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News A recent report by the CBI blamed poor teaching in schools for contributing to a shortage of graduates in science, technology, engineering and maths. A panel assembled by the British Computer Society (BCS) were asked to... [23 Sep 2009]
Tech skills: UK Plc told to get its hands dirty and help students
News Failure to increase the number of Stem grads will mean the UK can kiss goodbye to being a world leader in sectors such as environmental technology, pharmaceuticals, high value-added manufacturing and financial services, according to the... [21 Sep 2009]
Police IT: 'Lots of money is being wasted'
News Police forces in England and Wales are wasting money by failing to collaborate when buying new IT, according to the director general of the CBI. The CBI's Richard Lambert said that the separate nature of... [03 Jun 2009]
Nerac Case Study: Cellular Bioengineering Inc.
White Paper In order for CBI to make strategic go-forward decisions on its Neural Matrix Chip technology, Mr. To meet these challenges, CBI turned to Nerac Analyst Richard Hendriks, Ph.D. Hendriks' research... [01 May 2009]
Credit crunch sees UK firms send techies to cops
News Police have already been in negotiations with industry groups including business association the CBI, payments industry association Apacs and UK fraud prevention service Cifas about businesses' vital role in bolstering... [19 Jan 2009]
$5bn slashed from global financial services' IT spending
News Celent's gloomy forecast for global FS IT spending is echoed in the CBI's forecast for the UK FS sector. A research report by the CBI and PricewaterhouseCoopers, measuring the three months to early... [12 Jan 2009]
Help us find the fraudsters, police ask business
News Police are now in talks with the CBI and other industry bodies about using online investigators at banks and retailers to help spot the origin of large attacks on their customers and pass the details to the Police... [10 Dec 2008]
IT chiefs brace for recession
News Signs that the country is sliding into a recession include mortgage approval numbers at the lowest level for 25 years and consumer spending at its weakest since the CBI started measuring it in 1983.silicon.com asked the... [04 Aug 2008]
Workers waste company time online
News That's according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) which has found UK workers spend an average of 90 minutes per week online on non-work-related tasks. The CBI says while it's a perk to be... [11 Jun 2008]
Banking slowdown will bite IT spending
News According to a report from the CBI in conjunction with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), almost half (47 per cent) of the 79 organisations questioned in February and March said volumes had decreased. CBI... [31 Mar 2008]
Businesses may be forced to pay for e-crime police
News The Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the British Retail Consortium (BRC), the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), blue chip UK Plc IT user group the Corporate IT Forum (Tif) and tech industry body Intellect are... [17 Mar 2008]
UK Plc calls for national police e-crime force
News The Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the British Retail Consortium (BRC), the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), blue chip user group the Corporate IT Forum (Tif) and tech industry trade body Intellect are all... [14 Mar 2008]
ID cards chief defends u-turn
News But UK businesses remain critical, with the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) fearing that companies could be liable if they provide inaccurate information to the National Identity Register and expressing unease... [10 Mar 2008]
UK tech has 12 years to help save the planet
News Intellect claims the tech industry can exceed the target set by the CBI Climate Change Task Force for a 30 per cent improvement in the efficiency of electrical equipment by 2030. The UK technology industry has just 12... [12 Feb 2008]
Tech pros up in arms over tax change
News The director general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has also raised concerns. Technology professionals have reacted angrily to tax changes announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling. [15 Oct 2007]
