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June 08, 2015 08 Jun'15
John Lewis incubator sees first round of second-year pitches

More than 20 startups have presented their pitches to John Lewis executives in the first round of this year’s Jlab accelerator
June 03, 2015 03 Jun'15
HMRC looks for transformation partner ahead of Aspire end

HMRC is seeking transformational help ahead of the demise of its Aspire contract in 2017.
June 02, 2015 02 Jun'15
Most Influential Women in UK IT - introducing the Hall of Fame

Computer Weekly has launched its Most Influential Women in UK IT Hall of Fame to recognise lifetime achievement
May 26, 2015 26 May'15
Civil Servants point to lack of skills as barrier to IT procurement

Adoption of IT for public services is held back due to a lack of skills, despite civil servants agreeing IT is a necessity, according to techUK

May 19, 2015 19 May'15
GDS will not scale locally with continued bespoke approach

If the Government Digital Service (GDS) continues to develop bespoke digital services, the progress it has made to date will not scale at a local level, Eddie Copeland, head of technology at the Policy Exchange, has warned
May 19, 2015 19 May'15
Reflect Digital founder shares road to success

Founder of Kent-based digital agency shares her journey from a £3k business to £500k
May 18, 2015 18 May'15
Socitm to launch women in IT network

Society of Information Technology Management on the hunt for partners to help launch women in IT network
May 11, 2015 11 May'15
CA Technologies rallies workforce to support younger generation

CA Technologies launches Europe-wide programme to get workforce behind closing the Stem skills gap
May 08, 2015 08 May'15
Selling tech as a lifestyle will attract more females says HDS

Dev Patel of HDS says we need to sell the lifestyle of the tech industry to appeal to more women
May 08, 2015 08 May'15
Temp and permanent IT staff still in demand, reveals KPMG report

KPMG report shows IT sector has third-strongest demand for staff out of nine industries

May 05, 2015 05 May'15
IT staff on the rise despite slow business volume growth rate

New business volumes rise at slowest rate since mid-2013 but hiring predictions for technology staff are on the up
April 29, 2015 29 Apr'15
Met Police offers up to almost £200,000 for CIO role

The Metropolitan Police is offering up to almost £200,000 to fill its CIO position, which has been open since February 2015
April 23, 2015 23 Apr'15
30% Club launches technology group

30% Club adds technology arm, which will be chaired by Melissa Di Donato of Salesforce
April 23, 2015 23 Apr'15
Animator Ashling Lindsay crowned UK’s coolest techie

Pink Bottle Productions founder wins title of UK’s coolest techie as selected by student judging panel
April 20, 2015 20 Apr'15
Finland is the place to be for ICT

Finland stands out as the top country in ICT, according to the European Commission Digital Economy and Society Index
April 20, 2015 20 Apr'15
UK startups facing too many challenges, say entrepreneurs

Startups need more support if London’s digital economy is to develop, according to business leaders at Westminster Policy Forum
April 17, 2015 17 Apr'15
Cyber security boot camp launched to boost skills

Sans Cyber Academy unveils eight-week security boot camp after businesses demand more cyber security specialists
April 10, 2015 10 Apr'15
AWS promises to lower skills barrier to machine learning for developers

AWS wants to make it easier for developers to use data stored in its cloud for machine learning purposes
April 07, 2015 07 Apr'15
UBS innovation lab moves into Level39

Level39 will host the UBS innovation lab to support fintech startups
April 01, 2015 01 Apr'15
Martha Lane Fox unveils Dot Everyone

Lane Fox uses Dimbleby Lecture to reveal national institution idea putting women at the heart of the technology sector
March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15
More than a fifth of world’s billionaires studied engineering at university

Approved Index analysis finds 22% of Forbes’ 100 rich list studied engineering at university
March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15
Photo editing app firm BeFunky transforms into female-weighted team

Photo editing app company BeFunky set out to recruit the best talent it could find and unintentionally landed a team largely comprising women
March 24, 2015 24 Mar'15
HP Helion Rack looks to speed up enterprise private cloud adoption

HP wants to take the heavy lifting out of moving to the private cloud by offering enterprises pre-configured and tested infrastructure packages
March 23, 2015 23 Mar'15
IT priorities 2015 – IT budgets on the rise as economy recovers

Almost three-quarters of IT managers in the UK expect their IT budgets to increase or stay the same in 2015
March 20, 2015 20 Mar'15
Mobile devices better suited for digitally excluded

Digitally excluded find tablets and smartphones easier to use and more intuitive, according to Tinder Foundation and Vodafone UK report
March 19, 2015 19 Mar'15
BIS sets out to assist development of digital sharing economy

