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April 28, 2017 28 Apr'17
Education key to reducing systems attacks, says university security manager

Central Lancashire University’s IT networks and security manager says educating users is key to avoiding cyber security flaws
April 26, 2017 26 Apr'17
Accenture increasing Newcastle-based workforce

Accenture is expanding its operation in Newcastle with the addition of 60 recruits
April 25, 2017 25 Apr'17
City University London launches undergraduate data science course after postgraduate success

Following the success of its postgraduate data science course, London university launches undergraduate programme
April 25, 2017 25 Apr'17
IT salaries in Singapore to grow by 3.2% in 2017

Cyber security and big data experts will be in high demand as Singapore ramps up efforts to build strong digital capabilities

April 21, 2017 21 Apr'17
Lack of risk taking could threaten British tech, says Level39’s head

Failing to take risks in the current climate of rapid change could act as a barrier for growth for British tech and businesses, according to head of Level39
April 20, 2017 20 Apr'17
How to ensure tech staff gain ‘essential soft skills’

Nottingham Trent University’s infrastructure services manager explains how she has made sure her technology team have the essential soft skills they need to support users
April 20, 2017 20 Apr'17
How tech teams can reduce LGBT+ university dropout

The number of students in the LGBT community who consider dropping out of university is higher than the average, but IT teams can make some small changes which will make a big difference to this figure
April 20, 2017 20 Apr'17
Australia to abolish visa for skilled workers

The Australian government will replace the 457 visa programme with temporary skills visas to stem the loss of jobs that could go to Australians
April 19, 2017 19 Apr'17
Robotic automation takes off in the Nordics

Software robots are rapidly automating traditionally manual tasks at enterprises across the Nordic region
April 18, 2017 18 Apr'17
How to attract more women into the Gulf tech sector

Organisations in the Middle East need to increase the number of women in their IT workforces

April 18, 2017 18 Apr'17
FDM uses gamification to make graduate recruitment process more inclusive

IT services firm uses Yellow Hook Reef game to make its graduate recruitment process more inclusive and enjoyable for candidates
April 18, 2017 18 Apr'17
Almost 100% of retailers think IT is critical to store branches

Retailers are beginning to realise the role technology plays in the online and offline space, with a majority of retailers saying IT is essential to stores
April 13, 2017 13 Apr'17
Yelp deploys Splunk to improve data access

Yelp uses Splunk Enterprise in IT and across business services to help build revenue opportunities
April 12, 2017 12 Apr'17
Interview: Codecon – a platform for skills development through instant feedback

By providing programmers with instantaneous feedback, they are more likely to improve and develop the skills they’ll need for the corporate environment, says Codecon creator
April 12, 2017 12 Apr'17
How will the apprenticeship levy impact tech employers?

The government has changed the way apprenticeships are funded in the UK, but how will this affect the technology industry?
April 11, 2017 11 Apr'17
Going mobile in Moscow: city digitisation the Russian way

Computer Weekly meets with Andrey Belozerov, strategy and innovations advisor to the CIO of Moscow, to learn how the city government is taking a joined-up approach to digitisation and smart city technology
April 11, 2017 11 Apr'17
‘Can do’ attitude of DevOps teams is driving cloud-first strategies

The cloud-first strategies of businesses across sectors are maturing, with DevOps teams playing a leading role
April 11, 2017 11 Apr'17
Thurrock Council latest to put gigabit broadband in public housing

Thurrock Council will fit out thousands of publicly owned properties with gigabit fibre-to-the-premises broadband
April 10, 2017 10 Apr'17
Ninety-six more hours of strike action at Fujitsu in the UK

Fujitsu staff are on strike again in protest against job and pension cuts
April 07, 2017 07 Apr'17
Home Office U-turn over IR35 contractor classifications prompts IT project delay fears

IT project delays predicted at Home Office, following reports of last-minute departmental U-turn over contractors' IR35 status classifications
April 06, 2017 06 Apr'17
IR35 reforms: Stakeholders warn of risk to public sector IT projects as contractors walk

With the IR35 reforms coming into force today, 6 April, contracting stakeholders warn of the widespread threat the changes pose to the delivery of public sector IT projects
April 03, 2017 03 Apr'17
Executive interview: Tolga Kurtoglu, CEO, Parc

Palo Alto Research Center – formerly Xerox Parc – is the home of the modern computer. We speak to its new CEO about innovation
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
Dads aren't the problem: we need mums onside to get girls into Stem

