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• March 06, 2023 06 Mar'23

  Over 50s and IR35: How retired IT workers could help close the tech sector skills gap

  With the UK government wanting to get more people who took early retirement in the wake of the pandemic back to work, recruitment experts ponder if encouraging them to work on a freelance basis could close the IT sector’s skills gap

• March 06, 2023 06 Mar'23

  Government announces Science and Technology framework

  The government has announced the first major work completed by its recently launched Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

• March 03, 2023 03 Mar'23

  White House unveils National Cybersecurity Strategy

  The strategy will focus on ensuring closer collaboration on cyber security between government and industry, while giving software and other tech companies a bigger role in combatting threats due to their resources and expertise

• March 02, 2023 02 Mar'23

  UK government migration scheme to boost tech ties with India

  The UK has agreed to allow thousands of young Indian professionals to work for two years in the UK as part of a migration exchange

• February 28, 2023 28 Feb'23

  Almost 70% of UK digital workers interested in expanding tech skills

  Digital workers in the UK are interested in furthering their skills through training but feel time and money are holding them back

• February 22, 2023 22 Feb'23

  Dutch cyber security professionals experience stress akin to soldiers in war zone, claims expert

  Cyber attacks are taking a heavy toll on Dutch IT professionals, with over a third reporting that their mental health suffers as a result

• February 22, 2023 22 Feb'23

  Half of cyber leaders to switch jobs by 2025, citing stress

  A substantial number of cyber security leaders are plotting their great escape, saying the industry is leaving them too stressed to go on, according to a study

• February 21, 2023 21 Feb'23

  Women account for less than a third of FTSE 100 CIOs

  The number of women in tech leadership positions is growing, but the pace of change is still minimal

• February 21, 2023 21 Feb'23

  UK finance firms short of data skills

  Financial services companies in the UK lack the data skills they will need to succeed in an increasingly digital world

• February 17, 2023 17 Feb'23

  More than 60% of people think they are not qualified for STEM careers

  People are interested in STEM careers but many feel underqualified, while some don’t even know what counts as a STEM job, IBM finds

• February 17, 2023 17 Feb'23

  Employers claim to prioritise diversity, employees remain dubious

  Young tech employees claim diversity initiatives aren’t working, despite more than half of employers claiming to focus on the issue

• February 16, 2023 16 Feb'23

  Helsinki’s tech and business ecosystem in 90 days

  Helsinki gives tech entrepreneurs a taste of life and business in Finland for 90 days as it bids to attract global tech startups

• February 15, 2023 15 Feb'23

  Computing degrees more popular due to AI, says BCS

  As tech and its uses become more mainstream, an increasing number of people seem to be interested in studying computing at university, BCS claims

• February 14, 2023 14 Feb'23

  Government to fund STEM return-to-work programme

  Government-backed initiative aims to help parents and carers return to careers in science, technology, engineering and maths after a break from work

• February 10, 2023 10 Feb'23

  Committee launches digital exclusion inquiry

  The Lords Communications Committee has launched an inquiry to investigate how the UK can tackle digital exclusion during the cost-of-living crisis

• February 10, 2023 10 Feb'23

  More than 30% of girls in tech don’t become tech undergrads

  Research by McKinsey found that 31% of girls who are studying tech-based subjects at school in Europe then drop out of the pipeline before making it to university

• February 07, 2023 07 Feb'23

  Jaguar Land Rover to offer almost 300 apprenticeships

  Jaguar Land Rover has announced new apprenticeship programmes to help the firm to develop future automobile technologies

• February 06, 2023 06 Feb'23

  Government urged to address ‘broken’ apprenticeship levy system

  The apprenticeship levy was developed in 2017 to boost access to skills for UK business, but many are concerned it isn’t fit for purpose

• February 06, 2023 06 Feb'23

  Executive interview, Eric Muntz, Mailchimp

  We speak to Intuit Mailchimp’s former CTO about how the company manages IT engineering and supports different ways of working

• February 03, 2023 03 Feb'23

  UK seeks head of quantum office

  A vacancy on the civil service jobs site suggests the UK’s new quantum strategy is about to be rolled out – and there’s going to be a new chief

• February 01, 2023 01 Feb'23

  NCSC for Startups inducts four companies into programme

  Four more startups are set to join the NCSC accelerator, which helps the UK government develop technology and approaches to pressing cyber security challenges

• February 01, 2023 01 Feb'23

  Tech workers seek alternative employment to avoid redundancy

  With rumours of mass redundancies rife in the IT sector, many tech workers are applying for other roles rather than risk becoming unemployed

• February 01, 2023 01 Feb'23

  PayPal slashes 2,000 jobs in face of tough economic outlook

  Fintech giant making thousands of redundancies as global economic outlook remains poor

• February 01, 2023 01 Feb'23

  UK Cyber Council and ISACA launch audit, assurance programme

  The UK Cyber Security Council has teamed up with ISACA to partner on a new audit and assurance programme for security pros

• January 31, 2023 31 Jan'23

  Tech Nation to shutter after more than a decade

  Tech Nation due to shutter after losing core funding to Barclays Eagle Labs, which will take over its role in supporting UK technology startups and scaleups

• January 31, 2023 31 Jan'23

  Cyber training firm launches £20k data protection scholarship

  Training specialist Freevacy has launched a £20,000 scholarship fund to train data privacy and protection professionals

• January 31, 2023 31 Jan'23

  Mark Logan on his vision for a Scottish technology ecosystem

  The Scottish Government’s entrepreneur advisor speaks to Computer Weekly about the philosophy behind an ambitious technology ecosystem strategy

• January 27, 2023 27 Jan'23

  Employees over 55 want new skills

  A large number of people in their 50s or older want to gain new digital skills, but aren’t getting the support they need to do so

• January 25, 2023 25 Jan'23

  Will mass big tech lay-offs affect employment prospects of IT contractors in 2023?

