http://www.silicon.com Results for IT skills gap en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39668401,00.htm But while a quarter of female respondents also rejected it, the largest proportion (42.5 per cent) were in favour or strongly in favour of CIOs using positive discrimination to close IT's gender gap. The lack of women in IT is bad news for the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:57:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39650567,00.htm That being said, the significant gap is that only 27 per cent [of respondents] consider that to be true in their companies. So providing those ideas, making sure that the other business leaders gain exposure to the fact that they do have these skills. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/agenda-setters-2009/karen-price-39547901.htm She has been vocal about a national IT skills gap - flagging up how there are 140,000 IT vacancies each year yet only 12,000 computer science grads: numbers that don't stack up. As CEO of e-skills UK, the Sector Skills Council for business and... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:39:11 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39532787,00.htm Let's address this gap I see between the silver surfers and the Facebook generation," she said. But it warned the UK's potential around technology - and thus the potential of IT to drive economic recovery - is being held back by the current crop of... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:12:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39487977,00.htm Despite what some say about the skills gap, Britain still has some of the best and most refreshing young IT minds in the world - and we get to work alongside them. Do the pros of being an IT leader outweigh the cons? editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39472096,00.htm Writing in the report, Baroness Prosser of Battersea, chair of the Commission, said: "Not only do we need to see more action being taken to kick start the slow movement of the gender pay gap but also to ensure that we do not let the economic... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:50:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60629360p,00.htm To help address an acute and growing shortage of workers with strong Information and Communications Technology (ICT) skills, Microsoft is partnering with 20 institutions of higher learning across Malaysia to expand opportunities for students to... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:18:47 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39444919,00.htm Highlights of last year's survey include the revelation that the gender pay gap is still alive and kicking in IT, with a third of women in the lowest wage bracket. silicon.com's annual Skills Survey, now in its 11th year, aims to find out. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:01:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39419570,00.htm This gap leads to getting the wrong skills in key positions. Part of the failing of technology within business organisations today is the gap between what organisations need to effectively fill positions and what they say they require. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39401698,00.htm According to Tan, vendors will be most interested in copying its price and optimised operating system - a gap that has not been properly addressed in the mini-notebook market yet. While the OLPC's endeavour would likely attract some interest from... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:49:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/cio-insights/0,3800015457,39396864,00.htm Increasingly, organisations are looking outside of the IT department for their CIO, for someone who can bridge the gap between IT and the rest of the business - but this fusion of tech and business also holds out the promise that CIOs can move... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:58:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60294238p,00.htm VoiceXML bridges the gap; it leverages the existing Web infrastructure and enables Web developers to build voice-enabled Web applications accessible from any telephone, by anyone, anywhere, anytime. This paper targets Java/J2EE developers who want... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:01:57 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39368852,00.htm Is there a UK IT skills gap or not? A large majority (72 per cent) of the survey respondents also reckon the skills gap is growing year-on-year. Asked for views on ways to plug the skills gap, 70 per cent of the almost 450 respondents to the IT Job... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:28:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39365413,00.htm See the full story on the IT gender pay gap. Has the IT skills crisis turned a corner? Results from the 10th annual silicon.com Skills Survey show a decline in the number of unfilled IT vacancies for the first time in years, suggesting the skills... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:07:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39338778,00.htm For those under 24 the gap was under five per cent, for those under 40 the gap was 10 per cent or less, for those over 50 the gap was 30 per cent or more. I agree with the previous comments, not only is the gap widening but the chances of promotion... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:56:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/ciojury/0,3800003161,39301938,00.htm The aim of the government is to plug the numbers gap between the 140k vacancies and the 12k IT graduates per annum. Rob Neil, head of ICT services, Ashford Borough Council said: "It's a yes vote for a common accreditation scheme but no to a... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:44:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39286678,00.htm UK IT sector skills body, e-skills UK, declined to comment for this article. Despite a well-documented domestic IT skills shortage - and projections of increasing demand for techies and telecoms workers over the coming years - IT staff have not... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:28:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39275908,00.htm The generation gap in web access persists too - adults aged over 65 are still the least likely to use the web, with 70 per cent stating they have never done so. However, there's evidence the gap is shrinking: that figure is down from 82 per cent... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:12:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39275149,00.htm Mid-tier IT staff are seeing their wages take an upward tangent, thanks to a skills shortage spawned by offshoring and a lack of students opting for IT courses. Have your say on the state of tech skills in the UK. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:05:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39272474,00.htm This gap leaves an opening for analysts, who should be relatively neutral about the success or failure of products or vendors, to stand back and form a view of the trends. Despite their critics, analysts at their best can bridge a significant gap... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:28:01 +0000