British Computer Society
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Why IT must get more professional
Insight U.K. IT sector needs to learn from other industries and adopt a more professional approach, says one industry observer.
How green credentials are shaping IT contracts
Insight perspective Green IT is not just a buzzword--sustainability is finding its way into contracts throughout the IT industry, says legal expert.
Tags: Green IT, ISO 14000, Green IT, Branding, Supplier, Information Technology, ISO 14001, Environment, public sector, sustainability
Lifetime of memories stored on a sugar cube?
News By 2025 an entire human life experience could be held in video form on a tiny device, says the president of the British Computer Society.
UK govt to rethink data-sharing plans
News Justice secretary requests further consultation on a clause in the Coroners and Justice Bill that critics said could undermine democracy.
Tags: Data security, Security Management, Privacy, Clause, Spokesperson, Government, Ministry Of Justice, U.K., data protection, agency
Tech to cure crop failure and look inside Einstein's mind?
News The British Computer Society has laid out the most pressing economic, environmental and social issues facing the world that it feels could be solved with technology within the next two decades.
Tags: Virtualization, Conference, computer science, motivation, computer disc, computer, Artificial Intelligence, virtual reality, information system, U.K.
Government data breaches have eroded public trust
News The British Computer Society has lashed out at the government, saying its poor data-control practices have harmed people's trust in information sharing.
Tags: Security, Data security, Trust, Survey, public sector, U.K., Security, Data security, HM Revenue & Customs, HMRC
BCS thinktank to help protect 2012 Olympics
News A new British Computer Society group will focus on cybercrime forensics, training and evidence, and will work with the police to counter possible IT security threats to London 2012.
Tags: Hacking, PC security, Conference, Cybercrime, Training, software tool, chairman, U.K., Internet, Olympic Games
Web-science pioneer is made a dame
News The New Year's honors list included a damehood for Professor Wendy Hall, a seminal figure in the research and development of web libraries, hypermedia, multimedia and the semantic Web.
Tags: Web sites, Government, Benefits, Semantic Web, Hypermedia, Information And Communication Technology, Tim Berners-Lee, Association for Computing Machinery, Computer, Wendy Hall
Tech skills not enough to be top dog
News IT execs are just as ambitious as anyone else but they lack information on how to make that next step up to become a director, says the British Computer Society.
Tags: IT Management, Leadership
EC funds 'gender equality in science' study
News The European Commission has granted funding to academic organizations for the study of how to encourage women to enter scientific professions.
Tags: Funding, Market research
Microsoft: Failing IT pros should be struck off
News Heading a failed IT project should carry a similar penalty to medical malpractice, according to a senior executive at the software giant.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Service level management, IT Governance
Enterprise architects launch best-practice drive in U.K.
News The National Computing Centre community initiative aims to increase professionalism in enterprise architecture and systems engineering.
Berners-Lee, universities launch 'Web science' initiative
News With the Web now into its second decade, leading lights in the Web world want to turn it from a phenomenon into a science.
Tags: IT Management, Web sites, Data Management, Business applications
ID management remains problematic for businesses
News Managing which users have access to which network resources is proving to be a nightmare, say industry experts at London security event.
Tags: Network security, Authentication and encryption, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Security implementation/standards
BCS: UK tech industry faces skills crisis
News The U.K. technology industry faces a looming skills crisis, according to the president of the British Computing Society, Professor Nigel Shadbolt.
Tags: Executive recruiting
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