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June 29, 2020 29 Jun'20
Fund provides routes into digital for under-represented groups in Manchester and Lancashire

£3m fund is being used to help businesses and residents gain digital skills
June 29, 2020 29 Jun'20
GCHQ launches Manchester accelerator programme to help firms leverage tech for citizen well-being

Innovation Co-Lab will mentor companies to grow, prevent crime and improve online safety
June 26, 2020 26 Jun'20
Standard Chartered embarks on virtual internship programme

Bank offers 300 candidates virtual placements on internship programme
June 25, 2020 25 Jun'20
CBI: UK needs an immigration and training rethink

For the UK to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, vast swathes of the population will need retraining – and overseas IT specialists will also be needed

June 24, 2020 24 Jun'20
IT services giant gives staff time out to volunteer for police clients

IT services company CGI responds to Met Police call by offering its staff the opportunity to take 11 days paid leave to volunteer their time
June 23, 2020 23 Jun'20
Advertisers revolt over Facebook’s inaction on hate speech

Several companies plan to pull their adverts from Facebook in protest at its unwillingness to deal with hateful content on its platforms
June 23, 2020 23 Jun'20
Why IT needs to align with people

IT has always strived to align with the business, but recent research has found that users are struggling to take on tech innovations
June 23, 2020 23 Jun'20
Neurodiversity on the rise among career hackers

More diverse hackers enhance the ability of both traditional and cutting-edge cyber security solutions to find and fix vulnerabilities, according to a new report from Bugcrowd
June 19, 2020 19 Jun'20
BT searches for Young Pioneer as part of AbilityNet Tech4Good Awards

BT sponsors Young Pioneer Award category as part of the AbilityNet Tech4Good Awards to hear from young people who want to improve lives by using tech
June 18, 2020 18 Jun'20
Younger employees find remote working more difficult

Research reveals a disparity between millennials and older generations when it comes to their acclimatisation to remote working, prompting call for firms to provide targeted tools and training for employees during this difficult period

June 18, 2020 18 Jun'20
Coronavirus: Parliamentary group asks how lockdown has affected digital skills

All Party Parliamentary Group on Digital Skills launches call to action to find out if lessons learnt in lockdown could help build digital skills policy in the future
June 16, 2020 16 Jun'20
Activists call on Zoom to implement encryption for all

A coalition of tech organisations and nonprofits have urged Zoom CEO Eric Yuan to make end-to-end encryption available to all users
June 15, 2020 15 Jun'20
Northern Ireland invests £1.7m in online learning

Package of online skills interventions aimed at people who have been affected by the coronavirus
June 12, 2020 12 Jun'20
Santander to recruit 3,000 more IT staff

Spanish bank to recruit a further 3,000 tech staff globally to accelerate its digital transformation
June 12, 2020 12 Jun'20
UN secretary general calls for global digital cooperation

Antonio Guterres launches roadmap for digital cooperation and calls for world leaders to come together to “connect, respect and protect people in the digital age”
June 10, 2020 10 Jun'20
Dowden: AI and data science conversion path open and diverse

DCMS says 2,500 places on university artificial intelligence and data science conversion courses – 1,000 targeted to produce more diversity in tech – are now open for application
June 10, 2020 10 Jun'20
CogX 2020: Rethinking technological innovation

Innovation processes and relationships must be fundamentally restructured to bring in more stakeholders, and spread the benefits of technological change as far as possible
June 10, 2020 10 Jun'20
Berlin breaks the national mould to become a global hub

German capital is attracting tech startups from across the world as it cements its position as a leading European hub
June 09, 2020 09 Jun'20
Cyber security needs more women role models, says report

A report compiled by security assurance organisation Crest highlights the progress made on gender diversity in cyber security, and offers pointers for next steps
June 04, 2020 04 Jun'20
Black Lives Matter activists targeted by cyber attacks

Civil liberties organisations are being targeted by far-right trolls as protests over the murder of George Floyd spread worldwide
June 03, 2020 03 Jun'20
Infosec 2020: Covid-19 an opportunity to change security thinking

The annual Infosecurity Europe is being held virtually this year, and speakers at an online panel session have been considering the impact of the pandemic on security awareness
June 02, 2020 02 Jun'20
Digital transformation held back by lack of skilled people

Veeam survey finds digital transformation a hot topic, but 44% of firms are held back by skills shortages. Meanwhile, the cost of downtime is found to be $67,651 per hour for the most important apps
June 01, 2020 01 Jun'20
Egypt offers free tech scholarship to 100,000 citizens

Egypt's youths are being offered free training to help them to prepare for the careers of the future
June 01, 2020 01 Jun'20
Former Sage boss becomes chairman of Tech Nation

After five years as chair of Tech Nation, Eileen Burbidge has stepped down. Replacing her is Stephen Kelly, who says he wants to support the next generation of tech scaleups
June 01, 2020 01 Jun'20
Coronavirus: Government under renewed pressure to ramp up support for limited company directors

Chancellor of the Exchequer's announced extensions of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme prompt renewed calls for more tailored financial support for limited companies
June 01, 2020 01 Jun'20
Inside India: The world’s IT powerhouse

