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• October 29, 2020 29 Oct'20

  Most further education colleges have skills shortages in IT teams, says Jisc

  A report from member organisation Jisc has found that a larger number of further education colleges have a skills shortage in IT teams

• October 23, 2020 23 Oct'20

  Tech Talent Charter launches Doing It Anyway role model campaign

  Industry collaborative launches campaign to make female role models more visible and encourage others into tech

• October 22, 2020 22 Oct'20

  Saudi Arabian authorities work with Chinese IT giants on digital goals

  Saudi Arabia has signed two agreements with Chinese IT suppliers as it strives to deliver its ambitious programme to diversify its economy

• October 22, 2020 22 Oct'20

  Women in Business Expo: If you can’t find female tech talent, you have hiring and culture issues

  A panel of experts at the Women in Business Expo say problems around hiring and culture can be one of the main reasons firms can’t find female talent

• October 22, 2020 22 Oct'20

  Nordic countries in denial over IT industry equality

  Arriving in Denmark to find she was the only woman on a computer science master’s course was a shock to Plamena Cherneva

• October 22, 2020 22 Oct'20

  IR35: Former Treasury secretary Mel Stride calls for ‘dreaded’ off-payroll rules to be ‘abolished’

  While chairing a Treasury Committee session on how the UK tax landscape must change to cover the costs of the coronavirus pandemic, ex-Treasury secretary Mel Stride backed calls for the IR35 rules to be abolished

• October 19, 2020 19 Oct'20

  Pandemic causes record spike in collapse of tech startups

  A record number of technology startups folded in September, after months of early-stage companies struggling to attract the investment needed to stay afloat

• October 19, 2020 19 Oct'20

  D&I push should come from the top, says panel

  Panel of experts at Black Tech Fest spoke about how a push for diversity and inclusion should come with support from firms’ leaders

• October 12, 2020 12 Oct'20

  Cyber security skills ad branded ‘crass’ by minister

  Security skills campaign advert depicting a ballet dancer comes in for criticism as the arts sector struggles in the pandemic

• October 06, 2020 06 Oct'20

  Government to provide 100,000 devices for remote learning

  The Department for Education is offering education providers access to additional devices to help with remote learning during the coronavirus pandemic

• October 06, 2020 06 Oct'20

  Code First Girls teaches over 20,000 women to code

  Not-for-profit has reached its original goal, set in 2017, of teaching 20,000 women to code and now aims to double its community

• October 01, 2020 01 Oct'20

  Computer Weekly announces the Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2020

  Computer Weekly has revealed who is on this year’s list of the 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech, including this year’s winner Anne-Marie Imafidon

• October 01, 2020 01 Oct'20

  Computer Weekly’s 2020 women in tech Rising Stars

  The nature of digital technology means the IT industry is an ever-changing landscape, so who will be at the wheel of the technology sector in years to come?

• October 01, 2020 01 Oct'20

  Talk is no good without action, says Most Influential Woman in UK Tech 2020

  The Black Lives Matter movement has led to a lot of statements being released signifying tech companies’ intentions, but action is what really matters, says Anne-Marie Imafidon, this year’s Most Influential Woman in UK Tech

• October 01, 2020 01 Oct'20

  Government on the hunt for GDS CEO

  Whitehall is recruiting for a Government Digital Service CEO who will report to the government chief digital officer, offering £168,000 a year for the role

• October 01, 2020 01 Oct'20

  Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2020: Entrants to the Hall of Fame

  Each year, Computer Weekly and its judges choose women recognised for their lifetime contribution to the technology sector to be added to its Hall of Fame

• September 28, 2020 28 Sep'20

  Singapore to build 5G talent pipeline

  Singapore’s telcos will start hiring and training about 1,000 telecoms professionals by year-end to support the deployment of 5G networks

• September 28, 2020 28 Sep'20

  Case Study: Douglas and Gordon uses video to make house searching safer

  Estate agent Douglas and Gordon has made videos of prospective properties to make it safer and easier for house hunters to find their new home during the coronavirus pandemic

• September 24, 2020 24 Sep'20

  Interview: Tech education in Africa, with a focus on female empowerment

  During a trip to East Africa in the early 2000s, Sonal Kadchha found a lack of secondary education and few teachers, which eventually led her to teach women in the region how to code

• September 23, 2020 23 Sep'20

  Public admires security professionals, but doesn’t want their jobs

  (ISC)² research finds attitudes towards security roles are increasingly positive, but not many people fancy joining the fight against cyber crime

• September 18, 2020 18 Sep'20

  Ex-NCSC boss Ciaran Martin joins cyber venture capital outfit

  Outgoing NCSC CEO Ciaran Martin is to take up a new role guiding new investments in cyber security

• September 11, 2020 11 Sep'20

  Santander to double investment in fintechs

  Santander is doubling the amount of money it invests in fintech startups after the success of its funding arm, which was established in 2014

• September 09, 2020 09 Sep'20

  Abu Dhabi government launches peer-to-peer coding campus

  Abu Dhabi government launches a specialist programming school that uses peer-to-peer teaching methods and gamification

• September 08, 2020 08 Sep'20

  Jobs in UK tech sector grow 36% since lockdown peak

  The number of advertised roles in digital have increased across the UK in the summer months, according to the government’s Digital Economy Council

• September 07, 2020 07 Sep'20

  AI Summit 2020: Regulating AI for the common good

  Speakers and panellists at the virtual AI Summit 2020 spoke about the tensions between cooperation and competition in the development of artificial intelligence

