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• April 26, 2019 26 Apr'19

  British 5G developers to test their mettle in South Korea

  DCMS launches £2.4m project to support the development of 5G applications for public transport alongside its South Korean counterpart

• April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19

  Digital shopping endangers retail employment

  A shift towards online shopping and digital retail technologies has led to a decrease in investment in retail employment

• April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19

  School should prepare kids for the digital workplace, say teachers

  Many teachers say school should prepare young people for working in a digital environment, but a number of schools are underinvesting in technology

• April 24, 2019 24 Apr'19

  Eagle Eye enlists Rackspace to lead 'all-in' Google Cloud Platform migration

  Digital marketing platform provider Eagle Eye is leaning on Rackspace to support its move to the Google Cloud Platform

• April 23, 2019 23 Apr'19

  Stockholm prospers as tech hub as perceptions of entrepreneurs changes

  Stockholm has thrived as a tech startup hub after out-of-date attitudes to entrepreneurs changed

• April 15, 2019 15 Apr'19

  Post-Brexit IT talent shortages concern UK CIOs

  Finding and training tech staff remains an issue and is set to get worse after the UK leaves the European Union, says Barclaycard study

• April 11, 2019 11 Apr'19

  Government breach data highlights cyber skills misconception

  Results of a government-sponsored survey highlight a dangerous misconception around cyber skills, according to a former GCHQ trainer

• April 10, 2019 10 Apr'19

  SuiteWorld 2019: The shifting landscape of the manufacturing industry

  At SuiteWorld 2019, the managing director of OSL Cutting Technologies told Computer Weekly about the shifting skills needs of the manufacturing industry, the increased importance of data, and the impact this has on businesses

• April 05, 2019 05 Apr'19

  SuiteWorld 2019: Women in business talk failures, successes and advice

  As part of the SuiteWorld dedicated Women in Business track, a host of women with backgrounds in the business world shared their advice for women in a male-dominated environment

• April 04, 2019 04 Apr'19

  Social inclusion unit aims to expand diversity in IT conversation

  New unit at startup hub wants to explore how technology can be applied to address the barriers many people face in participating in society

• April 03, 2019 03 Apr'19

  Government invests £10m in education technology strategy

  The UK government has launched a strategy encouraging technology companies to help schools use technology to reduce teacher workload, among other things

• March 29, 2019 29 Mar'19

  Middle East countries accelerate quantum computing research

  Gulf countries must invest in quantum computing research to ensure they continue to to remain digital pioneers

• March 28, 2019 28 Mar'19

  How Sainsbury’s is developing a wider understanding of data science

  Data is of increasing importance to retailers when it comes to dealing with needy customers. Sainsbury’s supermarket is developing its data talent to optimise its opportunities

• March 26, 2019 26 Mar'19

  Women more at risk of job automation

  Because of the types of jobs more likely to be held by women, the female workforce is more at risk of automation, according to stats

• March 25, 2019 25 Mar'19

  Lack of security skills exposing business to attack

  The cyber skills shortage is leaving businesses at increased risk of attack as organisations continue to struggle to fill security-related positions, a survey shows

• March 22, 2019 22 Mar'19

  Half of women in tech say diversity is not a company priority

  Women in technology have claimed diversity is still not a focus for their company in a majority of cases, according to research

• March 22, 2019 22 Mar'19

  Tech sector steams ahead in face of Brexit

  Salaries and hiring in the UK have remained stagnant since the announcement the UK would be leaving the EU, but the tech sector has not followed this trend

• March 21, 2019 21 Mar'19

  Towards a full-fibre Britain: the view from inside Openreach

  Openreach chairman Mike McTighe discusses progress on the national full-fibre broadband roll-out, the impact of Brexit, how to better engage with the CSP community, and why dark fibre isn’t the cure-all they might want it to be

• March 21, 2019 21 Mar'19

  Norway’s IT sector and government to tackle skills shortage

  Norway's IT sector is getting much-needed government support to help improve access to talent

• March 20, 2019 20 Mar'19

  Fifth annual girls’ school techathon focuses on AI for social good

  Girls’ Day School Trust has held its fifth annual techathon to encourage more young women to pursue careers in tech

• March 14, 2019 14 Mar'19

  DCMS announces new funding for prison coding skills

  The expanded scheme by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is part of a a £1.2m package to help under-represented groups get jobs

• March 13, 2019 13 Mar'19

  Datacentre industry needs to raise its profile to address skills gaps, says panel

  The veil of secrecy the datacentre industry operates under is doing it no favours when it comes to attracting talent, according to Data Centre World panel

• March 11, 2019 11 Mar'19

  Amazon makes plans to increase diversity in its UK business

  After research in partnership with Wise, Amazon has launched a number of initiatives to increase diversity in its UK business

• March 08, 2019 08 Mar'19

  Government announces changes to immigration rules

  The government has announced changes to immigration rules, which will provide two new visas designed to allow skilled talent into the UK

• March 08, 2019 08 Mar'19

  Everywoman forum 2019: Closing the divide between science and art

  At this 2019 everywoman in tech forum, experts discussed the connection between the artistic and the technical, as well as the importance of role models in encouraging others into the sector

