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• December 16, 2020 16 Dec'20

  Number of students taking computer science degrees up 7.6% in 2020

  The number of students choosing to study computer science at degree level rose year-on-year in 2020, according to BCS

• December 07, 2020 07 Dec'20

  Stockport Council launches digital training initiative

  Local authority Stockport Council has launched a programme aimed at training young people in digital skills to give them a better chance at entering digital roles

• December 07, 2020 07 Dec'20

  GSMA launches digital access guidelines to help disabled people

  Industry organisation GSMA has launched a framework of guidelines aimed at making mobile technology more accessible for people with disabilities

• December 03, 2020 03 Dec'20

  S/4 Hana projects come off back burner, but skills shortage impedes progress

  UK and Ireland SAP User Group members set to ramp up S/4 ERP migration projects, but skills shortage and retirement of SAP managers in user organisations are a concern

• December 01, 2020 01 Dec'20

  Makers partners with Coding Black Females

  Coding bootcamp has linked up with Coding Black Females to train more black talent in software skills

• November 30, 2020 30 Nov'20

  People not offered help to improve digital skills, BCS finds

  A large number of people feel they have not been provided with enough help to increase their digital skills during lockdown

• November 30, 2020 30 Nov'20

  More than 1,300 teachers trained by National Centre for Computing Education

  Government-funded centre aimed at supporting computing teachers has reached more than 29,000 teachers and trained over 1,300 to deliver computing curriculum

• November 26, 2020 26 Nov'20

  Interest in UK digital talent visa surges despite pandemic

  Tech Nation, the endorsing body for the digital technology route of the UK’s Global Talent Visa, has seen a 48% increase in applications over the past year

• November 26, 2020 26 Nov'20

  Robots taking jobs, but creating careers

  Robotic process automation developers tell Computer Weekly about the job they never expected to be doing

• November 26, 2020 26 Nov'20

  CCS looks to hire CDIO

  Crown Commercial Service is offering nearly £150,000 for the role of chief digital information officer, who will be in charge of developing and delivering its digital and data strategy

• November 18, 2020 18 Nov'20

  US cyber security chief fired for contradicting Trump

  CISA chief Chris Krebs ousted for doing his job fighting disinformation in an apparent purge of officials deemed disloyal to president Donald Trump

• November 13, 2020 13 Nov'20

  Dutch IT award recognises importance of research in the wild

  Promoter of human-centric scientific research techniques claims the prestigious 2020 Netherlands Prize for ICT Research

• November 12, 2020 12 Nov'20

  Winners of female-only data hackathon announced

  Several firms banded together to run a virtual female-only hackathon to encourage data analysts to use Covid-19 data to solve pandemic-related problems

• November 11, 2020 11 Nov'20

  Security pros coped admirably with remote working transition

  Despite facing tight timescales at the onset of the pandemic, security professionals have come through the transition to remote working remarkably well, according to a report

• November 10, 2020 10 Nov'20

  Bright Little Labs launches Agent Asha series

  Children’s media company creates new series of children’s books and resources aimed at teaching children to code

• November 04, 2020 04 Nov'20

  Pandemic prompts interest in career shifts into tech

  Many people considering a career change have chosen to shift their focus to the technology industry since the beginning of the pandemic, according to CWJobs

• October 29, 2020 29 Oct'20

  Makers and Generation UK to train underrepresented talent

  Coding bootcamp Makers has partnered with Generation UK to provide individuals from underrepresented groups with coding skills

• 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

  Digital public services fail UK citizens on multiple fronts

  Commission for Smart Government publishes paper on obstacles facing the UK’s digital government, setting out principles for digital government initiatives to follow

• 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

  CIOs who stick around could end up as COOs

  The career path for chief information officers looks promising as large businesses digitise more of their organisation and IT becomes integral to operations

• 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 21, 2020 21 Oct'20

  CIO interview: Joe Soule, CTO, Capital One Europe

  Never go back, or so they say – but one IT chief’s return to his former employer brought new opportunities and tech transformation

• October 20, 2020 20 Oct'20

  Study finds AI can teach humans new tricks

  Artificial intelligence tends to rely on supervised learning, but making the most of AI requires people to take on board what these systems learn autonomously

• 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 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 05, 2020 05 Oct'20

  Collaboration tools must support the wellbeing of home workers

  Latest forecast from CCS Insight suggests that people will be working remotely more than two days a week, so IT will need to address this shift

• 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 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 17, 2020 17 Sep'20

  What are the habits of highly effective CISOs?

