Schools in England are cutting back the hours teaching computing, and fewer pupils are achieving ICT qualifications
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DeepMind Co-Founder Legg Offers AI Advice To London Teen
Legg is doing his bit to encourage the next generation of ICT talent, with five pieces of advice for a 17-year-old Londoner
Royal Society: Government Must Increase Computer Science GCSE Funding
Lack of skilled teachers blamed for over half England's secondary schools not offering GCSE computer science
Police Use Of ICT Is ‘Persistently Weak’ Finds Inspectorate of Constabulary
Police aren't making effective use of digital technologies to manage and share information, and risk being 'left behind'
Why ICT Could Hold The Key To A City’s Future Success
Ericsson report puts London in second place worldwide in terms of ICT maturity, just behind Stockholm
Nesta Slams £1.4bn School Spend On Tech
Innovation foundation calls for an overhaul in teaching methods
Gove Announces £20,000 Computer Science Teaching Scholarships
£20,000 for initial teacher training should help close the ICT skills gap
Microsoft Calls On Business To Pump $5bn Into IT Education
Microsoft believes $5bn over the next 10 years would help solve the IT skills crisis
More Teens Take ICT GCSE – But Grades Go Down
Uptake rises, but just like in other subjects ICT grades are worse than in 2011
Home Office Creates Private Police Technology Company
Police ICT Company will cut costs by combining contracts
‘Open-Source’ Curriculum To Revolutionise ICT Teaching
Experts explain why abandoning the ICT curriculum for two years is a good idea
Tougher Spending Controls Save Government £140m On ICT
Cabinet Office says it wants to save a total of £5 billion across the government by the end of the financial year
Government Advertises £4bn ICT Framework
The new procurement framework for public-sector bodies will cover everything from desktops to servers to tablets
Education Secretary To Overhaul ICT Curriculum
Michael Gove says current system of ICT teaching is harmful to the UK economy
Ofsted Report Says ICT Teaching Is Failing Pupils
ICT education is particu8larly bad in secondary schools, according to an Ofsted report
UN Calls For More ICT To Fight Climate Change
The UN's technology body has highlighted how Ghana is mitigating global warming effects through ICT