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IT technical skills
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November 12, 2020
12
Nov'20
Winners of female-only data hackathon announced
Several firms banded together to run a virtual female-only hackathon to encourage data analysts to use Covid-19 data to solve pandemic-related problems
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November 11, 2020
11
Nov'20
Security pros coped admirably with remote working transition
Despite facing tight timescales at the onset of the pandemic, security professionals have come through the transition to remote working remarkably well, according to a report
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November 10, 2020
10
Nov'20
Bright Little Labs launches Agent Asha series
Children’s media company creates new series of children’s books and resources aimed at teaching children to code
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November 10, 2020
10
Nov'20
IT Priorities 2020: Covid-19 consolidates storage push to cloud
The emphasis on home and remote working has been felt in storage and backup as in all areas of IT, with continued evolution towards the cloud and as-a-service storage and backup
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November 06, 2020
06
Nov'20
Lockdown 2: Balancing job retention with automation
As the UK enters its second coronavirus lockdown, experts have questioned the funds that governments across Europe have put aside to support businesses
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November 04, 2020
04
Nov'20
Pandemic prompts interest in career shifts into tech
Many people considering a career change have chosen to shift their focus to the technology industry since the beginning of the pandemic, according to CWJobs
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October 29, 2020
29
Oct'20
Makers and Generation UK to train underrepresented talent
Coding bootcamp Makers has partnered with Generation UK to provide individuals from underrepresented groups with coding skills
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October 29, 2020
29
Oct'20
Most further education colleges have skills shortages in IT teams, says Jisc
A report from member organisation Jisc has found that a larger number of further education colleges have a skills shortage in IT teams
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October 23, 2020
23
Oct'20
Digital public services fail UK citizens on multiple fronts
Commission for Smart Government publishes paper on obstacles facing the UK’s digital government, setting out principles for digital government initiatives to follow
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October 23, 2020
23
Oct'20
Tech Talent Charter launches Doing It Anyway role model campaign
Industry collaborative launches campaign to make female role models more visible and encourage others into tech
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October 22, 2020
22
Oct'20
Saudi Arabian authorities work with Chinese IT giants on digital goals
Saudi Arabia has signed two agreements with Chinese IT suppliers as it strives to deliver its ambitious programme to diversify its economy
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October 22, 2020
22
Oct'20
Women in Business Expo: If you can’t find female tech talent, you have hiring and culture issues
A panel of experts at the Women in Business Expo say problems around hiring and culture can be one of the main reasons firms can’t find female talent
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October 22, 2020
22
Oct'20
Nordic countries in denial over IT industry equality
Arriving in Denmark to find she was the only woman on a computer science master’s course was a shock to Plamena Cherneva
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October 22, 2020
22
Oct'20
IR35: Former Treasury secretary Mel Stride calls for ‘dreaded’ off-payroll rules to be ‘abolished’
While chairing a Treasury Committee session on how the UK tax landscape must change to cover the costs of the coronavirus pandemic, ex-Treasury secretary Mel Stride backed calls for the IR35 rules to be abolished
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October 20, 2020
20
Oct'20
Study finds AI can teach humans new tricks
Artificial intelligence tends to rely on supervised learning, but making the most of AI requires people to take on board what these systems learn autonomously
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October 19, 2020
19
Oct'20
D&I push should come from the top, says panel
Panel of experts at Black Tech Fest spoke about how a push for diversity and inclusion should come with support from firms’ leaders
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October 15, 2020
15
Oct'20
UK regulators lack the skills and expertise to cope with increasing use of algorithms
MPs told that multiple regulators will be needed to govern the ever-growing use of algorithmic systems in all areas of the economy and public sector
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October 12, 2020
12
Oct'20
Small training steps can have big impact on economic recovery
Staff cuts and using IT to drive optimisation are short-term measures and businesses need to reskill their workforce, says Microsoft
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October 12, 2020
12
Oct'20
Cyber security skills ad branded ‘crass’ by minister
Security skills campaign advert depicting a ballet dancer comes in for criticism as the arts sector struggles in the pandemic
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October 09, 2020
09
Oct'20
Inside VMware’s Kubernetes playbook
Kubernetes co-creator Joe Beda talks up the evolution of the container orchestration platform and efforts by VMware to help enterprises get the most out of the technology
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October 06, 2020
06
Oct'20
Government to provide 100,000 devices for remote learning
The Department for Education is offering education providers access to additional devices to help with remote learning during the coronavirus pandemic
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October 06, 2020
06
Oct'20
Code First Girls teaches over 20,000 women to code
Not-for-profit has reached its original goal, set in 2017, of teaching 20,000 women to code and now aims to double its community
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October 01, 2020
01
Oct'20
Computer Weekly announces the Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2020
Computer Weekly has revealed who is on this year’s list of the 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech, including this year’s winner Anne-Marie Imafidon
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October 01, 2020
01
Oct'20
Computer Weekly’s 2020 women in tech Rising Stars
The nature of digital technology means the IT industry is an ever-changing landscape, so who will be at the wheel of the technology sector in years to come?
