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• December 19, 2016 19 Dec'16

  BMW runs first Innovation Lab for financial services division

  Five startups take part in luxury car manufacturer’s first “innovation lab” to develop financial technology solutions

• December 19, 2016 19 Dec'16

  What does Tech Nordic Advocates network look like a year on?

  Group set up to stimulate collaboration in the Nordic and Baltic IT communities to help them grow is a year old

• December 19, 2016 19 Dec'16

  Bright Little Labs launches first book to encourage kids into Stem

  Children’s media company Bright Little Labs has released its first book aiming to teach children more about technology and encourage them to take an interest in science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem)

• December 13, 2016 13 Dec'16

  Is there a Dutch digital delusion?

  To stand still is to decline. The Netherlands seems to be losing ground in the digital world, according to new reports

• December 13, 2016 13 Dec'16

  Saudi Arabia enterprise IT trends for 2017

  Computer Weekly looks at the technologies that will dominate enterprise IT in Saudi Arabia next year

• December 13, 2016 13 Dec'16

  Tech industry big guns unite to create crash-free IT services and systems

  Some of the tech industry's biggest names have come together to create the Zero Outage Industry Standards Association to help improve the uptime of IT systems and services

• December 11, 2016 11 Dec'16

  IT Priorities 2017: More than half of Middle East organisations will reduce spending on IT staff

  Organisations in the Middle East face the challenge of gaining new IT skills despite IT staff budget cuts

• 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

  IT Priorities 2017: Quarter of Apac CIOs expect IT budget to rise by more than 10%

  More than half of Apac-based IT decision-makers expect budgets to rise next year and cloud-related projects look the likely destination of the extra money

• December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16

  UKtech50 interview: ARM Holdings CEO Simon Segars

  The UKtech50 most influential person in UK IT 2016, ARM Holdings CEO Simon Segars, shares his thoughts on the consequences of Brexit, access to skills and the importance of security in a world full of connected devices

• December 05, 2016 05 Dec'16

  The need for speed: Inside the cloud innovation engine at AWS

  With analysts citing Amazon’s speedy product release cycles as a major source of competitive difference for the cloud firm, AWS CEO Andy Jassy opens up about how it keeps its innovation engine ticking over

• 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

• December 05, 2016 05 Dec'16

  Top 10 Asean enterprise IT stories of 2016

  The 10 most popular Asean articles of 2016

• November 28, 2016 28 Nov'16

  Do you have what it takes to be a great CIO?

  CIOs have the potential to become business leaders – it’s a matter of nurturing the right skills, talent and relationships, according to Deloitte

• November 25, 2016 25 Nov'16

  Third of bank staff expect Brexit to force employer out of UK

  A third of workers in the financial services sector think there is a strong chance their employer could move operations out of the UK after Brexit.

• November 25, 2016 25 Nov'16

  Teens should focus on data and cyber careers, says fintech expert

  CEO and founder of Streets Consulting, Julia Streets, claims teenagers should look towards data scientists and cyber security roles to ensure a job for life

• November 25, 2016 25 Nov'16

  UK firms neglecting cyber security, say 74% of IT managers

  Most UK firms lack the time and resources to ensure adequate cyber security and data protection, according to a survey of IT managers

• November 24, 2016 24 Nov'16

  Everyone is a role model, says Jacqueline de Rojas

  All women in the tech industry are role models for those around us, whether or not we want to be, according to Jacqueline de Rojas

• November 24, 2016 24 Nov'16

  Bletchley Park to teach teenagers to become cyber experts

  A cyber security college is to be set up at Bletchley Park, home to the men and women who decoded German cyphers during the Second World War

• 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 22, 2016 22 Nov'16

  Future Fifty and Upscale – some of the initiatives behind the ever-growing tech scene

  The UK technology scene is growing rapidly, and initiatives such as Tech City UK’s Future Fifty and Upscale are helping put tech startups on the map

• November 21, 2016 21 Nov'16

  Facebook to hire 500 more people in the UK

  Facebook is increasing its UK workforce by 50%, with highly skilled engineers high on its wish list of new recruits

• 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

  Children should be taught resilience and problem-solving to deal with digital disruption

  Education system needs to refocus its efforts to ensure the next generation will have the necessary skills to deal with digital disruption in the workplace

