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IT Industry Will Contribute 5.8m Jobs To Help Recovery
[...] The IT industry will help with recovery from the global downturn by contributing around 5.8 million jobs over the next four years and could create around 75,000 businesses during that period, according to a study from analyst IDC sponsored by Microsoft. [...] IT Industry Will Contribute 5.8m Jobs To Help Recovery. eWEEK Europe UK. [...] You are here. Home News Management IT Industry Will Contribute 5.8m Jobs To Help Recovery. [...]
IT CEO On £650K Bemoans State Of UK Tech Industry
[...] UK plc is saddled with debt, decline, depleted industry and deteriorating employment, yet we have a great pedigree of innovation and IP-rich industries. Today, with a lack of hope for the future, and public cynicism with business and politics, it is exciting to be presenting a positive agenda for UK plc, said kelly Now more than ever, is the time for business, politics and academia to create more UK jobs by joining forces to implement a plan which fosters talent, encourages fiscal support and inward investment to produce a world class IP-rich technology industry which can truly make Britain great again. [...] I am similarly pleased to be adding my sponsorship to this cross-party panel which endorses the Micro Focus Technology Manifesto's priorities for generating the extra employment desperately needed by the UK, said Lord Harris of Haringey (Labour). With the right encouragement, the UK technology industry has potential to nurture British talent and generate many more jobs over the coming years. [...] In a report released this week, Making BrITain Great Again, Micro Focus together with support from members from both sides of the house and business experts called on the government to support the UK IT industry and help increase the number of jobs in the sector. [...]
Recession Creates Opportunities, Mandelson Tells Google Zeitgeist
[...] Mandelson also referenced the Government's New Industry New Jobs' report, published last month, which set out the resources and support that are being made available to UK businesses to help them recover from the effects of the recession. This can mean support for innovation, skills training, technology demonstration and export promotion, he said. [...] The New Industry, New Jobs report was released in April - just before the Budget. Speaking at the time, Lord Mandelson said the world's economy is set to double in size after the recession, creating new opportunities for British business. Global competition is getting tougher and technological change is happening faster. [...] John Higgins CBE, director general at IT industry trade body, Intellect welcomed some elements of the budget but said more needed to be done. But significant areas of blank canvas remain, he said. Next generation broadband, the crucial new infrastructure demand of the 21st century so far, is given some necessary but nowhere near sufficient help. . [...]
Budget Fails To Live Up To IT Expectations
[...] John Higgins CBE, Director General at IT industry trade body, Intellect welcomed the Chancellor's attempts to emphasise how key technology was to providing high-value jobs and future economic growth. [...] Against a backdrop of 1.25 per cent growth forecast for 2010, the Chancellor Alistair Darling talked up the importance of the industry, allocating £10 billion of investment in what he called the vitally important communications sector. [...] The first Budget since Britain officially went into recession today failed to live up to high expectations set by the UK IT industry. [...]
Space-Based Internet Could Slash Carbon Emissions
[...] Using satellites to deliver broadband is a greener alternative than terrestrial provision and should be explored thoroughly by the government and industry, a newly-created space body has claimed. [...] The Space Innovation and Growth Team (Space IGT), backed by the government, released a report this week which maps out its vision for the next 20 years of space development in the UK. The organisation, which is also supported by academia and industry, believes that the space industry could be worth £40 billion per year by 2030 and could generate 100,000 new jobs. [...] The report goes on to admit that it will take time to develop the space-based broadband capacity. The issue to resolve, therefore, is exactly how much of the country must be covered by broadband from space because it will take time for industry to provide this capacity, the report stated. [...]
Bankrupt Nortel Continues Business Break-Up
[...] Officials said it was the best way to ensure that Nortel technology continues to play a role in the communications industry, and that as many employees as possible keep jobs with the new owners. [...]
Struggling BT Gets A Lift From Cash-Strapped MOD
[...] In May BT announced plans to lay off 15,000 staff after it reported an annual loss of £134m. The company had already shed around 15,000 jobs which was about 5000 more than had been expected by industry watchers. [...] The DFTS - the military loves acronyms almost as much as the IT industry - is an existing agreement between BT and the MOD with the new contract will be based around improving the continuity of the existing technology including systems management. [...]
Join Us At RSA Europe: Hear From FBI And UK Law Enforcement
[...] Many security professionals have lost their jobs as a result of the current economic environment, said Linda Lynch, RSA Conference Europe manager. This new programme provides another way for RSA Conference to help industry practitioners enhance their skills and improve their career prospects. [...]
BT Slated For Axing Graduate Scheme
[...] In May, BT announced that it planned to lay off 15,000 staff after it reported an annual loss of £134m. The company has already shed around 15,000 jobs this year which was about 5000 more than had been expected by industry watchers. [...]
SMEs Maintaining IT Spend to Work Smarter, Leaner
[...] And, according to IBM's study, with companies of 500 or fewer employees generating about 60 percent to 80 percent of net new jobs annually over the last decade, these businesses could help pave the way back to economic growth for the IT industry. [...] The Inside the Mid-market. A 2009 Perspective study surveyed 1,879 business and IT decision makers in 17 countries to get insights into their business plans and challenges, growth and innovation strategies, IT purchasing trends, and industry-specific pain points. [...]
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