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December 13, 2012 13 Dec'12
Liam Maxwell named as first government chief technology officer

Liam Maxwell becomes the first Whitehall CTO, in the latest stage of a major shake-up of the government IT leadership organisation
December 06, 2012 06 Dec'12
Civica bags learning services contracts with 22 schools

Civica provides digital learning environments to 22 UK schools, using its CloudBase learning platform and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
November 23, 2012 23 Nov'12
IET awards £200,000 in scholarships and awards for computer science and engineering students

IET rewarded students that choose to study computer science and engineering subjects
November 22, 2012 22 Nov'12
UKtech50 2012 - The most influential people in UK IT

Computer Weekly has announced the third UKtech50, our annual definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT

November 08, 2012 08 Nov'12
Microsoft launches Get On IT training initiative

Apprentices met with David Cameron and Steve Ballmer at the launch of Microsoft’s Get On skills initiative
October 22, 2012 22 Oct'12
Everywoman Leadership Academy: Navigate your path to success

Over 100 women gather at Cisco's offices for the everywoman In Technology Leadership Academy to hear what makes a successful leader
October 12, 2012 12 Oct'12
CIO interview: Frank Modruson, Accenture

Accenture’s CIO Frank Modruson on providing IT to 250,000 people who think they could do your job and why video is the next big thing
October 09, 2012 09 Oct'12
Maths neglect will decimate IT skills, says ANS founder Scott Fletcher

Neglecting school maths education will precipitate a skills decline in the UK’s IT industry, according to Scott Fletcher, founder of the ANS Group
October 09, 2012 09 Oct'12
UKtech50 2012 - Vote now for the most influential person in UK IT

Computer Weekly's third annual list of the 50 most influential people in UK IT is open for reader voting - tell us who you think should win
October 03, 2012 03 Oct'12
UKtech50 2012: Who are the most influential people in UK IT?

Computer Weekly is this week launching the third UKtech50, our annual definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT

September 19, 2012 19 Sep'12
Science grade goalposts altered mid-year as Gove unveils plans for GCSE overhaul

Science students had different grade boundaries in January to those in June an exam board reveals, a day after Gove announces GCSEs will be abolished
September 10, 2012 10 Sep'12
Alcatel-Lucent creates chief operating officer role

The COO job will be taken by its current CFO Paul Tufano as Alcatel-Lucent tries to turn around its fortunes
August 07, 2012 07 Aug'12
UK Top 50 IT Training Providers revealed

Top 50 IT training providers are announced by consultancy Pardo Fox, with QA topping the list
July 31, 2012 31 Jul'12
Cisco BIG Awards finalists announced

Cisco has announced the six UK start-ups that have made it through to the BIG Awards finals
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
IT contract market rebuilding, survey reveals

The IT contract market is beginning to show signs of recovery, according to Computer People’s June 2012 IT Monitor survey
July 13, 2012 13 Jul'12
The most influential women in UK IT

Computer Weekly is pleased to announce the first ever list of the most influential women in UK IT
June 19, 2012 19 Jun'12
The 25 most influential women in UK IT - the Computer Weekly event

Computer Weekly is recognising the most influential women in IT - join us at a special event on 12 July to celebrate the role models for the UK's high-tech economy.
May 31, 2012 31 May'12
UK businesses prefer training to hiring to plug IT skills gap

An IT skills shortage in the UK is affecting businesses, driving 70% of organisations to invest in training while 40% plan to hire skills
April 11, 2012 11 Apr'12
Business analytics skills shortage provokes companies to cast net wide

Organisations face lack of business analytics skills. Smart companies cast the net wide for the broadest pools of talent, help analysts learn from each other and work to ensure they realize potential.
March 15, 2012 15 Mar'12
IT managers take on more responsibilities with increased job security

A Computer Weekly survey reveals the role of the IT manager expanding to take on more responsibilities, with most feeling more secure in their jobs.
February 13, 2012 13 Feb'12
IT services providers sign up to apprentice scheme

UK IT service providers will take on more IT apprentices to help bridge the gap between education and the workplace as part of a government-backed scheme
January 30, 2012 30 Jan'12
MEP quits as thousands protest ACTA signing

A European MP has resigned after thousands of people in Poland protested against the international anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA)
January 23, 2012 23 Jan'12
Gartner identifies trends in CIO spending in 2012

Chief information officers are facing an austere 2012. Spending on IT will rise on average by just 0.5% worldwide, but IT budgets in the UK, Europe and North America are declining.
November 21, 2011 21 Nov'11
Centrica CIO quits to join HP

David Bickerton, the global chief information officer at Centrica, has resigned from the utilities giant to join Hewlett-Packard.
November 16, 2011 16 Nov'11
Computer Weekly wins digital publishing award

Computer Weekly has won a prestigious publishing industry award for the product development of the year.
October 28, 2011 28 Oct'11
Survey finds UK IT jobs concentrated in London and south-east England

With software houses and the financial services sector creating by far the most permanent IT jobs, career opportunities are being condensed into south-east England.
October 28, 2011 28 Oct'11
Software skills survey reveals SQL highest in demand followed by C programmers

The latest survey from Salary Services Limited (SSL) has revealed the software skills most in demand in the latest quarter of 2011.
January 04, 2011 04 Jan'11
2010 review: Top 10 IT skills and careers stories

In Computer Weekly's review of the best of the IT year in 2010, here we look back on the top 10 IT skills stories of the year.