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• 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

• July 15, 2016 15 Jul'16

  O2 boss Ronan Dunne steps down

  Telefónica UK CEO Ronan Dunne is to leave the business in August, and will be replaced with current CFO Mark Evans

• July 14, 2016 14 Jul'16

  Chef CTO urges action to prevent DevOps staff burnout

  Chef CTO Adam Jacob has called on enterprises to cultivate a supportive working culture to protect DevOps staff from burnout

• July 14, 2016 14 Jul'16

  Internet of things increases demand for tech skills

  Demand for employees with tech skills such as data visualisation is on the rise as internet of things adoption becomes more widespread

• July 14, 2016 14 Jul'16

  Trio of English universities pilot data analytics course

  Cranfield University, the University of Central Lancashire and the University of Leeds trial one-day course with support from Tableau

• July 12, 2016 12 Jul'16

  Skills gap leaves firms at risk from cyber attacks

  A technology security skills shortage is leaving firms at increasing risk of cyber security attacks

• July 08, 2016 08 Jul'16

  Government announces technical education overhaul

  Skills minister Nick Boles has announced an overhaul of the delivery of technical education in the UK, including introducing new courses and a focus on creating skilled workers

• July 05, 2016 05 Jul'16

  Nordic CIO interview: Tore Burheim, University of Bergen

  IT director of Norwegian university tells Computer Weekly about digitising education and creating co-operative clusters

• July 01, 2016 01 Jul'16

  The strange case of the UK’s missing information commissioner

  The post of information commissioner for the UK remains vacant, with new appointee, Elizabeth Denham, still in Canada awaiting a Crown warrant of appointment

• July 01, 2016 01 Jul'16

  Barclays banks on agile and DevOps to tackle competitive threats in fintech

  Barclays Bank opens up about how increasing competition in the financial services sector has fuelled its 18-month, company-wide campaign to increase its use of agile and DevOps methodologies

• June 30, 2016 30 Jun'16

  Five retail-based startups head for 2016 Jlab incubator

  Five of the 23 startups that pitched for a place on John Lewis’s 2016 startup programme will be spending the summer in the retailer’s Jlab accelerator

• June 30, 2016 30 Jun'16

  Lloyds Banking Group wields axe to IT staff

  Lloyds Banking Group announces it is cutting IT jobs as part of a cost-cutting plan, which also sees 23 branches close

• June 30, 2016 30 Jun'16

  Benelux CIO interview: Michiel Valk, Randstad Group Netherlands

  The CIO of Dutch human resources services provider Randstad Group Netherlands tells Computer Weekly about its use of big data, mobile applications and agility

• June 29, 2016 29 Jun'16

  Lauri Love using illness as a shield against extradition, claims prosecution

  Prosecution lawyer questions whether activist Lauri Love is not fit enough to stand trial in the US over hacking charges,as expert witnesses warn that US prisons are ill-equipped for people with mental health problems.

• June 29, 2016 29 Jun'16

  Tech Talent Charter finalises launch as part of London Technology Week

  Technology company “collective”, the Tech Talent Charter launches to tackle lack of diversity in the tech sector

• June 29, 2016 29 Jun'16

  Number of women tech bosses doubles year-on-year

  The number of women heading up tech departments has risen to 7% in 2016, finds Mortimer Spinks

• June 28, 2016 28 Jun'16

  Greater focus on UK tech talent essential in face of Brexit

  The UK is already suffering from an IT skills crisis, so how will leaving the European Union affect tech jobs now and in the future?

• June 24, 2016 24 Jun'16

  Brexit could affect talent pipeline for games industry

  The gaming industry holds concerns that leaving the European Union will affect access to games development talent

• June 23, 2016 23 Jun'16

  Most influential women in UK IT 2016: Rising Stars

  Computer Weekly reveals the judges’ choice for the 2016 most influential women in UK IT Rising Stars. Special thanks to the Salesforce Foundation for extending its support to our 2016 Rising Stars

• June 23, 2016 23 Jun'16

  Focus on diversity, not gender, says most influential woman in UK IT 2016

  The winner of Computer Weekly’s most influential woman in UK IT award, Maggie Philbin, says the IT industry should focus on wider diversity as opposed to just gender equality

• June 23, 2016 23 Jun'16

  Computer Weekly announces the 50 most influential women in UK IT 2016

  Computer Weekly announces its top 50 list of the most influential women in UK IT, including 2016 winner Maggie Philbin

• June 23, 2016 23 Jun'16

  Nordic CIO interview: Martin Althén, Husqvarna

  The CIO at power tool maker Husqvarna tells Computer Weekly how he is repositioning the company through digitalisation

• June 22, 2016 22 Jun'16

  Hundreds of UK IT and back office roles at RBS cut

  The Royal Bank of Scotland is cutting 900 IT and back office jobs as part of a reorganisation that involves offshoring roles

• June 22, 2016 22 Jun'16

  OPNFV Project scales up network functions virtualisation ecosystem

  At the OPNFV summit in Berlin, the OPNFV Project announces new R&D capabilities and a student internship programme

