ITPE holds webinar on software skills
On 5 April, ITPE held the webinar ‘Software tech – how it will drive skills and business solutions’. Guest speakers, Sanni Siltanen, Senior Expert in Innovation Engineering, KONE Corporation and Paul Aertsen, Subject Matter Expert, Global Knowledge Nederland, joined for insightful discussions on the topic.
CEN & CENELEC invite stakeholders to discuss standards for Europe
he European Committee of Standardisation (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (CENELEC) are hosting the webinar ‘Together to make stronger Standards for Europe: How can you cooperate with CEN and CENELEC?’
Hungarian IT Day to become an annual tradition
The Hungarian John von Neumann Computer Society, supported by its members and the Hungarian Ministry of Innovation and Technology, is going to set a new tradition – to celebrate the Day of the Hungarian IT in every year on 21st of January.
ITPE webinar on IT professional ethics to be held 15 February
The next ITPE webinar ‘Responsibility in tech – ethical challenges for IT professionals’ will take place on 15 February at 10:00 CET. We will discuss the responsibility of IT professionals when developing new technologies that may have legal/ethical implications related to e.g., data usage or biased algorithms.
IFIP, ITPE and CEN TC 428 host joint-event on IT professionalism
On 9 November, ITPE, IFIP-IP3 and CEN TC 428 celebrated the 60th anniversary of IFIP with an online conference on IT Professionalism, entitled ‘Never waste a good crisis: develop a trustworthy digital ecosystem’.
ITPE holds webinar on professionalism in cybersecurity
On 17 November, ITPE held a webinar on professionalism in cybersecurity, entitled ‘Professionalism in cybersecurity – current practice and outlook’. It focused on current best practice, as well as the plans to standardise the different approaches across Europe.
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.
Register for Conference on IT professionalism 9 November
On 9 November 2021 ITPE, IFIP-IP3 and CEN TC 428 will celebrate the 60th anniversary of IFIP with an online conference on IT Professionalism, entitled “Never waste a good crisis: develop a trustworthy digital ecosystem”.
ITPE & ICS release a policy paper on IT professionalism
ITPE and the Irish Computer Society (ICS) have co-authored a policy paper entitled ‘IT Professionalism – Build the best workforce to deliver Europe’s transition’. It explains the key terminology around IT professionalism, outlines the importance of developing professional practices and professional standards by the IT workforce and calls different stakeholders to engage in these activities.
Watch the IT Professionalism Conference 2021 online
The video recordings of the IT Professionalism Conference 2021 are now available on ITPE’s website, where you will also find presentations to download.