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October 01, 2020
01
Oct'20
Talk is no good without action, says Most Influential Woman in UK Tech 2020
The Black Lives Matter movement has led to a lot of statements being released signifying tech companies’ intentions, but action is what really matters, says Anne-Marie Imafidon, this year’s Most Influential Woman in UK Tech
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October 01, 2020
01
Oct'20
Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2020: Entrants to the Hall of Fame
Each year, Computer Weekly and its judges choose women recognised for their lifetime contribution to the technology sector to be added to its Hall of Fame
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September 30, 2020
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Sep'20
‘American friends’ spied on Julian Assange in Ecuadorian Embassy, court hears
Two former employees of UC Global, which provides security services to the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, claim the company shared surveillance footage with the US of the WikiLeaks founder meeting with lawyers and other visitors
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September 29, 2020
29
Sep'20
NCSC expands schools programme to north-east England and Northern Ireland
Following an initial roll-out in Gloucestershire and Wales, the NCSC’s CyberFirst Schools programme is being extended to north-east England and Northern Ireland
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September 28, 2020
28
Sep'20
Singapore to build 5G talent pipeline
Singapore’s telcos will start hiring and training about 1,000 telecoms professionals by year-end to support the deployment of 5G networks
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September 28, 2020
28
Sep'20
Case Study: Douglas and Gordon uses video to make house searching safer
Estate agent Douglas and Gordon has made videos of prospective properties to make it safer and easier for house hunters to find their new home during the coronavirus pandemic
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September 24, 2020
24
Sep'20
Interview: Tech education in Africa, with a focus on female empowerment
During a trip to East Africa in the early 2000s, Sonal Kadchha found a lack of secondary education and few teachers, which eventually led her to teach women in the region how to code
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September 23, 2020
23
Sep'20
Public admires security professionals, but doesn’t want their jobs
(ISC)² research finds attitudes towards security roles are increasingly positive, but not many people fancy joining the fight against cyber crime
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September 17, 2020
17
Sep'20
What are the habits of highly effective CISOs?
Data crunched by Gartner analysts reveals the behaviours that differentiate the top-performing chief information security officers from the pack
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September 09, 2020
09
Sep'20
Abu Dhabi government launches peer-to-peer coding campus
Abu Dhabi government launches a specialist programming school that uses peer-to-peer teaching methods and gamification
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September 08, 2020
08
Sep'20
Jobs in UK tech sector grow 36% since lockdown peak
The number of advertised roles in digital have increased across the UK in the summer months, according to the government’s Digital Economy Council
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September 08, 2020
08
Sep'20
How low-cost computing gets kids into tech
We speak to a teenager about the joys of programming a Raspberry Pi and the startup he has formed around a Pi-based medical device
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September 07, 2020
07
Sep'20
Court rejects request to exclude ‘11th hour’ US evidence against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
Lawyers for Julian Assange say the US has introduced an 11th hour indictment against the WikiLeaks founder that provides additional grounds for his extradition
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September 04, 2020
04
Sep'20
Lockdown sees increase in girls applying for GCHQ cyber courses
The shift to online learning saw an increase in participants for its CyberFirst cyber security training programme, GCHQ found
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September 03, 2020
03
Sep'20
Fund helps Good Things Foundation give 4,000 people digital access
Charity Good Things Foundation has been given £500,000 by the National Lottery Fund to help 4,000 digitally excluded people gain technology skills
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September 03, 2020
03
Sep'20
Only 10% of tech talent have cyber skills to fill skills gap
The UK has a growing need for cyber skills as a result of the pandemic, but few IT professionals have the skills firms actually need
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August 27, 2020
27
Aug'20
CTO interview: David Rafalovsky, Sberbank Group
Russia’s Sberbank is well into its digital transformation journey, with artificial intelligence and supercomputing now at the centre of its plans
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August 26, 2020
26
Aug'20
DWP searches for talent as part of apprenticeship programme
The Department of Work and Pensions is looking for diverse talent to fill software and networking roles while developing skills on the job
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August 25, 2020
25
Aug'20
My first computer: Making the leap into an IT career
The IT sector has always struggled to attract enough young talent from different backgrounds. We look at how people gained their first tech experience
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August 20, 2020
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Aug'20
Drop in number of students taking GCSE computing in 2020
The amount of students deciding to take GCSE computing in England drops despite an increase last year
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August 20, 2020
20
Aug'20
First computers that led to a career in IT
The UK’s GCSE results show a strong pass rate in STEM subjects, which is good news for the IT industry. We find out how Computer Weekly readers got into IT
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August 19, 2020
19
Aug'20
Linux Foundation showcases the greater good of open source
Open source is more than something indulged in by techies who love to program – it offers collaboration that transcends cultures to solve real-world problems
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August 17, 2020
17
Aug'20
Coronavirus: Government faces renewed calls for extended support for self-employed
The second phase of the government’s income support scheme for the self-employed goes live today, prompting renewed calls for the eligibility criteria to be broadened so that more people can benefit
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August 17, 2020
17
Aug'20
DBS Bank teams up with AWS on AI skills
Singapore’s DBS Bank is organising an AWS DeepRacer League to equip thousands of employees with skills in artificial intelligence and machine learning
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August 14, 2020
14
Aug'20
Gigaclear to take on 120 engineers for rural broadband expansion
New full-time field engineers will join rural broadband provider’s in-house team by the end of March 2021 to increase company’s build capacity
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August 14, 2020
14
Aug'20
Coronavirus: The pandemic’s impact on tech jobs, now and in the future
For some, the coronavirus pandemic has meant furloughs and job losses; for others, it has meant expansion and hiring. What impact has the outbreak had on technology recruitment, and will this carry on into the future?