun'13
Survey reveals increased demand for permanent IT directors
April saw a 53% rise in permanent IT director vacancies, according to recruitment consultancy Computer People
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June 17, 2013
17
Jun'13
IT departments to shrink dramatically within five years as cloud takes over
IT professionals will need to rethink their careers as corporate IT departments undergo a radical restructuring over the next five years
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June 17, 2013
17
Jun'13
Denise McDonagh awarded CBE for services to IT
Former G-Cloud head Denise McDonagh has been awarded a CBE for services to IT in the Queen’s birthday honours list 2013
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June 11, 2013
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Jun'13
Women in tech think differently to men in tech, say industry experts
Industry experts discuss gender at a roundtable with Mortimer Spinks, in partnership with Computer Weekly and Lady Geek
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June 06, 2013
06
Jun'13
John Lewis resolves IT skills gap with apprenticeship scheme
Retailer John Lewis says it has resolved the IT skills gap issue by appointing five technology apprentices
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June 04, 2013
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Jun'13
UK millennials consider tech skills crucial to securing a job
Telefonica survey reveals 76% of young people in the UK see technology skills as key to future success
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May 30, 2013
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May'13
Universities can help London push for more tech innovation, says Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson pushes for London to become "entrenched" in tech innovation and startups
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May 23, 2013
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May'13
Million Pound Startup competition launches to attract worldwide companies to London
Million Pound Startup – a global competition to bring tech companies to London’s Tech City – has launched today
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May 21, 2013
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May'13
Gartner: Big data will transform customer relationship management technology
CIOs need to start thinking how to integrate big data into their customer relationship management (CRM) systems, says technology analyst
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May 08, 2013
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May'13
Virgin Media tentatively names new CEO
Liberty Global – the US firm buying out Virgin Media – has named Tom Mockridge as CEO, if the merger is approved by shareholders
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April 22, 2013
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Apr'13
CIO interview: Mike Croucher, head of IT architecture and delivery, British Airways
After changes in IT leadership two years ago, the IT strategy at BA is focusing on infrastructure modernisation and smarter use of customer data
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April 19, 2013
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Apr'13
BBC unveils tech and engineering apprenticeship scheme
BBC aims to produce 100 highly-trained technology broadcasting apprentices over the next eight years
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April 18, 2013
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Apr'13
IT rationalisation must be combined with layoffs for long-term savings
Long-term IT cost reduction requires more than just server consolidation and cuts to software licences, says Gartner
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April 02, 2013
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Apr'13
Scottish IT and digital businesses look elsewhere due to skills shortage
Scottish IT and digital businesses are struggling to fill job vacancies with over half recruiting from outside Scotland, according to ScotlandIS
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March 19, 2013
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Mar'13
ARM CEO Warren East steps down
Warren East, CEO of semiconductor firm ARM, is retiring from the company after almost 12 years in the leadership role
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March 11, 2013
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Mar'13
Territorial Army on the hunt for information assurance professionals
TA to recruit IT security professionals into the Royal Signals to strengthen cyber operations
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February 21, 2013
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Feb'13
Pearson unveils incubator programme for education startups
Pearson to offer 10 education startup companies $10,000 and expert mentors.
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February 12, 2013
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Feb'13
Case study: Children learn to read and write on laptops in Sweden
All students in Sandviken, Sweden, have access to personal laptops. Two schools share how they use theirs to teach children to read and write
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February 08, 2013
08
Feb'13
IT skills demand rises as salaries follow 16-month trajectory
KPMG study shows demand for IT talent rising, as IT professionals with SQL, PHP, CSS and HTML skills see spike in earnings
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February 06, 2013
06
Feb'13
Case study: How technology has transformed education in Denmark
Digital devices have transformed the learning environment for schools in the municipality of Odder, Denmark
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January 31, 2013
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Jan'13
Digital app developer skills take centre stage in corporate IT
Digital information design skills, including building business apps, have assumed new importance in corporate IT over the past year
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January 28, 2013
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Jan'13
Procter & Gamble appoints new UK CIO as predecessor moves to Ipsos
Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble has appointed a new UK CIO following the departure last month of previous incumbent, Dave Ubachs
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January 24, 2013
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Jan'13
Quarter of UK IT executives plan expansion of IT operations this year
Hiring Index report reveals IT directors and CIOs plan to expand their teams or fill vacated positions as they arise
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January 21, 2013
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Jan'13
UK will be 33,300 short of IT workers by 2050, finds research
The UK will be short of 33,300 IT workers in 2050 as a result of a skills shortage, an ageing workforce and a restrictive migration policy
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January 10, 2013
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Jan'13
Government extends employer £1,500 apprenticeship grant for further 12 months
Government and National Apprenticeship Service extend AGE 16-24 grant for further 12 months
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January 09, 2013
09
Jan'13
