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IT education and training

• July 12, 2018 12 Jul'18

  Half of young girls don’t think tech careers are exciting

  Young women are put off of technology careers because they don’t perceive them to be exciting, according to research

• July 09, 2018 09 Jul'18

  We need to take ‘black box’ out of AI to increase diversity, says panel

  Many users of artificially intelligent systems have no understanding of what they do, making diverse and ethical development of these systems increasingly important

• July 09, 2018 09 Jul'18

  Nurses held back by poor IT and lack of support, RCN report finds

  Nurses think technology could improve health and care services, but are held back by barriers such as inadequate IT systems, a lack of support and digital skills

• July 06, 2018 06 Jul'18

  HSBC previews the banking staff of the future

  The digital revolution in banking is set to create previously unknown jobs, and HSBC has outlined three of the job roles that will be created in the future

• July 06, 2018 06 Jul'18

  Bosch teams up with Singapore Polytechnic in IoT training push

  Bosch and Singapore Polytechnic have set up two learning labs to train students on the use of the internet of things in advanced manufacturing

• July 04, 2018 04 Jul'18

  Slow broadband fuels a post-Brexit storm for rural communities

  Lack of access to reliable broadband and mobile networks threatens rural livelihoods after Brexit, according to a Local Government Association report

• July 03, 2018 03 Jul'18

  Take our 2018 salary survey and tell us what you think about your job in IT

  Computer Weekly's annual salary survey aims to reveal IT professionals' attitudes to employment and training

• July 02, 2018 02 Jul'18

  Case study: Logistics firm GWC moves from paper to digital HR in three months

  Qatar-based logistics firm Gulf Warehousing Company introduced smart appraisals for employees, cut the time it takes to recruit, and gave staff and managers access to accurate HR data by replacing paper systems with human resources software

• June 29, 2018 29 Jun'18

  Amazon develops transgender resources for employees

  Online retail giant Amazon has launched a pack of resources to its UK employees to help make the workplace a more inclusive environment for transgender people

• June 29, 2018 29 Jun'18

  UK police forces are not taking advantage of digital, says policing minister

  Embracing technology remains one of the biggest challenges facing UK police forces, according to policing minister Nick Hurd

• June 28, 2018 28 Jun'18

  Almost 30% of LGBT+ young people choose to avoid a Stem career

  A large number of young people who identify as LGBTUA+ have avoided choosing a career in science, technology, engineering and maths because of discrimination fears

• June 27, 2018 27 Jun'18

  TeenTech announces its 2018 award winners

  Not-for-profit TeenTech announces the winners of its annual awards that showcase students who have used technology to solve real-world problems

• June 26, 2018 26 Jun'18

  Malaysia makes good progress in building analytics talent

  The country’s talent development and funding schemes have brought the benefits of big data to many organisations, but the quality and volume of its analytics talent can be improved

• June 22, 2018 22 Jun'18

  BEIS and DfE not addressing Brexit impact on Stem skills, says PAC

  A Public Accounts Committee report has raised concerns that government departments are not doing enough, quickly enough, to understand how Brexit will affect the supply of science, technology, engineering and maths skills in the UK

• June 21, 2018 21 Jun'18

  Government sponsors diversity cyber academy

  The UK government has awarded a grant for the establishment of a cyber academy to promote neurodiversity in the industry

• June 21, 2018 21 Jun'18

  How NHS visa cap exemption could help boost tech sector

  The government has announced that NHS doctors and nurses will no longer be subject to Tier 2 visa caps, but what does this mean for the technology industry?

• June 20, 2018 20 Jun'18

  Palo Alto Networks opens cyber range in Australia

  The first of its kind in Asia-Pacific, the cyber range training facility will let Australian IT and security teams hone their skills through cyber security exercises

• June 19, 2018 19 Jun'18

  Tech firms partner to double female and BAME founders by 2020

  A number of technology organisations have joined forces to develop an initiative that aims to increase the number of women and black, Asian and minority ethnic startup founders in the UK

• June 18, 2018 18 Jun'18

  Girls taking key stage four computing subjects down 30,000 from 2014

  The number of girls taking computing subjects at GCSE or equivalent level is significantly less than when the curriculum was introduced in 2014

• June 18, 2018 18 Jun'18

  Brexit Britain be warned, there are countries better geared to take the world's tech talent

  The founder of an Estonian recruitment platform tells Computer Weekly about how Estonia addresses its IT skills shortage

• June 14, 2018 14 Jun'18

  Nominations open: Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2018

  Computer Weekly is calling for nominations for its 2018 awards for the Most Influential Women in UK Technology

• June 11, 2018 11 Jun'18

  Industry must do more to open up cyber security profession

  Talented and successful cyber security researcher and passionate advocate for the profession, James Lyne reveals that he fell into security more by accident than design, and says training and recruitment must change to find and develop talented ...

