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IT technical skills
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April 23, 2018
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Apr'18
Next generation of SCADA industrial controls will protect against cyber attack
Oil, energy and chemical companies are rethinking how to control big manufacturing plants, replacing expensive control technology with cheaper, more secure systems, taking their cue from biology
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April 22, 2018
22
Apr'18
Thales to open ‘digital factory’ in Asia
India and Australia are potential candidates for Thales’s new coding centre that will support digital transformation efforts
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April 20, 2018
20
Apr'18
AWS commits to improving cloud skills of 100,000 people in Europe during 2018
Amazon Web Services commits to equipping 100,000 people across Europe with cloud skills to help speed up adoption of off-premise technologies and services across the continent
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April 19, 2018
19
Apr'18
CNCF wants to make Kubernetes ‘boring’
CNCF is about to kick off its its Copenhagen conference. The organisation wants to make containers less exciting and more straightforward
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April 19, 2018
19
Apr'18
Oracle MBX: Oracle uses interns and grads to encourage others into Stem
Oracle has been working with interns and graduates to help train the next generation of tech experts and use them as role models for others
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April 19, 2018
19
Apr'18
CyLon continues to drive cyber security innovation with next accelerator cohort
CyLon has selected the next group of innovative cyber security startups for its seventh London accelerator programme
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April 19, 2018
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Apr'18
Harvey Nash: 90% of contractors admit post-IR35 reform stress
Harvey Nash Recruitment polls contractors about how they feel the IR35 reforms have affected their livelihoods one year on from launch
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April 18, 2018
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Apr'18
PA Consulting announces winners of 2018 Raspberry Pi competition
The winners of the annual Raspberry Pi competition run by PA Consulting have been announced following a tech showcase
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April 18, 2018
18
Apr'18
Tech Talent Charter aims to tackle diversity outside of London
Not-for-profit organisation partners with Nominet in Oxford to make businesses aware of local initiatives and how to implement best practice
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April 16, 2018
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Apr'18
Fintech sector increasingly attractive compared to traditional banking for IT professionals
Fintech job vacancies are growing, while less are being advertised in traditional banking sector companies
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April 16, 2018
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Apr'18
Investments in skills, infrastructure and SMEs needed to help UK data economy hit new heights
The UK data economy may struggle to reach its full growth potential between now and 2025 unless action is taken, suggests research commissioned by datacentre operator Digital Realty
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April 16, 2018
16
Apr'18
Many British workers victims of ‘substandard’ technology in secondary offices, shows research
Workers have claimed they are forced to use poorer technology when outside of the main office
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April 13, 2018
13
Apr'18
Addressing consumer concerns will drive success for open banking
Experts say consumers will feel more comfortable about sharing their data as part of open banking once more valuable use cases become available
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April 12, 2018
12
Apr'18
SFO expands use of AI after successful trial in Rolls-Royce investigation
Serious Fraud Office builds on trials of artificial intelligence in criminal investigations by rolling out a new data management platform
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April 10, 2018
10
Apr'18
HS. focuses on global scaling for healthcare startups in new accelerator programme
HS. is trying to enable healthcare startups to scale internationally as part of its accelerator programme
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April 05, 2018
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Apr'18
Pfizer tech startup accelerator will be a shot in the arm for healthcare innovation
Pharmaceutical giant invites startups to apply for its second Healthcare Hub: London accelerator, with the chance to share £50,000 funding
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April 04, 2018
04
Apr'18
Tech City and Tech North merge to support startups nationwide
Southern and northern groups finalise merger to become Tech Nation as government pledges £21m in funding
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April 03, 2018
03
Apr'18
Can the government’s Institute of Coding help tackle the UK’s tech skills disconnect?
Many have claimed there is a gap between the tech skills taught by education providers and the skills needed by firms, but can the Institute of Coding help to bridge it?
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April 03, 2018
03
Apr'18
How Code First: Girls uses partnerships to teach girls to code
CEO of social enterprise Code First: Girls explains how partnerships with firms such as Trainline and Goldman Sachs are helping to reach the firm’s goal of teaching 20,000 women to code by 2020
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March 28, 2018
28
Mar'18
Why does India have a higher percentage of women in tech than the UK?
Research by the Open University has assessed the differences between the women in IT landscape in the UK and India
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March 28, 2018
28
Mar'18
Organisations can use GDPR ambiguity to contest fines in court, experts say
Businesses can use the vagueness of the regulation to argue against fines in court, say experts
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March 27, 2018
27
Mar'18
Arsenal uses Innovation Lab accelerator to improve worldwide fan experience
Arsenal’s Innovation Lab programme has enabled collaboration with “world-class” startups to offer the best experience for fans in the future, says the club’s IT director
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March 27, 2018
27
Mar'18
IT staff will need to retrain when automation deskills their jobs
Intelligent agents and automation will be needed to support digitisation efforts in business, but to succeed, IT will need to apply these techniques internally
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March 26, 2018
26
Mar'18
Ransomware publicity heightened awareness but other threats remain, experts say
Due to several high profile attacks over the past year, ransomware is now well known across organisations, but there are other threats to be aware of, say cyber security experts
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March 22, 2018
22
Mar'18
Fintechs weigh up their partnership options
Fintechs need to consider what type of companies they should work with to make the most of open banking regulations
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March 22, 2018
22
Mar'18
What would coders do in ethical grey areas?
