Digital Career Guidance for the Age of AIWhy is ICT seen as a legacy industry rather than central to a technology enabled world? Because too much time is spent claiming that increased respect for the professional silos of the past will ... Oct 05 26October 05, 2026Article at Computer Weekly
Draft Brief for Workshop to Update UCAS Website on Digital Career ChoicesDemand for coding skills is in decline but demand for systems thinkers to use digital technology to improve productivity and address the problems of today and tomorrow, from on-line safety and ... Sep 11 26September 11, 2026Article at Computer Weekly
UK Digital Identity Policy - Issues, Choices and Questions in 850 wordsHow do we ensure that UK ID policy is effective and meaningful? 850 words, with 14 key actions and 12 foundational questions that need to be answered before moving forward on the introduction of a ... Mar 17 26March 17, 2026Article at Computer Weekly
What is the objective of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill?Organisations need to demonstrate not just how much they are spending to improve their security but that they are spending it effectively. They should report annually to regulators on how their ... Jan 25 26January 25, 2026Article at Computer Weekly
Cyber Skills Today for Economic Growth TomorrowCyber security is a critical enabler of economic growth, fostering a stable environment for innovation and investment, according to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill: policy statement that ... Jun 23 25June 23, 2025Article at Computer Weekly
Cyberfirst needs more than a change of gearDiscussing the intersection between politics and the information society. Latest Blog Posts Midsomer Murders: the Broadband Killings - time for a remake Levelling up Access to Skills and Jobs; Ten Points for your Manifesto See More Related Content… Aug 09 24August 09, 2024Article at Computer Weekly
How do we ease the pain of transition from a skills system that fails employees and employers?Discussing the intersection between politics and the information society. Latest Blog Posts Levelling up Access to Skills and Jobs; Ten Points for your Manifesto Delivering the Skills and Productivity Promises in the Party Manifestos: The Janet and… May 20 24May 20, 2024Article at Computer Weekly
2024: Putting Cyber Resilience into Social, Political, Business and Budget context.On-line Safety, Safeguarding, Security, Counter-fraud and Resilience matter to voters and to business budget-holders. Cyber does not … until they become victims. I knew London would need a different approach to the other Cyber Resilience Centres when… Dec 29 23December 29, 2023Article at Computer Weekly
Will 2024 be the year AI begins to transform Education, Recruitment, Training from cradle to dotage?The application of AI to education, training and recruitment has already overtaken political thinking, let alone departmental policy. Products and services based on AI, (including machine learning, now maturing as Generative AI) were being used by… Dec 29 23December 29, 2023Article at Computer Weekly
Is it time for ICO to implement the 2016 Cybersecurity Select Committee recommendations?The MoU between the ICO and NCSC reported as UK businesses could escape data breach fines if they engage with NCSC over cyber incidents opens the possibility that the ICO might look again at the recommendations for him in Section 7 of the 2016 CMS… Sep 13 23September 13, 2023Article at Computer Weekly
How can YOU influence the future of UK AI Regulation?The draft programmes for the Conservative and Labour party conference indicate the scale of effort that Corporate Lobbyists, Digital Trade Associations and Special Interest Groups are putting into lobbying officials and politicians in order to… Aug 24 23August 24, 2023Article at Computer Weekly
How do those seeking to recruit skills in shortage address the rising tide of fraudulent applications? Assembling a consortium to produce and accredit training and assessment micro-modules regarding use of the emerging tools and services to improve… Aug 15 23August 15, 2023Post at Linkedin
Whose needs are UK Cyber Skills policies intended to meet?The headline in the latest DSIT Cyber Security Skills report, that half of all UK businesses (739,000) have a gap with regard to basic cyber skills, has to be put in context. 90% of UK businesses have fewer than ten staff. They have no-one full time… Aug 12 23August 12, 2023Article at Computer Weekly
As yet I have only had time to read the summary of the latest Cyber Security Skills report but a penny dropped. Current skills policy is not designed to meet the needs of business. If it was ever consciously "designed", it was to develop a pool of… Jul 26 23July 26, 2023Post at Linkedin
Why we need to research the cybersecurity needs of Micro-Businesses?Current government policy, from digital inclusion to cyber security is based on allegation, not evidence with regard to the five million microbusinesses and sole traders who account for 30% of the private sector workforce and a disproportionate… Jul 12 23July 12, 2023Article at Computer Weekly
What AI Global Leadership should the UK offer?UK academic research into AI may is but our efforts are dwarved by those of the US and China. More-over Government thinking is akin to that the Alvey Programme which fed the R&D programmes of the US and Japan and helped hasten the demise of the UK… Jun 10 23June 10, 2023Article at Computer Weekly
How do you tackle Data Diarrhoea?We face the most lethal of situations – secure (if properly used) technologies in the hands of insecure people. The juxtaposition of postings on Linked In by Professor Bill Buchanan linking to his blog entry headed “The most important area of… May 28 23May 28, 2023Article at Computer Weekly
Making sense of the UK Cybersecurity Skills market.There is much talk of cybersecurity skills shortages and there are many initiatives. Most do not relate to the skills you most need to help protect your business, your supply chain and your customers. How do you change that? Summary The current UK… May 23 23May 23, 2023Article at Computer Weekly
Acquiring the skills necessary to implement the UK Cybersecurity StrategyAcquiring the skills necessary to implement the UK Cybersecurity Strategy From Philip Virgo, co-founder PITCOM (now PICTFOR), currently Convenor of the Advisory Group of the London Cyber Resilience Centre I recently compared the approaches to… Mar 24 23March 24, 2023Article at Computer Weekly
UK and US Strategies for Public Private co-operation on CyberOn 1st March I presented in the House of Lords on the role of the Cyber Resilience Centres as part of a DPA meeting to discuss the current challenges with regard to operational risk, the role of insurance and the need to ensure that cyber skills… Mar 03 23March 03, 2023Article at Computer Weekly