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• July 12, 2022 12 Jul'22

  Singapore doubles down on OT security

  The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore will fund 80 scholarships to groom a talent pool of operational technology security experts, among other efforts to bolster the security of critical infrastructure in the city-state

• July 06, 2022 06 Jul'22

  60% of tech workers say more needs to be done on diversity

  A large number of technology employees think their organisations could be doing more to promote diversity and inclusion in their workplaces, says ThoughtWorks

• July 06, 2022 06 Jul'22

  CIO interview: Carl Dawson, CIO, Asda

  As the IT handover from Walmart looms, Asda CIO Carl Dawson explains how the business is renewing all of its technology, putting the retailer in the rare position of being able to start from scratch

• July 06, 2022 06 Jul'22

  Plexal seeks new scaleups for next phase of Cyber Runway

  Established security startups looking to grow and scale their operations are being invited to join the next phase of Plexal’s Cyber Runway programme

• July 05, 2022 05 Jul'22

  NCSC CEO: Why we should run towards crises to elevate cyber security

  National Cyber Security Centre CEO Lindy Cameron, the 2022 Computer Weekly UKtech50 Most Influential Person in UK IT, reflects on a career immersed in crisis management, and how she is using this to elevate cyber security standards across the country

• July 05, 2022 05 Jul'22

  UKtech50 2022: The most influential people in UK technology

  Computer Weekly has announced the 12th annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK tech sector

• July 04, 2022 04 Jul'22

  Government rejects Lords police tech inquiry recommendations

  The government has largely rejected the findings and recommendations of a House of Lords inquiry into police tech, which called for an overhaul of how police deploy artificial intelligence and algorithmic technologies

• June 28, 2022 28 Jun'22

  Mayor launches digital inclusion pilot for offline Londoners

  Mayor of London to launch pilot programme aimed at helping 75,000 of the city’s residents online through recycled devices and free mobile connectivity

• June 28, 2022 28 Jun'22

  Digital Poverty Alliance unveils evidence review

  Evidence review into the state of digital poverty in the UK sets out policy principles and recommendations, which will be used as the basis for a national action plan to eliminate the issue

• June 24, 2022 24 Jun'22

  Ministers and MPs outline vision for digital economy

  Government ministers and MPs met with the tech sector to discuss the UK’s digital strategy, the future of work, and how to deal with the country’s tech skills deficit

• June 24, 2022 24 Jun'22

  UK tech has 2.8% gender ‘wage gap’, says Hired

  The wage offered to women for tech jobs in the UK is 2.8% less than offered to male counterparts – a larger gap than in the US and Canada, says Hired

• June 23, 2022 23 Jun'22

  FCA seeks more tech expertise in fight against fraud

  UK financial services regulator wants technology professionals to join its team fighting online fraud

• June 22, 2022 22 Jun'22

  Uber drivers strike over pay issues and algorithmic transparency

  Unionised Uber drivers take industrial action against the company over its failure to pay workers in line with a Supreme Court decision and inflation, as well as the lack of transparency around how it uses their data

• June 21, 2022 21 Jun'22

  Government won’t regulate on professional cyber standards

  The government has elected not to proceed with regulatory intervention to embed standards and pathways across the cyber profession

• June 21, 2022 21 Jun'22

  Norwegian recruiters struggle to keep up with demand for IT specialists

  The growing importance of IT in all industries, along with a shortage in skills, make for an excellent high-tech job market for candidates in Norway

• June 17, 2022 17 Jun'22

  British businesses to recognise Google skills certificates

  Google training programmes are being made available to more people in the UK as part of an initiative from the supplier and major UK businesses

• June 17, 2022 17 Jun'22

  Tech sector sustainability efforts need full ecosystem approach

  Reorienting the tech sector around collaboration rather than competition and reassessing the industry’s conventional wisdom around economic growth is essential to improving sustainability on the timescale needed, London Tech Week attendees are told

• June 17, 2022 17 Jun'22

  Finnish recruiter says cultural fit is the key ingredient for executive positions

  Job skills are important, but a good match of personality traits is a better predictor of long-term success in a company

• June 17, 2022 17 Jun'22

  MoD sets out strategy to develop military AI with private sector

  The UK Ministry of Defence has outlined its intention to work closely with the private sector to develop and deploy a range of artificial intelligence-powered technologies, committing to ‘lawful and ethical AI use’

• June 16, 2022 16 Jun'22

  TalkTalk hacker Daniel Kelley gives up his black hat for good

  After serving a four-year prison sentence for his role in the 2015 TalkTalk hack and other cyber offences, Daniel Kelley now wants to pursue a legitimate cyber security career

• June 16, 2022 16 Jun'22

  Health app adoption on the up as users report benefits

  Mobile healthcare app take-up is at a pivotal moment and clinicians will play a key role in the next phase of adoption

• June 16, 2022 16 Jun'22

  Dundee security research centre opens with support from SBRC

  An £18m hub at Abertay University in Dundee forms the centrepiece of Scotland’s first security research cluster

• June 15, 2022 15 Jun'22

  UK tech job opportunities at 10-year high

  Rapid adoption of digital technology, along with the sector’s growing success, has driven tech hiring to heights not seen since the London Olympics

• June 15, 2022 15 Jun'22

  Public sector bodies accused of freezing out SME IT consultancies over IR35 compliance fears

  After details emerged about the multimillion-pound tax bills and penalties some public sector organisations have incurred due to IR35 compliance failings, it is claimed some government departments are cutting their SME consultancy partners loose

