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News On Tuesday the BCS published the results of a survey of members of the public. David Evans, the BCS's government relations manager, told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk that BCS members within both the public and private sectors had also been...
[30 Apr 2008]
News The Information Security Awareness Forum (Isaf) - launched yesterday at the British Computer Society (BCS) in London - will be an umbrella body for a number of organisations, including BCS, IT industry lobbying group Eurim, and web-safety campaign...
[13 Feb 2008]
News Developments in computing will lead to "tiny and unseen systems" to help humans carry out everyday tasks - rather than Terminator-style robots - according to the British Computer Society (BCS). BCS president Professor Nigel Shadbolt predicts that...
[11 Sep 2007]
News Stitching technology into the fabric of business strategy is vital for companies looking to get competitive advantage, according to the British Computer Society (BCS). Speaking to promote the organisation's long-running campaign to promote...
[11 Jul 2007]
News The Communications Management Association (CMA) will, pending approval by its members, be swallowed by the British Computer Society (BCS), a much larger organisation which represents UK IT professionals.
[22 Jun 2007]
News The UK body that charters IT professionals is the British Computer Society (BCS), which currently has no powers of censure equivalent to the GMC's. Fishenden said giving bodies such as the BCS more power would be "sensible".
[24 May 2007]
News Mike Rodd, the British Computing Society (BCS) director of external relations, said IT is such a broad sector even computer science graduates may not have gained the right skills. Rodd said there needs to be "serious leadership from government...
[21 May 2007]
News Too often, IT is viewed in isolation and not as the driving force behind business even though technology professionals should be more respected for the contribution they make, according to Cliff Lineker, head of professional products business unit...
[12 Apr 2007]
News Life skills are important too, as nearly nine out of ten organisations said an IT manager's experience was more important to them than their IT qualifications, according to a survey from the British Computer Society (BCS).
[26 Mar 2007]
News The technical risks are nothing compared with ignorance at board level," he said in a panel discussion at a British Computer Society (BCS) security event this week. A leading government advisor has heavily criticised low levels of awareness of...
[02 Feb 2007]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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