Latest News

Selling to the MoD
2013-06-07 08:26:15

With speakers from the MoD Defence Suppliers Service & UKTI Defence & Security OrganisationDate: Tuesday 2nd July 2013 Time: 8.30am to 12.00pm
view more...
Government £6,000 per year per desktop spend a frightening insight into public sector IT
2013-06-06 12:20:56

The government has always faced criticism that its IT is slow, unwieldy, inflexible, unnecessarily complex and overpriced. It’s one thing when you face this criticism from your rivals, the press or members of the public – view more...
Top 5 online security tips for UK SMEs
2013-06-06 12:13:32

Summary: With recent research showing that fraud and cyber crime is costing UK small businesses almost £800m annually, Supply looks at the top five ways to increase your online security.A recent report published view more...
Cyber Scaremongering isn't Working Claim Small Businesses
2013-06-06 11:44:38

Stop talking about cyber security and start talking about digital business risk…that's the message coming over loud and clear from the small business industry.A new Security Lancaster report has identified market failures that view more...
UKITA Interns 2013 Induction Package
2013-05-28 13:51:13

The UK IT Association has been working with four recent graduates to create an induction package for our members. The self-contained group of interns spent 10 view more...
Google trumps Microsoft in Pearson’s cloud app offering to 40,000 staff
2013-05-23 08:38:07

Publishing and education company Pearson has taken a unique approach to the ongoing enterprise cloud apps battle between Microsoft and Google: it is offering its 40,000-strong workforce the choice of either.Pearson owns several view more...
University of Wolverhampton Employer Engagement
2013-05-22 11:45:26

Business SupportInnovation view more...
Helping You Make the Most of… The Technology Strategy Board’s Priorities for 2013-2014
2013-05-21 11:31:04

Continuing to support and stimulate business growth through innovation, the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) recently set out its delivery plan for the year ahead. We have had a look at their plans and this blog has been written to provide view more...
Chinese Military Unit Resumes Cyber Attacks on US Businesses
2013-05-21 09:03:10

A Chinese hacking team responsible for attacks on numerous US companies has resumed its harmful cyber campaign.A number of unnamed government security experts and officials confirmed that the hackers had restarted their attacks view more...
Record £440 million funding for Innovative Companies
2013-05-21 08:58:35

The Technology Strategy Board has a record £440 million budget this year to support innovative businesses and drive growth across the UK. The Technology Strategy Board, the UK’s innovation agency, has a record view more...
Labour Suggests Switching City Funding to Digital Inclusion Scheme
2013-05-20 09:30:19

Making grand statements when implementation is some years away, or a good chance you will never have to follow through are not uncommon in the broadband arena. The view more...
Another British Farce Worthy of a Comedy Award
2013-05-20 09:26:17

The signs that all was not well with the hyper-connected cities projects, which to date have been more of a political PR exercise than an actual attempt to improve things in cities seems to have ground to a halt.There was view more...
e-skills UK Unveils Cyber Security Apprenticeships
2013-05-20 08:52:06

UK employers have joined forces with
Students Complain of 'Poor Value for Money' Courses
2013-05-15 08:54:19

Almost one in three first year students at UK universities say their courses are not good value, suggests a study.Dissatisfaction grew when fees rose for English students, say researchers for consumer watchdog view more...
Cyber-Security: Opportunity Threatens
2013-05-13 09:45:00

Cyber security represents an opportunity, as well as a threat, for UK plc. says Chloe Smith, minister for political and constitutional reform at the Cabinet Office. The minister was speaking at the Infosecurity Europe conference in London on view more...
Queen Introduces Government Plans to Tackle Cyber Crime
2013-05-10 11:09:10

Proposed powers to allow police to track IP addressesThe Queen has unveiled the UK Government's proposals to tackle cyber crime by allowing authorities such as the police to track individuals' IP view more...
Tech City startups voice criticisms over Technology Strategy Board
2013-05-10 10:00:25

Digital entrepreneurs raise concerns over 'laborious' application process for funds and lack of transparencyWhen David Cameron announced Tech City in November 2010, he was very clear about its aims: view more...
OCR seeking employer input on new IT qualification
2013-05-09 17:26:00

UK IT Association member OCR are currently developing a new OCR Cambridge Progression Award/Certificate in core IT Skills and are seeking the input of employers to ensure the course fits IT employers needs. view more...
Terms of Reference Published for the Witty Review
2013-05-08 08:19:13

This document sets out the terms of reference for an independent review by Sir Andrew Witty on how universities can support growth locally and nationally. The main focus of the review - and its recommendations - will be on England.The view more...
University Students Reunited with Bletchley's WITCH
2013-05-08 08:14:25

