Many students return to school today to start the new e-skills computing curriculum. Speaking at the education show BETT, in January, education secretary Michael Gove said the current ICT curriculum is too off-putting, demotivating and ...
Software and electronic professionals feel the only way to progress in their career is to move jobs, according to a survey. The poll of over 400 engineers, conducted by employment agency JAM recruitment, found 79% were considering a move ...
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Mobile telecoms provider Three has announced a management agreement deal with Chinese ICT provider Huawei. The five-year contract, worth £120m, will see Huawei deliver service management for Three's core network in the UK, ICT ...
InfiniLED, a portfolio company of ScienceWorks Ventures plc and a Tyndall National Institute (UCC) spin-out, is delighted to announce an access agreement with Tyndall National Institute, Cork. This access agreement allows InfiniLED's ...
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XMPro Inc.announces new partnership with Bytes Connect for iBOS technology to African Customers. SOUTH AFRICA,November 01,2012/24-7PressRelease/--XMPro Inc.is pleased to announce a new partnership with Bytes Connect,a division of Bytes ...
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Halcyon Software,the global leader in multiplatform systems management software,has announced the formation of a strategic partnership with pheron technologies group,the leading provider of business service management solutions to the ...
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Former deputy chief information officer(CIO)Liam Maxwell has been appointed as the government's first ever chief technology officer(CTO)in a Whitehall IT shake-up. Maxwell will now report to Mike Bracken,executive director of the ...
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Computer technology accounted for more patent applications in recent years than any other industry sector tracked by the World Intellectual Property Organization, although the number of digital communication patent applications grew faster. ...
Government IT reformers have criticised the Cabinet Office's plans to give chief procurement officer Bill Crothers a more prominent position within the IT leadership team. Sources told Computer Weekly they were concerned the move could ...
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Three has announced a new partnership with Huawei, giving the Chinese firm the responsibility of managing its network. Huawei will take responsibility of service management and operations surrounding Three’s core network, and will ...
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A third of UK CIOs are more concerned with EU regulation–such as the data protection directive–than their own local laws,a study has revealed. Some 34%of UK CIOs and 30%across Europe regard EU regulation as more important than ...
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The Metropolitan Police Service's IT director talks to Computer Weekly about the Olympian challenges facing IT transformation at the Met now the London 2012 Games are over. Steve Whatson(pictured),director of ICT for the Olympics and ...
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IT services provider Civica has secured multiple contracts with 22 UK schools to provide digital learning services. Implemented by Civica's education division, the learning environments use Civica's CloudBase learning platform and Virtual ...
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The government's IT leadership team is to undergo a major organisational reshuffle,according to a notice from Cabinet Office chief operating officer Stephen Kelly seen by Computer Weekly. Under the shake-up Andy Nelson will remain ...
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Barnet Council will cut 70%of staff from the back-office functions it is outsourcing to Capita in a controversial deal to automate council services. The London borough's Cabinet is expected to approve the deal in a vote this evening,that ...
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