• June 15, 2022 15 Jun'22

  UK needs to upskill to achieve quantum advantage

  Quantum computing bridges the IT and scientific community, and although it may be years away, skills developed during pilot projects are key

• June 14, 2022 14 Jun'22

  Swedish recruiters prepare for a tsunami of AI projects

  Several programmes are underway in Sweden to attract and retain AI talent to meet a swelling demand in the job market

• June 14, 2022 14 Jun'22

  Deutsche Bank relocates Russia-based tech staff to Berlin

  German bank offers employees in Russian technology centres the opportunity to move to the German capital

• June 13, 2022 13 Jun'22

  HSBC to give thousands of staff fintech training

  Thousands of HSBC staff will receive training in fintech technologies through a course developed with Saïd Business School

• June 13, 2022 13 Jun'22

  Government recommits to UK’s cyber future in Digital Strategy

  New strategy leans heavily on cyber security but stops short of announcing any initiatives that have not already been launched or heavily trailed

• June 13, 2022 13 Jun'22

  New UK digital strategy aims to secure future growth for £150bn digital economy

  Government publishes plan that brings together existing and new initiatives intended to expand the digital sector and help to establish the UK as a ‘superpower’ in science and tech

• June 13, 2022 13 Jun'22

  What’s new about the new digital government strategy?

  There’s a new plan for improving the UK’s digital public services – and we’ve heard a lot of it before. But among all the hyperbole, there is a welcome realism in the latest approach to transforming government

• June 10, 2022 10 Jun'22

  Investment firm takes Salesforce to task for lack of racial diversity

  Retail investment platform Tulipshare is campaigning to hold Salesforce to account for its lack of racial diversity

• June 09, 2022 09 Jun'22

  STC meeting highlights the importance of role models in encouraging STEM diversity

  Though there has been progress increasing the number of girls choosing to take STEM subjects later in education, there is still work to do, and role models could be part of the answer

• June 08, 2022 08 Jun'22

  Executive interview: Clive Benford, Jaguar Land Rover

  The head of the corporate analytics programme at JLR talks to Computer Weekly about data democratisation

• June 08, 2022 08 Jun'22

  Danish recruiter provides advice on a crazy market for tech jobs

  Global trends make it difficult for Danish companies to hire people with IT skills, and a Danish recruiter is providing both companies and developers with some much-needed advice

• June 07, 2022 07 Jun'22

  Russia looks towards import substitution in its IT sector

  The exodus of Western IT companies from Russia and sanctions imposed on the country amid its military invasion of Ukraine are leading to shortages of IT and professionals in the sector

• June 01, 2022 01 Jun'22

  Over a third of cyber security professionals plan career change

  Frustrations over a lack of support and recognition is fuelling a cyber security exodus, with just over one in three of those in the sector planning to change professions

• June 01, 2022 01 Jun'22

  Millions of UK workers lack digital workplace skills, says FutureDotNow

  As the UK’s digital skills crisis looms larger, business coalition FutureDotNow says businesses must provide the essential workplace skills that people need

• June 01, 2022 01 Jun'22

  UKtech50 2022: Vote for the most influential person in UK technology

  Our judges have selected the top 50 leaders from a shortlist of over 250 people – now it’s your chance to tell us who you think is the most influential person in UK technology

• May 31, 2022 31 May'22

  Industrial systems not safe for the future, say Dutch ethical hackers

  Ethical hackers in the Netherlands say operational technology and IT networks need to be integrated to prevent cyber attacks penetrating their operations

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  Majority of organisations are hiring more IT staff to work remotely

  IT leaders are increasingly recruiting staff to work remotely as changing working methods brought by the Covid-19 pandemic look set to stay

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Digdata and BT inspire future data scientists

  Educational initiative Digdata partners with BT on a programme that seeks to encourage young people to consider careers in data science

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Dutch companies struggle to fill tech jobs

  There are plenty of IT job vacancies in the Netherlands, but a shortage of IT professionals

• May 25, 2022 25 May'22

  Building a pathway to commercial quantum computing

  The shortage of expertise in quantum technologies will drive up salaries. A new report from TechUK assesses the route to commercialisation

• May 23, 2022 23 May'22

  Winners of 2022 Makers Women in Software Power List announced

  Software engineering bootcamp Makers has announced its fourth annual list of up-and-coming women in the software sector

• May 23, 2022 23 May'22

  UKtech50 2022: The longlist of the UK's influential tech leaders

  Each year, Computer Weekly launches a search for the most influential people in UK IT, asking the tech community who it thinks should be in the top 50 – here is the longlist of everyone nominated for 2022

• May 20, 2022 20 May'22

  Third of organisations to outsource more IT amid talent shortage

  Cutting costs is not the main reason for outsourcing IT in the UK, according to a major study

• May 20, 2022 20 May'22

  Former Welsh steelworks becomes ‘living’ cyber lab

  ResilientWorks security centre in Ebbw Vale provides an education hub for students and a testbed for industry

• May 19, 2022 19 May'22

  Deliveroo accused of ‘soft union busting’ with GMB deal

  Smaller grassroots unions have criticised Deliveroo and GMB for making a “hollow” deal that will ultimately undermine workers’ self-organising efforts

• May 19, 2022 19 May'22

  Singapore opens security testing centre

  Joint centre set up by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore and a local university will facilitate security testing and train security evaluation talent