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5 must-have skills to succeed as an IT manager

An effective IT manager's skill set includes solid communication, problem-solving, decision-making, time management, organization and the ability to think and act strategically. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati

Infosys to create 1,000 tech jobs in UK

Infosys joins TCS in announcing the creation of UK IT jobs as India and the UK negotiate a future trading relationship Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

How KFC put digital on the menu

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how fast-food chain KFC turned to digital to survive the pandemic. Our latest buyer’s guide looks at technologies to improve office productivity for home workers. And we assess the growing problem of electronic waste and how to tackle it. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Navigating the sticky issue of monitoring employee productivity

With employees having shifted en masse to remote working during the pandemic, we explore how enterprises have maintained the productivity of their dispersed workforce Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Simon Bolton named as NHS Digital interim CEO

Following the announcement of Sarah Wilkinson’s departure as CEO of NHS Digital, the organisation has appointed NHS Test and Trace CIO Simon Bolton as interim CEO Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

CIO interview: Chris Porter, VP talent acquisition and matching, BP

With the help of digital technologies and recruitment of data-savvy talent, BP is aiming to become a net-zero business by 2050 Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Flexible CIOs gain friends in finance

The pandemic has shown the value of IT to business leaders. Chief financial officers are looking for quick IT investment returns Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Justice at last in Post Office IT scandal

In this week’s Computer Weekly, 12 years after we broke the story, victims of the Post Office IT scandal finally have their criminal convictions overturned. We take a virtual tour of a Microsoft datacentre and meet a server called ‘Mega-Godzilla Beast’. And we find out how technology is transforming Nationwide Building Society. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

CIO interview: Richard Corbridge, Boots

Boots has been hugely successful in its transition to e-commerce and the Covid-19 pandemic has seen several digital initiatives spun up to continue offering services to customers Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Drax partners with Solace to manage biomass supply chain

Event-based IT architecture helps energy provider optimise its biomass supply chain and drive greater efficiencies, but questions remain about the fundamental sustainability of biomass as an alternative to coal Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

BBC appoints new digital and technology leaders

BBC splits former chief technology and product officer role into two, with Just Eat executive Storm Fagan to join in September Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

A bottom-up and top-down look at intelligent automation

We look at robotic process automation at a coding level and an organisational level, and see how artificial intelligence fits Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

SAP users identify data skills shortage as importance of analytics spikes

Research from the SAP UK & Ireland User Group has demonstrated a data skills dearth among users and a delay in using the SAP Hana in-memory database until full S/4 Hana ERP implementations Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Civil Service Data Challenge aims to improve use of data

Business and government have partnered to launch a Dragon’s Den-style competition to encourage civil servants to come up with ideas on how to improve the use of data Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

CDO summer school plots step change for data leaders

The summer school for chief data officers, run by Caroline Carruthers and Peter Jackson, promises data leaders a curriculum to match the elevated salience of the CDO role Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

IR35 reforms: MPs call on government to clean up UK’s ‘wild west’ contracting labour supply chain

A 200-strong group of MPs is calling for urgent action from the government to protect contractors from the dubious practices of non-compliant umbrella companies and badly behaved employment agencies just days after private sector IR35 reforms came into force Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

CDDO will assess delivery of government digital projects

Government Digital Service boss Tom Read and the government’s Central Digital and Data Office executive director Joanna Davinson reveal next steps for digital, data and technology in government Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

IR35 reforms: Private sector start date prompts mixed picture of predictions for contracting market

The IR35 tax avoidance reforms take hold in the private sector, prompting a mixed picture of predictions from stakeholders about what the future holds for contractors in the UK Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Starting a career in the digital economy

What is it currently like for young people trying to hit the ground running with digital careers? What do employers want from them, and how has the last year of lockdowns affected their chances at a digital career? Continue Reading

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• Cath Everett

Cyber Security Council to champion UK security pros

A new cyber security professional body has launched with the aim of developing and promoting UK cyber security excellence globally and growing the skills base Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Asda bags ex-Marks and Spencer CIO

Carl Dawson, who has been CIO at department store M&S for six years, is leaving the retailer to become CIO at Asda Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Sarah Wilkinson resigns as NHS Digital CEO

After four years at the helm of NHS Digital, CEO Sarah Wilkinson will leave in the summer of 2021, and the organisation is looking for an interim replacement Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

UK faces significant cyber talent shortfall

Cyber security sector is struggling to attract the talented workforce it needs Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

IR35 reforms: Confusion over who pays employers’ NI leaves IT contractors out of pocket

Litigators are circling as thousands of contractors realise that the 2017 roll-out of IR35 reforms to the public sector may have resulted in unlawful tax deductions – and the private sector could be next Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Young people don’t feel they have advanced digital skills for work

Young people know how important digital skills are, but don’t think they have the necessary level of skill for the workplace, according to the Learning and Work Institute Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Would the UK really nuke a cyber attacker?

