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• August 21, 2024 21 Aug'24

  Number of women choosing computer science degrees up 8%

  Computer science has a persistent gender divide, but research by BCS has found more women are now being accepted on computing university courses

• August 19, 2024 19 Aug'24

  Lack of skills causing AI setbacks, says research

  Research by IDC and Expereo found UK CIOs are struggling to implement and maintain AI plans because of a lack of skills

• August 15, 2024 15 Aug'24

  Number of girls taking A-level computing exceeds 3,000

  Girls taking A-level computing has seen a large year-on-year jump between 2023 and 2024

• August 14, 2024 14 Aug'24

  Post Office brings in new IT chief as it awaits funding for Horizon replacement

  Incoming tech leader Andy Nice will be responsible for the troubled programme to replace the Horizon IT system at the heart of the Post Office scandal - and a new non-executive director for technology is on the way too

• August 13, 2024 13 Aug'24

  Australia’s cyber security skills gap remains pressing issue

  Study reveals Australia’s critical shortage of cyber security professionals, escalating the risk of data breaches

• August 06, 2024 06 Aug'24

  The Prince’s Trust partners with tech company to draw kids into sector

  New programme from The Prince’s Trust sees partnership with tech company encourage young people into the IT sector

• July 31, 2024 31 Jul'24

  Nominate: Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2024

  Tell us who you think should be included in Computer Weekly’s 2024 list of the 50 most influential women in UK technology

• July 24, 2024 24 Jul'24

  ICO reprimands Essex school for illegal facial recognition use

  The Information Commissioner’s Office has reprimanded Chelmer Valley High School in Chelmsford for introducing facial recognition and failing to conduct a legally required data protection impact assessment and obtain the explicit consent of students

• July 17, 2024 17 Jul'24

  Tech workers misinformed about number of women at top, finds Computer Weekly

  Half of IT workers in Europe believe there is good representation of women in leadership positions in tech, despite numbers telling a different story

• July 17, 2024 17 Jul'24

  How the Mercedes F1 IT team helped Lewis Hamilton win the British Grand Prix

  Computer Weekly went behind the scenes with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One team, during its victorious British Grand Prix weekend, to find out about the role of IT in beating the stopwatch

• July 16, 2024 16 Jul'24

  Labour government begins to dish out digital responsibilities

  As the new government begins to settle in, ministers with technology remits begin to emerge as DHSC and others declare which ministers will have digital responsibilities

• July 16, 2024 16 Jul'24

  Finnish tech sector opposes government’s immigration reforms

  The tech sector in Finland fears talent shortage as government introduces stricter immigration policy

• July 11, 2024 11 Jul'24

  GDS appoints Christine Bellamy as CEO

  The former head of Gov.uk has taken over as CEO of the Government Digital Service following the departure of Tom Read in June

• July 11, 2024 11 Jul'24

  AI and cyber skills worryingly lacking, say business leaders

  A lack of skilled workers has been an ongoing concern for the tech sector, but Computer Weekly’s annual survey finds skills in artificial intelligence and cyber are a particular pain point

• July 09, 2024 09 Jul'24

  Computing curriculum leaving digital skills behind, research suggests

  Research by the Subject Choice, Attainment and Representation in Computing Project has found that the technical focus of the computing curriculum is leaving many without other important digital skills

• July 04, 2024 04 Jul'24

  UK data regulator should investigate police cloud deployments

  The Scottish biometrics commissioner has called for the UK Information Commissioner’s Office to formally investigate whether Police Scotland’s cloud-based evidence sharing system is fully compliant with data protection laws

• June 26, 2024 26 Jun'24

  Police Scotland did not consult ICO about high-risk cloud system

  Police Scotland chose not to formally consult with the data regulator about the risks identified with a cloud-based digital evidence sharing system, while the regulator itself did not follow up for nearly three months

• June 18, 2024 18 Jun'24

  Tech Talent Charter to disband after nearly 10 years of operation

  As the IT industry hits an ‘inflection point’ in its progress towards a more equitable sector, the Tech Talent Charter is bowing out, leaving the industry with resources it has produced since 2015

• June 13, 2024 13 Jun'24

  Tech industry losing steam for DE&I, finds TTC report

  Tech sector diversity is slowly improving, but trends spotted by the Tech Talent Charter could be a threat to current and future progress

• June 12, 2024 12 Jun'24

  CIO interview: Career progression and business alignment

  We speak to the CIO of law firm Kingsley Napley about his progression from PC support to IT leadership

• June 11, 2024 11 Jun'24

  Cobol knowledge crisis threatens Dutch financial systems

  Expertise in complex Cobol systems, critical to major financial institutions, is dwindling in The Netherlands, resulting in retired professionals returning work

• June 04, 2024 04 Jun'24

  Fujitsu cuts half of UK-based Oracle practice team

  Fujitsu is reducing staffing levels at its UK Oracle Practice in a move cited as ensuring its competitiveness

• June 04, 2024 04 Jun'24

  Having female AI decision-makers is a priority for 37% of UK business leaders

  Research from IBM reveals almost 40% of UK business leaders think getting women into decision-making positions is increasingly important in the era of artificial intelligence

• May 29, 2024 29 May'24

  Next UK government must be prepared to legislate on AI, say MPs

  The House Science, Innovation and Technology Committee says the next government should be ready to legislate on artificial intelligence to plug any regulatory gaps

• May 24, 2024 24 May'24

  HMRC boosts data scientist numbers

  Data scientists play a key role in boosting tax compliance rates, government tax collection agency states

• May 22, 2024 22 May'24

  Knowledge24: ‘You can’t go it alone’ in life, says actress Viola Davis

  Actress Viola Davis, along with senior women from ServiceNow, spoke at the Knowledge24 conference about the importance of wisely using leadership positions to help others make progress