• June 07, 2018 07 Jun'18

  IT spending reaches 10-year high as CIOs struggle with digital technology strategy

  IT leaders have seen their budgets and headcounts rise for the first time in 10 years, but face challenges implementing their digital strategies

• June 06, 2018 06 Jun'18

  Understanding is key to security awareness, says specialist

  Only if people understand why cyber security matters will they change their behaviours as a result of awareness training, according to a human behaviour specialist and cyber security consultant

• June 06, 2018 06 Jun'18

  Cyber attacks not sophisticated, says Just Eat CISO

  The chief information security officer of Just Eat has challenged the perception that all cyber attacks are sophisticated and that it is impossible to fill cyber security jobs

• June 05, 2018 05 Jun'18

  Interview: How a tech apprenticeship changed one man’s life

  Past Microsoft apprentice Joshua Uwadiae explains how in hindsight, he realises his apprenticeship was a life-defining moment in the lead-up to his tech career

• May 31, 2018 31 May'18

  Australian workers apprehensive about digital transformation

  Nearly four in 10 workers in Australia are worried that they do not have the right skills to compete in the digital economy, survey finds

• May 30, 2018 30 May'18

  AWS to bolster cloud skills development in Singapore

  The training arm of Singapore’s labour movement is rolling out training courses in cooperation with Amazon Web Services to improve cloud computing literacy among SMEs

• May 29, 2018 29 May'18

  Firms step up spending on digital tech, but struggle with strategy

  Businesses and the public sector are stepping up their spending on digital technology, but many business leaders are struggling to keep pace with what it means for their business

• May 25, 2018 25 May'18

  MPs launch inquiry into automation and its impact on jobs

  House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee will look at the impact of automation on workers, businesses and the UK economy as a whole

• May 24, 2018 24 May'18

  Computing curriculum shake-up can’t happen in a single five-year parliamentary term, says panel

  At the launch of Ocado Technology’s AI:MMO educational game, a panel of experts said the computing curriculum needs an overhaul, but this cannot be achieved in a single government term of office

• May 23, 2018 23 May'18

  Skills shortage a major cyber security risk

  Skill shortages remain a major risk to long-term information security capability and business is still struggling to defend against cyber breaches – but it is getting better at dealing with them, an IISP survey shows

• May 21, 2018 21 May'18

  Openreach launches Scottish fibre training school

  Openreach has launched its Scottish engineering school in Livingston as it prepares to train 400 new broadband specialists to run its full-fibre roll-out

• May 21, 2018 21 May'18

  If we want equality in tech, we need to ‘evolve the conversation’, says panel

  Achieving parity in the technology industry depends on moving away from an entirely gender-focused discussion, say experts

• May 17, 2018 17 May'18

  Singapore ropes in local polytechnics in AI talent boost

  AI Singapore is working with three polytechnics to train lecturers and students on artificial intelligence while boosting AI adoption among SMEs

• May 16, 2018 16 May'18

  Tier 2 visa refusals paints grim picture for UK tech skills

  More than 3,000 visas for people skilled in science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) roles were refused entry to the UK since December 2017

• May 16, 2018 16 May'18

  Saudi-con Valley? Kingdom’s bid for global tech leadership

  Has Saudi Arabia got what it takes to build the latest Silicon Valley?

• May 15, 2018 15 May'18

  We need to inspire young people into tech, claims minister for digital at Innovation Centre opening

  During the opening of Salesforce’s London Innovation Centre, minister for digital and the creative industries Margot James emphasised the importance of getting the younger generation involved in tech careers

• May 14, 2018 14 May'18

  Wise conference 2018: Tackling the female patent problem

  Research by Wise found fewer than 10% of patents filed in the UK have involvement from women. At its annual conference in 2018, Wise set out to discuss why this is the case and how we can address it

• May 09, 2018 09 May'18

  Demand for big data contractors sees 128% year-on-year increase

  The number of job vacancies for people with big data skills has increased in the past year, with the demand for contractors in this area skyrocketing

• May 09, 2018 09 May'18

  Schools minister announces programme of support for computing teachers

  A National Centre of Computing Science Education has been launched to help the government meet its commitment to training up to 8,000 computing teachers

• May 04, 2018 04 May'18

  Security pros must avoid hype, demonstrate value, says RBS CISO

  Security professionals must avoid over-hyping cyber threats, and penetration testers need to reinvent themselves to demonstrate value to businesses to remain relevant, says RBS CISO

• May 02, 2018 02 May'18

  Security industry welcomes City of London Police cyber initiative

  The security industry has welcomed plans to fight cyber crime in the heart of London using a community-based approach, but says more investment in cyber security skills is required

• April 27, 2018 27 Apr'18

  Jeremy Hunt launches review into training NHS staff to use new tech

  Jeremy Hunt announces a review that will look at how to train NHS staff to use new technologies such as artificial intelligence, genomics, digital medicine and robotics

• April 26, 2018 26 Apr'18

  Argos announces 150 new tech roles in the UK

  Argos is recruiting an extra 150 IT professionals as part of its strategy to offer a better digital services to customers

• April 25, 2018 25 Apr'18

  Scotland’s digital health and care strategy highlights need for collaboration

  The Scottish Government will create a joint decision-making board, a national approach to service redesign and a national digital platform to ensure interoperability

• April 25, 2018 25 Apr'18

  Employees still in the dark about data protection

  With just a month to go before the GDPR compliance deadline, many employees still don’t know how to protect confidential data, a study shows

• April 20, 2018 20 Apr'18

  AWS commits to improving cloud skills of 100,000 people in Europe during 2018

  Amazon Web Services commits to equipping 100,000 people across Europe with cloud skills to help speed up adoption of off-premise technologies and services across the continent

• April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18

  Oracle MBX: Oracle uses interns and grads to encourage others into Stem

  Oracle has been working with interns and graduates to help train the next generation of tech experts and use them as role models for others

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  PA Consulting announces winners of 2018 Raspberry Pi competition

  The winners of the annual Raspberry Pi competition run by PA Consulting have been announced following a tech showcase