In this week’s Computer Weekly, did the UK’s defence and security review really suggest a nuclear response to a cyber attack? Data visualisation has been widely used to explain the Covid-19 pandemic, but not always that effectively. And jewellery retailer Pandora explains how it kept the personal touch as customers went online. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

CIO interview: Juliette Atkinson, IT director, Bradford University

Bradford University’s IT director took a different route than most to get into IT leadership Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UKtech50 2021: Panel 2- Making innovation count

A panel of experts at the at the UKtech50 2021 event discuss how the pandemic has challenged our approach to innovation Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

UKtech50 2021: Bev White, CEO Harvey Nash Group

Presentation made by Bev White, CEO Harvey Nash Group, at the UKtech50 2021 event UKtech50 2021 Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

UKtech50 2021: Alison Davis, CIO, Natural History Museum

Presentation made by Alison Davis, CIO, Natural History Museum at the UKtech50 2021 event Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Insurers unable to fill a quarter of tech roles

Insurance companies need to fill tech skills gaps if they are going to prosper in the age of insurtech Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Banks still lack tech skills at the top

Banks have made progress in adding IT knowledge in their boardrooms, but they need more as digital transformation accelerates Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

IR35 private sector reforms: IT contractors ‘growing reluctant’ to work for ‘blanket banning’ firms

IT-focused staffing company Ellis Recruitment Group shares its take on how the contracting market is responding to the private sector firms enforcing blanket bans Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

UK launches fellowship to attract tech talent to government

Programme jointly run by Number 10 and Government Digital Service will see 10 leaders enlisted to address key challenges in the public sector Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Australia’s job market to shrink 11% with automation

Those who perform highly structured administrative jobs in finance, accounting and procurement are most at risk as automation continues to reshape Australia’s workforce Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

DevOps pros get salary boost in spite of Covid squeeze

Although many businesses have tightened spending, digitisation is driving up salaries among DevOps professionals Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Coronavirus: Managing software development during lockdown

The Computer Weekly Developer Network examines the impact of Covid-19 on the software application development community Continue Reading

Why it’s fantastic to be a woman in the technology sector (and what’s stopping more from joining)

The enforced move by many employers to flexible home working during the pandemic is challenging the culture of long hours in the office – and opening up new opportunities for women in tech Continue Reading

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• Bev White, Nash Squared

Nordic innovators change emphasis on gender equality in society

Female technology innovators in the Nordics take a different approach to trying to improve opportunities for women Continue Reading

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• Matthew Staff

Sarah Wilkinson, most influential person in UK tech 2021 – winner’s speech

In this video from Computer Weekly’s annual UKtech50 event, in partnership with Spinks, Sarah Wilkinson, CEO of NHS Digital, gives her acceptance speech as the 2021 most influential person in UK tech Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

CW APAC: Tech career guide

In this handbook, Computer Weekly looks at the qualities and skills required to be successful in DevOps. Continue Reading

Progress towards gender equality in cyber still slow

The cyber security sector is making painfully slow progress towards gender equality, according to a report Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

CIO interview: Laura Dawson, CIO, London School of Economics

LSE’s CIO talks about focusing on team development, her vision of creating a connected network of technologists, and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

More than 20% of tech employees hesitant to speak about diversity

Despite a large majority of people agreeing that diversity and inclusion initiatives are important, some people are still hesitant to speak about it as a topic, according to TTC research Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

The most influential people in UK technology

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we reveal our annual list of the 50 most influential people in UK IT, and talk to this year’s winner, NHS Digital CEO Sarah Wilkinson, about an unprecedented year of challenges. Also, we examine the best software patching strategies and see how the pandemic has affected women in tech. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

UKtech50 interview: Sarah Wilkinson, CEO, NHS Digital

The UKtech50’s most influential person in UK IT in 2021, NHS Digital CEO Sarah Wilkinson, talks about how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the speed of projects, staff pressures and key leadership lessons Continue Reading

Digital secretary Dowden outlines UK post-Brexit data approach

The UK government is searching for a new information commissioner with an updated remit to use data to support growth and innovation, and plans on reaching new international data partnerships Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

DCMS gives tablet devices to people with learning disabilities

The government is providing thousands of free tablet devices to those with learning disabilities to help them stay connected Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

