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Comment The skills gap - a suggestion And as government e-minister Patricia Hewitt toured several Indian cities last week with silicon.com in tow (http://www.silicon.com/a40653 ), we published a series of... [10 Nov 2000]
Sun plugs low-end server hole with Cobalt buy-out
News This isn't a case of removing Cobalt from the marketplace, instead it'll be used to plug a gap in Sun's product strategy. Gary Cooper, director of research at Butler Group, believes the company is... [19 Sep 2000]
The who, what, when, where and why of e-envoys
Comment So who are the candidates able to bridge the gap between business, government and technology? Any two of these skills is not enough. Everyone agrees the post is a vital one. Nigel Hickson, head of the... [12 Sep 2000]
Plugging the skills gap: A practical approach
Comment This shortage - revealed in a recent study carried out by IDC - can largely be explained by the huge demand for skills by companies wishing to operate in the New Economy. In other words, as an increasing proportion of... [12 Sep 2000]
Blair pledges £1bn to get UK online
News Industry was also looking for tangible solutions to the skills gap from the PM. That is a massive boost to IT skills in this country. Launching the UK Online initiative... [11 Sep 2000]
Oracle launches skills share exchange
News The OTN Xchange is the first of its kind according to Oracle and will help to plug the worldwide IT skills gap. Oracle has launched an online skills exchange where... [27 Jul 2000]
G8 vows to move faster over net economy
News Closing the gap between the countries that 'have' technology and those that 'have not' was also noted as a priority. As the Okinawa G8 meeting drew to a close the leaders of the leading economic nations pledged to fight... [24 Jul 2000]
French Prime Minister's FF4bn IT investment branded 'drop in the ocean'
News Explaining the motive for the investment, Jospin said he wanted to reduce the gap between different sectors of society. To help combat the growing skills shortage in France, Jospin pledged FF1bn to... [11 Jul 2000]
OECD chief warns against creation of digital divide
News Speaking on the second day of the Organisation for Economic Coordination and Development's (OECD) Forum 2000 in Paris, Ignazio Visco, chief economist at the OECD, predicted the creation of an economic gap as developing... [27 Jun 2000]
Online degree puts IT at the heart of business
News Online education is a convenient way to educate professionals part-time and shorten the growing IT skills gap. The education partners hope that the course will help address the... [26 Jun 2000]
Breaking down the barriers: IT and disability
Comment But while the high-tech sector is breathing new life into the UK economy, the gap between the IT haves and have-nots is growing ever larger. Tapping into all available resources in an age of... [11 May 2000]
Ebusiness gap is widening in UK workforce
News Anthony Wills, managing director of Harvey Nash's executive search and selection division, said the gap is worrying and advised companies to make more use of IT directors' skills and... [14 Apr 2000]
Why IT must earn its place on the board
Comment Charles Wang, CEO of Computer Associates (CA), chose his keynote speech at last week's CA World conference to claim there's an urgent need to bridge the gap between the IT department and the board. The... [26 Jul 1999]
Communication is the key: Silicon.com's IT on Board event
Comment Many things are possible using IT, but there is a fundamental gap in the understanding of what is possible and the time scales required," he told Silicon.com. In a video interview published by... [18 Feb 1999]
Business needs come first say Silicon.com delegates
News I think you need a champion on the board who can breach the gap between the technical and business requirements," said Alastair Peebles, European IS manager, Altera. It emerged that the route to... [11 Feb 1999]
