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• April 04, 2017 04 Apr'17

  IR35 reforms: HMRC 'delays' blamed for last-minute public sector compliance panic

  Public sector stakeholders claim the late release of HMRC's online tax status assessment tool and its supporting IR35 legislation is causing contractors to leave projects in their droves

• March 30, 2017 30 Mar'17

  GDS builds DDaT jobs framework

  The Government Digital Service has created a framework to build common skills and capability across digital, data and technology roles

• March 30, 2017 30 Mar'17

  HMRC contractors leave over inside IR35 ruling

  HMRC has begun classifying its public sector contractors as "inside IR35", prompting fears of a digital "brain drain" at the organisation

• March 29, 2017 29 Mar'17

  Almost 40% of firms seeking cloud skills find it hard to recruit

  Most orgainsations agree that cloud skills are important for the future, but those involved in recruitment are finding it difficult to hire talent

• March 28, 2017 28 Mar'17

  KPMG launches campaign to encourage women into tech

  Professional services firm commits to increasing the number of women in its technology remit to encourage more women into the industry

• March 22, 2017 22 Mar'17

  Digital transformation of infrastructure key to UK’s future, says report

  The infrastructure sector needs to take advantage of digital technology to keep up with the pace of change, according to the Institution of Civil Engineers

• March 21, 2017 21 Mar'17

  NHS launches projects to increase digital health tech skills

  NHS England aims to create digital academy to up-skill CIOs and CCIOs, while NHS Digital has launched a three-year public digital participation programme

• March 14, 2017 14 Mar'17

  IR35 research: 85% of contractors will quit public sector if tax status changed

  Research by tax advisers QDos Contractor suggests few public sector off-payroll workers would be willing to stick around if made to pay the same tax as salaried staff

• March 06, 2017 06 Mar'17

  CIO interview: Sarah Wilkinson, Home Office

  The Home Office tech boss shares her views on Brexit challenges, collaborating with GDS and running large government IT programmes

• March 06, 2017 06 Mar'17

  Deutsche Bank creates group-wide CIO role

  New chief will drive technology transformation across the bank

• March 01, 2017 01 Mar'17

  Alibaba runs academy to find future e-commerce leaders

  Online marketplace firm Alibaba launches a global academy designed to find and train young people to join the e-commerce landscape

• February 24, 2017 24 Feb'17

  UK IT professionals wanted in New Zealand capital city as part of recruitment campaign

  The government of New Zealand's capital city is looking for IT staff from around the world to address a skills shortage

• February 20, 2017 20 Feb'17

  Accenture to add thousands of US jobs as Trump effect spreads to IT

  Accenture has promised to create more jobs in the US and invest $1.4bn in skills development

• February 16, 2017 16 Feb'17

  CIO interview: Matt Peers, Linklaters

  Linklaters CIO Matt Peers is taking the firm through a complete digital transformation and making some big changes

• February 10, 2017 10 Feb'17

  FDM Everywoman in Tech: 2017 winners announced

  Women’s network Everywoman announces the winners of its 2017 Everywoman in Technology awards, sponsored by FDM

• February 09, 2017 09 Feb'17

  Government digital transformation strategy promises to ‘serve’ its people

  Long-awaited strategy aims to change the way government departments and services work though digital technology

• January 29, 2017 29 Jan'17

  Artificial intelligence will increase productivity by sharpening human mind

  The combination of AI and humans will triple productivity if businesses get the balance right for different roles

• January 26, 2017 26 Jan'17

  Human-centric technologies will dominate next three years

  Accenture says businesses will develop technology and services to match human behaviour in the next few years

• January 13, 2017 13 Jan'17

  Davos: Technology poses new risks to jobs, economies and society

  Politicians and business leaders will discuss the risks posed by technology to jobs, political stability and cyber security at the World Economic Forum in Davos

• January 04, 2017 04 Jan'17

  Customer-first approach will make 2017 a challenge for Dutch CIOs

  CIOs in the Netherlands could see their strategies lead to thousands of jobs being cut as businesses automate

• December 30, 2016 30 Dec'16

  The CW500 Club in 2016

  Computer Weekly's CW500 Club attracts the top IT leaders in the UK to talk to their peers. We present coverage of all the 2016 CW500 events, including articles and video interviews.

• December 22, 2016 22 Dec'16

  Auticon: the IT consultancy that employs only autistic IT professionals

  IT consultancy Auticon explains why and how it employs only autistic consultants and why diversity is beneficial for businesses

• December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16

  The United Arab Emirates enterprise IT trends for 2017

  The UAE is already a leader in areas such as smart city developments, and 2017 looks set to see organisations in the country increase its adoption of other transformational IT

• December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16

  UKtech50 2016 - The most influential people in UK IT

  Computer Weekly has announced the seventh annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK IT sector

• December 05, 2016 05 Dec'16

  Top 10 ANZ enterprise IT stories of 2016

  Here is a rundown of Computer Weekly’s most popular ANZ enterprise IT articles for 2016

• November 22, 2016 22 Nov'16

  Dutch IT ministry needed to take digital lead

  Whenever the media covers a failed Dutch government IT project, the question is always asked whether the government should have a ministry of IT

