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• 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 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 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

  Nordic CIO interview: Roland Grunéus, Intrum Justitia

  Roland Grunéus, the CIO of Swedish-founded Intrum Justitia, reveals the credit management services group’s efforts to make better use of data

• July 08, 2016 08 Jul'16

  Cisco UK and Ireland CEO Phil Smith steps down after 22 years

  Phil Smith announces he is stepping down from the day-to-day running of Cisco’s UK and Ireland business to take up the role of chairman

• July 08, 2016 08 Jul'16

  New Jersey turns to technology to keep offenders out of jail

  New Jersey is developing criminal justice applications that will save offenders from spending years in jail before their cases are heard

• July 06, 2016 06 Jul'16

  Case study: Inside JP Morgan's Glasgow developer centre

  JP Morgan chief development officer Stephen Flaherty heads a team of developers in Glasgow, one of the bank's strategic hubs

• 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

  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 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 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 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

  GDS drafts new technology code of practice

  The Government Digital Service (GDS) plans to update its technology code of practice and asks stakeholders for feedback

• 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

  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 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 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

• 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

  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 19, 2016 19 May'16

  Digital inclusion charity demands government enforcement of web accessibility laws

  AbilityNet claims government is "falling down on the job" by failing to act against firms that do not make their websites and services accessible to disabled users

• May 19, 2016 19 May'16

  ING Turkey uses digital technology to improve services and grow customer base

  Turkish bank uses business process management technology to offer financial services through 1,500 grocery stores, technology outlets and post offices

• May 17, 2016 17 May'16

  BBC Three builds second base in Birmingham

  The BBC announces plans to develop a second Birmingham-based headquarters for BBC Three

• May 16, 2016 16 May'16

  HSBC cuts hundreds of UK IT jobs

  HSBC is cutting its UK IT workforce and transferring jobs to lower-cost countries as part of its global delivery strategy

• May 13, 2016 13 May'16

  Sainsbury’s launches software development apprenticeship in bid to up tech skills

  Retailer Sainsbury’s is targeting those with and without previous technical skills to become software development apprentices

• May 12, 2016 12 May'16

  Future Retail Contest: Using tech to tackle retail’s biggest problems

  IC Tomorrow’s Future Retail Contest aims to help the retail industry tackle some of its business issues by leveraging retail-focused startups

• May 09, 2016 09 May'16

  CEO Natalie Ceeney to quit the Courts Service

  Courts and Tribunal Service CEO Natalie Ceeney’s sudden departure raises questions on the future of digital courts

• May 09, 2016 09 May'16

  Younger children more interested in technology careers than teens

  Younger children are more interested in a career in technology than their older teenage counterparts who become disaffected as they grow older

• May 04, 2016 04 May'16

  Most Influential Women in UK IT 2016: Entrants to the Hall of Fame

  Computer Weekly recognises more great women’s lifetime achievements in its Most Influential Women in UK IT Hall of Fame

• April 29, 2016 29 Apr'16

  Tech-savvy Asean populations shake up enterprise IT, says AIA CTO

  A young, urban and tech-savvy population in the Asean region has forced enterprises to rethink their IT strategies

• April 29, 2016 29 Apr'16

  Young people unaware of IT roles in financial services

  Careers firm Investment 2020 claims young people have little awareness of the IT roles available in the financial services sector, or what routes to take to get there

• April 21, 2016 21 Apr'16

  UK economy faces digital divide, CBI warns

  A report from the Confederation of British Industry and tech giant IBM paints a bleak picture of UK businesses' adoption (or not) of digital technologies

• April 21, 2016 21 Apr'16

  BBC micro:bit Model Rocket Car Competition sparks creative interest in Stem

  Microsoft and the Bloodhound Project explain how focusing on the creative side of tech helps drive children’s interest in science, technology, engineering and maths careers

• April 19, 2016 19 Apr'16

  Employees’ use of personal devices puts firms at risk of malware infection, says report

  Downloaders care about their own security while grabbing pirated content, not that of their employers

• April 18, 2016 18 Apr'16

  CIO interview: Gerard Spans, Arcadis

  The CIO of the Netherlands-based global design and consulting company tells Computer Weekly how he manages the three responsibilities which he sees as the future of his role

• April 18, 2016 18 Apr'16

  Government CTO Liam Maxwell to leave GDS for new job as digital czar

  Liam Maxwell's new role as national technology advisor will help to develop the UK's digital economy

• April 15, 2016 15 Apr'16

  Capgemini to build 100-strong team of blockchain specialists

  The IT services firm is building a team of 100 blockchain experts as banks start to consider the technology as the future of financial services

• April 15, 2016 15 Apr'16

  BBC turns micro:bit computers into IoT devices

  The BBC and Nominet demonstrate a new use case for the micro:bit computer and hope to turn Britain’s schoolchildren into internet of things pioneers

• April 15, 2016 15 Apr'16

  Australian universities increase IT spending well above global average

  Australian universities are increasing their IT spending as they improve learning and operational efficiency

• April 14, 2016 14 Apr'16

  Social media could be used to identify refugees, says fintech founder

  A panel at the Innovate Finance Summit 2016 discussed ways refugees could access funds, including digital identities, smartphones and peer-to-peer applications

• April 11, 2016 11 Apr'16

  QA launches cyber attack defence training facility in London

  Training firm QA launches a cyber attack simulation facility in London to enable organisations to test and learn cyber defence skills

• April 08, 2016 08 Apr'16

  CIOs lack faith in IT’s ability to meet digital demands of business

  VCE research suggests IT departments lack confidence in their ability to meet the digital demands of their organisation

• April 05, 2016 05 Apr'16

  John Lewis launches 2016 round of accelerator programme Jlab

  Retailer John Lewis launches the 2016 round of Jlab, a programme designed to bring innovation and disruption to the retail industry with technology startups

• April 01, 2016 01 Apr'16

  IT services firm creates 500 jobs in Welsh local authority

  IT services firm CGI creates 500 jobs in south Wales following a £3.2m investment from the Welsh government

• March 31, 2016 31 Mar'16

  DDoS attacks on universities normally performed by “disgruntled” students or employees

  The majority of distributed denial of service attacks on universities are made by students or employees, says the head of infrastructure services at the University of London

• March 31, 2016 31 Mar'16

  Businesses should help shape graduates, says Hitachi Data Systems COO

  Lynn Collier, COO of Hitachi Data Systems, wants businesses to collaborate with educational institutions to ensure young people gain the right skills

• March 24, 2016 24 Mar'16

  The dawn of managed services in the Middle East

  Managed services are on the up in the Middle East, with enterprises looking at ways to support critical infrastructures while they invest in new technologies