  With some of the biggest tech firms in the world announcing mass redundancies, will the flood of new entrants to the jobs market affect the prospects of IT contractors already looking for work amid the cost-of-living crisis?

• January 25, 2023 25 Jan'23

  UK Treasury recruiting digital currency leader

  The UK government’s investigation into the merits of a central bank digital currency gathers pace at it looks for a team leader

• January 24, 2023 24 Jan'23

  Nationwide Building Society CIO to join Co-operative Bank

  Gary Delooze to join Co-operative Bank as CIO after six years heading up Nationwide Building Society’s IT department

• January 23, 2023 23 Jan'23

  More than 1,000 tech roles chopped at Capital One

  US bank makes tech job cuts as its digital transformation moves into a new phase

• January 20, 2023 20 Jan'23

  Barclays Eagle Labs awarded Digital Growth Grant over Tech Nation

  Barclays Eagle Labs incubator to take over Tech Nation’s role in administering UK government digital growth grant amid backlash from startup ecosystem

• January 18, 2023 18 Jan'23

  Gartner: CIOs will struggle to retain and attract IT talent

  While the latest spending forecast from Gartner shows continued growth in enterprise IT spending, how budgets are invested is set to change

• January 17, 2023 17 Jan'23

  UK fintech payments unicorn cuts back as Covid-19 boost wears off

  Payments infrastructure firm Paddle downsizes as Covid-19-generated business boost runs out of steam

• January 17, 2023 17 Jan'23

  Entain and McLaren F1 aim to help women return to STEM careers

  To help more women return to the STEM sector after a career break, Entain and McLaren F1 have launched a programme of work, coaching and networking

• January 17, 2023 17 Jan'23

  Tech skills shortage still a problem for employers

  Many organisations have struggled to find tech talent over the past year, leading them to consider alternative ways to attract skilled workers

• January 16, 2023 16 Jan'23

  IT budgets under pressure due to poor economic outlook

  IT leaders in European organisations are facing a shortfall in their IT budgets this year, but the situation is expected to improve after 2024

• January 16, 2023 16 Jan'23

  IR35 reforms: Contractors cite tax avoidance legislation as ‘biggest concern’ in 2023

  Contractors have cited the IR35 reforms as being their biggest concern in 2023, ahead of the cost-of-living crisis and the government’s planned tax rises

• January 13, 2023 13 Jan'23

  Unionised contract workers who train Google’s AI win pay rise

  Google contract workers employed at artificial intelligence training supplier RaterLabs have secured their first-ever pay rise, following collective demands that Google fulfil its own commitment to pay its extended workforce a minimum of $15 an hour

• January 12, 2023 12 Jan'23

  Government accused of leaving umbrella company regulation in limbo by shelving enforcement body

  The UK government is coming under pressure to reveal the state of its plans to regulate umbrella companies after it emerged that the enforcement body it promised to create is unlikely to materialise

• January 10, 2023 10 Jan'23

  Tech firms failing to address forced labour in supply chains

  Subpar due diligence processes in the tech sector – including poor purchasing practices, sparsely implemented collective bargaining coverage, and a lack of redress for workers – is leaving supply chain workers open to abuse, says KnowTheChain

• January 04, 2023 04 Jan'23

  Why India’s Mphasis chose West Yorkshire for tech hub

  IT services firm Mphasis is moving more service delivery to the UK with around 1000 tech recruits planned for Northern England

• December 28, 2022 28 Dec'22

  Top 10 Middle East IT stories of 2022

  Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 Middle East IT articles of 2022

• December 22, 2022 22 Dec'22

  Number of women taking computing degrees grows

  The gender gap in the UK’s tech sector has persisted for many years, but BCS has found figures to suggest more women are choosing computing at degree level

• December 22, 2022 22 Dec'22

  Top 10 women in tech and diversity in tech stories of 2022

  As the year draws to a close, Computer Weekly looks over some of the notable stories relating to women in tech, diversity and inclusion throughout 2022

• December 21, 2022 21 Dec'22

  Top 10 IT careers and skills stories of 2022

  Looking back at the skills and hiring landscape in 2022, Computer Weekly shares the key moments for IT careers and skills over the past 12 months

• December 19, 2022 19 Dec'22

  BAE Systems to hire 2,600 apprentices next year

  As a new year looms, defence firm BAE Systems has plans to add more than 2,500 apprentices to its workforce across the UK in 2023

• December 14, 2022 14 Dec'22

  Quarter of UK businesses looking abroad for tech talent

  As the tech skills gap persists, research shows many hiring managers in the UK are now looking for talent in other countries

• December 13, 2022 13 Dec'22

  The nature of the CISO role will be in flux in 2023

  As cyber risk outpaces organisational defences, and cyber attacks and breaches cause more and more damage, the nature of the CISO role is entering a state of flux, according to a report