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• September 27, 2013 27 Sep'13

  Ex-hackers best qualified to improve cyber security say 70% of IT firms

  Over half of businesses are not taking IT security seriously enough and almost three quarters of IT professionals think ex-hackers could be the right people to help businesses improve cyber-security.

• September 26, 2013 26 Sep'13

  Former British Army Captain launches recruitment firm for ex-Royal Signals

  Ex-Royal Signalman founds Jobs in ICT after experiencing frustration with recruitment firms

• September 24, 2013 24 Sep'13

  C-level executives cry out for data scientists

  Board level executives are putting pressure on their IT organisations to find data scientists, according to Teradata research

• July 12, 2013 12 Jul'13

  Mark Hall may quit Whitehall after being snubbed for HMRC CIO role

  Mark Hall, the acting CIO at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), has not been given the job full-time and may quit government

• July 11, 2013 11 Jul'13

  Interview: Joanna Shields, CEO, Tech City

  Joanna Shields has been at the helm of reshaping the UK’s tech startup scene since taking the role of CEO at Tech City seven months ago

• July 04, 2013 04 Jul'13

  Most Influential Woman in UK IT 2013: Joanna Shields CEO of Tech City

  Winner of Computer Weekly’s Most Influential Woman in UK IT 2013 Joanna Shields, shares her experience and advice on being a successful women in tech

• July 04, 2013 04 Jul'13

  The 25 most influential women in UK IT 2013

  Computer Weekly recently held an event to recognise the most influential women in IT. Find out the results of our Women in Technology Awards.

• June 20, 2013 20 Jun'13

  Survey reveals increased demand for permanent IT directors

  April saw a 53% rise in permanent IT director vacancies, according to recruitment consultancy Computer People

• June 17, 2013 17 Jun'13

  IT departments to shrink dramatically within five years as cloud takes over

  IT professionals will need to rethink their careers as corporate IT departments undergo a radical restructuring over the next five years

• June 17, 2013 17 Jun'13

  Denise McDonagh awarded CBE for services to IT

  Former G-Cloud head Denise McDonagh has been awarded a CBE for services to IT in the Queen’s birthday honours list 2013

• June 11, 2013 11 Jun'13

  Women in tech think differently to men in tech, say industry experts

  Industry experts discuss gender at a roundtable with Mortimer Spinks, in partnership with Computer Weekly and Lady Geek

• June 06, 2013 06 Jun'13

  John Lewis resolves IT skills gap with apprenticeship scheme

  Retailer John Lewis says it has resolved the IT skills gap issue by appointing five technology apprentices

• June 04, 2013 04 Jun'13

  UK millennials consider tech skills crucial to securing a job

  Telefonica survey reveals 76% of young people in the UK see technology skills as key to future success

• May 30, 2013 30 May'13

  Universities can help London push for more tech innovation, says Boris Johnson

  Boris Johnson pushes for London to become "entrenched" in tech innovation and startups

• May 23, 2013 23 May'13

  Million Pound Startup competition launches to attract worldwide companies to London

  Million Pound Startup – a global competition to bring tech companies to London’s Tech City – has launched today

• May 21, 2013 21 May'13

  Gartner: Big data will transform customer relationship management technology

  CIOs need to start thinking how to integrate big data into their customer relationship management (CRM) systems, says technology analyst

• May 08, 2013 08 May'13

  Virgin Media tentatively names new CEO

  Liberty Global – the US firm buying out Virgin Media – has named Tom Mockridge as CEO, if the merger is approved by shareholders

• April 22, 2013 22 Apr'13

  CIO interview: Mike Croucher, head of IT architecture and delivery, British Airways

  After changes in IT leadership two years ago, the IT strategy at BA is focusing on infrastructure modernisation and smarter use of customer data

• April 19, 2013 19 Apr'13

  BBC unveils tech and engineering apprenticeship scheme

  BBC aims to produce 100 highly-trained technology broadcasting apprentices over the next eight years

• April 18, 2013 18 Apr'13

  IT rationalisation must be combined with layoffs for long-term savings

  Long-term IT cost reduction requires more than just server consolidation and cuts to software licences, says Gartner

• April 02, 2013 02 Apr'13

  Scottish IT and digital businesses look elsewhere due to skills shortage

  Scottish IT and digital businesses are struggling to fill job vacancies with over half recruiting from outside Scotland, according to ScotlandIS

• March 19, 2013 19 Mar'13

  ARM CEO Warren East steps down

  Warren East, CEO of semiconductor firm ARM, is retiring from the company after almost 12 years in the leadership role

• March 11, 2013 11 Mar'13

  Territorial Army on the hunt for information assurance professionals

  TA to recruit IT security professionals into the Royal Signals to strengthen cyber operations

• February 21, 2013 21 Feb'13

  Pearson unveils incubator programme for education startups

  Pearson to offer 10 education startup companies $10,000 and expert mentors.