• May 22, 2024 22 May'24

  Women in Data: BAE Systems’ CDO on why diversity in data matters

  From working with primates in the rainforest, to running Covid data for the government, to being at the bleeding edge of data in defence, BAE Systems CDO Johanna Hutchinson discusses why diversity matters in the field of data

• May 16, 2024 16 May'24

  Tom Read to bid farewell to GDS

  The Government Digital Service chief is leaving his role, and the civil service as a whole, in June, after three-and-a-half years in charge of the department

• May 09, 2024 09 May'24

  Ofcom publishes draft online child safety rules for tech firms

  In the draft codes, Ofcom calls on technology firms to use ‘robust’ age-checking and content moderation systems to keep harmful material away from children online

• April 26, 2024 26 Apr'24

  European Parliament approves platform worker directive

  The approval of the platform worker directive gives member states two years to incorporate its measures into their national legislation, which includes provisions on how to classify the employment of gig workers and deploy algorithmic ...

• April 25, 2024 25 Apr'24

  Progress being made on gender diversity in cyber

  Women make up a higher percentage of new entrants to the cyber security profession, particularly among younger age groups, and are increasingly taking up leadership positions and hiring roles, but challenges still persist

• April 22, 2024 22 Apr'24

  NCSC announces PwC’s Richard Horne as CEO

  Former PwC and Barclays cyber chief Richard Horne set to join UK’s National Cyber Security Centre as CEO

• April 19, 2024 19 Apr'24

  Decade-long IR35 dispute between IT contractor and HMRC prompts calls for off-payroll revamp

  An IT contractor’s business is on the brink of insolvency after a decade-long IR35 dispute with HMRC

• April 18, 2024 18 Apr'24

  TUC publishes legislative proposal to protect workers from AI

  Proposed bill for regulating artificial intelligence in the UK seeks to translate well-meaning principles and values into concrete rights and obligations that protect workers from systems that make ‘high-risk’ decisions about them

• April 16, 2024 16 Apr'24

  CISOs not yet convinced to invest in AI

  CISOs say their eyes are fixed firmly on threats like ransomware and supply chain attacks, and while AI is becoming a threat that needs to be dealt with, it’s not yet an immediate spending priority

• April 16, 2024 16 Apr'24

  NHS England scouts for national CCIO

  The new national chief clinical informatics officer (CCIO) role comes with a salary offer of up to £146,000 and includes leading NHS England’s Transformation Directorates digital clinical informatics team

• April 11, 2024 11 Apr'24

  AI skills gap blocking public sector take-up

  A Salesforce report claims that a lack of skills in artificial intelligence is preventing effective take-up of generative AI to enhance frontline citizen services across the public sector

• April 09, 2024 09 Apr'24

  TeamViewer launches initiative to bring women into sports tech

  TeamViewer’s flagship SheSportTech initiative aims to encourage more women into sports technology, offering ‘inspiration, training grants and access to unique experiences’

• April 08, 2024 08 Apr'24

  Further extension to controversial Post Office contract with Fujitsu inevitable

  Post Office is seeking software developers as it replaces the controversial Horizon system from Fujitsu with an in-house alternative

• April 04, 2024 04 Apr'24

  IR35 reforms: Incoming legislative tweak could reignite contracting market, experts claim

  A long-awaited tweak to the IR35 rules that will put a stop to HMRC over-collecting tax from non-compliant entities is great news for IT contractors, experts claim

• April 03, 2024 03 Apr'24

  Women in Data: MoD’s first chief data officer on overcoming imposter syndrome

  At the recent Women In Data event, Caroline Bellamy outlined why the defence sector needs diversity of thinking when tackling threats

• March 28, 2024 28 Mar'24

  UK plc going backwards on cyber maturity, Cisco report claims

  Fewer UK organisations believe their cyber security postures have reached a mature level than did so 12 months ago, as they struggle to keep up with new challenges and a fast-evolving threat landscape

• March 26, 2024 26 Mar'24

  NHS SBS launches digital advisory framework

  The Digital Health Advisory Services framework agreement aims to provide a way for health and care organisations to get help with digital transformation and skills

• March 22, 2024 22 Mar'24

  Open Data Institute launches digital policy manifesto

  The Open Data Institute has launched a policy manifesto ahead of the UK general election that outlines policies and issues it believes must be part of the political discussion around digital and data

• March 22, 2024 22 Mar'24

  Everywoman announces 2024 Women in Tech Awards winners

  Network for women in business, Everywoman, has announced the winners of this year’s technology awards, in partnership with Bupa

• March 18, 2024 18 Mar'24

  Neos Networks beefs up C-suite to prep for new phase of accelerated growth

  Following recent investments in its UK-wide high-capacity network, critical network infrastructure provider makes two C-level appointments aimed at making the company ready to embark on a new phase of accelerated growth

• March 12, 2024 12 Mar'24

  Industry partnerships and data key to better public services

  Using public-private partnerships and improving the use of data are key to improving public services and the government’s ‘science and technology superpower’ ambitions, says digital secretary Michelle Donelan

• March 06, 2024 06 Mar'24

  Cash-strapped cyber pros go rogue on the dark web

  Research conducted by CIISec has turned up worrying evidence of hard-up legitimate cyber professionals offering their services to the cyber criminal underground

• February 28, 2024 28 Feb'24

  Caroline Dinenage signs letter calling for angel law change

  The MP has signed a letter calling for the government to reconsider recently changed laws making it harder for women to be angel investors

• February 19, 2024 19 Feb'24

  UK government launches tech talent campaign

  The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is encouraging people to sign up to digital skills bootcamps as government-funded research reveals huge demand for entry-level and junior tech talent