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• April 21, 2015 21 Apr'15

  Accenture hunts for 40 London and Newcastle-based apprentices

  IT services firm Accenture launches annual UK Technology Apprenticeship programme

• April 20, 2015 20 Apr'15

  Finland is the place to be for ICT

  Finland stands out as the top country in ICT, according to the European Commission Digital Economy and Society Index

• April 20, 2015 20 Apr'15

  UK startups facing too many challenges, say entrepreneurs

  Startups need more support if London’s digital economy is to develop, according to business leaders at Westminster Policy Forum

• April 17, 2015 17 Apr'15

  Infrastructure challenges hinder London’s digital growth, finds Tech London Advocates report

  Broadband speeds, office space and transport links are hindering London’s digital startups, finds Tech London Advocates survey

• April 17, 2015 17 Apr'15

  Six cyber security startups kick off with CyLon accelerator

  Incubator CyLon kicks off first cohort in London with six selected European startups

• April 17, 2015 17 Apr'15

  Cyber security boot camp launched to boost skills

  Sans Cyber Academy unveils eight-week security boot camp after businesses demand more cyber security specialists

• April 16, 2015 16 Apr'15

  Which election manifesto deserves to win the digital vote?

  The three main national political parties competing for the 2015 general election have released their manifestos - but which is the most digital?

• April 15, 2015 15 Apr'15

  Infosec taking the strain as threats evolve and skills gap widens

  Organisations are increasingly struggling to manage threats, according to (ISC)2 Global Information Security Workforce Study

• April 15, 2015 15 Apr'15

  CompTIA prepares for 2015 women in IT and skills drive

  CompTIA to launch skills and role model programmes to attract more young people to the technology sector

• April 14, 2015 14 Apr'15

  Ex-military personnel march to FDM Group for Insight Day

  FDM Group invites ex-military personnel to join its Ex-Forces technical and business training programme during its London Insight Day

• April 13, 2015 13 Apr'15

  Student entrepreneur secures £75,000 for Hallbookers

  Entrepreneur secures funding to expand student accommodation review platform

• April 10, 2015 10 Apr'15

  Cabinet Office embarks on £2.7bn replacement process for sourcing temporary staff

  The Cabinet Office has kicked off a review to replace its controversial contract for sourcing temporary staff across government departments

• April 10, 2015 10 Apr'15

  Labour lays out Technical Baccalaureate in £50m education manifesto

  Technical Baccalaureate, quality apprenticeships and more qualified teachers make up Ed Miliband’s education manifesto

• April 09, 2015 09 Apr'15

  Cabinet Office appoints new chief digital officer

  The Cabinet Office has appointed Conall Bullock as its new chief digital officer, responsible for technology, information and digital issues

• April 07, 2015 07 Apr'15

  UBS innovation lab moves into Level39

  Level39 will host the UBS innovation lab to support fintech startups

• April 02, 2015 02 Apr'15

  Computing curriculum inspires tech expert to retrain as teacher

  Trainee computing teacher tells Computer Weekly why she came off 20-year career break to inspire next generation

• April 02, 2015 02 Apr'15

  Tech City UK strengthens northern team

  Tech North makes two appointments to drive digital economy in the north of England

• April 01, 2015 01 Apr'15

  IMPACT Accelerator launches €2.5m programme for European startups

  IMPACT opens accelerator programme offering 25 startups up to €100,000

• April 01, 2015 01 Apr'15

  Martha Lane Fox unveils Dot Everyone

  Lane Fox uses Dimbleby Lecture to reveal national institution idea putting women at the heart of the technology sector

• March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15

  Sainsbury’s creates 480 digital specialist jobs, while cutting 500 jobs elsewhere

  Sainsbury’s is creating 480 jobs for in-house digital specialists to develop digital systems to meet the increasing technology demands of customers

• March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15

  Women in IT think men are offered more opportunities

  Men and women disagree on whether equal opportunities are being offered to both sexes working in IT

• March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15

  Standard Chartered brings in CIO with digital transformation expertise

  Standard Chartered bank has named former Daimler CIO Michael Gorriz as its IT head as its digital transformation gathers pace

• March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15

  Fast-track e-courses launched to boost IT skills

  Training provider aims to close IT skills gap with remote fast-track e-courses with CompTIA CertMaster

• March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15

  JLAB tech startup accelerator opens for 2015 entries

  John Lewis 12-week startup programme launched for second year

• March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15

  PA Consulting Raspberry Pi 2015 winners announced

  Winners of this year’s Raspberry Pi competition announced during ceremony at the London Science Museum

• March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15

  More than a fifth of world’s billionaires studied engineering at university

  Approved Index analysis finds 22% of Forbes’ 100 rich list studied engineering at university