Fathers are rarely a barrier for girls trying to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and maths, but we need to get mothers on board, according to an expert panel
March 29, 2017 29 Mar'17
Girls across UK take part in cyber skills event to promote tech careers

Young women from across the UK took part in cyber security event CyberFirst Girls, designed to promote girls with cyber skills and encourage them to pursue careers in technology
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
Association of Recruitment Consultancies asks MPs to delay roll-out of IR35 reforms

The chairman of Association of Recruitment Consultancies calls for introduction of IR35 reforms to be put on hold until numerous issues pertaining to the legislation are resolved
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 24, 2017 24 Mar'17
Government needs 2000 extra digital staff, says NAO

The current skills shortage means government will need to spend up to £244m annually on staff in digital roles to bridge the gap
March 20, 2017 20 Mar'17
Openreach trains apprentice engineers in virtual reality

Openreach inductees get to experience an immersive simulation of life as an engineer, taking them up telephone poles and into underground chambers
March 20, 2017 20 Mar'17
Netherlands aims to benefit from Brexit in IT talent search

The Netherlands is positioning itself as the ideal home for ambitious IT professionals from across the world
March 17, 2017 17 Mar'17
NCSC commits to greater diversity

GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre is planning several initiatives to ensure more women are attracted to and remain in technology roles, particularly cyber security
March 17, 2017 17 Mar'17
IT contractors prosper from Brexit uncertainty

Since the Brexit vote, IT contractors have seen higher pay rates and longer contracts, which indicates businesses’ caution over permanent recruitment
March 15, 2017 15 Mar'17
The UK needs more women in cyber security, says GCHQ chief

The need to recruit more women into cyber security has come under the spotlight at CyberUK as a study shows the UK infosec industry has one of the lowest proportions of women and the highest gender pay gaps in the world
March 14, 2017 14 Mar'17
Recruiting women key to closing cyber security skills gap, say experts

The European cyber security industry has one of the lowest proportions of women and the highest gender pay gaps in the world, the latest Global Information Security Workforce Study shows
March 13, 2017 13 Mar'17
Singapore’s Republic Polytechnic opens new labs to groom cyber security talent

New lab facilities have been established at Singapore’s Republic Polytechnic through partnerships with RSA Security, Palo Alto Networks, Trend Micro and Ixia
March 10, 2017 10 Mar'17
Executive interview: Gideon Mann, head of data science, Bloomberg

We find out how Bloomberg’s Gideon Mann balances the certainty of analytics with the alchemy of machine learning
March 09, 2017 09 Mar'17
Huge demand for government cyber defence apprenticeships

A rush for cyber defence apprenticeships shows young people are looking to cyber security as a viable and interesting career option
March 09, 2017 09 Mar'17
London IT firms trying to increase worker diversity

IT firms in London need to do more to reduce a gender bias and increase diversity in the workplace, says research
March 08, 2017 08 Mar'17
BT, Ericsson, O2 and Vodafone expand Stem for girls scheme

BT and partners Ericsson, O2 and Vodafone are to expand a mentoring scheme launched last year to encourage girls into Stem careers
March 06, 2017 06 Mar'17
IT staff recruitment poses major challenge in UAE and wider region

Organisations in the Middle East must create competitive IT recruitment strategies if they are to attract the right people
March 06, 2017 06 Mar'17
Deutsche Bank creates group-wide CIO role

New chief will drive technology transformation across the bank
March 06, 2017 06 Mar'17
Cisco UK CEO sees chance to drive digital inclusion after Brexit

Cisco’s new UK and Ireland CEO Scot Gardner speaks to Computer Weekly about the supplier’s role in driving Britain’s industrial and digital strategies, supporting startups and skills, and the impact of Brexit
March 03, 2017 03 Mar'17
Modern Muse: ‘We all need to play our part’ to get girls into Stem, says equalities minister

As Everywoman relaunches its Modern Muse application, the parliamentary under-secretary of state for women, equalities and early years at the Department for Education, Caroline Dinenage, emphasises the importance of visible role models
March 02, 2017 02 Mar'17
BT to create 1,700 apprenticeships and graduate jobs

BT has announced it will create 1,700 apprentice and graduate positions across its group businesses this year
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
March 01, 2017 01 Mar'17
More than 60% of girls want encouragement from women in technical roles

Girls have admitted there are role models available to them from the science, technology, engineering and maths industries, but they want to hear from coders and developers
March 01, 2017 01 Mar'17
Three-quarters of women in tech think workplace flexibility is key to retention

Women in the UK technology industry believe flexible working and career development opportunities are the key to retaining workers
February 27, 2017 27 Feb'17
Teachers ‘need help’ to get kids into Stem

More assistance should be given to teachers to encourage children into science, technology, engineering and maths careers, says Ada College head of computer science
February 24, 2017 24 Feb'17
Welsh university offers fintech degree

Wrexham Glyndwr University becomes the latest education provider to launch a course in financial technology
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 24, 2017 24 Feb'17
Coadec suggests increase in software development apprenticeships

Not-for-profit Coadec urges the technology industry and government to increase the number of available software development apprenticeships in the UK to tackle the growing skills crisis
February 23, 2017 23 Feb'17
Government fails to meet target for recruiting computing teachers

The number of postgraduates choosing to start training for a career in teaching computing did not meet the government’s targets for the 2016/17 academic year
February 22, 2017 22 Feb'17
Computacenter apprentices are business-critical today

Apprenticeships in IT are increasingly seen as an alternative to university for many. Apprentices at Computacenter tell their stories
February 22, 2017 22 Feb'17
Companies partner with CA Technologies to encourage kids into Stem

Mars, GSK and Deutsche Bank help CA Technologies with its Step into Stem event designed to encourage young people to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and maths
February 20, 2017 20 Feb'17
Amazon will create 5,000 UK jobs in 2017

Online retailer Amazon is creating 5,000 jobs in the UK over the next year, including roles for software engineers and apprenticeships in engineering and logistics
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 20, 2017 20 Feb'17
Netherlands expertise unravels enterprise blockchain

Dutch hackathons, pilots and projects are building new applications based on blockchains
February 17, 2017 17 Feb'17
Stemettes launches documentary about Outbox Incubator programme

Social enterprise Stemettes has produced a short film featuring its Outbox Incubator programme to highlight the importance of getting girls into science, technology, engineering and maths
February 15, 2017 15 Feb'17
Anti-millennial recruitment stance will widen cyber security skills gap, experts warn

Latest Global Information Security Workforce Study suggests infosec experts remain in short supply, and UK PLC’s reluctance to hire millennials means things are unlikely to improve
February 14, 2017 14 Feb'17
London software engineering salaries fall by 1.7%

Software engineering salaries in the capital bucked the trend of rising technology pay in general in 2016, according to research
February 13, 2017 13 Feb'17
Everywoman Forum 2017: Diversity, digital and the impact on the working world

Technology is driving change throughout the world and enabling increasing diversity, so how can organisations deal with their changing way of working?
February 13, 2017 13 Feb'17
DCMS announces cyber clubs programme to teach 6,000 students cyber skills

The Cyber Schools Programme announced by the DCMS aims to train thousands of teenagers in cyber security skills
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 08, 2017 08 Feb'17
More than half of teachers admit gender stereotyping Stem subjects

Almost 60% of teachers have admitted developing unconscious gender stereotypes towards science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) subjects
February 08, 2017 08 Feb'17
UK fintech investments slump over Brexit fears

Investment in UK financial technology companies fell in 2016 because of the uncertainty caused by the Brexit vote
February 07, 2017 07 Feb'17
Two-thirds of educators say 3D printing is hard for teachers to use

Many schools and educational establishments are implementing 3D printing technologies to help with the curriculum, but teachers are struggling to use the technology
February 03, 2017 03 Feb'17
CIO interview: Adam Gerrard, Yodel

Parcel delivery firm has seen significant business improvements from a digital transformation programme and replacement of legacy IT systems
February 02, 2017 02 Feb'17
Facebook vows to upskill 10,000 women in 2017

Social media giant Facebook has partnered with Enterprise Nation to provide digital skills training to more than 10,000 women by the end of 2017
February 01, 2017 01 Feb'17
Junior developers to see 4.3% pay rise in 2017

Developers, junior developers and mobile applications developers are among the top 10 job roles expected to see the highest salary increases this year
January 31, 2017 31 Jan'17
Open source cloud community condemns President Trump immigration ban

Tech leaders from several major open source cloud initiatives condemn President Donald Trump's travel ban, and claim it could harm diversity and hinder the tech industry's wider innovation potential
January 31, 2017 31 Jan'17
Retail tech training – an opportunity to drive employee retention?

