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IT has moved from providing technical solutions to powering business.

IT is now a business focussed profession, partnering with business to maximise the exploitation of information technology and since 2005 BCS has been leading a professionalism Programme for IT.

BCS is working to establish the IT profession on a par with others, such as HR, Marketing and Finance, and for the profession to be recognised as integral to business and seen as more than just a service provider.

The IT profession is as much about Information as about Technology and must be seen - and see itself - as an integral part of the business.

Professional issues articles

Death of the IT profession?
Will we have IT departments in ten years' time? Will we even have an IT profession? Is IT just another utility? These were just some of the questions that were raised at a BCS Thought Leadership Debate on 30 April 2009 called 'IT futures: the death of the IT profession, as we know it?'
Member view: The economics of going green
It's becoming increasingly difficult for companies and organisations to ignore the call to become greener and more socially accountable, writes Steven Hipwell.