Software developers are writing code that affects the lives of millions of people and how businesses are run, but what do coders think about some of the ethical questions they face?
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March 21, 2018
21
Mar'18
Tech North aims to fill 24 tech jobs in 24 hours
Government-backed initiative is launching a campaign to try to fill 24 digital job vacancies in the north of England within a day
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March 20, 2018
20
Mar'18
Ireland eyes Brexit-triggered tech investments
The organisation that champions Ireland to foreign investors has seen an increase in IT companies moving to its shores
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March 20, 2018
20
Mar'18
Researchers use AI, big data and machine learning to find best place in the world to live
West Perth in Australia and Hebden Bridge in the UK are among the top locations ranked by machine learning tool in SAS project
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March 20, 2018
20
Mar'18
Think tank reports lifts lid on police cyber crime training
UK think tank Parliament Street has lifted the lid on spending by police forces on training staff to deal with cyber crime and recommended greater collaboration in this regard
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March 19, 2018
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Mar'18
Australia pilots visa scheme to ease talent crunch
The Global Talent Scheme follows the government’s move to scrap the 457 visa, but industry watchers say smaller companies will struggle to meet its salary threshold
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March 19, 2018
19
Mar'18
Experian: How inclusion can solve more than IT problems
Paul Hill, head of global propositions development at Experian, talks about the many advantages and few challenges that Experian encountered when working with autistic technology consultants from Auticon
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March 19, 2018
19
Mar'18
School uses game-based initiative to find future cyber talent
Skinners’ Academy introduces government-backed Cyber Discovery programme to find cyber security professionals of the future
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March 19, 2018
19
Mar'18
Tech firms not “walking the walk” when it comes to diversity
Despite high-tech firms claiming to have a good track record in diversity, most do not consider it when making business decisions
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March 16, 2018
16
Mar'18
Majority of organisations unaware of costs and responsibilities for cloud outages, research finds
Most companies are unaware about the costs associated with a cloud outage and who is responsible for getting systems back online
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March 16, 2018
16
Mar'18
UK demand for AI professionals has almost tripled in three years
As the technology landscape changes, so do the skills organisations need, and research by jobsite Indeed has revealed a big rise in demand for people with artificial intelligence skills
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March 15, 2018
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Mar'18
Tesco appoints new chief technology officer
Supermarket giant’s new CTO joins from Airbus and will continue to implement retailer’s digital transformation programme
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March 15, 2018
15
Mar'18
Coders feel responsible for impact of artificial intelligence on society
The technologists building artificial intelligence algorithms should take responsibility for the technology’s impact on society, a survey finds
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March 15, 2018
15
Mar'18
More than 60% of teen girls regret not studying Stem
Accenture study shows 62% of teenage girls regret not studying science, technology, engineering and maths subjects for longer
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March 15, 2018
15
Mar'18
Infosys announces more US jobs
Indian supplier Infosys continues to open hubs and recruit more IT professionals in the US
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March 15, 2018
15
Mar'18
Openreach to open 12 fibre broadband engineering schools
Openreach has opened the first of 12 planned training centres around the UK as it sets out to recruit more than 3,000 fibre broadband engineers
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March 14, 2018
14
Mar'18
Survey reveals what the coders building the future desire
Global survey reveals some of the attitudes of the world's software developers
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March 12, 2018
12
Mar'18
Digital for rural areas worth up to £26bn to UK economy
A study commissioned by Amazon has posited that greater use of digital tools and services could be worth between £12bn and £26bn per annum to the UK economy
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March 12, 2018
12
Mar'18
Politicians need to be more involved in tech, says Sadiq Khan
Flying the flag for the UK capital at the SXSW festival in Texas, London mayor Sadiq Khan says government should “do more” for technology, as well as mitigate the risks that come with it, and calls on social media firms to take responsibility for ...
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March 09, 2018
09
Mar'18
Booking.com annual tech awards focuses on creating visible role models
Booking.com has announced the winners of its 2018 Technology Playmaker Awards and emphasised the importance of having more visible female role models in the industry
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March 08, 2018
08
Mar'18
Tech City targets companies outside of London for next cohort in accelerator programme
Tech City UK has placed more of an emphasis on companies outside of the capital for its next accelerator cohort
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March 08, 2018
08
Mar'18
Tech experts want government to help workers prepare for AI disruption
The tech brains working with artificial intelligence think governments have an important role to play in preparing workers for change
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March 07, 2018
07
Mar'18
Cyber attacks up nearly 20% in 2017
Research by SonicWall shows there were 9.32 billion malware attacks globally last year, but ransomware attacks fell by 71%
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March 07, 2018
07
Mar'18
Nordic CIO interview: Mikael Ludvigsen, Novozymes
Danish biotechnology company’s CIO tells Computer Weekly about some of the changes he has made to the organisation’s IT department since he arrived 19 months ago
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March 06, 2018
06
Mar'18
European cities woo English-speaking IT talent
Organisations in major European cities have upped their search for English-speaking talent, including IT professionals, since the UK’s referendum on EU membership