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RSS bcs in newsGreens slam Vista 'landfill effect'
News The Green Party's warning about the environmental impact of Vista follows a similar statement from the British Computer Society (BCS) in December last year. Nigel Shadbolt, BCS president, said the release of Vista could eventually see large numbers... [30 Jan 2007]
Major change needed to NHS IT programme
News A report from the British Computer Society (BCS) warns that there needs to be "major emphasis" on standards to enable systems to interoperate effectively, rather than focusing on a few monolithic systems. [15 Dec 2006]
Brits beef up internet security
News A study by the British Computer Society (BCS) found 92 per cent of online shoppers now take precautions to protect themselves against fraud. BCS chief executive David Clarke said the upsurge in public confidence is because people have learnt about... [08 Aug 2006]
'Geeks' and offshore fears threaten software industry
News To thrive, the industry must support innovation; improve IT's image and foster better co-operation between academia, business and government, according to a new report sponsored by the British Computer Society (BCS), Lancaster University and... [05 Jul 2006]
Business skills vital for future IT pros
News The IT professionalism programme, dubbed Prof IT, is being backed by the British Computer Society (BCS), e-skills UK, Intellect and the National Computing Centre. David Clarke, CEO of the BCS, told silicon.com: "What comes out of all this is the... [08 May 2006]
Sir Tim picks up latest gong
News The British Computer Society will honour Berners-Lee with the BCS Lovelace Medal for his work fostering the growth and development of IT in the UK and globally. Commending Berners-Lee's achievements David Clarke, chief executive of the BCS, called... [29 Mar 2006]
IBM bags seven-year Unilever outsourcing deal
News Unilever has turned to IBM for a seven-year outsourcing contract aimed at transforming its financial transactional services in Europe. The move will affect around 750 Unilever staff across 20 countries. [23 Dec 2005]
'Hold software developers responsible for security'
News The British Computer Society (BCS) agreed there should be accountability in software development but argued that companies should be held responsible for the security of the code written by their employees, rather than by the employees themselves. [13 Oct 2005]
IT pros getting younger, claims BCS
News The British Computer Society (BCS) is claiming success in its efforts to pull in young IT professionals as part of a recruitment drive to boost membership figures. The boom in new memberships is the result of a drive by BCS chief executive David... [09 Dec 2004]
Offshoring: IT staff should stop moaning and skill up
News UK IT workers need more rounded business skills to survive the offshore outsourcing trend that will see at least 12 per cent of UK IT jobs migrate overseas by 2010, according to a new study by the British Computer Society (BCS). [29 Nov 2004]
What do UK IT companies need to compete?
News More than three-quarters of IT managers surveyed by the British Computer Society (BCS) named professional skill set at the most important quality for competitiveness. The survey included 319 British IT managers who are BCS members. [21 Sep 2004]
Brits are nation of computer buffs - just don't mention the porn…
News Research published by the British Computer Society (BCS) suggests that the UK now boasts a decent level of IT literacy but that a quarter of the population are still trapped on the wrong side of the digital divide. [07 Sep 2004]
IT skills framework gets users' support
News But some concerns remain that the new framework could conflict with existing standards from the British Computer Society (BCS) and e-Skills and confuse user organisations. Kate Edwin-Scott, from the business development unit of the BCS, said it is... [04 Nov 2003]
IT managers face jargon meltdown
News Stan Kay, operations director at the BCS (British Computer Society), echoed his sentiments, and said it wasn't that IT managers are stupid or aren't trained properly - it's more that there are so many acronyms being invented for the sake of it. [14 Aug 2001]
Pressure builds on UK government to ditch NHS data plans
News The BCS is calling for the Secretary of State to withdraw the controversial clause on the use of data and for the Data Protection Commissioner to urgently review the bill. Mike Bainbridge, chairman of the BCS group looking at the legislation, said... [06 Feb 2001]
