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RSS train in news£11m for learner dentists' IT
News The Department of Health, NHS Connecting for Health and the Dental IT programme board announced the cash injection yesterday, with an extra £11m allocated for technology used to train dentistry students. [09 Oct 2008]
UK tech Skills Academy needs YOU
News Understanding the business is absolutely critical to being a good IT professional now so hiring in from [non-IT areas of] business and adding technology aspects will be a good route to train people up," Price... [08 Oct 2008]
Are you heading for an IT train wreck?
News Businesses are heading for a technology "train wreck" if they focus too much attention on short term issues. Companies are spending too much time on these short term fixes and not looking at the broader strategy, it... [08 Oct 2008]
Can £7m dent £105bn cyber crime menace?
News The unit will also train officers in local forces in dealing with high-tech crimes and co-ordinate "initiatives to crack down on online offences".silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK... [01 Oct 2008]
HSBC in CIO-COO mash-up
News For example, by standardising platforms and simplifying process interfaces, there will be more time to train staff in the softer skills in addressing customer needs. HSBC is combining its CIO and Group COO roles into a... [30 Sep 2008]
O2 mobile coverage takes the subway
News This includes ticket areas and passageways, but not within the train tunnels. O2's spokesperson said some coverage would "bleed into" the actual train tunnels, but it was not yet known how much coverage... [11 Sep 2008]
Free wi-fi steams into St Pancras
News As well as wi-fi hotspots popping up at railway stations, onboard train wi-fi services are proliferating and also being used as a tool to attract travellers. Rail travellers rejoice: free wi-fi is now available at St... [06 Aug 2008]
Will staff 'Right to Train' boost skills?
News The government's skills minister, John Denham, said the 'Right to Train' proposal, which would apply to all employees who have worked for their employer for 26 weeks, could enable around 300,000 people per year to... [19 Jun 2008]
Free wi-fi arrives in York station
News Travellers using York railway station can now enjoy free wi-fi while they wait for their train. Station manager and train operator National Express East Coast has introduced free wireless internet across... [13 Jun 2008]
Prisoners to gain IT skills
News Inmates at London's largest prison, HMP Wandsworth, are getting the chance to train for a career in IT installation. When in employment, they can also be provided with an option to continue training through the... [11 Jun 2008]
Manchester on the road to high tech transport
News Manchester is also looking at introducing smart travel cards - similar to London's Oyster card system - which will allow people to move between train, tram and bus using a single ticket. Manchester is aiming to develop a... [10 Jun 2008]
Paper-free train tickets on track
News One of the UK's largest train ticket retailers, TheTrainLine, is to pilot its secure smart ticketing system TrainLine Smart later in 2008, ahead of its full introduction next year. It will allow rail passengers to link... [04 Jun 2008]
Nato fires up cyber defences
News The centre will be based in Tallinn in Estonia and will be used to train Nato's civilian and military staff in cyber defence techniques. A Nato cyber defence centre of excellence has been formally established to carry... [16 May 2008]
National Work from Home Day: A blessing or a curse?
News After the initial joy of forgoing the usual two-hour train journey into London and sneaking an extra 10 minutes in bed, my computer nightmare began. In honour of National Work from Home Day, the silicon.com team stayed... [16 May 2008]
Skills slump eroding UK's top tech talent
News Richard Holway, of Farnham Consulting, warned the lack of people to fill entry-level jobs in technology threatens employers' ability to train up the next generation of project managers on the job in the UK. [14 May 2008]