Students young and old were beWITCHed by the world’s oldest digital computer today.A group of former users of the Harwell Dekatron – or WITCH – computer from the University of Wolverhampton, joined a number of modern day view more...
HS2 is Already Obsolete, David Cameron should be Preparing the UK for Self-driving Cars
2013-05-07 11:04:16

Anybody who still believes high-speed rail is the answer to our transport problems, rather than an unaffordably grandiose throwback to a bygone era, needs to take a trip to Silicon Valley Some of the view more...
BYOD, or else. Companies will soon Require that Workers use their own Smartphone on the Job
2013-05-07 10:58:43

Bring-your-own-device strategies are the single most radical change to the economics and culture of client computing in a decade, according to a new study by Gartner.One radical change BYOD is expected to spawn: By 2017, view more...
State of the Map 2013
2013-05-03 10:07:32

The world is going mobile. In a mobile world people need to know where they are; how to get places; where to buy your goods or services; how to find their friends. You need to know where your customers are: to view more...
This year's global OpenStreetMap convention will be in Birmingham, UK
2013-05-02 15:36:57

OpenStreetMap's annual international conference is returning to the UK, the first time it has come to the UK since the very first State of the Map in 2007. view more...
US makes first Public Comment over draft EU Data Privacy Law
2013-05-02 09:47:40

A senior US official has met with European Commission staff in Brussels to share views on the overhaul of EU data protection rules and to assuage fears in Europe about a lack of robustness in the US privacy enforcement regime.
view more...
China Cyberspies Outwit U.S. Stealing Military Secrets
2013-05-02 08:56:00

Among defense contractors, QinetiQ North America (QQ/) is known for spy-world connections and an eye- popping product line. Its contributions to national security include secret satellites, drones, and software used by U.S. special forces in view more...
Dumped Pupil Records and Lost iPads among Stoke City Council Data Breaches
2013-04-30 09:01:36

Pupil records found dumped in a country lane and 20 missing ipads are among dozens of Stoke City Council data breaches, a StaffsLive investigation has revealed.There has been a sharp rise in cases involving the loss or breach of view more...
UKITA Member IASME praised by Chloe Smith, MP.
2013-04-29 17:37:05

A UK IT Association member was praised by a prominent member of parliament in her keynote speech at this years Infosec conference. Chloe Smith, Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform, praised the work done by IASME in creating a cyber-security standard that is specifically aimed at the SME market and for forming a partnership with a local insurance firm to help market the product view more...
UKITA speaking at Gold Standard Apprenticeship launch event on the 30th April 2013
2013-04-26 13:30:00

The UK IT Association will be speaking on the benefits for small and medium-sized IT employers of the Gold Standard Apprenticeship scheme and the benefits for smaller enterprises of recruiting and developing new staff through apprenticeships. Other speakers will explain more about the details of the Gold Standard scheme which is delivered by the National IT Partnership. view more...
Tech Start-Ups Faced With Rising Cost of IT Skills
2013-04-23 16:26:56

Tech starts up are facing an additional challenge on top of the usual tasks of building a client base, a reputation and paying the bills that most new companies have to contend. It was revealed that the average wage for technology professionals nationally has reached £38,185 per year. view more...
Technical Baccalaureate Announced
2013-04-23 12:52:54

Education Secretary Michael Gove and Skills Minister Matthew Hancock have announced the launch of a new Technical Baccalaureate which is aimed at closing the gap in the IT skills market by providing a vocational qualification that employers will value. view more...
Gartner calls for IT action over influx of Gen Y Workers
2013-04-19 10:25:42

Market watcher calls on businesses to prepare for arrival of Generation Y types in the workplace.Market watcher Gartner is urging business decision makers to start preparing now for the influx of Generation Y employees into the view more...
IT Skills in UK Facing Crisis
2013-04-19 10:10:00

According to a survey commissioned by E-skills 2012 saw an average of 173,000 IT vacancies for each fiscal quarter, a figure which represents an amazing fifty two percent increase since 2009. The projections are for the increase in demand for IT professionals to increase by at least double the UK average until 2020. view more...
Beware Consequences to your Business if you run Windows XP
2013-04-18 15:24:30

Microsoft have confirmed they have no plans to extend the deadline to the ending of support for Windows XP users past April 8th 2014 and this could lead to a few nasty shocks for those that are still using the XP operating system after that date. view more...
Symantec Report Finds Small Businesses Battered By Cybercrime
2013-04-18 08:50:29

