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BCS: Embrace tech or lose advantage
News Stitching technology into the fabric of business strategy is vital for companies looking to get competitive advantage, according to the British Computer Society. Speaking to promote the organisation's long-running campaign to promote...
[July 10, 2007, 16:16]
BCS joins calls for Phorm service to be opt-in
News The British Computer Society has called for Phorm's targeted-advertising system to be opt-in. Echoing calls from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), which earlier this month stated that Phorm's nascent service must be opt-in rather than...
[April 30, 2008, 16:25]
BCS thinktank to help protect 2012 Olympics
News The British Computer Society on Monday held the inaugural meeting of a thinktank set up to work with police on addressing cybercrime issues ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The British Computer Society (BCS) Cybercrime Forensics Specialist...
[December 16, 2008, 17:21]
IT skills gap costs Britain billions
News A report published by the Royal Academy of Engineering and the British Computer Society on Wednesday warned that the UK is wasting billions of pounds a year through the mismanagement of IT projects. Click here to see the full report from the Royal...
[April 22, 2004, 9:50]
Microsoft defends Vista's environmental impact
News Microsoft has responded to claims from the Green Party and the British Computer Society that its new Vista operating system will force older PCs to be dumped. The Green Party's warning about the environmental impact of Vista follows a similar...
[January 31, 2007, 9:00]
BCS joins European e-skills push
News The British Computer Society has joined a body that promotes the development of e-skills in Europe. The British Computer Society (BCS) announced on Tuesday that it had joined the e-Skills Industry Leadership Board (e-Skills ILB), a body which works...
[May 28, 2008, 15:10]
BCS warns of environmental impact of Vista upgrade
News Companies that opt to refresh their PCs following an upgrade to Microsoft Vista should ensure that they dispose of old machines in an environmentally responsible way, according to the British Computer Society.
[December 7, 2006, 15:34]
CMA faces loss of independence after 49 years
News The Communications Management Association (CMA) will, pending approval by its members, be swallowed by the British Computer Society (BCS), a much larger organisation which represents UK IT professionals.
[June 21, 2007, 14:36]
Free tech framework aims to boost skills development
News The British Computer Society (BCS) and the Institute of Information Systems (IMIS) on Wednesday launched a jointly developed framework to help companies identify and develop technology skills in their staff and encourage a meritocratic approach to...
[July 16, 2003, 16:50]
EC funds 'gender equality in science' study
News Despite the Commission's funding grants, the British Computer Society (BCS) has said the outlook for EU science research is "very depressing" and that the EU has not allocated enough money to encourage women into IT.
[January 7, 2008, 14:40]
Women quitting IT over lack of employer flexibility
News Thousands of women are leaving the IT industry due to a lack of flexibility on the part of their employers, according to the British Computer Society. Last week, the British Computer Society (BCS) revealed that around 37,000 female computing...
[November 17, 2008, 8:34]
Judges reveal best (and worst) politicians' websites
News The inaugural MP Website Awards , an event spearheaded by the British Computer Society (BCS), was presented at the House of Commons on Wednesday. Price said: "Blogs and websites are becoming essential to British politics.
[November 9, 2007, 10:00]
BCS and CMA merge
News The Communications Management Association, a trade body for the communications and ICT industry, has ratified its decision to become a subsidiary of the British Computer Society. Both bodies said in a statement that the move is designed "to...
[July 20, 2007, 16:08]
BCS calls for UK net neutrality debate
News The time has come for the UK to join the growing debate surrounding network neutrality, the president of the British Computer Society has told ZDNet.co.uk. Professor Nigel Shadbolt said on Friday that, because so much of the internet's content is...
[September 17, 2007, 16:39]
BCS: Fibre could last us 'a century'
Blog According to David Evans of the British Computer Society, speaking at a Westminster e-Forum on "Digital Britain", a nationwide fibre access broadband network deployed now could still be in use in the 22nd century.
[January 14, 2009, 13:33]
BCS raps government data-sharing plans
News The British Computer Society (BCS) on Monday attacked government proposals, contained in the Coroners and Justice Bill, that would let a minister authorise the sharing of information between government agencies and the private sector.
[February 18, 2009, 14:18]
BCS: Gov't data breaches have eroded public trust
News The British Computer Society has criticised the government, claiming its high-profile data breaches have eroded public trust. On Tuesday the BCS published the results of a survey of members of the public.
[April 30, 2008, 12:11]
IT Career Development Schemes Praised
White Papers Scotland's West Dunbartonshire Council and consulting firm Deloitte have both won British Computer Society (BCS) Professional Development Awards. The Awards were created with the aim of recognising, encouraging and supporting best practice within...
[June 9, 2006, 0:00]
IT security industry 'to be professionalised'
Talkback There is a professional body for IT in the UK - the British Computer Society ("BCS"). Why develop a separate body to govern IT security? Why not bring IT security certification under the BCS?
[May 24, 2006, 13:12]
UK software leadership under threat
Blog The UK's position at the top of the European software industry is under threat according to a report commissioned by Microsoft in partnership with Intellect and the British Computer Society. The report, Developing the Future, is the third in an...
[December 11, 2008, 10:54]
