Register for the webinar on Gender equality in the IT workplace – 26 November
Join us on 26 November 2021 online from 10:00 to 12:30 CET at our event entitled “Gender equality in the IT workplace: breaking down the barriers”. The event will focus on the practical aspects of reducing the gender gap in IT professions, such as the benefits of diverse teams for businesses, improving company culture, (the importance of) unconscious bias training, and best practices in recruitment to increase the rate of female applicants for tech roles.
Register to ‘Professionalism in cybersecurity – current practice & outlook’
ITPE will hold a webinar on ‘Professionalism in cybersecurity – current practice & outlook’ on 17 November, 10:00-12:00 CET. Carlos Esteban Budde, Assistant Professor at University of Trento and Leader for Cybersecurity Skills and Capability Building with Security Coordinator at Handelsbanken, Vili Harju will discuss the status of cybersecurity in businesses and what initiatives are being developed on a European level to promote best practice.
Opinion: Europe calls for more IT specialists, but the digital transition will need IT professionals
The CEPIS Secretary General, Jakub Christoph, has published an opinion piece on the Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition (DSJC) platform entitled ‘Europe calls for more IT specialists, but the digital transition will need IT professionals.’ The article emphasises the importance of considering and implementing the different aspects of IT professionalism to ensure the competent and ethical behaviour of the European IT workforce.
Annual Privacy Forum calls for papers on data protection and privacy
On the occasion of the Annual Privacy Forum (APF) 2022 a Call for Papers has been launched. The event organisers are inviting stakeholders to submit papers on data protection and privacy and their repercussions on technology, business, government, law, society, policy and law enforcement.
Commission releases 2022 work programme
The European Commission has released its 2022 work programme. The programme includes the presentation of a Single Market Emergency Instrument to prevent disruption of the EU’s digital transformation as well as the adoption of a European Chips Act to promote a state-of-the-art ecosystem and develop new markets for European technology.
European Commission investigates Nvidia’s acquisition of ARM
The European Commission has decided to open an investigation into the acquisition of British chip-design company Arm by the US company Nvidia.
IFIP 60th Anniversary Series Update
So far, seven panels have taken place in the Future of Information Processing Event Series celebrating IFIP’s 60th anniversary. The next two panels in the event series will be on Future Trends in Databases (22 November) and Cybersecurity Skills (29 November).
Cypriot Hackers’ success at the European Cybersecurity Competition
The Cyprus Cybersecurity Team ranked 6th at the European Cyber Security Challenge (ECSC) held in Prague, from September 28 to October 1, 2021. The result is considered very encouraging for the “Cypriot hackers” since Cyprus counts only its fourth participation in the event.
‘STEAMonEdu’ launched to increase adoption of STE(A)M education
The STEAMonEdu project is a joint research initiative aimed at increasing the adoption and impact of STE(A)M education. The main outcome will be a STEAM education framework, which will include competences, policies, methodologies and educational objectives.
NJSzT organises online meetups to maintain member engagement
The John von Neumann Computer Society (NJSzT), the CEPIS Member from Hungary, has started a series of online meetups to keep its members engaged and to address interested people from the IT community, in the pandemic times and in the age of transformation.
