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Diversity in IT

• Shaping a Digital Strategy to support UK productivity and jobs

  With an all-party parliamentary group calling for evidence on digital skills, there are three key areas that policymakers should address    Continue Reading

• Digital bootcamp initiative could kickstart new thinking about technology skills

  The government’s digital bootcamps initiative could help begin to shift the way we think about the roles of technology professionals  Continue Reading

• Why it’s fantastic to be a woman in the technology sector (and what’s stopping more from joining)

  The enforced move by many employers to flexible home working during the pandemic is challenging the culture of long hours in the office – and opening up new opportunities for women in tech  Continue Reading

• Could ambiguous rules spur IT personnel offshoring bonanza?

  Could the combination of Brexit and ambiguous rules on recruitment enable businesses to hire IT staff from overseas to carry out work remotely?  Continue Reading

• Love (and impact sourcing) in the time of Covid

  Amanda Lewis, a lawyer specialising in IT outsourcing, describes the diversity and inclusion work of Digital Divide Data  Continue Reading

• Martha Lane Fox: My life in tech

  The internet entrepreneur discusses the role of tech in society, confidence in coding and encouraging young people to embrace technology  Continue Reading

• How to write an executive CV for IT leadership jobs

  Knowing how to write an IT executive CV requires a deep knowledge and skillset that not everyone has. Find out how to set yourself apart from the competition  Continue Reading

• Top 10 skills to include in your IT CV

  Find out what skills and keywords you should include on your CV to stand out as an IT professional in a competitive market  Continue Reading

• Tackling digital skills gap post-pandemic is key to UK economic recovery

  We have all – as individuals and businesses – seen the importance of technology to get us through lockdown. Let’s build on that to address the digital skills shortage in the UK  Continue Reading

• What women can do for data and what data can do for women

  For her work during wartime, Florence Nightingale is remembered as a founding giant of British statistics. Those who follow in her footsteps are using data to tackle the greatest health challenge of our time  Continue Reading

• Is the Covid-19 crisis halting our progress on diversity in tech?

  The government's initiatives to support tech firms during the pandemic are very welcome, but they risk entrenching old behaviours that restrict the move towards greater diversity in the sector  Continue Reading

• Making apprenticeships do more than just work

  Better use of apprentices, and further reform to the apprenticeship levy, will be key to continuing the impressive growth rate of the UK’s digital economy  Continue Reading

• Liberal Democrats: We want to lead the world in ethical, inclusive technology

  Layla Moran, Liberal Democrat MP and party spokesperson for digital, culture, media and sport, writes about the party's technology policies ahead of the upcoming General Election  Continue Reading

• Would you trust a criminal with your cyber security?

  Several industry sectors have set a good example by hiring ex-offenders, and the cyber security industry could benefit in similar ways by looking at members of the hacker community  Continue Reading

• Will artificial intelligence be a recruiter’s new best friend?

  AI and machine learning are being introduced into corporate recruitment to save time and money, but employers need to understand the legal risks  Continue Reading

• Opening a path into a tech career for anyone

  The technology sector needs new talent and must get better at appealing to people at all stages of their life and career  Continue Reading

• Gender diversity is failing in tech: how can we turn it around?

  Todays technology organisations need innovative thinking, communication, relationship building, influencing and listening – skills that a lot of women possess in abundance. Yet employers frequently advertise jobs in ways that unwittingly deter ...  Continue Reading

• What is the right goal for digital inclusion?

  Most tech observers agree that digital inclusion is important, but the digitally excluded can have quite different views on what they want  Continue Reading

• Why #techmatters – the challenge for everyone in the UK tech community

  The UK technology sector faces unprecedented challenges – and opportunities – but we must never lose sight of the fact that it exists to make people’s lives better  Continue Reading

• Bridging the gender pay gap in the technology industry

  Publication of gender pay gap figures for large organisations shows the tech sector has a long way to go to back up its rhetoric about equal opportunities  Continue Reading

• Diversity matters – International Women’s Day 2018

  The tech sector has a poor reputation for workplace diversity - if we are to take advantage of the opportunities of the digital economy, this has to change  Continue Reading

• Building on the UK tech sector’s momentum in 2018

  The UK’s digital and tech industry made great progress in 2017, and the government aims to further its support in 2018, says digital minister  Continue Reading

• What a year it’s been for tech in the UK

  2017 was the year technology rose to prominence in government and business agendas – and the sector needs to keep that momentum going into 2018  Continue Reading

• Empowerment is the key to a connected society

  It's not just technology that will determine our digital future – the ethical, social and political decisions taken now will have an impact on all of us  Continue Reading

• The Google memo on diversity should be a learning opportunity

  Google's knee-jerk reaction did not tackle the root cause of the controversial employee memo  Continue Reading

• The ROI of a gender-balanced workforce

  Jacqueline de Rojas, president of TechUK and area vice-president, northern Europe at Citrix, looks at the business advantages of addressing the tech gender imbalance  Continue Reading

• Your shout: Don't rely on suppliers to protect against disaster

  The recent test performed in The City of London to assess the vulnerability of communications links has highlighted the importance of ensuring network resilience and availability in the event of a disaster (Computer Weekly, 30 November).  Continue Reading