• 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

  Digital disruption “unstoppable” but not to be feared, says Fujitsu’s Duncan Tait

  Fujitsu’s senior executive vice-president urges firms not to be scared of digital transformation, as the disruption caused by new technologies is “unstoppable”

• 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 15, 2016 15 Nov'16

  Google to deliver VR tech training to a million UK schoolchildren

  Internet giant is launching a programme to introduce virtual reality technology to UK schools and teach children how to use it

• November 11, 2016 11 Nov'16

  CIO interview: Eva Listi, Systembolaget

  The new CIO of alcohol retailer Systembolaget tells Computer Weekly how she addresses the challenge of running IT at the state-owned company

• November 11, 2016 11 Nov'16

  Women in UK tech earn 9% less than male counterparts

  Research from recruitment firm Hired found a 9% gender pay gap in tech in the UK, but could not find a reason why this should be the case

• November 11, 2016 11 Nov'16

  Tech industry is ‘eating itself’ through automation and lack of skills, says Harvey Nash survey

  As IT jobs become increasingly automated, continuous skills development is the only way to prevent the tech industry from “eating itself”, according to a Harvey Nash survey

• November 08, 2016 08 Nov'16

  CIO interview: David Cooper, interim CIO at Centrica

  Interim CIO at utility company Centrica tells Computer Weekly how his job is more than just keeping the lights on

• November 04, 2016 04 Nov'16

  Datacentre industry faces looming skills crisis as need to replace retiring engineers grows

  With new figures suggesting the average datacentre worker is 55 years old and male, the industry opens up about what needs to be done to secure a pipeline of new talent to replace those approaching retirement age

• November 03, 2016 03 Nov'16

  Police forces struggle with complex IT and a lack of digital skills, says watchdog

  The latest report from police watchdog HMIC discovers that a lack of skills in digital and complex IT systems are major challenges for modern police forces

• 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 28, 2016 28 Oct'16

  Minds behind Entiq and Level39 launch Plexal innovation centre

  Founder of Entiq and Level39 launches innovation hub at Here East space in the London Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

• 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 27, 2016 27 Oct'16

  World wide web inventor Tim Berners-Lee to join Oxford University

  The University of Oxford has appointed Tim Berners-Lee as a professor at its computer science department

• October 25, 2016 25 Oct'16

  CIO interview: Björn Ekstedt, PostNord

  For PostNord, one of the Nordic’s largest logistics companies, the rise of e-commerce means the continual digital rehaul of its business models

• October 21, 2016 21 Oct'16

  GDS goes nationwide to ease relations with government departments

  Government Digital Service aims to open more regional outposts for training civil servants in digital skills, says new chief Kevin Cunnington

• October 20, 2016 20 Oct'16

  Armed forces minister wants military recruiters to "think different" to attract cyber security pros

  Armed Forces minister Mike Penning says military must rethink how it recruits trainees to attract people with the cyber security skills the country needs to protect itself

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Snowden: the IT analyst turned whistleblower who exposed mass surveillance

  Oliver Stone's biopic on Edward Snowden reaches the heart of the ethical crisis posed by mass surveillance for the state and ordinary citizens

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Information security needs to cast recruitment net wider, says panel

  Companies struggling to fill info sec roles should focus on finding people who can do what they need, not on qualifications, according to a security industry panel

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Apprentices flourish in IT services sector

  Members of the apprentice scheme at UK IT services firm MCSA tell Computer Weekly why university was not the natural progression for them

• October 17, 2016 17 Oct'16

  Isle of Man launches IT and education campus to share tech skills

  The Isle of Man has opened an IT and Education Campus to teach tech skills to the island’s adults

• October 14, 2016 14 Oct'16

  Focus on SME broadband to build Northern Powerhouse, says report

  SMEs in the north of England need a defined government strategy on broadband and skills if they are to flourish, says a thinktank

• October 14, 2016 14 Oct'16

  CIOs struggle as digital IT strategies are hampered by corporate inertia

  Companies are struggling to keep pace with the digital innovation of their IT departments, a major study reveals

• 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 13, 2016 13 Oct'16

  FDM Group launches Getting Back to Business programme

  IT services consultancy FDM Group announces the launch of its Back to Business programme designed to help women return to the IT industry