  Data crunched by Gartner analysts reveals the behaviours that differentiate the top-performing chief information security officers from the pack

• 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 08, 2020 08 Sep'20

  Mayank Prakash takes up CTO role at Tilney Smith & Williamson

  The former global consumer CIO at utility firm Centrica has jumped ship to join wealth management and professional services group Tilney Smith & Williamson as its chief technology officer

• September 08, 2020 08 Sep'20

  How low-cost computing gets kids into tech

  We speak to a teenager about the joys of programming a Raspberry Pi and the startup he has formed around a Pi-based medical device

• 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

  UK tech firms urged to seek out international opportunities

  Tech Nation study finds UK businesses are in a strong position to take advantage of global tech growth

• September 03, 2020 03 Sep'20

  How Certis is digitising security operations

  Certis has developed more than 50 applications in a year to help employees do their jobs better and has set up an AI centre to tap the potential of robotics and video analytics in security

• August 28, 2020 28 Aug'20

  Interview: Frankie Kay, interim director general for data capability, ONS

  The Office for National Statistics’ interim director general for data capability talks about how data plays an important role in the battle against Covid-19 and how the pandemic has unearthed new ways of collaborating

• August 27, 2020 27 Aug'20

  CTO interview: David Rafalovsky, Sberbank Group

  Russia’s Sberbank is well into its digital transformation journey, with artificial intelligence and supercomputing now at the centre of its plans

• 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 18, 2020 18 Aug'20

  How to keep IT staff safe when they are needed on-site

  One of the challenges for IT departments during the coronavirus pandemic is that staff sometimes need to come into the office, which poses health risks

• 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

  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 11, 2020 11 Aug'20

  Looming threat of Covid-19 and IR35 reform conspire to keep contractor confidence dampened

  Quarterly data on how confident freelancers feel about their job and earning prospects highlights the negative impact Covid-19 and the government's looming tax reforms are having on the sector

• August 11, 2020 11 Aug'20

  UK lags in AI skills and AI project success

  Global study by Microsoft shows that UK organisations have more artificial intelligence projects that deliver zero value than other countries

• 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 05, 2020 05 Aug'20

  Inside Juniper’s radical IT transformation

  Western Australia’s aged care provider Juniper embarked on an aggressive strategy to completely transform its IT operations in just two years

• 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 27, 2020 27 Jul'20

  CTO interview: TransferGo’s Edgardo Savoy discusses skills and product innovation

  Improved user experience has opened up tech to many people, but ease of use distances young people from the tech going on under the hood

• 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 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 15, 2020 15 Jul'20

  Overseas IT directors could need salary of £56,100 to work in the UK

  The government has confirmed the salaries it considers as the ‘going rate’ for tech professions, which overseas applicants will need to earn to gain immigration points

• July 14, 2020 14 Jul'20

  Makers announces winners of the 2020 Women in Software Power List

  Software training academy Makers has announced the 2020 winners of its annual list of notable women in software development

• July 09, 2020 09 Jul'20

  NHS trust uses case management software to deliver time savings

  To deal with inefficient and unreliable processes, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Trust has implemented a case management system specifically designed for HR practitioners

• July 07, 2020 07 Jul'20

  Banks need to think like Google and not just follow it

  Banks are recruiting senior thinkers from within the IT sector as digital transformations mature

• July 07, 2020 07 Jul'20

  Voting open for the Most Influential Woman in UK Technology 2020

  Submit your vote to tell us who you think should be named the Most Influential Woman in UK Technology for 2020

• July 06, 2020 06 Jul'20

  TLA launches resource hub for digital skills

  Tech London Advocates launches an online hub to provide schools, students and parents with resources to build digital skills

• July 02, 2020 02 Jul'20

  Remote workforce demands ‘hybrid working’, not the end of the office in the ‘better normal’

  As lockdowns end, research shows businesses will gradually have to start shifting their focus from purely surviving, yet employees think their desire for hybrid working is out of step with that of their employer

• July 02, 2020 02 Jul'20

  Most Influential Women in UK Tech: The 2020 longlist

  Each year, during its search for influential women in UK technology, Computer Weekly asks the tech industry to nominate who it thinks should be considered for the top 50 – here is the longlist for 2020

• July 01, 2020 01 Jul'20

  UK’s unsung cyber security heroes sought

  Nominations have opened for the fifth annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards

• July 01, 2020 01 Jul'20

  Equity in STEM education more important than ever, says Parliamentary group

  All-Party Parliamentary Group on Diversity and Inclusion in STEM suggests recommendations for increasing equity in education after stating coronavirus makes diversity increasingly important

• July 01, 2020 01 Jul'20

  CIO Interview: Amex Global Business Travel CTO on incident response

  American Express Global Business Travel adapted an existing incident response service to support staff and clients during the lockdown

