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IT technical skills

• March 02, 2015 02 Mar'15

  Government gives green light for Northern Futures UTC

  George Osborne unveils plan for Northern Futures University Technical College to boost IT and healthcare science careers in north-east of England

• February 25, 2015 25 Feb'15

  Austin, San Francisco and Tel Aviv revealed as top tech cities

  Austin, San Francisco and Tel Aviv have been ranked as top cities for tech companies, Savills report reveals

• February 25, 2015 25 Feb'15

  Digital tech skills added to Shortage Occupation Lists for UK and Scotland

  Digital tech sector roles added to Shortage Occupation List, along with health sector and energy industry workers

• February 24, 2015 24 Feb'15

  ARM unleashes internet of things potential with starter kit

  Chip-maker ARM has collaborated with IBM to launch the mbed IoT Starter Kit, pitched at SMEs and application developers

• February 17, 2015 17 Feb'15

  WCIT mentors support tech entrepreneurialism

  WCIT members focus on mentoring tech startups and encouraging more entrepreneurialism

• January 28, 2015 28 Jan'15

  Apps for Good 2014 winners set to launch completed apps

  Seven winning teams to launch finished apps to market after spending six months working with agency partners

• January 15, 2015 15 Jan'15

  Barclays bank launches kids' coding site

  Barclays bank launches a coding app for children and offers weekly classes to increase its credentials in IT-based service provision

• January 14, 2015 14 Jan'15

  Computer science graduates have highest unemployment rate

  UK computer science students have the highest rate of unemployment six months after graduation, according to a report

• January 12, 2015 12 Jan'15

  Tech-savvy females taking Gaza startup scene by storm

  With no Stem stigma in the Arab world, females in Gaza soldier through conflict with Gaza Sky Geeks Accelerator

• December 29, 2014 29 Dec'14

  Top 10 women in IT stories of 2014

  Read the top women in business technology stories for the year and see what the hottest debates surrounding gender were for 2014

• December 15, 2014 15 Dec'14

  Students take on the Daleks at D5 summit

  Netley Primary School students learn to code via BBC’s Doctor and the Dalek game at D5 London summit

• December 12, 2014 12 Dec'14

  Students' Raspberry Pi computers to run on International Space Station

  Astro Pi competition to send best two Raspberry Pi ideas on next International Space Station mission

• December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14

  Innocent Drinks: Why the UK is the best place for startups

  Innocent Drinks co-founder, Richard Reed, says the UK is the best place for a startup company

• December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14

  Sitel to hire 11,000 staff

  Sitel reveals plans to expand by employing 11,000 staff, with 1,200 positions in the UK

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

  CIO interview: Kevin Cunnington, director general of digital transformation, DWP

  Kevin Cunnington is responsible for making the Universal Credit IT system work - while leading the DWP's digital transformation

• November 28, 2014 28 Nov'14

  Lack of digital skills holding back two million small businesses

  Two million small firms miss out on business due to lack of online presence, Department for Business Innovation & Skills report reveals

• November 28, 2014 28 Nov'14

  Tech startups fail to represent females in the boardroom

  The number of women on tech startup boards has declined since 2010, while FTSE 100 companies boast increased female representation, survey shows

• November 27, 2014 27 Nov'14

  CIO interview: Jon Rudoe, digital and technology director, Sainsbury’s

  While supermarkets all over the UK are facing challenging times ahead of them, Sainsbury's is taking its technology and innovation into its own hands by developing digital products for its customers.

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  Tower Hamlets truants code with UK2.net, Barnardo’s and Raspberry Pi

  UK2.net, Barnardo’s and Raspberry Pi team up to teach Tower Hamlet students with truancy or behavioural issues

• November 21, 2014 21 Nov'14

  Smart Wear triumphs at Appathon UK competition

  Notre Dame High School and University of Cambridge win trip to Silicon Valley during awards ceremony at House of Commons

• November 18, 2014 18 Nov'14

  Melissa Di Donato: Having a daughter changed everything

  The Salesforce vice-president shares how her daughter has given her a new sense of responsibility to pave the way for more women in tech

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  We Are The City expands footprint to further support women in tech

  We Are The City cuts ribbon on new offices due to growing demand from women in IT for more support

• November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14

  Tinder Foundation secures Future Digital Inclusion contract

  Tinder Foundation lands contract with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to drive digital inclusion mission

• November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14

  Future Decoded event raises questions on digital risk

  Is technology good for society or bad? This was one of the issues covered at the Future Decoded event in London

• November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14

  Only 5% of Brits think IT is a fulfilling career choice

  British public turn noses up at career in IT and tech finds Randstad Technologies survey

