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Top organisations launch free digital upskill courses

28 Apr 2020by DataIQ News

The Department of Education is aiming to tap into the captive audience of British consumers in lockdown with the launch of a free online learning platform - run by Google, the Institute of Coding and the Open University, among others - to improve the nation’s digital skills.

AI and data science students given £13m funding boost

09 Apr 2020by DataIQ News

Eighteen UK universities - from Birmingham and Newcastle to Sussex and Suffolk - have been handed £13 million in funding to launch postgraduate conversion courses in artificial intelligence and data science in a drive to increase the number of graduates embracing up the disciplines over the next three years.

More work needed to close technology gender pay gap

09 Mar 2020by DataIQ News

Despite the best efforts of Government, tech industry bodies and initiatives like the Female Lead and Women in Data, females in the technology industry still earn nearly a fifth less than their male counterparts, suggesting battles for equality rage on but the war is far from won.

£179m fund to boost PhDs in STEM education drive

06 Mar 2020by DataIQ News

Data science and cybersecurity are among the key tenets of a new PhD programme, backed to the tune of £179m, which is part of a UK Government initiative designed to enhance research in key science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) fields.

Firms recognise data value yet fail to keep it accurate

18 Feb 2020by DataIQ News

The vast majority (85%) of businesses believe data is one of their most valuable assets, but a high degree of inaccuracy - exacerbated by a data skills gap - is hindering critical initiatives.

AI adoption threatened by deep learning skills crisis

06 Feb 2020by DataIQ News

Government, business and academia are talking a good game when it comes to tackling the digital skills shortage but now there is a new menace on the market, with a lack of deep learning skills threatening to put the kibosh on widescale adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Stormy issues holding back public sector cloud adoption

30 Jan 2020by DataIQ News

Public sector organisations have long recognised the potential of cloud services - especially for digital transformation - but are still being held back by a raft of potentially turbulent issues, from a lack of policy and skills to fears over data security and flexibility, according to a new study.

Fresh call to put tech at the heart of education

24 Jan 2020by DataIQ News

The Government is being urged to ramp up the adoption of technology in schools, for both teachers and pupils alike, on the back of a new study which shows nearly half of all schools have low levels of digital proficiency and are not tapping into the benefits tech can bring to the learning process.

Outdated bosses putting firms in digital jeopardy

23 Jan 2020by DataIQ News

The vast majority of business chiefs around the world are out of touch with what it takes to lead effectively and for their businesses to stay competitive in the digital economy, with reliance on antiquated leadership approaches undermining organisational performance.

Data jobs soar in London due to rise in new tech

20 Jan 2020by DataIQ News

The quest to find and recruit data professionals shows no sign of easing in London with new figures showing data roles are growing faster than any other profession, up 92% in the past 12 months alone, despite a year which was dominated by Brexit-related political and economic uncertainty.

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