The government has set out a number of proposals to assist in the development of the £9bn trade body Sharing Economy UK
March 10, 2015 10 Mar'15
Wise chair Trudy Norris-Grey urges greater awareness of roles for women in IT

Chair of Wise Trudy Norris-Grey talks to Computer Weekly about raising awareness of opportunities for women in technology
March 09, 2015 09 Mar'15
Smart meter project in danger of outright failure, government warned

A report from the Energy and Climate Change Committee has warned that plans to install smart meters across the UK by 2020 are veering off-track
March 02, 2015 02 Mar'15
Lean IT Association unveils lean certification

LITA reveals Lean IT Certification Scheme for training providers wanting to teach the principles of Lean
March 02, 2015 02 Mar'15
Government gives green light for Northern Futures UTC

George Osborne unveils plan for Northern Futures University Technical College to boost IT and healthcare science careers in north-east of England
February 25, 2015 25 Feb'15
Austin, San Francisco and Tel Aviv revealed as top tech cities

Austin, San Francisco and Tel Aviv have been ranked as top cities for tech companies, Savills report reveals
February 25, 2015 25 Feb'15
Digital tech skills added to Shortage Occupation Lists for UK and Scotland

Digital tech sector roles added to Shortage Occupation List, along with health sector and energy industry workers
February 24, 2015 24 Feb'15
ARM unleashes internet of things potential with starter kit

Chip-maker ARM has collaborated with IBM to launch the mbed IoT Starter Kit, pitched at SMEs and application developers
February 17, 2015 17 Feb'15
WCIT mentors support tech entrepreneurialism

WCIT members focus on mentoring tech startups and encouraging more entrepreneurialism
January 28, 2015 28 Jan'15
Apps for Good 2014 winners set to launch completed apps

Seven winning teams to launch finished apps to market after spending six months working with agency partners
January 15, 2015 15 Jan'15
Barclays bank launches kids' coding site

Barclays bank launches a coding app for children and offers weekly classes to increase its credentials in IT-based service provision
January 14, 2015 14 Jan'15
Computer science graduates have highest unemployment rate

UK computer science students have the highest rate of unemployment six months after graduation, according to a report
January 12, 2015 12 Jan'15
Tech-savvy females taking Gaza startup scene by storm

With no Stem stigma in the Arab world, females in Gaza soldier through conflict with Gaza Sky Geeks Accelerator
December 29, 2014 29 Dec'14
Top 10 women in IT stories of 2014

Read the top women in business technology stories for the year and see what the hottest debates surrounding gender were for 2014
December 15, 2014 15 Dec'14
Students take on the Daleks at D5 summit

Netley Primary School students learn to code via BBC’s Doctor and the Dalek game at D5 London summit
December 12, 2014 12 Dec'14
Students' Raspberry Pi computers to run on International Space Station

Astro Pi competition to send best two Raspberry Pi ideas on next International Space Station mission
December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14
Innocent Drinks: Why the UK is the best place for startups

Innocent Drinks co-founder, Richard Reed, says the UK is the best place for a startup company
December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14
Sitel to hire 11,000 staff

Sitel reveals plans to expand by employing 11,000 staff, with 1,200 positions in the UK
December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14
CIO interview: Kevin Cunnington, director general of digital transformation, DWP

Kevin Cunnington is responsible for making the Universal Credit IT system work - while leading the DWP's digital transformation
November 28, 2014 28 Nov'14
Lack of digital skills holding back two million small businesses

Two million small firms miss out on business due to lack of online presence, Department for Business Innovation & Skills report reveals
November 28, 2014 28 Nov'14
Tech startups fail to represent females in the boardroom

The number of women on tech startup boards has declined since 2010, while FTSE 100 companies boast increased female representation, survey shows
November 27, 2014 27 Nov'14
CIO interview: Jon Rudoe, digital and technology director, Sainsbury’s

While supermarkets all over the UK are facing challenging times ahead of them, Sainsbury's is taking its technology and innovation into its own hands by developing digital products for its customers.
November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14
Tower Hamlets truants code with UK2.net, Barnardo’s and Raspberry Pi

UK2.net, Barnardo’s and Raspberry Pi team up to teach Tower Hamlet students with truancy or behavioural issues
November 21, 2014 21 Nov'14
Smart Wear triumphs at Appathon UK competition

Notre Dame High School and University of Cambridge win trip to Silicon Valley during awards ceremony at House of Commons
November 18, 2014 18 Nov'14
Melissa Di Donato: Having a daughter changed everything

The Salesforce vice-president shares how her daughter has given her a new sense of responsibility to pave the way for more women in tech