• November 18, 2016 18 Nov'16

  Consider diversity when making hiring decisions, says Fujitsu chairman

  Michael Keegan, chairman and head of product business for Fujitsu in EMEIA, urges hiring managers to ensure they are seeing a diverse range of candidates when hiring for tech roles

• November 17, 2016 17 Nov'16

  Dutch bank ING to spend millions ‘disrupting’ its own business

  Dutch bank ING used digital technology to reinvent itself following the financial crash, and is about to reinvent itself again, says its global CTO, Brendan Donovan

• November 16, 2016 16 Nov'16

  Hiring cyber security and big data experts named top priority for IT recruiters in 2017

  Research suggests IT professionals with expertise in cyber security and big data could find themselves in high demand in 2017

• November 02, 2016 02 Nov'16

  Australia and New Zealand IT pros on bigger salaries than UK equivalents

  Aussie IT pros are better rewarded than their counterparts in the UK, according to surveys

• October 27, 2016 27 Oct'16

  Information security set for steep trajectory, says (ISC)2

  By helping to create a thriving, diverse and open information security community, (ISC)2 hopes to ensure a steep rise for the profession

• October 18, 2016 18 Oct'16

  DCMS appoints director general for digital and media

  Matthew Gould is taking on the role as director general for digital and media to help build “digital ecosystems” and promote innovation

• October 18, 2016 18 Oct'16

  UKtech50 2016: Vote for the most influential person in UK IT

  Tell us who you think should be chosen as the most influential person in the UK tech scene for 2016 – submit your vote now

• October 13, 2016 13 Oct'16

  Lloyds Bank to use virtual reality to test applicants for graduate programme

  Bank will use virtual reality to test potential recruits in situations that are otherwise difficult to recreate

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  CIO interview: Chris White, Clyde & Co

  Clyde & Co’s CIO talks about the growing importance of IT in law firms and how to push the power of digital transformation

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  Encouraging kids into Stem: problems and suggestions

  Influencers within the science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) sectors describe the problems preventing children from pursuing Stem careers, and how they might be fixed

• October 04, 2016 04 Oct'16

  Splunk .conf2016: Closing the tech gender gap requires a shift in culture

  Cyber security experts assembled at the Splunk 2016 conference to discuss the gender gap in cyber security and what can be done to solve it

• October 03, 2016 03 Oct'16

  Network Rail hires Jeremy Vincent as CIO

  Jeremy Vincent takes on the role of CIO at Network Rail after former CIO Susan Cooklin was appointed as route services director earlier in 2016

• September 13, 2016 13 Sep'16

  Scottish local government appoints CDO and CTO

  Chief digital officer and chief technology officer will drive forward the digital transformation strategy of 27 Scottish councils

• September 08, 2016 08 Sep'16

  Bank IT spending to hit $241bn across four major global regions

  IT spending across four major economic regions will increase by around 4% in 2016, but Europe is the least certain

• August 23, 2016 23 Aug'16

  Interim Gov.uk Verify boss sets out future priorities

  Jess McEvoy looks at potential for re-use of the government’s identity assurance platform in both public and private sector

• August 23, 2016 23 Aug'16

  There is life in Finland’s IT sector despite Nokia and Microsoft layoffs

  Regional development organisations in Finland describe how despite massive job cuts Nokia and Microsoft have provided the foundations for IT industry development

• August 18, 2016 18 Aug'16

  Number of students taking computing A-level rises but ICT popularity falls

  Government describes rise in computing student numbers as encouraging, but boys still dominate tech subjects

• August 16, 2016 16 Aug'16

  Interview: Delivering the facts about Stem careers

  Edwina Dunn, chair of the Your Life campaign, says the tech industry must work harder to make students aware of Stem careers if it hopes to recruit more young people

• August 12, 2016 12 Aug'16

  Government announces digital apprenticeship service as part of apprenticeship levy guidelines

  The government has released guidelines for the upcoming apprenticeship levy, including how businesses can access funds to train apprentices

• August 03, 2016 03 Aug'16

  Will Whitehall power struggle cripple Government Digital Service?

  After losing its second leader in less than a year, does the Government Digital Service stand any chance of a successful future?

• July 29, 2016 29 Jul'16

  A quarter of UK developers are self-taught

  As the skills gap leaves firms scrambling for tech talent, self-taught developers are taking advantage of the need for skilled workers

• July 28, 2016 28 Jul'16

  Nordic CIO interview: Vesa Erolainen, Pöyry

  Doubts were raised when Vesa Erolainen, CIO at Finnish engineering and consulting company Pöyry, outlined his IT transformation plan, but he ended up winning an award for it

• July 28, 2016 28 Jul'16

  Almost 60% of millennials search for jobs through company websites

  Research by Monster finds the younger generation react strongly to what they find on an employer’s website when looking for work

• July 15, 2016 15 Jul'16

  Collaboration is essential in dispelling “deeply ingrained” gender career stereotypes

  O2’s HR director Ann Pickering urges collaboration between government, schools and business to break down tech industry barriers