IT contractors seek to fill skills gap left by public sector cuts
IT contractors are increasingly confident about job opportunities in the public sector due to reductions in the civil service's head count, finds research
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December 14, 2012
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Dec'12
Teen tech fanatic James Allen launches Save Gloop app on iTunes
Isle of Man secondary school student James Allen designs and launches his Save Gloop app, now available on iTunes for download
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December 06, 2012
06
Dec'12
Civica bags learning services contracts with 22 schools
Civica provides digital learning environments to 22 UK schools, using its CloudBase learning platform and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
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November 23, 2012
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Nov'12
IET awards £200,000 in scholarships and awards for computer science and engineering students
IET rewarded students that choose to study computer science and engineering subjects
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November 22, 2012
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Nov'12
UKtech50 2012 - The most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly has announced the third UKtech50, our annual definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT
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November 08, 2012
08
Nov'12
Microsoft launches Get On IT training initiative
Apprentices met with David Cameron and Steve Ballmer at the launch of Microsoft’s Get On skills initiative
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October 23, 2012
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Oct'12
O2 and Bauer Media pledge £5m for GoThinkBig scheme
O2 and Bauer Media have launched GoThinkBig, a work experience scheme, which is backed by David Cameron
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October 22, 2012
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Oct'12
Everywoman Leadership Academy: Navigate your path to success
Over 100 women gather at Cisco's offices for the everywoman In Technology Leadership Academy to hear what makes a successful leader
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October 09, 2012
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Oct'12
Maths neglect will decimate IT skills, says ANS founder Scott Fletcher
Neglecting school maths education will precipitate a skills decline in the UK’s IT industry, according to Scott Fletcher, founder of the ANS Group
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September 19, 2012
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Sep'12
Science grade goalposts altered mid-year as Gove unveils plans for GCSE overhaul
Science students had different grade boundaries in January to those in June an exam board reveals, a day after Gove announces GCSEs will be abolished
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September 11, 2012
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Sep'12
Skills shortage means no unemployment in IT security, says (ISC)2
Zero unemployment in IT security shows a huge shortage of skills in the profession, says Hord Tipton, executive director of (ISC)2
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September 10, 2012
10
Sep'12
Alcatel-Lucent creates chief operating officer role
The COO job will be taken by its current CFO Paul Tufano as Alcatel-Lucent tries to turn around its fortunes
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September 04, 2012
04
Sep'12
Students back to school for new e-skills ICT curriculum today
Students return to the e-skills Behind the Screen programme, as schools fill the gap left by government scrapping the national ICT curriculum
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August 21, 2012
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Aug'12
Technology companies expand despite economic concerns, says Intellect
UK technology companies are set to expand despite misgivings over the wider UK economy, according to a survey from IT industry body Intellect
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August 07, 2012
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Aug'12
UK Top 50 IT Training Providers revealed
Top 50 IT training providers are announced by consultancy Pardo Fox, with QA topping the list
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July 31, 2012
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Jul'12
Cisco BIG Awards finalists announced
Cisco has announced the six UK start-ups that have made it through to the BIG Awards finals
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July 19, 2012
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Jul'12
IT contract market rebuilding, survey reveals
The IT contract market is beginning to show signs of recovery, according to Computer People’s June 2012 IT Monitor survey
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July 13, 2012
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Jul'12
The most influential women in UK IT
Computer Weekly is pleased to announce the first ever list of the most influential women in UK IT
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July 09, 2012
09
Jul'12
EC invests €1.5bn in IT research
The European Commission (EC) has announced funding for research into IT totaling almost €1.5bn
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June 19, 2012
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Jun'12
The 25 most influential women in UK IT - the Computer Weekly event
Computer Weekly is recognising the most influential women in IT - join us at a special event on 12 July to celebrate the role models for the UK's high-tech economy.
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June 19, 2012
19
Jun'12
CISM and CRISC named as highest earning IT qualifications
IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index places two ISACA qualifications at the top of the highest-earning IT certifications list
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June 13, 2012
13
Jun'12
Teachers share concerns and ideas for ICT in 2014 curriculum
IT professionals and education bodies used Westminster Education forum to air concerns over the government’s decision to remove ICT from the curriculum two years before it is replaced by a computer science alternative
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May 31, 2012
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May'12
UK businesses prefer training to hiring to plug IT skills gap
An IT skills shortage in the UK is affecting businesses, driving 70% of organisations to invest in training while 40% plan to hire skills
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May 08, 2012
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May'12
Inflation negates growth in average IT pay
IT salaries grew by an average of 4.3% in 2011, compared with an average of 2.3% across all sectors, with the average IT salary exceeding £40,000.
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April 11, 2012
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Apr'12
Business analytics skills shortage provokes companies to cast net wide
Organisations face lack of business analytics skills. Smart companies cast the net wide for the broadest pools of talent, help analysts learn from each other and work to ensure they realize potential.