• March 07, 2019 07 Mar'19

  FDM everywoman in Technology Awards: 2019 winners announced

  Women’s network everywoman has announced the winners of this year’s everywoman in Tech Awards, sponsored by FDM

• March 05, 2019 05 Mar'19

  IR35 reforms: HMRC urges private sector to start prepping now for April 2020 roll-out

  HM Revenue & Customs is canvassing views about how best to press ahead with the introduction of the IR35 reforms to the private sector, and is urging those likely to be affected by the move to start getting ready

• March 05, 2019 05 Mar'19

  Santander latest bank to tap Google experience

  Spanish banking giant is tapping IT skills from Google through its latest senior tech appointment

• March 01, 2019 01 Mar'19

  Tech She Can Charter enters second year

  PwC charter Tech She Can Charter has entered its second year after having grown to over 90 organisations dedicated to increasing the number of women in tech

• March 01, 2019 01 Mar'19

  Alibaba Cloud aims to teach one million women to code by 2030

  Through partnerships, Alibaba Cloud plans to teach one million women to code by 2030, as well as tackle other social challenges

• February 27, 2019 27 Feb'19

  Amazon to create more than 1,000 UK apprenticeships

  Tech giant Amazon has committed to creating more than 1,000 apprenticeships at different levels across the UK

• February 25, 2019 25 Feb'19

  Nordic tech is increasing diversity but more needs to be done

  The shortage of women in the boardroom is a problem in the Nordics, like other regions, but work in its tech sector means the future could be more promising

• February 20, 2019 20 Feb'19

  Higher wages for IT professionals in Australia and New Zealand, but diversity issues remain

  The talent crunch in Australia and New Zealand has pushed up wages in the IT sector, but more work is needed to foster workplace diversity

• February 20, 2019 20 Feb'19

  Estonia redoubles efforts to attract global IT talent

  IT professionals from all over the world are being lured to Estonia through a government recruitment campaign

• February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19

  Adopting digital learning in firms

  At the Learning Technologies conference in London, three experts discuss adopting digital learning technologies in their firms

• February 15, 2019 15 Feb'19

  (ISC)² invests in professional development of security workforce

  Security industry association sets up Professional Development Institute to extend training offerings beyond certification

• February 13, 2019 13 Feb'19

  Manchester not-for-profit launches campaign to encourage girls into STEM

  Not-for-profit trade organisation Manchester digital has launched a campaign to encourage more young women to pursue STEM careers

• February 13, 2019 13 Feb'19

  Accenture to use virtual reality for inclusive hiring practices

  Tech giant Accenture has started using technologies such as augmented and virtual reality to make its hiring process less biased

• February 12, 2019 12 Feb'19

  London tech giants commit to creating one million tech jobs by 2023

  London private sector network Tech London Advocates has launched a pledge signed by hundreds of tech sector greats to create a million tech jobs in the city over the next five years

• February 12, 2019 12 Feb'19

  Tech and charity partnership encourages girls into STEM

  US datacentre hardware firm’s partnership with two Irish organisations will encourage young women to pursue tech careers as STEM competition is launched

• February 11, 2019 11 Feb'19

  More than one-third of women deterred by lack of diversity in tech

  In a survey, just over one-third of women in the technology sector said the lack of gender equality in the industry made them uncomfortable at the start of their career

• February 11, 2019 11 Feb'19

  Vodafone announces winners of Techstarter accelerator

  Vodafone has announced the winners of its startup accelerator programme, aimed at helping young companies developing technology for social good

• February 11, 2019 11 Feb'19

  AI and robotics to form part of curriculum for future medical students

  For the NHS to capitalise on the digital future, new technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics will have to be designed into the learning process for medical students

• February 11, 2019 11 Feb'19

  London attracted more tech talent than rest of Europe in 2018

  London was the top European destination for international tech talent in 2018, attracting more skilled workers than the rest of Europe, according to research

• February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19

  Suffolk County Council awards 20-year WAN contract

  MLL Telecom will work with CityFibre to extend Suffolk County Council’s existing WAN to 600 sites and offer them ultrafast connectivity services

• February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19

  Coders and developers: The new heroes of the network?

  Cisco is moving towards a software-based future. We chatted to Susie Wee, founder and leader of Cisco developer and innovation programme, DevNet, to find out how she is helping to enable this change

• February 03, 2019 03 Feb'19

  Alibaba Cloud teams up with SMU on training programme

  Alibaba Cloud will equip small and medium-sized enterprises with cloud computing and other technology skills through a partnership with Singapore Management University

• February 01, 2019 01 Feb'19

  Innocent people arrested following surveillance blunders, IPCO reveals

  Interception of communications commissioner Adrian Fulford warns of “grave” repercussions for people wrongly identified as suspects due to errors made when government bodies access email, phone and telephone data

• February 01, 2019 01 Feb'19

  Fundamentals of retail won’t change despite tech disruption, say experts

  Digital is becoming a big part of the way customers shop and how retailers deliver services, but the focus will always be on the customer, says panel of experts at BRC event

• January 30, 2019 30 Jan'19

  NatWest opens academy to teach staff the power of data

  Bank tools up its employees with the data skills required to offer customised products for customers