Skills

Government Tackles Digital Skills With £40m Institute of Coding

Theresa May unveils Coding consortium to equip the UK with needed digital skills in the years ahead

7 years ago

Workplace Robots To Hit Low Paid The Hardest

Bad robot? Increasing automation must not drive workplace wage inequality, think tank warns

7 years ago

UK Students Urged To Enrol In £20m Cyber Security Programme

UK government targets 14-18 year old's to tackle security skills gap

7 years ago

Government Apprenticeship Scheme Launches On Microsoft Azure

Microsoft touts Azure-based government service to help businesses find their 'perfect apprentice'

7 years ago

Intel Commits $100m To Buy From Women-Owned Businesses

The chip makers wants to use its supply chain to fuel diversity in the technology world

7 years ago

LogRhythm: Cyber Security Offers Strong Careers For Women In Tech

INTERVIEW: Chris Brazdziunas, vice president of products at security intelligence company LogRhythum, discusses women in technology with Silicon

7 years ago

Belfast To Host AI Camp Aimed At Teaching Students Machine Learning Digital Skills

The two-week course will take place at the Computer Science Centre at Queen's University Belfast

7 years ago

Google Opens Its Digital Skills Academy During London Tech Week

The academy is a demonstration that Google does not fear Brexit

7 years ago

IT Firm Head Apologises For ‘Joke’ Suggesting Labour Voter Redundancies

Storm Technologies Boss said email claiming Labour voters would be let go if business slowed down was just banter

7 years ago

Microsoft Build 2017: Satya Nadella Champions Developing Tech With An Inclusive Aim

Nadella wants developers to create "practical design choices that help enshrine these timeless values"

8 years ago

Cyber Security Will Generate £60m In Salaries In Northern Ireland

Time for cyber security specialists to move to the Emerald Isle

8 years ago

Mayor Sadiq Khan Seeks London’s First Chief Digital Officer

Fancy a salary of £100,000 plus? Consider applying to be London's first Chief Digital Officer

8 years ago

Machine Learning Will Require A Shake-Up Of Higher Education And Tech Skills

The Royal Society launched a report exploring the impact of machine learning on business and society

8 years ago

Robots Could ‘Steal Millions’ Of UK Jobs By Early 2030

However, AIs could deliver a big boost in productivity and yield new jobs

8 years ago

The Future Is Girl-Led Startups; Are You Joining Us?

Anne-Marie Imafidon, founder of the Stemettes, champions the need for more women spearheading startups

8 years ago

Scotland Eyes ‘Digital World’ With 150,000 Jobs Boost

Scottish government launches new digital strategy and reveals plans to boost number of digital jobs

8 years ago

Amazon To Boost Digital Skills By Funding Alexa AI Use In Universities

Google is also looking at nurturing digital skills with Coursera partnership

8 years ago

Dropbox CTO: Education Is Essential To Plugging Tech Skills Gap

INTERVIEW: Aditya Agarwal explains why computer science should be a core component of the education curriculum

8 years ago

Bett 2017: UK Government Pledges Support For EdTech Sector

Innovation praised at edtech expo Bett 2017 as UK government promises to support the growing education technology sector

8 years ago

HP And LEGO Target STEM Skills With New Partnership

LEGO joins initiative to boost STEM education in schools throughout the UK

8 years ago

Microsoft Appoints LinkedIn’s Kevin Scott As CTO

Scott will be responsible for driving professional cloud and network services at the Redmond company

8 years ago

Strathclyde University Offers UK’s First Fintech Degree Course

Good news for British banking sector after Scottish university offers first fintech degree course in the UK

8 years ago

Enterprises Need To Consider The Human Cost Of Blanket Digital Transformation

OPINION: The speed of change could leave thousands out of work and without the right skills

8 years ago

UK Tech Industry Pressures Government Over Brexit Impact

An open letter to Prime Minister Theresa May raises concerns around the impact leaving the EU will have on the…

8 years ago

Oracle Pledges £1.1bn For EU Computer Science Education

Thanks Larry. Oracle pledges billions to bolster computer science and coding skills in European Union

8 years ago

Fixing The Big Data Skills Shortage Problem

Jez Clark, director at data and analytics recruitment firm, Eden Smith, explains how to address the skills shortage in the…

8 years ago

Where Do The Roles Of The CIO And CDO Begin And End?

With the increasing importance of data someone needs to take control of it, but who?

8 years ago

Women Earn 19.6 Percent Less Than Men In IT Sector

There is still work to be done to close the gender pay gap in the IT world

8 years ago

BBC’s Micro Bit Computer Takes Aim At Worldwide Market

The BBC is taking its Micro Bit computer beyond British shores

8 years ago

Fujitsu To Cut 1,800 UK Jobs In 2017

But the Brexit is not to blame, Japanese giant claims

8 years ago