• March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15

  IT contractor pay on track to surpass 2009 peak

  IT contractors pay set to pass 2009 peak of £37,094 with lowest gap since start of recession, reveals SJD Accountancy report

• March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15

  Europe the fastest-growing region for fintech venture investments

  Global fintech investment tripled between 2013 and 2014, with Europe the fastest-growing region, according to Accenture report

• March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15

  Ovum urges service providers to get serious about cloud security

  Analyst Ovum's report into enterprise cloud adoption warns service providers to stop treating customers' security as an afterthought

• March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15

  Photo editing app firm BeFunky transforms into female-weighted team

  Photo editing app company BeFunky set out to recruit the best talent it could find and unintentionally landed a team largely comprising women

• March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15

  Every woman in tech is role model, says Salesforce

  IT sector needs to bridge gap between ordinary women and “super women” as all females in IT are role models, says Eileen O’Mara of Salesforce

• March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15

  Richard Branson unveils Pitch to Rich competition

  £1m business accelerator prize fund up for grabs as startups prepare to pitch ideas to Virgin Media Business

• March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15

  GCHQ launches Cyber First scheme to find future cyber security experts

  UK intelligence agency GCHQ launches pilot sponsorship scheme to train the UK’s next generation of cyber security experts

• March 24, 2015 24 Mar'15

  RSA Group taps up AWS to hit 2016 cloud targets

  The global insurance group behind More Than hopes to move all its websites to the cloud by 2016, with a little help from AWS

• March 24, 2015 24 Mar'15

  ‘Generation of Things’ aspires to careers in IT

  Jobs in IT and technology the top career choices for 13-17 year olds who want to launch their own business, finds Logicalis report

• March 23, 2015 23 Mar'15

  Barclays Accelerator kicks off 13-week fintech programme

  London Escalator-based programme starts 13-week journey for 10 fintech startups

• March 23, 2015 23 Mar'15

  IT priorities 2015 – IT budgets on the rise as economy recovers

  Almost three-quarters of IT managers in the UK expect their IT budgets to increase or stay the same in 2015

• March 23, 2015 23 Mar'15

  Women have a big part to play in the future of the fintech industry

  International Women’s Day sparks debate around the lack of females holding board-level positions in the fintech sector and elsewhere

• March 20, 2015 20 Mar'15

  DWP to direct jobseekers to digital skills-sharing platforms

  Department for Work and Pensions to update guidance to Jobcentre Plus staff to direct jobseekers to digital skills-sharing platforms

• March 20, 2015 20 Mar'15

  Winners of the 2015 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards announced

  Winners announced during ceremony at London Hilton, Park Lane.

• March 20, 2015 20 Mar'15

  Mobile devices better suited for digitally excluded

  Digitally excluded find tablets and smartphones easier to use and more intuitive, according to Tinder Foundation and Vodafone UK report

• March 20, 2015 20 Mar'15

  Why CIOs should become chief integration officers in 2015

  IT leaders risk being relegated to a “care and feeding” role if they do not take the initiative, says business advisory firm Deloitte

• March 19, 2015 19 Mar'15

  BIS sets out to assist development of digital sharing economy

  The government has set out a number of proposals to assist in the development of the £9bn trade body Sharing Economy UK

• March 19, 2015 19 Mar'15

  Hampshire Council CIO Jos Creese steps down

  Hampshire County Council CIO Jos Creese – one of the longest-serving IT leaders in local government – leaves in May for freelance consultancy

• March 19, 2015 19 Mar'15

  Budget 2015: Government strengthens support for postgrad students

  Loans of up to £25,000 will be available for postgraduate PhD and research-led masters students, announces George Osborne in the 2015 Budget

• March 18, 2015 18 Mar'15

  Budget 2015: £11m support for tech incubators as part of northern powerhouse mission

  George Osborne sets out plans to nurture tech startups in the north with cash injections and travel improvements

• March 18, 2015 18 Mar'15

  Budget 2015: First look at the policies for technology

  Chancellor George Osborne announced a range of Budget measures to help the growth of technology and digital government across the UK

• March 17, 2015 17 Mar'15

  Women well suited to startups, says Anthemis president

  Not everyone is suited to work in a startup, but women have personality traits that seem to thrive in such an environment, says Amy Nauiokas

• March 17, 2015 17 Mar'15

  Aspirational goals needed to turn the dial on gender in tech sector

  everywoman roundtable attendees stress need for aspirational goals to turn the dial on gender in the tech sector

• March 16, 2015 16 Mar'15

  TechFutures Teachers pack will educate youngsters about IT careers

  TCS, MyKindCrowd and Tech Partnership release education pack for teachers to educate young people on the range of careers in tech