education in comment and analysis
Mentoring: Tech charity's recipe for success
Comment Some [of the entrepreneurs] stop and go into full-time employment or education instead, which I still consider a success. There are several charities that bring together the tech sector with good causes and, as Tony Hallett learns, tapping your... [09 Jul 2008]
The Brampton Factor: Is there really a skills crisis?
Comment It's worth going back to basics and asking what we are really expecting of our education system - and why we expect it. Really, it is the lack of clear thinking about the aims and possibilities for education. [09 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Games skills gap, student outsourcing, ID card fears
Comment Why does anyone need a university education to program a game? The games industry is the latest to suffer the dreaded skills gap - but who's to blame? Also attracting plenty of reader comment this week was the revelation that UK students are... [27 Jun 2008]
Female CIOs break through glass ceiling
Comment The dearth of women in IT isn't also just a UK issue and the European Commission plans to establish a code of best practice for women in IT to tackle the 'leaky pipeline' phenomenon, where girls steadily lose interest in working in tech as they... [11 Jun 2008]
Where will the Silicon Dragon swoop next?
Comment There are changes in the education system away from rote memorisation to more creative ways of teaching. China has already made its presence felt on the world technology stage. But how much further can the country go? [03 Jun 2008]
What scores in the global tech league?
Comment Criteria such as education, language skills, availability of talent, government support, and intellectual property protection all get factored into the choice of where companies are locating their back office or shared service centre. [03 Jun 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 23.05.08
Round-Up In this week's Hansard - the verbatim record of debates in both Houses of Parliament - tucked in between discussions on polyclinics and an education and skills survey was a short but lively debate on the legal use of the Segway in the UK. [23 May 2008]
Don't paper over cracks in the digital nation
Comment E is for Education Ofcom's take on the digital divide being a 'town vs country' affair glosses over the real cracks in the digital nation - which are based on factors such as income, ethnicity and education. [23 May 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Tech skills slump, gov't snooping, Segway safety
Comment The so-called skills slump in the UK has attracted a lot of attention this week, with many readers blaming the education system and outsourcing for the drought. IT education is in a bad state because the said people have tried to manipulated... [22 May 2008]
The McCue Interview: Claire Hamon, CIO, Rok Group
Comment But she believes today's computing education is failing to prepare young people for careers in the technology profession and warns there is a fundamental disconnect between the education and the business need. [13 May 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: DVD format wars
Comment The rest - the vast majority - have about a decade to take on board the significance of this opportunity for video conferencing and advanced gaming, not to mention for all the education, healthcare and business applications. [17 Mar 2008]
LinkedIn CEO on 'grown up' social networking
Comment E is for Education E is for Education During 2007, LinkedIn doubled in size in all of its major regions including Europe and signed up its millionth UK member in October, making Blighty the largest market outside the US.silicon.com spoke to... [28 Feb 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Tech history repeats itself
Comment Remember all those facile media and education debates about letters and paper being better than email? Written in the bar of a hotel in Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia and despatched via a free wi-fi service in the lobby. [25 Feb 2008]
It's time Indian IT took the lead
Comment And is the country restrained by its education and social norms? India's booming tech industry seems acutely aware of the problems it faces - conservatism, social exclusion, lack of diversity. So can it change? [20 Feb 2008]
How fans can grab a slice of the music pie
Comment E is for Education E is for Education It also gives bands unprecedented access to accurate and valuable feedback from the music public.silicon.com spoke to founder David Courtier-Dutton to get the lowdown on Slicethepie and how it is taking on the... [18 Feb 2008]
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