A job in retail is often the first employment many people will have, so could technology training increase the retention of store staff?
January 30, 2017 30 Jan'17
Only 49% of marketers are pushed to reinvent customer service due to technology

Technology is causing disruption in most markets, but only 49% of marketers believe they are pressured to develop their customer service as a result of disruptive 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 27, 2017 27 Jan'17
Union to fight CSC job cuts that threaten NHS services

Union to fight a planned 22% cut to CSC's UK workforce, which could impact customers including the NHS
January 27, 2017 27 Jan'17
Microsoft to teach more than 560,000 people digital skills

Technology giant Microsoft announces a programme designed to boost digital skills and tech job prospects across the UK
January 27, 2017 27 Jan'17
Bett 2017: Knowing what edtech to invest in is a challenge for schools

Minster Rob Halfon has urged those building use cases for tech in schools to help others choose the right technology for use in the classroom
January 27, 2017 27 Jan'17
#techmums uses corporate partnerships to reach a million mums by 2020

Not-for-profit #techmums hopes to give technology skills to one million mothers by 2020 through partnerships with corporate firms
January 27, 2017 27 Jan'17
Growing UK's tech skills base will make or break prime minister's industrial strategy, panel claims

Speakers at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology's industrial strategy debate demand greater clarity on how the government intends to tackle the UK tech and science sector's skills, diversity and regional inequalities
January 26, 2017 26 Jan'17
Mixed feelings on Australian enterprise app market

The enterprise mobile app development market is attracting big money despite a lack of corporate appetite
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 24, 2017 24 Jan'17
TechUK outlines its Brexit negotiation priorities

IT industry body TechUK outlines what it believes are the Brexit negotiation priorities for the UK IT sector
January 23, 2017 23 Jan'17
Government industrial strategy proposes £170m investment in tech institutes to boost Stem skills

The Prime Minister has claimed technology training and skills will be one of the key areas the government will focus on in its bid to boost the economy post-Brexit
January 23, 2017 23 Jan'17
Industrial strategy to power post-Brexit Britain

Theresa May has launched an industrial strategy green paper, which aims to create a prosperous post-Brexit Britain through developing Stem skills, investments in science and innovation, and infrastructure upgrades
January 20, 2017 20 Jan'17
Pay rises tipped for IT security and data analysis roles in 2017

Increase in high-profile data breaches and the need for data insight are seen as contributory factors in salary rises for IT security and data analytics staff
January 18, 2017 18 Jan'17
Lack of diversity risks creating big gaps in AI

A panel discussion at the World Economic Forum has highlighted the need to widen the artificial intelligence developer skills pool
January 18, 2017 18 Jan'17
Better use of data can improve government delivery of services, says John Manzoni

Civil service chief John Manzoni highlights the potential and need for the government’s use of data to improve public services
January 16, 2017 16 Jan'17
TeenTech City 2017 – using practical demos to encourage Stem careers

By giving students access to practical demonstrations of technology uses in business, TeenTech City show aims to encourage more children to pursue science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) careers
January 12, 2017 12 Jan'17
AWS commits to addressing long-term UK cloud skills shortage

Amazon Web Services debuts its Re:Start programme, as it strives to do its bit to close the UK cloud skills gap
January 11, 2017 11 Jan'17
GDPR compliance is top priority for Belgian CIOs in 2017

GDPR, cloud computing and a lack of IT skills are some of the challenges that CIOs in Belgium will address this year
January 10, 2017 10 Jan'17
Tech gender parity: we can’t do it without support from men

Research has shown a lack of diversity in organisations is costing the UK economy money, but experts claim we can’t increase the number of women in tech without the support of men
January 06, 2017 06 Jan'17
Three-quarters of UK IT workers plan a job move in 2017

An increasing number of tech workers in the UK are considering a new job in 2017, with three-quarters planning on a move
January 05, 2017 05 Jan'17
Scottish university claims a fintech first

The University of Strathclyde announces a Masters degree in fintech that will begin later this year
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
January 04, 2017 04 Jan'17
CES organiser slams UK government for lack of support for tech startups

Consumer Technology Association CEO calls out the government for not offering to help startups attend the annual CES event
January 04, 2017 04 Jan'17
UK games industry to grow in 2017, but skills are a concern

Almost 90% of UK games firms aim to expand this year, but some are worried that a lack of skilled workers will be a barrier
January 03, 2017 03 Jan'17
Three-quarters of enterprises collecting IoT data, says 451 Research

A study of IoT buying plans by analysts at 451 Research shows robust growth ahead during 2017
December 23, 2016 23 Dec'16
Top 10 IT careers and skills stories of 2016

As the year draws to a close, Computer Weekly looks at the top 10 IT skills and careers stories in
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 21, 2016 21 Dec'16
Top 10 CW Middle East stories of 2016

Read the most popular articles about enterprise IT in the Middle East