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November 11, 2015
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Nov'15
Placing unemployed women in the IT industry could solve skills gap, says Martha Lane Fox
Speaking at the Microsoft Future Decoded event in London, Martha Lane Fox said giving unemployed women digital skills and IT jobs could solve the skills gap
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November 05, 2015
05
Nov'15
Mayor of London launches tech fund for digital skills
A programme has been launched by the mayor of London to ensure young people in the capital are learning digital skills
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November 02, 2015
02
Nov'15
CIO interview: Torben Høeg Bonde, Vestas
The CIO at Danish wind turbine company Vestas is playing a key role in turning the company into a software supplier
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October 29, 2015
29
Oct'15
Retailers will never have pure play, says Watchfinder founder
Founder of luxury second-hand watch reseller Watchfinder explains that retailers will never have an entirely online or offline business
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October 27, 2015
27
Oct'15
More than 70% of teachers still think students are better at using tech
Teachers are still struggling to adapt to the new curriculum, and more than 70% believe their students are more technology-savvy than they are
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October 22, 2015
22
Oct'15
How the Cabinet Office is using open data to tackle youth unemployment
The Cabinet Office invited IT professionals and young people to a Job Hack event with the aim of using open government datasets to help more young people into work
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October 21, 2015
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Oct'15
Infosec pros should start preparing for the future, say experts
Information security professionals need to grow their skills, engage with the business, increase security awareness, set business goals and tailor their messages, says a panel of experts
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October 13, 2015
13
Oct'15
How easyJet uses digital to drive competitive advantage
The CIO and head of digital at easyJet tell Computer Weekly price is not the only way to gain competitive advantage in the airline industry
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October 09, 2015
09
Oct'15
UK digital economy needs 2.3 million digital workers by 2020
The UK will need the skills of 2.3 million digital workers by 2020 if it hopes to power the promised digital economy, according to research from O2
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October 08, 2015
08
Oct'15
Apprenticeships could stop potential employees falling through the net, says Bellrock
The chief technology officer of facilities management company Bellrock explains why apprenticeships should be used to stop potential IT workers moving to other industries
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October 01, 2015
01
Oct'15
JLab’s 2015 startups explain how the accelerator has helped them
Finalists of the John Lewis JLab accelerator explain what experience they have gained on the programme
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September 21, 2015
21
Sep'15
More than half of 12-year-old girls say Stem subjects are too hard
Accenture finds more than half of 12-year-old girls in the UK and Ireland think science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) subjects are too hard
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September 08, 2015
08
Sep'15
The Data School: Former Facebook employee launches training programme for future data analysts
After working at Facebook as a data analyst, Andy Kriebel explains why he moved to the UK and launched a training programme for data scientists
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August 24, 2015
24
Aug'15
Teachers teaching teachers – how Google for Education fuels collaborative learning
Google’s head of education explains why the use of technology in classrooms is critical and how Google’s education technology is sparking collaboration between teachers
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August 13, 2015
13
Aug'15
Interview: Government digital chief Mike Bracken – why I quit
Mike Bracken, the outgoing director of the Government Digital Service, talks exclusively to Computer Weekly about his departure from Whitehall
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August 06, 2015
06
Aug'15
What will happen to digital government when GDS chief Mike Bracken moves on?
The government’s digital chief Mike Bracken has announced he will be leaving, raising concerns over the future of digital government
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August 05, 2015
05
Aug'15
HMRC to transfer 250 Capgemini staff in-house ready for Aspire contract end
HMRC’s Aspire outsourcing contract will be replaced by slowly bringing staff in-house to give the department more control over IT
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July 23, 2015
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Jul'15
Bilingual coders earn £4,500 more than single language colleagues
Coders that know more than one coding language earn an average of 10% more than single language colleagues, reveals Greythorn report
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July 21, 2015
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Jul'15
Salesforce eager to support startup culture sweeping Europe
Salesforce’s head of startup relations shares why it’s partnered with accelerator Startupbootcamp
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July 16, 2015
16
Jul'15
Women in IT meet prime minister David Cameron's gender pay gap news with scepticism
The prime minister’s announcement that firms with more than 250 employees will have to disclose salaries has been met with concerns over how and when results will be published
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July 13, 2015
13
Jul'15
TechUK paper urges industry to collaborate in closing the IT skills gap
TechUK paper puts forward recommendations to government and industry on closer collaboration to close the IT skills shortfall
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July 10, 2015
10
Jul'15
Bright Little Labs inspires children through Detective Dot role model
Interactive books aim to inspire a generation of coders to investigate where possessions come from and how they’re made
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July 08, 2015
08
Jul'15
Computer Weekly reveals the 50 most influential women in UK IT 2015
This year's list of the 50 most influential women in UK IT has been revealed. Find out which female IT leaders are making a difference to the digital economy
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July 08, 2015
08
Jul'15
Most influential women in UK IT 2015: Rising stars
Judges of most influential women in UK IT hail five females as rising stars. Special thanks to the Salesforce Foundation for extending their support to our 2015 Rising Stars
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July 01, 2015
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Jul'15
UK universities revise computer course guidelines to boost ranks of cyber warriors
UK universities revise course guidelines to transform computing degree courses and ensure that undergraduates learn cyber security skills
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June 16, 2015
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Jun'15
BCSWomen hosts Guinness World Record attempt with marathon app-building event
BCSWomen hosts app-building event to encourage over 1,000 young people to simultaneously build Android apps in a Guinness World Record attempt
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June 11, 2015
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Jun'15
Is HMRC making tax more taxing for non-digital taxpayers?
Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has made tax data accessible online – but how should it cater for those unable (or unwilling) to use digital services?
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June 09, 2015
09
Jun'15
Case study: What the enterprise can learn from Etsy's DevOps strategy
Jon Cowie, operations engineer at online marketplace Etsy, advises enterprises on how to develop a DevOps-friendly business culture
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June 08, 2015
08
Jun'15
Europe’s startups should collaborate like Silicon Valley firms
Europe should take a leaf out of Silicon Valley’s book on openness and collaboration, according to speakers at Startup Village 2015
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June 08, 2015
08
Jun'15
Digital services not saving government departments money, says NAO
Government departments are not making the savings digital services were aiming to deliver
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June 08, 2015
08
Jun'15
Apps for Good Awards 2015 finalists unveiled
18 student teams are to face an expert judging panel in the Apps for Good final ceremony held at the Barbican, London
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June 03, 2015
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Jun'15
HMRC looks for transformation partner ahead of Aspire end
HMRC is seeking transformational help ahead of the demise of its Aspire contract in 2017.
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June 02, 2015
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Jun'15
Most Influential Women in UK IT - introducing the Hall of Fame
Computer Weekly has launched its Most Influential Women in UK IT Hall of Fame to recognise lifetime achievement
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May 19, 2015
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May'15
Reflect Digital founder shares road to success
Founder of Kent-based digital agency shares her journey from a £3k business to £500k
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May 18, 2015
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May'15
Socitm to launch women in IT network
Society of Information Technology Management on the hunt for partners to help launch women in IT network
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May 11, 2015
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May'15
CA Technologies rallies workforce to support younger generation
CA Technologies launches Europe-wide programme to get workforce behind closing the Stem skills gap
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May 08, 2015
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May'15
Selling tech as a lifestyle will attract more females says HDS
Dev Patel of HDS says we need to sell the lifestyle of the tech industry to appeal to more women
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May 08, 2015
08
May'15
Temp and permanent IT staff still in demand, reveals KPMG report
KPMG report shows IT sector has third-strongest demand for staff out of nine industries
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May 05, 2015
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May'15
IT staff on the rise despite slow business volume growth rate
New business volumes rise at slowest rate since mid-2013 but hiring predictions for technology staff are on the up
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April 29, 2015
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Apr'15
Met Police offers up to almost £200,000 for CIO role
The Metropolitan Police is offering up to almost £200,000 to fill its CIO position, which has been open since February 2015
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April 23, 2015
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Apr'15
30% Club launches technology group
30% Club adds technology arm, which will be chaired by Melissa Di Donato of Salesforce
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April 23, 2015
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Apr'15
Animator Ashling Lindsay crowned UK’s coolest techie
Pink Bottle Productions founder wins title of UK’s coolest techie as selected by student judging panel
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April 20, 2015
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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
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April 20, 2015
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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
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April 17, 2015
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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
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April 07, 2015
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Apr'15
UBS innovation lab moves into Level39
Level39 will host the UBS innovation lab to support fintech startups
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April 01, 2015
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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
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March 26, 2015
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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
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March 26, 2015
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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
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March 24, 2015
24
Mar'15
HP Helion Rack looks to speed up enterprise private cloud adoption
HP wants to take the heavy lifting out of moving to the private cloud by offering enterprises pre-configured and tested infrastructure packages