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July 14, 2016
14
Jul'16
Chef CTO urges action to prevent DevOps staff burnout
Chef CTO Adam Jacob has called on enterprises to cultivate a supportive working culture to protect DevOps staff from burnout
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July 14, 2016
14
Jul'16
Nordic CIO interview: Roland Grunéus, Intrum Justitia
Roland Grunéus, the CIO of Swedish-founded Intrum Justitia, reveals the credit management services group’s efforts to make better use of data
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July 08, 2016
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Jul'16
Cisco UK and Ireland CEO Phil Smith steps down after 22 years
Phil Smith announces he is stepping down from the day-to-day running of Cisco’s UK and Ireland business to take up the role of chairman
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July 05, 2016
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Jul'16
Nordic CIO interview: Tore Burheim, University of Bergen
IT director of Norwegian university tells Computer Weekly about digitising education and creating co-operative clusters
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June 23, 2016
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Jun'16
Most influential women in UK IT 2016: Rising Stars
Computer Weekly reveals the judges’ choice for the 2016 most influential women in UK IT Rising Stars. Special thanks to the Salesforce Foundation for extending its support to our 2016 Rising Stars
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June 23, 2016
23
Jun'16
Focus on diversity, not gender, says most influential woman in UK IT 2016
The winner of Computer Weekly’s most influential woman in UK IT award, Maggie Philbin, says the IT industry should focus on wider diversity as opposed to just gender equality
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June 23, 2016
23
Jun'16
Computer Weekly announces the 50 most influential women in UK IT 2016
Computer Weekly announces its top 50 list of the most influential women in UK IT, including 2016 winner Maggie Philbin
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June 20, 2016
20
Jun'16
Three-quarters of tech firms do not have gender diverse senior management
Research by Tech London Advocates finds that only 23% of technology companies have gender diverse teams at senior management level
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June 20, 2016
20
Jun'16
GDS drafts new technology code of practice
The Government Digital Service (GDS) plans to update its technology code of practice and asks stakeholders for feedback
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June 15, 2016
15
Jun'16
New Zealand calls for tech specialists
New Zealand needs more IT professionals, and is hitting its targets through a mix of training existing residents and attracting new ones
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June 15, 2016
15
Jun'16
Hancock sets out key principles for digital transformation
Data should be a public service in its own right and the civil service need to add digital to their skillset, says Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock
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June 13, 2016
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Jun'16
Nordic CIO interview: Johnny Bröms, Swedish fast-food chain Max Burger
The CIO of Swedish fast-food chain tells Computer Weekly how digital technology is increasing sales and supporting expansion
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June 08, 2016
08
Jun'16
Staff crave positive digital leadership
While people are comfortable using digital technologies at home, the majority don’t have access to, or have a negative view of, technology at work, according to a survey
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May 30, 2016
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May'16
Middle East CIO interview: V. Chandrasekar, Standard Chartered
The CIO of Standard Chartered bank in the Middle East tells Computer Weekly about the challenge of keeping customers happy through IT
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May 16, 2016
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May'16
HSBC cuts hundreds of UK IT jobs
HSBC is cutting its UK IT workforce and transferring jobs to lower-cost countries as part of its global delivery strategy
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May 09, 2016
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May'16
Younger children more interested in technology careers than teens
Younger children are more interested in a career in technology than their older teenage counterparts who become disaffected as they grow older
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May 04, 2016
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May'16
Most Influential Women in UK IT 2016: Entrants to the Hall of Fame
Computer Weekly recognises more great women’s lifetime achievements in its Most Influential Women in UK IT Hall of Fame
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April 29, 2016
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Apr'16
Tech-savvy Asean populations shake up enterprise IT, says AIA CTO
A young, urban and tech-savvy population in the Asean region has forced enterprises to rethink their IT strategies
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April 29, 2016
29
Apr'16
Young people unaware of IT roles in financial services
Careers firm Investment 2020 claims young people have little awareness of the IT roles available in the financial services sector, or what routes to take to get there
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April 21, 2016
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Apr'16
BBC micro:bit Model Rocket Car Competition sparks creative interest in Stem
Microsoft and the Bloodhound Project explain how focusing on the creative side of tech helps drive children’s interest in science, technology, engineering and maths careers
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April 18, 2016
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Apr'16
CIO interview: Gerard Spans, Arcadis
The CIO of the Netherlands-based global design and consulting company tells Computer Weekly how he manages the three responsibilities which he sees as the future of his role
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April 15, 2016
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Apr'16
Australian universities increase IT spending well above global average
Australian universities are increasing their IT spending as they improve learning and operational efficiency
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April 11, 2016
11
Apr'16
QA launches cyber attack defence training facility in London
Training firm QA launches a cyber attack simulation facility in London to enable organisations to test and learn cyber defence skills
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April 08, 2016
08
Apr'16
CIOs lack faith in IT’s ability to meet digital demands of business
VCE research suggests IT departments lack confidence in their ability to meet the digital demands of their organisation
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April 01, 2016
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Apr'16
IT services firm creates 500 jobs in Welsh local authority
IT services firm CGI creates 500 jobs in south Wales following a £3.2m investment from the Welsh government
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March 31, 2016
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Mar'16
DDoS attacks on universities normally performed by “disgruntled” students or employees
The majority of distributed denial of service attacks on universities are made by students or employees, says the head of infrastructure services at the University of London
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March 31, 2016
31
Mar'16
Businesses should help shape graduates, says Hitachi Data Systems COO
Lynn Collier, COO of Hitachi Data Systems, wants businesses to collaborate with educational institutions to ensure young people gain the right skills
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March 24, 2016
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Mar'16
CIO interview: Martin Uudelepp, Fonus Group
The interim CIO of Swedish family law and funeral group Fonus tells Computer Weekly about his role as a “chaos pilot”
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March 18, 2016
18
Mar'16
What does the IT sector think of the UK potentially leaving the EU?
The referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union is fast approaching and the country’s IT sector is taking sides
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March 18, 2016
18
Mar'16
PAC disappointed by Major Projects Authority’s lack of impact
The Public Accounts Committee is concerned that the newly formed Infrastructure and Projects Authority will weaken project scrutiny and become a “champion for government projects”
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March 17, 2016
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Mar'16
Everyone should be a chief customer officer, says PetsPyjamas CEO
CEO of pet-friendly product company PetsPyjamas says the idea of the chief customer officer is redundant
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March 16, 2016
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Mar'16
Teens interested in tech, but few seek career in engineering
Most teens show an interest in technology, but do not want careers in engineering due to industry misconceptions
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March 02, 2016
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Mar'16
GDS hindered delivery of rural payments programme, says PAC
The rural payments programme was a “Whitehall fiasco” with too much focus on the digital front end, says the public accounts committee (PAC)
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February 29, 2016
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Feb'16
CIO interview: Anders Candell, Stora Enso
CIO at Finnish pulp and paper manufacturer shares advice for shouldering a new CIO position and guiding the business towards innovative technology
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February 18, 2016
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Feb'16
Media and marketing industries on the lookout for digital skills
Creative industries such as media, marketing, advertising and sales place more value on digital skills than IT and telecoms sector does
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February 15, 2016
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Feb'16
Telstra is transforming Australian IT infrastructure
Telco is transforming its IT operation to make better use of the cloud, data and application programming interfaces
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February 12, 2016
12
Feb'16
CIO interview: Ismo Platan, SSAB
Retiring CIO of Swedish steel company tells Computer Weekly about the progress made in merging two Nordic steel firms and looks at the biggest hurdles that lie ahead
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February 11, 2016
11
Feb'16
Digital internships in India with TCS now open to UK graduates
India’s biggest IT supplier, Tata Consultancy Services, plans to recruit 1,000 UK graduates for paid internships over the next four years
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February 11, 2016
11
Feb'16
CW500: Skills, changing roles and cloud among key trends for CIOs in 2016
At Computer Weekly’s first CW500 meeting of 2016, CIOs gathered to discuss the role of the CIO, business change, cloud uptake and skills
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February 10, 2016
10
Feb'16
The OpenStack Foundation: Building enterprise trust in open-source clouds
With HMRC and the European Commission emerging as OpenStack adopters, the OpenStack Foundation's CEO explains how it has set about winning over the enterprise with its open-source cloud platform
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February 10, 2016
10
Feb'16
Marks & Spencer appoints new chief digital officer
Marcus East leaves role as head of e-commerce at Apple to become CDO at retail chain
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February 03, 2016
03
Feb'16
PAC criticises Universal Credit programme for lack of transparency
Public Accounts Committee report slates lack of transparency around Universal Credit and calls for specific plans for the roll out of the digital service to be made public
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February 03, 2016
03
Feb'16
IT industry fails to break male-only stereotype
Almost half of young people think the technology sector is more suitable for men
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February 02, 2016
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Feb'16
Women should worry less about not having tech background when going into Stem
Panellists at Tomorrow’s Tech Leaders Today conference claim women don’t need a technical background to build a career in the technology industry
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January 25, 2016
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Jan'16
Bett 2016: Gender roles should be removed, and not just in Stem
Panellists at Bett 2016 claim gender roles should not only be dispelled in Stem subjects, but in other gender-specific industries
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January 21, 2016
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Jan'16
Digital methods will improve government projects, says civil service chief
Civil service CEO John Manzoni tells MPs that lessons learned from digital technologies will help improve the track record of all major projects in government
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January 20, 2016
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Jan'16
CIO interview: Janne Aalto, Finnish telco DNA
When Finnish telco DNA wanted to transform its business, it made startup consultant Janne Aalto its CIO to lead the move to lean and agile
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January 15, 2016
15
Jan'16
CIO interview: Kari Saarikoski, Finnair
Finnair is on a digital transformation journey and the airline’s CIO is changing the IT department as it progresses
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January 13, 2016
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Jan'16
NHS England launches hunt for ‘CI&TO’ to replace Kelsey
NHS England seeks chief information and technology officer to take over from director for patients and information Tim Kelsey, who left late last year
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January 08, 2016
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Jan'16
Rapid Router: why Ocado Technology turned to open source
Retailer’s technology division open-sources learning-to-code initiative to encourage continuous development of coding game