Vint Cerf–the founding father of the internet–is backing the BCS's call for computer science to be included in the English Baccalaureate(EBacc). In 2015,the EBacc is set to replace the current GCSE examination system in five ...
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Earlier this year, ITV1's flagship daytime show This Morning launched a competition to find the 'Perfect Party Dress' in collaboration with John Lewis. Thousands of budding designers from across the country submitted entries – in the ...
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French automaker Faurecia and Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) have signed an agreement to jointly work on R&D engineering and prototypes for advanced industrial processes for composites in the automotive field. Under ...
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Serving China's textile industry for 30 years, The 16th International Exhibition on Textile Industry (ShanghaiTex 2013) will be held at Shanghai New International Expo Center, Pudong, Shanghai, PR China on June 10-13, 2013. A new theme ...
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Kent Police has revamped its backup systems with Acronis Back-up & Recovery software that has allowed it to cut backup windows from several days long to 16 hours. Data recovery times on the mixed physical and virtual server backup ...
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US truck and bus manufacturer Navistar is planning to launch its new In-Cylinder Technology Plus (ICT+), which will comply with 2010 US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emissions regulations. The new engine technology combines the ...
Taiwan`s exports to several emerging markets have clearly grown this year,and prospects look even brighter,according to Chao Yuen-chuan,President and CEO of Taiwan External Trade Development Council(TAITRA),the semi-official trade promoter. ...
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Mersey Care NHS Trust has signed a £3m deal for cloud services, in a move intended to deliver around £1.5m in savings. Under the five-year contract, Mersey Care NHS Trusts' operational data and ICT infrastructure will move to ...
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The UK national Cyber Security Challenge has announced four face-to-face competitions for the next round of the current challenge. Cyber Security Challenge UK runs a series of national inspirational competitions aimed at attracting ...
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Tom Baker, head of ICT at Sunderland City Council, has an office in the council's datacentre. It is not a bad place to have an office because the datacentre has been somewhat rejuvenated, thanks in part to modern IT that takes up far less ...
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Barnet council has recommended Capita as its preferred bidder for a32m euros-a-year contract to run its back-office services. The 10-year deal would see the outsourcing company operate London Borough of Barnet's new support and customer ...
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Ailsa Beaton, CIO at the Metropolitan Police, the top IT job in the police service, is to leave her post in mid-2013 after 12 years in the role. Further reading Analysis: Police forces investigate new ICT strategies Met Police system ...
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Computer Weekly has announced the third UKtech50, our annual definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT - the CIOs, industry executives, public servants and business leaders driving the role of technology in the UK economy. ...
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The steering board of the new European Cloud Partnership(ECP)has met in Brussels,kicking off the process to build an EU Digital Single Market for cloud computing. The board,which aims to make the most of the public sector's buying power ...
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More specialist teachers in science and computer science are needed for primary school children,a report from CBI has called for today. The First Steps:A new approach for our schools report is being launched at the CBI Annual Conference ...
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