• February 12, 2013 12 Feb'13

  Case study: Children learn to read and write on laptops in Sweden

  All students in Sandviken, Sweden, have access to personal laptops. Two schools share how they use theirs to teach children to read and write

• February 08, 2013 08 Feb'13

  IT skills demand rises as salaries follow 16-month trajectory

  KPMG study shows demand for IT talent rising, as IT professionals with SQL, PHP, CSS and HTML skills see spike in earnings

• February 06, 2013 06 Feb'13

  Case study: How technology has transformed education in Denmark

  Digital devices have transformed the learning environment for schools in the municipality of Odder, Denmark

• January 31, 2013 31 Jan'13

  Digital app developer skills take centre stage in corporate IT

  Digital information design skills, including building business apps, have assumed new importance in corporate IT over the past year

• January 28, 2013 28 Jan'13

  Procter & Gamble appoints new UK CIO as predecessor moves to Ipsos

  Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble has appointed a new UK CIO following the departure last month of previous incumbent, Dave Ubachs

• January 24, 2013 24 Jan'13

  Quarter of UK IT executives plan expansion of IT operations this year

  Hiring Index report reveals IT directors and CIOs plan to expand their teams or fill vacated positions as they arise

• January 21, 2013 21 Jan'13

  UK will be 33,300 short of IT workers by 2050, finds research

  The UK will be short of 33,300 IT workers in 2050 as a result of a skills shortage, an ageing workforce and a restrictive migration policy

• January 10, 2013 10 Jan'13

  Government extends employer £1,500 apprenticeship grant for further 12 months

  Government and National Apprenticeship Service extend AGE 16-24 grant for further 12 months

• January 09, 2013 09 Jan'13

  IT contractors seek to fill skills gap left by public sector cuts

  IT contractors are increasingly confident about job opportunities in the public sector due to reductions in the civil service's head count, finds research

• December 14, 2012 14 Dec'12

  Teen tech fanatic James Allen launches Save Gloop app on iTunes

  Isle of Man secondary school student James Allen designs and launches his Save Gloop app, now available on iTunes for download

• December 06, 2012 06 Dec'12

  Civica bags learning services contracts with 22 schools

  Civica provides digital learning environments to 22 UK schools, using its CloudBase learning platform and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)

• November 23, 2012 23 Nov'12

  IET awards £200,000 in scholarships and awards for computer science and engineering students

  IET rewarded students that choose to study computer science and engineering subjects

• November 22, 2012 22 Nov'12

  UKtech50 2012 - The most influential people in UK IT

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

• November 08, 2012 08 Nov'12

  Microsoft launches Get On IT training initiative

  Apprentices met with David Cameron and Steve Ballmer at the launch of Microsoft’s Get On skills initiative

• October 23, 2012 23 Oct'12

  O2 and Bauer Media pledge £5m for GoThinkBig scheme

  O2 and Bauer Media have launched GoThinkBig, a work experience scheme, which is backed by David Cameron

• October 22, 2012 22 Oct'12

  Everywoman Leadership Academy: Navigate your path to success

  Over 100 women gather at Cisco's offices for the everywoman In Technology Leadership Academy to hear what makes a successful leader

• October 09, 2012 09 Oct'12

  Maths neglect will decimate IT skills, says ANS founder Scott Fletcher

  Neglecting school maths education will precipitate a skills decline in the UK’s IT industry, according to Scott Fletcher, founder of the ANS Group

• September 19, 2012 19 Sep'12

  Science grade goalposts altered mid-year as Gove unveils plans for GCSE overhaul

  Science students had different grade boundaries in January to those in June an exam board reveals, a day after Gove announces GCSEs will be abolished

• September 11, 2012 11 Sep'12

  Skills shortage means no unemployment in IT security, says (ISC)2

  Zero unemployment in IT security shows a huge shortage of skills in the profession, says Hord Tipton, executive director of (ISC)2

• September 10, 2012 10 Sep'12

  Alcatel-Lucent creates chief operating officer role

  The COO job will be taken by its current CFO Paul Tufano as Alcatel-Lucent tries to turn around its fortunes

• September 04, 2012 04 Sep'12

  Students back to school for new e-skills ICT curriculum today

  Students return to the e-skills Behind the Screen programme, as schools fill the gap left by government scrapping the national ICT curriculum

• August 21, 2012 21 Aug'12

  Technology companies expand despite economic concerns, says Intellect

  UK technology companies are set to expand despite misgivings over the wider UK economy, according to a survey from IT industry body Intellect

• August 07, 2012 07 Aug'12

  UK Top 50 IT Training Providers revealed

  Top 50 IT training providers are announced by consultancy Pardo Fox, with QA topping the list

• July 31, 2012 31 Jul'12

  Cisco BIG Awards finalists announced

  Cisco has announced the six UK start-ups that have made it through to the BIG Awards finals

• July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12

  IT contract market rebuilding, survey reveals

  The IT contract market is beginning to show signs of recovery, according to Computer People’s June 2012 IT Monitor survey

• July 13, 2012 13 Jul'12

  The most influential women in UK IT

  Computer Weekly is pleased to announce the first ever list of the most influential women in UK IT