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• January 05, 2016 05 Jan'16

  Aviva partners Beyond the Classroom to inspire girls into tech

  Chika Aghadiuno, vice chair of Aviva’s women’s network, says it is important to make young people aware of potential careers

• January 05, 2016 05 Jan'16

  Fears of software skills shortage in Germany and the Netherlands

  Organisations in Germany and the Netherlands are struggling to fill positions for software developers as they digitise

• December 23, 2015 23 Dec'15

  BBC CTO Matthew Postgate to head up technology division

  Matthew Postgate, chief technology officer of the BBC, will take on a different role in April 2016 leading a new division for the firm

• December 15, 2015 15 Dec'15

  IT industry needs people with emotional intelligence, says Network Rail CIO

  As Network Rail’s third ‘Could IT be you?’ competition draws to a close, the company’s CIO explains why the project was launched

• December 07, 2015 07 Dec'15

  Sweden considers writing off IT student loans to attract more women

  Sweden is considering writing off student loans for women who study IT in an attempt to improve the gender balance in the sector to support digitisation

• November 30, 2015 30 Nov'15

  What type of CIO do you want to be?

  There are three types of CIO, a major global research study has revealed. Which type would you like to be – trusted operator, change instigator or business co-creator?

• November 26, 2015 26 Nov'15

  CIO interview: Turkka Keskinen, UPM

  Finnish paper and forest products firm’s CIO tells Computer Weekly about the journey towards cloud-only IT

• November 20, 2015 20 Nov'15

  CIO interview: Lone Bundgaard, Coloplast

  IT development head at Danish medical products and services company plays core role in major change to how the company engages with its customers

• November 19, 2015 19 Nov'15

  Fujitsu UK CEO calls for more Stem on TV

  Fujitsu’s UK and Ireland CEO Regina Moran argues for promoting science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) subjects and careers in the mainstream media

• November 18, 2015 18 Nov'15

  George Soros backs IT services in eastern Europe

  George Soros is investing in an IT company that delivers services to global companies from Ukraine

• November 11, 2015 11 Nov'15

  Placing unemployed women in the IT industry could solve skills gap, says Martha Lane Fox

  Speaking at the Microsoft Future Decoded event in London, Martha Lane Fox said giving unemployed women digital skills and IT jobs could solve the skills gap

• November 05, 2015 05 Nov'15

  Mayor of London launches tech fund for digital skills

  A programme has been launched by the mayor of London to ensure young people in the capital are learning digital skills

• November 02, 2015 02 Nov'15

  CIO interview: Torben Høeg Bonde, Vestas

  The CIO at Danish wind turbine company Vestas is playing a key role in turning the company into a software supplier

• October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15

  Using open data to solve social challenges

  The Open Data Institute has spent the past two years funding startups to build applications that could solve socio-economic problems

• October 27, 2015 27 Oct'15

  More than 70% of teachers still think students are better at using tech

  Teachers are still struggling to adapt to the new curriculum, and more than 70% believe their students are more technology-savvy than they are

• October 26, 2015 26 Oct'15

  Yakult uses data analytics to boost growth in the Netherlands by 20%

  Probiotics maker Yakult is using analytics and data visualisation tools to boost its sales in the Netherlands

• October 22, 2015 22 Oct'15

  How the Cabinet Office is using open data to tackle youth unemployment

  The Cabinet Office invited IT professionals and young people to a Job Hack event with the aim of using open government datasets to help more young people into work

• October 21, 2015 21 Oct'15

  Infosec pros should start preparing for the future, say experts

  Information security professionals need to grow their skills, engage with the business, increase security awareness, set business goals and tailor their messages, says a panel of experts

• October 13, 2015 13 Oct'15

  How easyJet uses digital to drive competitive advantage

  The CIO and head of digital at easyJet tell Computer Weekly price is not the only way to gain competitive advantage in the airline industry

• October 09, 2015 09 Oct'15

  UK digital economy needs 2.3 million digital workers by 2020

  The UK will need the skills of 2.3 million digital workers by 2020 if it hopes to power the promised digital economy, according to research from O2

• October 08, 2015 08 Oct'15

  Apprenticeships could stop potential employees falling through the net, says Bellrock

  The chief technology officer of facilities management company Bellrock explains why apprenticeships should be used to stop potential IT workers moving to other industries

• October 01, 2015 01 Oct'15

  JLab’s 2015 startups explain how the accelerator has helped them

  Finalists of the John Lewis JLab accelerator explain what experience they have gained on the programme

• September 21, 2015 21 Sep'15

  MPs launch inquiry into the UK's digital economy

  Business, Innovation and Skills Committee investigation will examine the challenges facing digital industries

• September 21, 2015 21 Sep'15

  More than half of 12-year-old girls say Stem subjects are too hard

  Accenture finds more than half of 12-year-old girls in the UK and Ireland think science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) subjects are too hard

• September 10, 2015 10 Sep'15

  UK CIOs lament lack of IT support for cloud services

  Research from ElasticHosts suggests most cloud users are unhappy with the level of tech support they receive from their providers

• September 08, 2015 08 Sep'15

  The Data School: Former Facebook employee launches training programme for future data analysts

  After working at Facebook as a data analyst, Andy Kriebel explains why he moved to the UK and launched a training programme for data scientists

• August 26, 2015 26 Aug'15

  Chetan Dube: The man behind the robot that will help man extend his horizons

  IPsoft founder talks about the artificial intelligence platform that could be an example of IT developments that, he says, might transform the future of the human race

• August 24, 2015 24 Aug'15

  Teachers teaching teachers – how Google for Education fuels collaborative learning

  Google’s head of education explains why the use of technology in classrooms is critical and how Google’s education technology is sparking collaboration between teachers

• August 06, 2015 06 Aug'15

  What will happen to digital government when GDS chief Mike Bracken moves on?