UKtech50 interview: Sarah Wilkinson, CEO, NHS Digital

The UKtech50’s most influential person in UK IT in 2021, NHS Digital CEO Sarah Wilkinson, talks about how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the speed of projects, staff pressures and key leadership lessons Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

IR35 private sector reforms: Contractors call for further delays to April 2021 start date

Research by the online tax consultancy arm of Ernst & Young reveals lack of preparedness among contractors for the onset of the IR35 tax avoidance reforms in the private sector Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Nearly 80,000 more tech roles filled at end of 2020 compared with end of 2019, says ONS

Thousands of jobs were created in the UK’s tech sector in 2020, according to ONS figures, with data from elsewhere also showing that the sector is poised for recovery Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

UKtech50 2021 – The most influential people in UK IT

Computer Weekly's annual search for the 50 most influential people in the UK tech scene is complete – meet the top 20 of 2021 Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Tech worker-centric umbrella company launches to target IT contractors 'displaced' by IR35

As the number of private sector firms enforcing blanket bans on contractors grows, Techcentre Umbrella is offering IT workers ‘displaced’ by the reforms a safe haven, claims its founder Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Computers in space – managing a datacentre on the ISS

In this week’s Computer Weekly, as the International Space Station gets a datacentre upgrade, we look at the challenges of system maintenance in space. As nation states increase their cyber attacks, we assess the risk for businesses. And our latest buyer’s guide looks at the colocation market. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

UK government set to offer fintech visa

The importance of immigrant workers to the UK's fintech sector highlighted by government planned fintech visa Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Interview: From healthcare to healthcare IT provider

One route into IT is to take your knowledge of a certain sector to an IT firm that specialises in it. This is Katy Cain’s story Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Uber drivers should be classified as ‘workers’, UK Supreme Court confirms

Supreme Court ruling brings Uber’s four-year legal battle to have its drivers classified as self-employed to an end, and could see its drivers in line to receive thousands of pounds in compensation Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Security pros agree: We need to take a break

As many as 85% of security staff engage in leisure activities during working hours, but they have excellent reasons for doing so Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Emotional intelligence, empathy increasingly valued in CISOs

The pandemic has highlighted the value of soft skills, rather than technical ones, in security Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Coronavirus: Managing software development during lockdown

The Computer Weekly Developer Network examines the impact of Covid-19 on the software application development community Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
• Adrian Bridgwater

IR35 private sector reforms: HMRC reminds firms to use ‘reasonable care’ when applying new tax rules

As the countdown to the IR35 reforms being rolled out to the private sector continues apace, HM Revenue and Customs issues compliance guidance for firms in-scope of the new rules Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Almost half of firms looking to recruit tech workers

Many professionals claim their firms are actively seeking workers for tech-based roles, finds CWJobs and techUK Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Nationwide Building Society kicks off search for tech apprentices

Nationwide is working with local organisations to boost tech skills Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

IR35 private sector reforms: Deloitte confirms post-April 2021 ban on PSCs

Consultancy giant confirms that contractors will only be able to engage with it via a third-party umbrella or employment agency after April 2021, as part of its IR35 compliance strategy Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Data teams struggle to maximise business benefits

Many data scientists are having a hard time moving data science initiatives beyond proof-of-concept projects Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

UK Cyber Security Council to take charge of skills strategy

New government-backed body will be set up to boost careers opportunities and professional standards in the cyber security sector Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Get ready for fake work epidemic

Remote working has become a fact of life for many office-based workers during the pandemic, and there has also been a rise in remote staff monitoring Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Woolworths to invest more than A$50m in skills training

More than 60,000 Woolworths employees across store and e-commerce operations, supply chain network and support offices are expected to benefit from the new investment Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Almost 70% of IT staff say firms working on tech gender diversity

Many IT workers say their companies are working to address gender diversity in their IT departments, according to Computer Weekly’s salary survey Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Mayor of London launches digital inclusion initiative

Taskforce focused on increasing digital inclusion in London will promote digital skills and increase access to devices and connectivity Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Nurture software developer heroes

Developer teams have been put under immense pressure to drive through digital transformation change, and they are now experiencing stress and burnout Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Covid-19 saw 32% of UK&I firms furlough IT staff in 2020

The coronavirus outbreak led to pay freezes, reduced hours and furlough for many IT workers, according to Computer Weekly’s annual salary survey Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Business intelligence helps ambulance service’s pandemic response

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how one ambulance service is using business intelligence tools to join up datasets to improve its response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Our latest buyer’s guide examines video conferencing and collaboration. And we look at the benefits of real-time streaming data analytics. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

CISOs invisible to their organisations, says BT report

Ignorance of cyber issues is leading to misplaced confidence in security in many organisations, as CISOs struggle to make themselves seen and heard Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