• October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14

  Hitachi aims for globalisation through technology to support people's lives

  Hitachi showcases global social innovation projects at Innovation Forum in Tokyo

• October 27, 2014 27 Oct'14

  CIO interview: David Johnstone of Martin Currie Investment Management

  The head of solutions management at the asset management firm discusses IT projects and the changing role of IT leaders

• October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14

  Six networks that changed the world forever

  The Science Museum opens its Information Age gallery, dedicated to the history of information and communications

• October 06, 2014 06 Oct'14

  Barclays concludes first round of fintech accelerator

  Barclays has finished the first round of its financial services technology (fintech) startup accelerator, following a demo day

• October 01, 2014 01 Oct'14

  Translation issues between IT and HR causing poor IT employment choices

  Job skills are being lost in translation between IT and HR says Hudson

• September 26, 2014 26 Sep'14

  IT graduates face high unemployment but better long-term prospects

  IT graduates more likely to find better jobs than those from other subjects, but face an unemployment rate well above average

• September 18, 2014 18 Sep'14

  UK Stem universities dominate world rankings

  Three of the top five universities in the world specialising in Stem subjects are in the UK, according to higher education advisor Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)

• September 16, 2014 16 Sep'14

  Kuato Studios teaches JavaScript through gaming

  How Kuato Studios is inspiring children to code through gaming

• September 11, 2014 11 Sep'14

  SVC2UK sends 17 female UK tech CEOs to Silicon Valley

  UK CEOs head to Silicon Valley for mentorship from US female IT leaders

• September 10, 2014 10 Sep'14

  Pupils missing out on digital technology’s full potential

  Pupils missing out on potential of digital technology as teacher are not “computer savvy” finds Virgin Media Business survey

• September 01, 2014 01 Sep'14

  Rolls-Royce CIO joins HMRC as non-executive director

  Rolls-Royce CIO Simon Ricketts has been appointed non-executive director of Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs

• August 28, 2014 28 Aug'14

  Government appoints former Credit Suisse CIO as deputy CTO

  The government has appointed former Credit Suisse CIO Magnus Falk as its new deputy chief technology officer (CTO)

• August 21, 2014 21 Aug'14

  Digital industry apprenticeships unveiled by government

  Digital industry standards unveiled to ensure apprentices receive a high standard of training during placement

• August 18, 2014 18 Aug'14

  CIO Interview: Hugh Fahy, CIO, Net-A-Porter

  “I like to emphasis the ‘I’ bit in CIO,” says Hugh Fahy, chief information officer of the Net-A-Porter Group

• August 15, 2014 15 Aug'14

  Tech Partnership reacts to disappointing ICT A-Level figures

  Employers call for action after further decrease in number of ICT and computing A-Level students

• August 14, 2014 14 Aug'14

  UK recession benefits IT industry

  A fifth of IT staff believe the UK recession has had a positive impact on the IT industry, according to Randstad Technologies

• August 06, 2014 06 Aug'14

  George Osborne launches fintech innovation programme

  Chancellor George Osborne launches a programme designed to put the UK at the forefront of financial technology (fintech) innovation

• August 06, 2014 06 Aug'14

  Osborne announces seven university technical colleges

  UTCs and studio schools to equip young people with technical and vocational training for tech and engineering sectors

• August 05, 2014 05 Aug'14

  Firms believe skills crisis could hit science, tech and engineering

  The Prince’s Trust and HSBC report calls for employers to support young people into employment

• August 04, 2014 04 Aug'14

  Emma Mulqueeny: 97ers generation are employing themselves

  Festival of Code brings young hackers together for Young Rewired State event to learn entrepreneurial skills

• July 30, 2014 30 Jul'14

  Anaplan opens York office in search of engineering talent

  Anaplan turns to York for R&D engineers as companies struggle to find talent in California

• July 30, 2014 30 Jul'14

  Lack of coding skills may lead to skills shortage in Europe

  European Commission urges people to learn coding, warning that a lack of coding skills could see Europe facing skills shortage by 2020

• July 16, 2014 16 Jul'14

  Ed Vaizey gets digital industries role in Cabinet reshuffle

  Culture minister Ed Vaizey has been promoted to the post of minister for digital industries in this week’s Cabinet reshuffle

• July 10, 2014 10 Jul'14

  Google Ventures expands with $100m to fund ‘most disruptive’ startups in Europe

  Google is launching an expanded venture fund for Europe, with £58m to support and invest in next-gen European startups

• July 10, 2014 10 Jul'14

  Further education tutors lack time and support to utilise technology

  Further education tutors lack time and support to explore technology options finds City & Guilds survey