• September 04, 2020 04 Sep'20

  Lockdown sees increase in girls applying for GCHQ cyber courses

  The shift to online learning saw an increase in participants for its CyberFirst cyber security training programme, GCHQ found

• September 03, 2020 03 Sep'20

  Fund helps Good Things Foundation give 4,000 people digital access

  Charity Good Things Foundation has been given £500,000 by the National Lottery Fund to help 4,000 digitally excluded people gain technology skills

• September 03, 2020 03 Sep'20

  Only 10% of tech talent have cyber skills to fill skills gap

  The UK has a growing need for cyber skills as a result of the pandemic, but few IT professionals have the skills firms actually need

• September 03, 2020 03 Sep'20

  Amazon to recruit 7,000 permanent workers in UK during 2020 hiring spree

  The online retail giant’s UK workforce looks set to expand to 40,000 employees by the end of 2020, as its network of fulfilment centres continues to grow

• August 26, 2020 26 Aug'20

  Co-operative cuts branch network and jobs

  Co-operative bank will rely more heavily on its digital channels as 18 more branches are shuttered

• August 26, 2020 26 Aug'20

  Amazon UK boss to help select new government CDO

  Outgoing Amazon UK boss Doug Gurr is on the selection panel to assess candidates for the government chief digital officer role, which offers a salary of up to £200,000 per year

• August 26, 2020 26 Aug'20

  DWP searches for talent as part of apprenticeship programme

  The Department of Work and Pensions is looking for diverse talent to fill software and networking roles while developing skills on the job

• August 20, 2020 20 Aug'20

  Drop in number of students taking GCSE computing in 2020

  The amount of students deciding to take GCSE computing in England drops despite an increase last year

• August 20, 2020 20 Aug'20

  First computers that led to a career in IT

  The UK’s GCSE results show a strong pass rate in STEM subjects, which is good news for the IT industry. We find out how Computer Weekly readers got into IT

• August 17, 2020 17 Aug'20

  Coronavirus: Government faces renewed calls for extended support for self-employed

  The second phase of the government’s income support scheme for the self-employed goes live today, prompting renewed calls for the eligibility criteria to be broadened so that more people can benefit

• August 14, 2020 14 Aug'20

  Gigaclear to take on 120 engineers for rural broadband expansion

  New full-time field engineers will join rural broadband provider’s in-house team by the end of March 2021 to increase company’s build capacity

• August 14, 2020 14 Aug'20

  Coronavirus: The pandemic’s impact on tech jobs, now and in the future

  For some, the coronavirus pandemic has meant furloughs and job losses; for others, it has meant expansion and hiring. What impact has the outbreak had on technology recruitment, and will this carry on into the future?

• August 13, 2020 13 Aug'20

  Computing students achieve high A-level grades despite coronavirus outbreak

  Students taking computing at A-level have achieved higher grades than last year despite the uncertainty created by the Covid-19 pandemic

• August 13, 2020 13 Aug'20

  Muslamic Makers launches careers discovery programme

  Tech community Muslamic Makers has launched a programme to help Muslim talent develop skills and understand more about digital careers

• August 06, 2020 06 Aug'20

  If you hire foreign IT staff, ‘you’re fired’, Trump tells bosses in government-owned entities

  Donald Trump has fired a pre-election warning to government organisations that give IT jobs to workers from overseas

• August 06, 2020 06 Aug'20

  Coronavirus: IT contractors cite lack of government support during Covid-19 as source of stress

  ContractorCalculator research highlights the mental health toll the pandemic is taking on IT contractors

• August 03, 2020 03 Aug'20

  Covid-19 forces TechHub into administration

  Silicon Roundabout mainstay TechHub has been forced into administration after Covid-19 pandemic undermines ability to generate revenue

• July 30, 2020 30 Jul'20

  Diversity in cyber improving but inclusion needs work, says NCSC

  Study into diversity and inclusion in the cyber security sector has found that diversity is off to a good start, but inclusion is lacking

• July 29, 2020 29 Jul'20

  Amazon to create 1,000 skilled tech roles in Ireland

  Retail giant Amazon will be adding several skilled tech roles to its locations in Ireland over the next two years

• July 24, 2020 24 Jul'20

  Tech’s diversity gap: Slow growth for minority groups

  Research by the BCS has shown a small percentage in growth of BAME and female individuals in the tech sector, revealing the long climb to diversity the industry still needs to tackle

• July 24, 2020 24 Jul'20

  Investment in neurodiverse talent a win-win for security

  Current careers guidance and recruitment processes for security jobs are not working for people with ADHD, autism, dyslexia and dyspraxia, but the problem is fixable with a little attention to detail

• July 23, 2020 23 Jul'20

  Brexit and slow pandemic response will impact UK IT spend, says Forrester

  Analyst says UK’s slower response to the coronavirus, combined with Brexit, will have a big impact on GDP and, as a consequence, IT spending will decline

• July 17, 2020 17 Jul'20

  ‘Future-ready’ attributes key to business resiliency beyond Covid-19, says Vodafone

  Social responsibility, sustainability and purpose remain essential as consumers demand clearer commitments, with broadening employer diversity and increasing workplace flexibility key to address growing skill gaps

• July 17, 2020 17 Jul'20

  Lockdown sparks interest in digital skills for 58% of adults

  Adults in the UK are becoming increasingly interested in digital skills, with over 80% saying they will become even more important over the next year

• July 16, 2020 16 Jul'20

  What do Accenture’s UK job cuts mean to the IT services industry?

  Accenture's decision to reduce its UK workforce by 8% will not be the last in an IT services sector hit hard by the Covid-19 disruption.