• June 20, 2016 20 Jun'16

  Three-quarters of tech firms do not have gender diverse senior management

  Research by Tech London Advocates finds that only 23% of technology companies have gender diverse teams at senior management level

• June 20, 2016 20 Jun'16

  TeenTech Awards set to name 2016 finalists

  The 2016 round of the TeenTech Awards has announced its latest cohort of entries in a pitching session at the Royal Society London

• June 20, 2016 20 Jun'16

  Millions of city-dwellers still lack broadband connections

  A study by the Wireless Broadband Alliance has found that over half of the global urban population are unconnected, including many in some of the world’s wealthiest cities

• June 15, 2016 15 Jun'16

  New Zealand calls for tech specialists

  New Zealand needs more IT professionals, and is hitting its targets through a mix of training existing residents and attracting new ones

• June 15, 2016 15 Jun'16

  Nordic CIO interview: Magnus Åkerlind, Loomis

  Director of global IT co-ordination at Swedish cash-handling company Loomis tells Computer Weekly about harmonising IT globally while protecting local independence

• June 15, 2016 15 Jun'16

  Hancock sets out key principles for digital transformation

  Data should be a public service in its own right and the civil service need to add digital to their skillset, says Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock

• June 14, 2016 14 Jun'16

  Openreach CEO Selley emphasises broadband delivery technology

  Joe Garner’s replacement at Openreach, technologist and engineer Clive Selley, discusses VDSL, G.fast and pure fibre as elements of the future for UK broadband

• June 13, 2016 13 Jun'16

  Nordic CIO interview: Johnny Bröms, Swedish fast-food chain Max Burger

  The CIO of Swedish fast-food chain tells Computer Weekly how digital technology is increasing sales and supporting expansion

• June 13, 2016 13 Jun'16

  Digital skills gap costs UK economy £63bn a year

  The Science and Technology Committee says the UK is facing a digital skills crisis and calls on government to publish its Digital Strategy “without further delay”

• June 13, 2016 13 Jun'16

  Queen’s Birthday Honours list recognises more women in IT

  The 2016 Queen’s Birthday Honours list recognised a number of IT and digital entrepreneurs, and been hailed as the most diverse ever

• June 09, 2016 09 Jun'16

  Bahrain IT hub could increase choice for Middle East organisations

  The Bahrain government is trying to create an IT industry with global ambitions that could increase options for CIOs in the wider Middle East region

• June 08, 2016 08 Jun'16

  Staff crave positive digital leadership

  While people are comfortable using digital technologies at home, the majority don’t have access to, or have a negative view of, technology at work, according to a survey

• June 02, 2016 02 Jun'16

  Finland to deploy national Sigfox IoT network

  Internet of things service provider Sigfox has announced plans to extend its global network across Finland by 2017

• June 02, 2016 02 Jun'16

  Nordic CIO interview: Claes-Håkan Johansson, Preem

  CIO of Swedish fuel company tells Computer Weekly about the firm’s digital journey and how IT has made sure it is part of the business

• June 01, 2016 01 Jun'16

  Success is a driver of imposter syndrome

  At an event to help women in technology overcome doubts about their abilities, career coach Deena Gornick explained imposter syndrome and invited tech professionals to tell how they overcame the phenomenon

• May 30, 2016 30 May'16

  Middle East CIO interview: V. Chandrasekar, Standard Chartered

  The CIO of Standard Chartered bank in the Middle East tells Computer Weekly about the challenge of keeping customers happy through IT

• May 24, 2016 24 May'16

  Unchecked social media use can damage career opportunities

  Allegedly tech-savvy millennials are letting social media stand in the way of job prospects as potential employers turn to the internet for background information

• May 24, 2016 24 May'16

  Benelux CIO interview: Stefaan Motte, Materialise

  CIO of Belgian 3D printing company explains how selling software to competitors is good for a fledgling industry

• May 24, 2016 24 May'16

  The emergence of the Creative CIO

  A new kind of transformational and strategic CIO has started to appear, willing to harness disruption techniques and add value to the organisation

• May 24, 2016 24 May'16

  UK government announces CyberFirst bursary scheme

  GCHQ will partner with other government departments and private industry to offer students a comprehensive package of financial assistance and cyber skills

• May 23, 2016 23 May'16

  CIO Interview: Grant Hodgkinson, Mimecast

  CIO and vice-president of digital operations at the email security expert explains the importance of electronic communication in the modern business environment

• May 23, 2016 23 May'16

  Middle East CIOs put ambitious IT projects on hold as cheap oil hurts business

  A lack of business confidence leads some organisations in the Middle East to delay or abandon ambitious IT projects that may not show an immediate return

• May 23, 2016 23 May'16

  CIOs enjoying greater business influence, finds survey

  A Harvey Nash and KMPG CIO survey finds CIOs are becoming more influential in their businesses, but struggle with challenges such as skills shortages and cyber security