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RSS intellectUK tech has 12 years to help save the planet
News The IT and consumer electronics sector needs to act now by keeping tabs on its CO2 emissions, pushing customers towards greener behaviour and accelerating low carbon tech and practices, according to the report by the UK trade association for... [12 Feb 2008]
European software industry gets big thumbs up
News The European software industry is booming at the moment, according to IT trade association Intellect. At an awards ceremony in Brussels, Intellect announced the top European IT companies for 2007 - the 'Truffle 100'. [22 Nov 2007]
'Sentinels' to help fight climate battle?
News John Higgins, director general of IT industry association Intellect, added: "The perceptions of this topic are quite different around the world. A European project to monitor the continent's climate from space could provide a boost in the fight... [12 Nov 2007]
Tech companies back data breach law
News More than 50 per cent of the UK's technology companies want legislation forcing companies to notify their customers of data breaches, according to a survey from industry body Intellect. An exclusive peek at the preliminary results ofa survey of... [02 Oct 2007]
Experts call for data breach legislation
News Speaking at the discussion on data breach notification organised by tech supplier body Intellect, Lord Harris of Haringey said: "I did support the recommendation the [Lords Science and Technology] Committee made that there should be a data... [14 Sep 2007]
Girls best boys in tech A-Levels
News Industry association Intellect accepts there is an issue with education but says that to focus purely on technology disciplines is to miss the point. Carrie Hartnell, a programme manager for Intellect, said: "What's important is the IT content... [20 Aug 2007]
Recycling directive finally bites
News Richard Waterhouse, environmental manager at the UK IT industry trade group Intellect, told silicon.com the IT industry has done "pretty well" to comply with the WEEE Directive. The long-awaited, often delayed Waste Electrical and Electronic... [02 Jul 2007]
Cheat Sheet: Social networking
Cheat Sheet Then of course there's social networks as networking career tools for individuals - which can take the form of something-for-every-business-professional networks, such as LinkedIn, or smaller, niche sites that serve a particular slice of industry... [15 Jun 2007]
Women in IT: Welcome or not?
News Research out earlier this year from industry trade group Intellect found few women are making it up the management ladder and of those who do, increasing numbers are abandoning the profession. Women are finding it more difficult to break into the... [13 Jun 2007]
Silicon Fens and Glens need more support
News It was commissioned by the British Computer Society, City University, Intellect and Microsoft. Tom Wills-Sandford, deputy director-general of Intellect, said there is currently a transatlantic innovation divide and the UK does not spawn start-ups... [08 Jun 2007]
Simon Post
CIO Profile A change leader with significant operational experience and only interested in the big, challenging roles which enable him to draw on his strong intellect and drive to deliver transformation. What they say about him: "His consulting background has... [06 Jun 2007]
Social network targets tech's young guns
News Intellect, the trade association for the IT and telecoms industries, has launched a social network for young people. The Intellect Young Professionals' Network will "look to engage young professionals with the wider aspects of the ICT industry and... [26 Apr 2007]
What the Budget means for the tech industry
News Technology trade association Intellect said the tax credit increase for smaller companies is welcome - but for larger companies the rise will only create a real value increase of about four per cent. And Tom Wills-Sandford, deputy director general... [22 Mar 2007]
Wanted: 300,000 female techies
News UK IT body Intellect has also warned recently that women are deserting IT, prompted by the long hours and macho culture. The tech and telecoms industry needs to get more women on board or risk confronting a shortfall of 300,000 IT workers in 2010... [09 Mar 2007]
Are women 'too smart' for IT?
News Currently only 16 per cent of tech workers are women, of which few are in management roles, according to IT industry trade group Intellect. Women are abandoning techie careers, with many put off by the long-hours culture and lack of flexible working. [23 Jan 2007]