The Covid-19 pandemic is turning out to be a big fork in the road for many companies. But what about the industry that keeps the lights on for them?
May 27, 2020 27 May'20
Makers decides shortlist for Women in Software Powerlist 2020

Software engineering academy Makers has released the shortlist of candidates for its annual Women in Software Powerlist, from which the winners will be selected
May 26, 2020 26 May'20
One-third of all bank jobs are now tech-related

The proportion of jobs in banks that are technology-related is growing quickly, accelerated further by the Covid-19 pandemic
May 22, 2020 22 May'20
Nominations open for Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2020

Computer Weekly is looking for nominations for its 2020 list of the most influential women in UK technology
May 21, 2020 21 May'20
UK government spent over £50m on digital response to Covid-19 pandemic

NAO report outlines public spending on responding to the coronavirus crisis, which also includes a £1.2bn hit from delaying controversial IR35 tax reforms
May 20, 2020 20 May'20
Coronavirus: How CIOs can prepare for business recovery

Economic recovery will require business to work differently. CIOs may be asked to automate more and support high levels of remote working
May 01, 2020 01 May'20
NCSC tackles unconscious bias in security terminology

The terms whitelisting and blacklisting are out at the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre
April 30, 2020 30 Apr'20
Cyber security skills courses go online during pandemic

The government is turning to online learning to find the next generation of cyber security talent
April 28, 2020 28 Apr'20
IBM celebrates quantum cloud fourth anniversary with coding challenge

IBM has set four tasks for programmers to try out on its cloud-based quantum computer, in a bid to widen quantum coding skills
April 27, 2020 27 Apr'20
Scottish Tech Army seeks out IT experts to combat Covid-19

Tech workers who find themselves out of work are being asked to volunteer their time to help build digital technology to support coronavirus efforts
April 24, 2020 24 Apr'20
Coronavirus: Remote working and mental health

As many of us are now working from home due to the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, while also trying to juggle other responsibilities alongside increased anxiety, how can we make sure that we’re looking after our mental health?
April 23, 2020 23 Apr'20
Mainframe skills surge as lockdown drives transaction growth

Mainframe skills and Cobol programming are now in demand as enterprises scale up to tackle increased online activity due to the coronavirus
April 22, 2020 22 Apr'20
IR35 private sector reforms: Treasury ignores sub-committee’s plea to delay April 2021 start date

Despite the Finance Bill Sub-Committee claiming it would argue for the IR35 reforms to be delayed even if there were no pandemic, HM Treasury remains committed to revised April 2021 roll-out date
April 22, 2020 22 Apr'20
Amazon’s Whole Foods uses heat mapping to track unionisation efforts

Whole Foods is using mapping technology to predict where strikes or union activity will happen, but organisers can use similar tools for the inverse of bolstering their actions too
April 20, 2020 20 Apr'20
Managing the lockdown extension

The continued Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown means people will be working remotely for far longer. IT decision-makers and business leaders will need more than a quick fix
April 20, 2020 20 Apr'20
CIO interview: Jason Oliver, IT director, University of Sussex

Imagine taking a year to formulate a digital transformation plan – then having to implement much of it in two weeks when the coronavirus hit. For the Sussex University IT chief, there’s even more to do now
April 17, 2020 17 Apr'20
Amazon deletes employees’ calendar invites to Covid-19 event

Virtual panel organised by Amazon workers after the company fired multiple employees for protesting over work conditions
April 17, 2020 17 Apr'20
Coronavirus: Security certification body puts exams online

Candidates for certification by the International Association of Privacy Professionals will now be able to sit their exams remotely
April 15, 2020 15 Apr'20
Coronavirus: More than two-fifths of employees likely to continue remote working after pandemic

Research firm Gartner offers guide to managing remote workers during Covid-19 pandemic as new normal for work emerges
April 14, 2020 14 Apr'20
Booking.com celebrates women in tech with annual awards

Booking.com has announced the winners of its 2020 Technology Playmaker Awards, an annual recognition of female talent launched in 2017
April 09, 2020 09 Apr'20
Coronavirus: Amazon warehouse workers strike over concerns about workplace safety and protections

Online retail giant Amazon has been hit by a wave of strikes as workers protest against ‘unsafe working conditions’ and ‘corporate inaction’ during the pandemic
April 09, 2020 09 Apr'20
Coronavirus: Bradford University graduates rework NHS portals

Media design & technology graduates from university’s Working Academy are helping the NHS in Bradford manage patients and clinicians
April 07, 2020 07 Apr'20
BCS calls for IT recognition in coronavirus response

Campaign launched by BCS aims to recognise the importance of IT staff in keeping UK workers connected during the coronavirus crisis
April 03, 2020 03 Apr'20
Business data science teams need to be multi-disciplined, says Trainline

Sam Taylor, head of data science at Trainline, says four years of team building points to a need to be multi-disciplinary in pursuit of delivering value for customers
April 02, 2020 02 Apr'20
Coronavirus: STEM Women runs virtual graduate careers fairs for female STEM grads

Recruitment agency STEM Women is running weekly online careers fairs for female graduates to help them connect with potential employers while social distancing measures are in place