TTC experts say collaboration necessary for improving tech diversity

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ISSUE DATE: 13 June 2019 TOP STORIES TTC experts say collaboration necessary for improving tech diversity Despite initiatives designed to increase the number of women in tech, progress is slow. But it could be faster with more collaboration, say signatories of the Tech Talent Charter. READ MORE → AWS skills collaboration gives rise to two-year pre-university cloud qualification Amazon Web Services joins forces with Career College Trust to create cloud course that will prepare students for entry-level tech jobs or further education at university. READ MORE → DCMS adds cash to 5G testbed fund and moves to ease planning laws The government is to invest £40m in new projects under its 5G Testbeds and Trials scheme, and will explore new ways to liberalise planning laws to support quicker 5G deployment. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH NHSX chief replaces senior digital clinician at NHS Digital Matthew Gould takes over board seat from chief clinical information officer Simon Eccles. READ MORE → Operational technology security improving, but attack surface continues to grow Critical national infrastructure providers and others are improving cyber security capabilities around industrial control systems, but the cyber threat remains high and continues to evolve, a study shows. READ MORE → Gartner: Blockchain lacks functionality needed by enterprise Gartner has found there is generally a lack of understanding of how blockchain can be used in the enterprise. READ MORE → Culture secretary Wright hails Tech Nation AI growth programme at CogX Jeremy Wright, DCMS secretary of state, urges artificial intelligence tech firm founders to step forward for Tech Nation’s Applied AI growth programme, while McKinsey offers qualified endorsement of UK AI optimism. READ MORE →

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