New report from data businesses praises British data expertise and government, and also predicts post-Brexit productivity boost
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Police Bosses ‘Should Sack’ Officers With Poor IT Skills
Police officers with 'underperforming' IT skills should be dismissed, think tank Reform suggests
Girls In ICT Day: Gender Bias Holds Back British Girls From Careers In Tech
Parents still think IT coding skills are more suitable for boys than girls
Oracle Pledges £1.1bn For EU Computer Science Education
Thanks Larry. Oracle pledges billions to bolster computer science and coding skills in European Union
Bletchley Park To Host ‘Codebreakers’ Cybersecurity School
Winston Churchill's top secret World War two installation to teach cybersecurity skills to next generation
How Sophos Is Encouraging More Girls To Embark On Technology Careers
Oxfordshire schoolgirls met coding challenges head-on at Sophos' recent ‘Girls in Coding’ event
New Welsh National Software Academy To Address IT Skills Gap
Cardiff University and Welsh Government-backed National Software Academy will offer degree with on-the-job training
Sky To Create 400 Jobs At Leeds Tech Hub
Broadcaster 'steps up' commitment to the north with new tech centre end software education academy to create products for Sky services
Vodafone Offers SMB Digital Skills Workshops In Leeds And London
Operator says it wants to help small companies improve their digital and online abilities to help build their business
EMC Offers Ex-military Personnel Free Training To Tackle IT Skills Shortage
EMC will invest £250,000 in training former members of the British Armed Forces to design and deploy corporate technology
Google And O2 To Back Government School Computing Drive
Government to announce support of big name tech firms supporting computing skills teaching in school
Spy Agency GCHQ Launches New Code-Making App
Can the notorious snooping bureau inspire the future defenders of cyber space?
Technology Workers Get Absolutely Grilled During Job Interviews
IT professionals are more likely to have multiple interviews for a job than any other sector
A Quarter Of Brits Fear The Sack Due To Lack Of Digital Skills
And 45% of professionals do not know where to go to further IT knowledge, according to a Code.org UK study
How To Deploy A Virtualisation Solution
Simon Townsend, chief technologist at AppSense, draws-up a roadmap for a fruitful virtualisation journey
BAE Systems Recruits Team of Young Cybercrime Fighters
Threat of cyber attacks drives BAE Systems' recruitment drive, with London alone facing 54,000 reports of cyber fraud every year
Government-Backed ‘Degree Apprenticeship’ Scheme To Start With Digital Skills
First set of "no fee" apprenticeship schemes will begin next year with an initial focus on digital skills
British Teens ‘Being Short-Changed’ When It Comes To Digital Skills
Two thirds of students feel that the current curriculum is not developing their digital skills for the workplace
IBM Opens Contest To Tackle Mainframe Skills Shortage
IBM opens its 'Master the Mainframe' contest to increase the global supply of skilled mainframe workers
IBM Targets ‘Big Data’ Skills With University Partnerships
IBM partners with more universities in an effort to ramp up the teaching of 'big data' skills
IT Skills Gap Still Worries Businesses, Survey Finds
Many businesses are still concerned about the quality and available quantity of IT talent, a survey reveals
Open University Bids For Global Lead In Online Education
The OU gathers online higher education courses from top UK universities for a global education push
Martha Lane Fox Targets SMBs With Go ON UK
Broad partnership aims to get remaining eight million online