IDG News Service — Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting small businesses due to their less sophisticated defenses, according to a new report from Symantec.Companies with 250 employees or less absorbed 18 percent of view more...
Mcommerce Expected to Double in Coming Year
2013-04-17 08:29:13

Summary: New research has predicted mobile spending will double over the next year.As consumers continue to look for more innovative way to purchase goods over the internet, mobile shopping has become more popular than ever.
view more...
Connected Cities to Cause Data Explosion, but Standards Still Lacking
2013-04-16 10:49:46

By 2018, mobile operators will take more revenue globally from pure data than from their traditional voice services as the world moves towards hyper-connected cities, industry analysts predict. But technological standards remain scarce, view more...
Interns – if you’re working them – you have to pay them!
2013-04-15 11:50:00

Minister Jo Swinson passes 'illegal intern list' to HMRCThe details of 100 companies accused of illegally using unpaid interns have been passed to HM Revenue and Customs by business minister Jo Swinson.Ms Swinson said the view more...
Google Fiber: Why Traditional ISPs Are Officially On Notice
2013-04-15 09:29:04

A few years ago, when Google was determining which city to launch its pilot view more...
Is local government out of sync with Croydon's Silicon Valley?
2013-04-15 09:26:10

You might not think of digital innovation or entrepreneurism when you think of south London but a collective of nearly 400 people from Croydon and the surrounding areas have united under a vision to make Croydon south London's very view more...
$1bn for CyberSecurity. That’s a bit more like it!
2013-04-12 09:18:17

President Obama plans to increase the US's cyber security budget to $4.7bn to help combat the growing threat facing it from internet-related attacks.The request, which would see cyber security spending rise by $1.3bn from $3.9bn view more...
Spies Attacking British Universities, warns MI5
2013-04-12 09:15:00

Universities UK is to issue guidance on how institutions should defend their research from cyber attack, after outgoing head of MI5 Sir Jonathan Evans briefed vice chancellors.The security services have warned increased vigilance view more...
PC Sales Suffer Largest Drop Since Records Began
2013-04-11 17:16:22

Global PC sales declined by 14.3% in the first quarter of the year, representing the biggest fall in sales since records began in 1994. It is also the fourth quarter in a row that year in year sales of personal computers has fallen. view more...
Questions and answers on support for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Horizon 2020
2013-04-10 10:33:25

Questions and answers on support for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Horizon 2020 - The EU Framework Programme for Research and InnovationMember States have put research and innovation at the top of the European view more...
New Steps to Boost Growth Opportunities for Universities and Businesses
2013-04-10 10:14:35

This is extension of an earlier review (the Wilson review) on encouraging business / university interaction. UKITA supports members to engage with local Higher Eduction base both for skilled staff, product/market development, view more...
Government stumps up £1m for Oxford Uni Cyber Research Centre
2013-04-10 10:07:31

The UK government has announced £1m of funding for a partnership with Oxford University to research new ways to bolster the country's cyber defences.Foreign minister William Hague announced plans to invest the funding over the next view more...
Ten Websites that Teach Coding and a Bunch of Other Things
2013-04-09 09:20:26

Seemingly every day there’s a new article or blog post imploring you to learn how to code. “Those who code have the power view more...
Skype and Twitter User Details found for sale on Russian Cyber Black Market
2013-04-05 09:46:08

Thousands of Twitter and Skype user account details have been found for sale on a Russian cyber black market.Webroot researcher Dancho Danchev reported uncovering the nefarious scheme in a blog post on Wednesday, claiming the view more...
Is This Yahoo's Attempt To Steal A March on Google?
2013-04-04 10:00:00

The UK IT Association (UKITA) took notice last week, as many would have done, when Yahoo announced that they have purchased Summly from 17 year old entrepreneur Nick D'Aloisio. Nick himself has done particularly well out of the deal, with Yahoo paying an estimated £20 million in cash and shares for the company which they are now expected to shut down. view more...
EE brings 4G to taxis in London and Birmingham
2013-04-04 08:25:03

EE has announced that taxis in London and Birmingham are to be equipped with its 4G service to showcase the service's capabilities.The superfast services, which can offer speeds as high as 50Mbit/s, will be available in 50 view more...

Upcoming IT Events

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/ukitaco/public_html/components/com_eventlist/helpers/route.php on line 87

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/ukitaco/public_html/components/com_eventlist/helpers/route.php on line 96

19/02/13 - Visualisation Centre Shakedown Event

News Archive

News Regional

Tell us about your Event

If you've got an event coming up, why not tell us about it and we'll add it to our event directory?

Upcoming IT Events

News Archive

News Regional

Tell us about your Event

About Us

Join UKITA

Our Members

Projects

Connect with UKITA

Contact Us