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CIOs need to rethink their roles, MIT symposium panelists say

By now, it's become a tired old tech industry bromide: CIOs need to be business-savvy. read more »

Staff shortage and funding stunts Tech City growth

A shortage of skilled staff and a lack of funding is stunting the growth of Tech City in east London, according to research. read more »

Bloomberg brings in ex-IBM CEO to address client data breaches

Bloomberg is trying to address privacy concerns around its clients' data by bringing in former IBM chairman and CEO Sam Palmisano to conduct a review of Bloomberg's privacy and data standards. read more »

IT job vacancies close to reaching pre-recession levels

The IT job market is stabilising, as the latest data from CWJobs.co.uk shows that vacancies are close to returning to pre-recession levels. read more »

Skill shortages? Not if you pay or train

Companies in search of workers with the most sought-after IT skills may be better off investing in training programs for current workers than hiring new employees, according to IDC read more »

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IT on the fly: The art of quickly building, then dismantling

The CIOs for the London Olympics, President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign and other short-lived but intense operations know how to run successful IT shops in extraordinary situations -- and their insights can be applied in even the most ordinary of conditions. Insider (registration required) read more »

The Grill: NFL CIO uses analytics to improve player safety

Michelle McKenna-Doyle, CIO for the National Football League, is driving innovation with analytics, using sensors to track players on the field and monitoring player health and safety with lab analysis of helmets. read more »

Westminster View: Girls, gaming and growth?

Last month I held a debate in the House on attracting girls into ICT, to mark international Girls into ICT Day. Most of the debate covered evidence already shared with ComputerWorld UK readers in my March column with additional emphasis on the economic importance of releasing the ICT skills of half the population. read more »

The Grill: James Turnbull driving change in healthcare IT

Jim Turnbull, CIO at University of Utah Health Care, says mobile technology as the next big opportunity for getting patients more involved in managing their healthcare. read more »

How to nab a data scientist job

How exactly do you make it to the data scientist big leagues? As it turns out, there is no one right path. Instead, it's largely a scramble out there on the big data field. Insider (registration required) read more »

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