BCS and Coding Black Females (CBF) announce inclusion partnership
As a part of BCS commitment to make IT more inclusive and engage with a greater diversity of people, BCS and CBF announced a joint bursary which will see over 70 individual members of CBF provided with BCS membership, as well as a range of mentoring and other career development benefits.
CMA invitation to comment on proposed ARM acquisition – BCS Response
The British Computer Society’s (BCS) survey last year found that 70% of BCS members agreed that the government should intervene in the sale of ARM to US Chip maker, Nvidia.
Train the Trainers webinars from Cyprus Computer Society
The Cyprus Computer Society is organising specific webinars for trainers on Python and C++ programming as well as PCB design.
9th International Conference on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns – Call for Papers
The 9th International Conference on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns (CAIP 2021) is the 9th in the CAIP series of biennial international conferences devoted to all aspects of computer vision, image analysis and processing, pattern recognition, and related fields. It will be held in Cyprus from 27 September to 1 October 2021.
BCS works on international data transfer (IDT) and EU-UK data flow issues
According to Bloomberg, the UK now has six months to negotiate an adequacy agreement or decide its future arrangements for Keeping EU-U.K. Data Flowing. The British Computer Society (BCS) is continuing to work with their members and the BCS Law Specialist Group on this issue of adequacy and the issues of data flow relating to …
Talent and skills: BCS activities
BCS has developed a web resource in relation to the UK Government’s Plan for Jobs. It has been clear that at least part of the BCS’s response to the challenges posed by Covid-19 is in reskilling the UK workforce towards digital technologies.
VDE releases position paper on digital sovereignty
VDE has released a new position paper entitled ‘Technological Sovereignty: Methodology and Recommendations. The aim of the paper is to discuss the concept of technological sovereignty and analyse how Europe can recover technological sovereignty, and to define specific recommendations. The paper argues that fostering training and boosting research are key for warranting technological sovereignty in …
New Erasmus+ project by Austrian Computer Society and German Informatics Society
The CEPIS member societies, the Austrian Computer Society and the German Informatics Society, together with academic and public authority partners from Austria, Germany and Lithuania have been selected to conduct a policy experimentation project starting in early spring 2021. Competences in computational thinking, data and technology have become a deciding factor for every citizen when …
Women4IT project trainees in Ireland ready for new challenges
If you are looking for motivated and qualified staff for your digital job vacancies, why not think about the Women4IT initiative? The programme has launched different training sessions and is now looking at the ultimate goal of the project: putting the participants back into employment.
BEBRAS Cyprus Competition for Primary and Secondary School Students
The Cyprus Computer Society and the IT Teacher Association will hold the 1st Pancyprian Informatics Competition BEBRAS for Primary School Students and the 11th Pancyprian Informatics Competition BEBRAS for Gymnasium Students.