• June 29, 2020 29 Jun'20

  Fund provides routes into digital for under-represented groups in Manchester and Lancashire

  £3m fund is being used to help businesses and residents gain digital skills

• June 26, 2020 26 Jun'20

  Standard Chartered embarks on virtual internship programme

  Bank offers 300 candidates virtual placements on internship programme

• June 24, 2020 24 Jun'20

  IT services giant gives staff time out to volunteer for police clients

  IT services company CGI responds to Met Police call by offering its staff the opportunity to take 11 days paid leave to volunteer their time

• June 23, 2020 23 Jun'20

  Why IT needs to align with people

  IT has always strived to align with the business, but recent research has found that users are struggling to take on tech innovations

• June 19, 2020 19 Jun'20

  BT searches for Young Pioneer as part of AbilityNet Tech4Good Awards

  BT sponsors Young Pioneer Award category as part of the AbilityNet Tech4Good Awards to hear from young people who want to improve lives by using tech

• June 18, 2020 18 Jun'20

  Coronavirus: Parliamentary group asks how lockdown has affected digital skills

  All Party Parliamentary Group on Digital Skills launches call to action to find out if lessons learnt in lockdown could help build digital skills policy in the future

• June 12, 2020 12 Jun'20

  Santander to recruit 3,000 more IT staff

  Spanish bank to recruit a further 3,000 tech staff globally to accelerate its digital transformation

• June 09, 2020 09 Jun'20

  Cyber security needs more women role models, says report

  A report compiled by security assurance organisation Crest highlights the progress made on gender diversity in cyber security, and offers pointers for next steps

• June 03, 2020 03 Jun'20

  Infosec 2020: Covid-19 an opportunity to change security thinking

  The annual Infosecurity Europe is being held virtually this year, and speakers at an online panel session have been considering the impact of the pandemic on security awareness

• June 02, 2020 02 Jun'20

  Digital transformation held back by lack of skilled people

  Veeam survey finds digital transformation a hot topic, but 44% of firms are held back by skills shortages. Meanwhile, the cost of downtime is found to be $67,651 per hour for the most important apps

• June 01, 2020 01 Jun'20

  Egypt offers free tech scholarship to 100,000 citizens

  Egypt's youths are being offered free training to help them to prepare for the careers of the future

• June 01, 2020 01 Jun'20

  Former Sage boss becomes chairman of Tech Nation

  After five years as chair of Tech Nation, Eileen Burbidge has stepped down. Replacing her is Stephen Kelly, who says he wants to support the next generation of tech scaleups

• June 01, 2020 01 Jun'20

  Coronavirus: Government under renewed pressure to ramp up support for limited company directors

  Chancellor of the Exchequer's announced extensions of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme prompt renewed calls for more tailored financial support for limited companies

• June 01, 2020 01 Jun'20

  Inside India: The world’s IT powerhouse

  The Covid-19 pandemic is turning out to be a big fork in the road for many companies. But what about the industry that keeps the lights on for them?

• May 27, 2020 27 May'20

  Makers decides shortlist for Women in Software Powerlist 2020

  Software engineering academy Makers has released the shortlist of candidates for its annual Women in Software Powerlist, from which the winners will be selected

• May 26, 2020 26 May'20

  One-third of all bank jobs are now tech-related

  The proportion of jobs in banks that are technology-related is growing quickly, accelerated further by the Covid-19 pandemic

• May 22, 2020 22 May'20

  Nominations open for Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2020

  Computer Weekly is looking for nominations for its 2020 list of the most influential women in UK technology

• May 20, 2020 20 May'20

  Coronavirus: How CIOs can prepare for business recovery

  Economic recovery will require business to work differently. CIOs may be asked to automate more and support high levels of remote working

• April 24, 2020 24 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Remote working and mental health

  As many of us are now working from home due to the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, while also trying to juggle other responsibilities alongside increased anxiety, how can we make sure that we’re looking after our mental health?

• April 22, 2020 22 Apr'20

  IR35 private sector reforms: Treasury ignores sub-committee’s plea to delay April 2021 start date

  Despite the Finance Bill Sub-Committee claiming it would argue for the IR35 reforms to be delayed even if there were no pandemic, HM Treasury remains committed to revised April 2021 roll-out date

• April 20, 2020 20 Apr'20

  Managing the lockdown extension

  The continued Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown means people will be working remotely for far longer. IT decision-makers and business leaders will need more than a quick fix

• April 20, 2020 20 Apr'20

  CIO interview: Jason Oliver, IT director, University of Sussex

  Imagine taking a year to formulate a digital transformation plan – then having to implement much of it in two weeks when the coronavirus hit. For the Sussex University IT chief, there’s even more to do now