APAC career guide: How to become a DevOps engineer

A DevOps career can be highly rewarding, as long as you are open to learning new things and collaborating with team mates to solve problems in software development Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Salad as a service: How tech could revolutionise farming

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how new technologies are supporting the rise of vertical farming, and could revolutionise food supply chains. We examine one of the biggest trends in the cloud – serverless computing. And Brexit has not yet ended the debate about UK-EU data protection. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Easily accessible digital skills training among government’s updated education plan

The government has released a whitepaper detailing plans for skills reforms to encourage lifelong learning, including making digital skills more easily accessible for adults Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Many teachers find online lessons difficult

Lots of teachers found it difficult to deliver lessons online during the first lockdown, with many students without access to tech, says Ecclesiastical Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Tech salary growth in APAC a mixed bag

The growing demand for IT pros to support digital transformation projects has not translated to higher salaries across the board, survey finds Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

PAC demands rejigged IT investment action plan from HMRC by end of March 2021

A report by the Public Accounts Committee confirms HMRC is spending too much money on patching legacy IT systems, and needs to prioritise investing in the modernisation of its digital estate Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Could ambiguous rules spur IT personnel offshoring bonanza?

Could the combination of Brexit and ambiguous rules on recruitment enable businesses to hire IT staff from overseas to carry out work remotely? Continue Reading

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• Yash Dubal

BT to make data for Oak National Academy charge-free

Telecoms giant announces that data charges for government-backed academy will be removed Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

AI specialists and software engineers among most popular UK roles, says LinkedIn

Demand for specialist software engineers and people with skills in AI have risen, according to professional network LinkedIn Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Biased language deters half of female candidates, finds Openreach

When looking into the language of its job adverts, telecoms firm Openreach found that half of female candidates were put off if the language of a job posting was too unconsciously male Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Scottish councils need better digital skills, report finds

Councils in Scotland still suffer from a lack of digital skills among staff despite progress during the pandemic, and the Scottish Local Government Digital Office has failed to deliver its goal of common platforms and joint procurement, according to Audit Scotland’s Accounts Commission Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Government appoints digital leadership roles and sets up new digital office

The government is creating a new Central Digital and Data Office, which will be led by Home Office tech boss Joanna Davinson Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

The UK’s struggle with digital schooling

The UK government’s sudden decision to close schools left many either unprepared or unable to provide children with online schooling, so what does home learning currently look like for children across the UK? Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Jobs in fintech bounce back after brief lockdown lull

Fintechs and payments companies need to make staff recruitment a priority as talent pool shrinks Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

DBS opens tech academy in skills training drive

The DBS Future Tech Academy will focus on training the bank’s technologists in three disciplines for a start – site reliability engineering, data processing and analytics, and application security Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Labour urges government to adopt new plan for at-home education

Labour MPs have written to government officials urging them to provide schools and children with the digital provisions necessary to ensure every child can properly work from home during lockdown Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Diversity and inclusion in tech: The pandemic and the pay gap

In this video from Computer Weekly’s annual diversity and inclusion in tech event, in partnership with Spinks, Suki Fuller, founder of Miribure and co-lead of TLA Women in Tech, discusses the gender pay gap in the context of a pandemic world, alongside a panel of experts Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

How the pandemic has affected women in the tech sector

The coronavirus outbreak has created uncertainty across all sectors, but how specifically has it affected women working in the tech industry? Continue Reading

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• Cath Everett

Top 10 IT leader interviews of 2020

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 IT leader interviews of 2020 Continue Reading

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• Computer Weekly staff

Top 10 women in tech and diversity in tech stories of 2020

As the year draws to a close, Computer Weekly looks over some of the notable stories relating to women in tech, diversity and inclusion throughout 2020 Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Top 10 IT careers and skills stories of 2020

Computer Weekly shares the key moments for IT careers and skills in 2020 Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Number of students taking computer science degrees up 7.6% in 2020

The number of students choosing to study computer science at degree level rose year-on-year in 2020, according to BCS Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Stockport Council launches digital training initiative

Local authority Stockport Council has launched a programme aimed at training young people in digital skills to give them a better chance at entering digital roles Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

GSMA launches digital access guidelines to help disabled people

Industry organisation GSMA has launched a framework of guidelines aimed at making mobile technology more accessible for people with disabilities Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

S/4 Hana projects come off back burner, but skills shortage impedes progress

UK and Ireland SAP User Group members set to ramp up S/4 ERP migration projects, but skills shortage and retirement of SAP managers in user organisations are a concern Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

Makers partners with Coding Black Females

Coding bootcamp has linked up with Coding Black Females to train more black talent in software skills Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor