IT technical skills
News : IT technical skills
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June 28, 2022
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Jun'22
Mayor launches digital inclusion pilot for offline Londoners
Mayor of London to launch pilot programme aimed at helping 75,000 of the city’s residents online through recycled devices and free mobile connectivity
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June 28, 2022
28
Jun'22
Digital Poverty Alliance unveils evidence review
Evidence review into the state of digital poverty in the UK sets out policy principles and recommendations, which will be used as the basis for a national action plan to eliminate the issue
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June 24, 2022
24
Jun'22
Ministers and MPs outline vision for digital economy
Government ministers and MPs met with the tech sector to discuss the UK’s digital strategy, the future of work, and how to deal with the country’s tech skills deficit
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June 24, 2022
24
Jun'22
UK tech has 2.8% gender ‘wage gap’, says Hired
The wage offered to women for tech jobs in the UK is 2.8% less than offered to male counterparts – a larger gap than in the US and Canada, says Hired
In Depth : IT technical skills
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Retail’s IT talent search intensifies
Retailers from different sectors are on the hunt to fill similar IT job roles, but are all finding different ways to source the sought-after talent Continue Reading
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Tech’s ongoing mental health crisis
The pandemic shone a light on the impact long hours and high pressure can have on the mental health of technology workers – an issue that is at risk of continuing long after Covid Continue Reading
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How to retain cyber talent in the Great Resignation
The cyber security industry is experiencing alarming rates of resignations, leaving organisations vulnerable to cyber attacks. How can we better retain cyber talent? Continue Reading
Blog Posts : IT technical skills
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Building consensus round skills and employment policies that work
successful implementation ... requires that ministers instruct their officials to give priority to actions that involve co-operation across departmental boundaries and to listen to employers and ... Continue Reading
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Tell Number 10 How to Promote Lifelong Training in the Digital Age
Focus public funding/support and performance monitoring on the delivery of micro-modules to get trainees into jobs rather apprenticeships, degrees and qualifications Continue Reading
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Making a Reality of Lifelong Training in the Digital Age
I should add that I too am interesting in life-long learning but that is not enough. It can be a gateway to training but learning the theory of tennis is not sufficient to produce a winner, let ... Continue Reading
Opinion : IT technical skills
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Governance and progression of AI in the UK
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are essential to growth in the global digital economy, and the UK has ambitions to lead the way Continue Reading
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Naivety of computer evidence leaves door ajar for more miscarriages of justice
Barrister Paul Marshall explains why the government’s lack of action on reforming the legal rules around computer evidence, which presume it is correct, mean the Post Office Horizon scandal could be the tip of a miscarriages of justice iceberg Continue Reading
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Succession in the world of ERP
Succession planning is not a simple business, especially in the age of the Great Resignation Continue Reading
Videos : IT technical skills
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How Twilio is empowering women in tech
Ashwini Gillen, regional vice-president of sales at Twilio, talks up the highlights in her career and how Twilio is supporting women
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Lifelong learning critical for tech’s future – Jacqueline de Rojas
In this video from Computer Weekly’s annual diversity and inclusion in tech event, in partnership with Spinks, president of TechUK, Jacqueline de Rojas, talks about how as the tech sector continues to grow at a rapid pace, a focus should be put upon continuous skills development for people of all ages and professions across the UK
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Inclusion, tech and the pandemic – Bev White
In this video from Computer Weekly’s annual diversity and inclusion in tech event, in partnership with Spinks, CEO of Harvey Nash, Bev White, talks about the affect the pandemic has had on inclusion in the tech sector