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  MPs campaign for Lauri Love to be tried in UK

  Backbench MPs are campaigning against Lauri Love’s extradition to the US so he can face trial in the UK

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  TeenTech calls on kids to pass on Stem excitement

  At the 2016 Teen Tech ceremony, TeenTech’s founder Maggie Philbin and the Duke of York called on kids to inspire future participants

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  Government failing to prepare UK for robotics and AI

  A report produced by the Science and Technology Committee has warned that the UK is fundamentally unprepared for the changes that will come from robotics and artificial intelligence

• 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 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  Fujitsu announces substantial job cuts in the UK

  Fujitsu will cut its UK workforce by around 1,800 people, and there are expectations it will be offshoring some roles

• October 11, 2016 11 Oct'16

  Singaporean organisations face stiff competition for junior IT professionals

  Singaporean multinationals are no longer the default employers of talented IT professionals in the Asean region as a vibrant startup community and growth in other countries turns heads

• October 10, 2016 10 Oct'16

  Technology skills demand accelerates outside the IT department

  The IT department will increasingly compete with other business areas for candidates with technology skills, a major research programme reveals

• October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16

  IT professionals in Singapore reap high rewards

  IT pay rates in Singapore dwarf those in neighbouring countries and could be increased further due to an emerging skills gap

• October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16

  TechUK calls on government to close the big data skills gap

  IT industry trade body TechUK urges the government to take action against the lack of big data skills in the UK

• October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16

  BoxWorks 2016: How three different CIOs handle digital transformation

  CIOs from Coca-Cola, Uber and the GSA discuss the impact of tech on their business and the importance of digital innovation

• 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 04, 2016 04 Oct'16

  Malaysia and Singapore face IT talent shortage

  Organisations in Malaysia and Singapore face tough competition to attract the right skills to drive their IT strategies

• October 03, 2016 03 Oct'16

  Government provides free digital skills training to unskilled adults

  The UK government announces plans to offer free skills training to adults in the UK who are lacking relevant digital skills qualifications

• September 28, 2016 28 Sep'16

  Business secretary calls for national broadband upgrade

  In a speech to the Institute of Directors’ annual conference, Greg Clark calls for a major broadband upgrade to support the reinvention of the government’s industrial strategy

• September 28, 2016 28 Sep'16

  Splunk vs the skills shortage – trying to help organisations gain the right skills

  Splunk’s CEO Douglas Merritt explains how the organisation has been working to help people both in and outside its organisation to gain the skills needed to use its big data technology

• September 27, 2016 27 Sep'16

  BoxWorks 2016: The fight for diversity should not always surround gender

  Three CIOs and an executive from collaboration firm Box discuss the global search for diversity in tech, and how gender parity is not the only issue

• September 26, 2016 26 Sep'16

  Salary survey shows IT managers command big bonuses

  A Computer Weekly survey has shown the scale of remuneration package that IT managers can expect - with bonuses an increasingly important part

• September 23, 2016 23 Sep'16

  BBC opens up about holographic TV trials

  Broadcaster reveals how it is attempting to pre-empt the potential change in viewing habits the rise of augmented reality could bring

• September 22, 2016 22 Sep'16

  Accenture apprentice scheme gets first female graduate

  Accenture’s IT apprentice programme has its first female graduate, and the company hopes this is the start of more female graduates to come

• September 16, 2016 16 Sep'16

  Alleged hacker Lauri Love can be extradited to the US, court rules

  Westminster Magistrates’ Court has ruled that alleged hacker, Lauri Love, can be extradited to the US, where he could face a 99-year prison sentence

• September 09, 2016 09 Sep'16

  Nordic CIO Interview: Mattias Forsberg, Scandinavian Airlines

  The CIO of Nordic airline SAS talks to Computer Weekly about how digital technologies are changing customer experiences as well as the business itself

• September 06, 2016 06 Sep'16

  DLA Piper moves back-office roles to Poland

  Law firm DLA Piper is moving business support jobs, including IT roles, from the UK to a delivery hub in Warsaw

• September 01, 2016 01 Sep'16

  Nordic CIO interview: Mattias Wedar, Eniro

  Computer Weekly talks with Mattias Wedar, head of user and customer experience at Eniro, about how the Swedish directory company is tackling change with closer integration of IT and product development

