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IT careers and IT skills

• 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 19, 2015 19 Feb'15

  Intel Security warns of six social engineering techniques targeting businesses

  An Intel Security report encourages businesses to address and educate employees on “six levers of influence” used by hackers

• 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 26, 2015 26 Jan'15

  QinetiQ hosts latest Cyber Security Challenge competition

  UK defence firm QinetiQ challenged amateur cyber defenders in a realistic global online terrorist attack simulation

• 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

• January 09, 2015 09 Jan'15

  Traditional security putting UK businesses at risk, study shows

  Traditional approaches to security are exposing UK businesses to heightened risk of attack, a study shows

• 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 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  UKtech50 2014 - The most influential people in UK IT

  Computer Weekly has announced the fifth annual UKtech50, our definitive list of the movers and shakers in UK IT

• 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 27, 2014 27 Nov'14

  BSI urges UK businesses to bolster cyber security

  UK businesses are at risk of reputational damage due to lack of awareness on how to protect their data assets, BSI research shows

• 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 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  CIO success is all about winning friends and influencing people

  If Gartner’s predictions are true, CIO working practices have to change to keep IT relevant

• 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 13, 2014 13 Nov'14

  Ministry of Justice searches for IT staff to join digital team

  The Ministry of Justice is recruiting people to join its team tasked with designed digital public services

• 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 21, 2014 21 Oct'14

  Government releases social media guidance for civil servants

  New social media guidelines for civil servants have been released by the Cabinet Office

• October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14

  L’Oreal aligns technology with the business to work faster

  L’Oreal’s digital technology is working with the business and marketing departments to become innovative and agile

• 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 30, 2014 30 Sep'14

  Oracle OpenWorld 2014: Xerox aligns business and IT in streamlining applications

  Xerox's IT division has been working with the business to standardise its HR management on a global basis

• 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 23, 2014 23 Sep'14

  UKtech50 2014 - help us choose the 50 most influential people in UK IT

  Computer Weekly is launching the fifth annual UKtech50, our definitive list of the movers and shakers in UK IT - tell us your nominations

• 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 16, 2014 16 Sep'14

  Government seeks £110,000 director for Parliamentary Digital Service

  Parliament is recruiting a digital director for the revamped Parliamentary Digital Service in a role offering a salary of £110,000 a year

• 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 10, 2014 10 Sep'14

  Research reveals the inner psychology of IT professionals

  IT professionals are creative, flexible and strategic but can find it difficult to fit in with corporate culture, says psychology research

• September 05, 2014 05 Sep'14

  King's College, UCL and LSE back £900,000 national datacentre project

  A consortium of universities, including LSE, UCL and King's College, is backing a national datacentre for academics

• September 05, 2014 05 Sep'14

  'Bungled' Army 2020 IT recruitment contract loses £70m of savings

  Mismanaged IT contracts lead to further setbacks in Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Army recruitment drive

• 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)