FDM Group pledges to hire over 2,000 new IT trainees this year
Leading FTSE 250 employer already ‘inundated’ with 1,500 job applications this year as Covid-19 pandemic triggers renewed interest in digtial jobs
- 18 February 2021
Over 50s at risk of a greater gender pay gap warns new report
A new study of official figures finds that employees aged over 50 are most impacted by the gender pay gap with the difference in salaries reaching almost 25 per cent.
- 12 January 2021
More than one third of workers ‘feel closer to colleagues’ despite Covid-19 lockdown
Workers feel closer to their colleagues, despite social distancing restrictions as collaboration tools and a drive for digital skills continues
- 20 October 2020
Institute of Coding reports a sixfold rise in people taking courses
Leading skills organisation The Institute of Coding (IoC) sees a major jump in people taking critical courses
- 19 December 2019
Police forces discipline 237 officers and staff over computer misuse
Cyber crime fears as over 230 police officers are caught misusing the national crime computer system, according to data from the Parliament Street think tank
- 8 November 2019
Ministry of Justice splashes £4 million in digital skills drive
Technology skills boost at the Ministry of Justice as of £3,802,021 is spent on digital skills training over the last three financial years, according to new research from a Parliament Street think tank.
- 31 October 2019
Cyber criminals hit London tourist landmarks with 100 million attacks
Hackers breach emails systems and servers at Kew Gardens whilst the Natural History Museum, Tate Galleries and Imperial War Museum are hit by tens of thousands of attacks as fraudsters seek confidential data
- 18 March 2019
Institute of Coding launches £5m University skills drive
A new £5m digital fund from the Office for Students (OFS) and a further £2.4m of match funding from the consortium of partners has been announced by the Institute of Coding. Allocated across six winning groups and in each case led by an academic institution, each tasked with launching bespoke courses.
- 18 February 2019
Hack Attack! Cyber attacks on social media up 14% in one year
UK police forces are under increasing pressure to launch criminal investigations into incidents of social media and computer hacking, according to a new report from the Parliament Street think tank. Industry must work with academia to tackle the problem says Institute of Coding chief
- 3 December 2018
London Councils splash out on IT increasing budgets by one third
Research from the Parliament Street think tank has revealed that London Councils have increased IT budgets by £121,498.56 in the financial year of 2017-18, up from £88,565.35 in the previous financial year of 2016-17 which is a total increase of £32,933.21
- 11 October 2018
UK Government's Institute of Coding announces industry advisory board
Google, Amazon and IBM sign up to government's new Institute of Coding industry board, set up to drive digital skills across the UK along with representatives from large and small businesses
- 28 September 2018
A-Level results: choose STEM subjects say industry chiefs
As hundreds of thousands of students from across the UK receive their A-Level results, industry leaders and education experts call for more take up of key courses in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics
- 16 August 2018
Government splashes out £6m on data scientists as part of digital skills drive
Sharp rise in the number of data scientists across major public sector departments as government accelerates its digital by default agenda, according to a new report from the Parliament Street think tank
- 8 June 2018
Police spend over £1.3m on cybercrime training
UK police forces have spent over £1.3 million training officers and back office staff on the latest cybercrime skills, according to a new policy paper published by the Parliament Street think tank.
- 19 March 2018
Chancellor urged to promote digital skills in Spring Statement
Chancellor Philip Hammond should pledge support to tackle the digital skills crisis to drive productivity and recognise the value of data for driving innovation, according to industry experts
- 13 March 2018
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