  The government’s digital chief Mike Bracken has announced he will be leaving, raising concerns over the future of digital government

• August 05, 2015 05 Aug'15

  HMRC to transfer 250 Capgemini staff in-house ready for Aspire contract end

  HMRC’s Aspire outsourcing contract will be replaced by slowly bringing staff in-house to give the department more control over IT

• August 05, 2015 05 Aug'15

  Sage Summit 2015: The move to cloud technology and the death of ERP

  Accountancy software firm Sage has released new cloud-based software, highlighting the gap between the use of cloud and on-premise in the workplace and declaring a move away from traditional ERP

• July 27, 2015 27 Jul'15

  MPs examine visa rules over immigration for software and digital skills

  Home Affairs committee launches an inquiry after the number of skilled worker visas issued reached its monthly cap for the first time

• July 23, 2015 23 Jul'15

  Bilingual coders earn £4,500 more than single language colleagues

  Coders that know more than one coding language earn an average of 10% more than single language colleagues, reveals Greythorn report

• July 21, 2015 21 Jul'15

  Salesforce eager to support startup culture sweeping Europe

  Salesforce’s head of startup relations shares why it’s partnered with accelerator Startupbootcamp

• July 16, 2015 16 Jul'15

  Women in IT meet prime minister David Cameron's gender pay gap news with scepticism

  The prime minister’s announcement that firms with more than 250 employees will have to disclose salaries has been met with concerns over how and when results will be published

• July 14, 2015 14 Jul'15

  Vodafone scheme to help SMEs get online

  Vodafone is to trial a series of digital workshops for SMEs aimed at equipping them with a stronger online presence

• July 13, 2015 13 Jul'15

  TechUK paper urges industry to collaborate in closing the IT skills gap

  TechUK paper puts forward recommendations to government and industry on closer collaboration to close the IT skills shortfall

• July 10, 2015 10 Jul'15

  Bright Little Labs inspires children through Detective Dot role model

  Interactive books aim to inspire a generation of coders to investigate where possessions come from and how they’re made

• July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15

  Computer Weekly reveals the 50 most influential women in UK IT 2015

  This year's list of the 50 most influential women in UK IT has been revealed. Find out which female IT leaders are making a difference to the digital economy

• July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15

  Most influential women in UK IT 2015: Rising stars

  Judges of most influential women in UK IT hail five females as rising stars. Special thanks to the Salesforce Foundation for extending their support to our 2015 Rising Stars

• July 01, 2015 01 Jul'15

  UK universities revise computer course guidelines to boost ranks of cyber warriors

  UK universities revise course guidelines to transform computing degree courses and ensure that undergraduates learn cyber security skills

• June 25, 2015 25 Jun'15

  CIO Interview: Ian Bell, CIO, Cambridgeshire Police Service

  The CIO of Cambridgeshire Police Service talks about the constabulary’s move to digital for collaboration and information sharing in its effort to increase efficiency

• June 25, 2015 25 Jun'15

  Case study: Model railway company Hornby overhauls payments with Braintree

  Hornby’s head of digital strategy explains how the firm chose Braintree as its online payments platform following its website migration last year

• June 23, 2015 23 Jun'15

  Bet365: A company betting on its own technology innovations

  While many sites make great use of agile development, run on the cloud and are built on Java and JavaScript, Bet365 is doing IT its own way

• June 23, 2015 23 Jun'15

  Pharmaceutical companies use BPM to cut cost of clinical trial drugs

  Pharmaceutical companies have developed an IT system to secure the supply of medicines they need for clinical studies, saving hundreds of thousands on their drugs bill in the process

• June 16, 2015 16 Jun'15

  BCSWomen hosts Guinness World Record attempt with marathon app-building event

  BCSWomen hosts app-building event to encourage over 1,000 young people to simultaneously build Android apps in a Guinness World Record attempt

• June 09, 2015 09 Jun'15

  Case study: What the enterprise can learn from Etsy's DevOps strategy

  Jon Cowie, operations engineer at online marketplace Etsy, advises enterprises on how to develop a DevOps-friendly business culture

• June 08, 2015 08 Jun'15

  Europe’s startups should collaborate like Silicon Valley firms

  Europe should take a leaf out of Silicon Valley’s book on openness and collaboration, according to speakers at Startup Village 2015

• June 08, 2015 08 Jun'15

  Digital services not saving government departments money, says NAO

  Government departments are not making the savings digital services were aiming to deliver

• June 08, 2015 08 Jun'15

  Apps for Good Awards 2015 finalists unveiled

  18 student teams are to face an expert judging panel in the Apps for Good final ceremony held at the Barbican, London