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The Naked CIO: Enemies of the state
Comment After all, controls and security are very real concerns of the modern technology age and cannot be dismissed lightly. Questions about the UK government's role in IT excellence and progress rarely produce a positive response. [14 Jul 2008]
IT sector: Not so bad after all
News However, the survey also showed up age and gender imbalances in the IT profession. The IT Job Board said that the overall outlook for IT careers was positive. Three-quarters of IT professionals would recommend an IT career to their children, a... [15 May 2008]
The Naked CIO: Innovation - same old story
Comment To achieve my desired results I have to metamorphose into some new-age therapist and start talking about utopia. I suppose the answer lies in being able to promote positive change in organisations. Moronic end users are putting paid to any hope of... [18 Feb 2008]
Make tech greener, CIOs told
News The CIO Council will now work with the Information Age Partnership to look at how government can work with the industry to put public sector IT onto a more sustainable footing, and will publish an initial report in 2008. [21 Sep 2007]
Privacy: Do online shoppers care?
News The Carnegie Mellon Usable Privacy and Security Lab (Cups) monitored the habits of people ranging in age from 18 to 71 who were given money and instructed to buy certain items online while using the search engine PrivacyFinder.org. [08 Jun 2007]
Tech skills shortage: UK must act now
News That's according to a report from the Information Age Partnership (IAP) i2010 working group, which recommends government, industry and academia should improve the way they collaborate in order for the UK to stay ahead. [09 May 2007]
UK vs the developing world
Comment For a start, the UK is beginning to show the strain of an ageing working population - as the baby boomers reach retirement age, the pressure on the dwindling working population will increase. During the CBI conference, Chancellor Gordon Brown was... [29 Nov 2006]
Prepare for some 'digital tension'
Comment Europe must also, like the UK, facilitate a dramatic upgrading of its 'e-skills' and an interest in science and technology with particular attention to the digital divide problems common to all age and income groups. [27 Sep 2006]
New work-permit rules 'will help plug UK IT skills gap'
News The new five-tier system, which is expected to come into force from the middle of next year, will award points to those applying for visas and work permits based on qualifications, experience and age. [08 Mar 2006]
Devil's Advocate: Opportunity and discrimination
Comment Discriminating against programmers and other IT workers on the basis of age doesn’t make sense, says Martin Brampton. The government is planning to outlaw age discrimination in employment. And on the specific issue of age, we have a pretty wide range. [13 Dec 2005]
Racist blog writer gets community service
News The court had earlier heard the teenager harboured ill-feeling towards Malays since the age of seven due to an incident that resulted in his brother's death. The judge recommended the youth be given opportunities for "positive interaction with the... [24 Nov 2005]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: Teleworking - get it right
Comment When Charles Handy first wrote The Age of Unreason and The Empty Raincoat - books about the changing workplace in the mid-1990s - he described a future where work would be far more flexible in structure, hours and location. [03 Nov 2005]
Recruiters blamed for ageism in IT
News Last year the government kickstarted its ongoing 'Age Positive' campaign against ageism in the workplace by handing out awards to anti-ageist employers and to workers who had overcome age discrimination. [01 Nov 2005]
Teachers fear computers in the classroom
News The four-year University of Bristol study, InterActive Education: Teaching and Learning in the Information Age, backs recent reports by Ofsted and the OECD, which found the use of IT in schools was "sporadic" and "disappointing" in the UK. [13 Sep 2005]
Leader: Telewest rolls out suburban security
Leader Having eventually succumbed to the notion that ISPs must provide protection to their customers from the nasties that lurk online, we now enter an age of waiting for customers to wise up and take advantage of the services they are being offered by... [22 Aug 2005]
