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IT technical skills
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May 17, 2017
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London digital sector continues to grow faster than rest of UK
The gap between the number of digital tech firms in London and the rest of the UK is growing
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May 17, 2017
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Startup aims to improve web access for disabled people
Essential Accessibility is on a mission to make online services more friendly to disabled people through a mix of assistive technology and consultancy
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May 16, 2017
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Customer experience transformation at Macquarie bank brings legacy system retirement as a bonus
Australia’s Macquarie bank builds a data layer on top of legacy IT systems to transform customer experience
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May 16, 2017
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Lack of skills preventing digital transformation, says 65% of decision makers
Research has found skills gaps in data science, AI and infrastructure management are standing in the way of digital transformation
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May 12, 2017
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Almost three-quarters of tech workers thinking of leaving UK after Brexit
The UK’s decision to leave the European Union has many tech workers in the UK considering a move elsewhere
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May 11, 2017
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London will lose its European tech leadership status because of Brexit
London is at risk of being usurped as the tech capital of Europe because of the UK's impending withdrawal from the benefits of EU membership
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May 10, 2017
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Trump’s ‘hire American’ rhetoric is stalling global IT services sector
The IT services sector is facing an important period as political decisions impact their business models
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May 10, 2017
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RBS cuts hundreds of UK IT jobs
The Royal Bank of Scotland is cutting hundreds of tech jobs as it prepares for life as a smaller organisation
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May 09, 2017
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Highly skilled professionals at risk of being replaced by computers
Highly skilled jobs will be replaced by artificial intelligence by 2022, says Gartner
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May 09, 2017
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Large UK businesses increasingly want CEOs to have IT background
More large businesses in the UK want a CEO that has a good understanding of IT
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May 03, 2017
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SAP focuses on training young Arab graduates in Middle East
SAP has a raft of initiatives planned in the Middle East which includes a strategy to equip young people and entrepreneurs with the IT skills required as the region transforms.
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May 03, 2017
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Barclays Bank opens startup hub in London
Bank aims to support fintech firms in their early stages
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May 03, 2017
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Mayor of London seeks chief digital officer
Capital’s first-ever chief digital officer will oversee the digital transformation of public services across London
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May 02, 2017
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Building, recruiting and retaining digital talent for an automated tech-driven future
More than 75% of non-technical workers would consider a technology career, but are they the answer to the skills gap and how can organisations recruit and keep them?
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May 02, 2017
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‘Internet terrorist’ Samata Ullah jailed for eight years
Samata Ullah, an unemployed resident of Cardiff, has been sentenced after pleading guilty to five terrorism offences
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April 29, 2017
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IS supporter Samata Ullah branded a “new and dangerous breed of terrorist"
Samata Ullah, a 34-year-old man from Cardiff who posted encryption training videos on a radical Islamic blog, is a dangerous “cyber terrorist”, a court heard on 28 April 2017
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April 28, 2017
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Office workers don’t appreciate the complexities facing IT staff
IT staff feel under-appreciated because office workers don't understand what they do, study shows
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April 28, 2017
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Barclays to create 1,750 UK IT jobs over three years
Barclays bank is creating nearly 2,000 IT jobs at a delivery centre in north west England
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April 28, 2017
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Debenhams appoints ex-Direct Line CIO as tech and supply chain director
Angela Morrison, the ex-CIO of Direct Line Group, has been appointed technology and supply chain director for department store retailer Debenhams
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April 28, 2017
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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
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April 26, 2017
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Accenture increasing Newcastle-based workforce
Accenture is expanding its operation in Newcastle with the addition of 60 recruits
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April 25, 2017
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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
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April 25, 2017
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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
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April 21, 2017
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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
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April 20, 2017
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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
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April 20, 2017
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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
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April 20, 2017
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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
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April 19, 2017
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Robotic automation takes off in the Nordics
Software robots are rapidly automating traditionally manual tasks at enterprises across the Nordic region
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April 18, 2017
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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
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April 18, 2017
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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
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April 18, 2017
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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
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April 13, 2017
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Yelp deploys Splunk to improve data access
Yelp uses Splunk Enterprise in IT and across business services to help build revenue opportunities
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April 12, 2017
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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
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April 12, 2017
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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?
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April 11, 2017
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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
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April 11, 2017
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‘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
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April 11, 2017
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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
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April 10, 2017
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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
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April 07, 2017
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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
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April 06, 2017
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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
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April 03, 2017
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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
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March 30, 2017
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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
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March 29, 2017
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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
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March 29, 2017
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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
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March 29, 2017
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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
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March 28, 2017
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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
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March 28, 2017
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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
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March 24, 2017
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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
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March 20, 2017
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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
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March 20, 2017
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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