• September 01, 2016 01 Sep'16

  TomTom finds its way to Indian global delivery hub

  Sat nav maker TomTom invests in its Indian technology operation to increase innovation in a move that mirrors that of other corporates

• August 26, 2016 26 Aug'16

  Computing GCSE continues to rise in popularity, but grades drop

  The number of girls taking computing at GCSE level has more than doubled with more students taking the subject than ever before, but grades are dropping

• 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

  Isaca holds first online infosec career fair

  Information professionals’ organisation Isaca is to hold an online career fair to give cyber security job seekers direct access to employer organisations

• 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 17, 2016 17 Aug'16

  Cyber attack recovery 300% dearer due to skills shortage

  The improvement of specialist security expertise is one of the top three drivers for an additional investment in IT security, but many struggle to find people with the skills they need, a report reveals

• 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 15, 2016 15 Aug'16

  Robot Wars: Team Storm uses modern IT to breathe new life into legacy machines

  Robot Wars’ Team Storm is applying the principles of DevOps, IoT and real-time data analytics in advancing the design of its machine, while setting out to inspire a new generation to get into robotics

• 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 11, 2016 11 Aug'16

  IT departments fear they lack skills to implement IoT

  Adoption of IoT systems in enterprises is being held back by worries over skills, says a joint report by Capita and Cisco

• August 10, 2016 10 Aug'16

  Microsoft hails cloud security breakthrough with encrypted data

  Microsoft researchers talk up cloud security breakthrough that allows encrypted data to be processed without prior decryption

• August 08, 2016 08 Aug'16

  Tech for good’s Cast awarded £1m to give charities digital aid

  The Centre for Acceleration of Social Technology (Cast) has been awarded £1.12m by the Big Lottery Fund to help charities build digital solutions

• August 01, 2016 01 Aug'16

  ThoughtWorks runs tech hackathon to provide post-Brexit support to public

  ThoughtWorks hosts Hack Brexit to find ways to keep the public better informed about the consequences of the Brexit vote

• 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 28, 2016 28 Jul'16

  Using a #hashtag to take diversity awareness global

  Recruiter Structur3dpeople utilises the power of social media to spread the word about women in the technology industry

• July 28, 2016 28 Jul'16

  UK’s top security judges struggle to assess privacy threats

  Technological advancements make it difficult for the Investigatory Powers Tribunal to assess privacy threats, say the tribunal’s own judges

• July 27, 2016 27 Jul'16

  UK education system failing to support cyber security profession

  Countries and companies must act quickly to address the cyber security skills shortage through improvements in education, workforce diversity, training opportunities, security technology and data collection, a report says

• July 26, 2016 26 Jul'16

  Sky announces tech insight day to attract new candidates

  Media company will give undergraduates a taster day at its headquarters to attract the best tech talent

• July 25, 2016 25 Jul'16

  Skills shortage and poor IT infrastructure hinder tech adoption by Asean governments

  EIU report highlights governments’ desire for better use of data, including cloud access

• July 25, 2016 25 Jul'16

  Put supercomputing on curriculum, says Earlham Institute’s Tim Stitt

  Tim Stitt, the head of scientific computing at the Earlham Institute, says children should be learning supercomputing and data analysis concepts from a young age

• July 22, 2016 22 Jul'16

  UK government needs 2,800 extra digital staff to deliver current plans

  Head of the National Audit Office highlights risks from a 'digital capability' gap across Whitehall

• July 20, 2016 20 Jul'16

  Aster Group to implement ServiceNow

  Housing developer to use cloud-based service across multiple business functions following succesful implementation for IT service desk

• July 20, 2016 20 Jul'16

  Tech is trendy now but hasn’t always been, says Techmums founder

  Sue Black thinks the technology industry is gradually becoming more accessible, but the journey is still slow

• July 19, 2016 19 Jul'16

  How Salesforce is encouraging people into coding

  Trailhead initiative is targeting people of diverse ages and backgrounds to take up coding

• July 18, 2016 18 Jul'16

  British Gas launches women in tech network

  Energy services provider announces the launch of its women in tech network to provide a community for female tech employees

• 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