Media mentions
Take a look at our coverage in the media in 2023.
Women in IT are on a 283-year march to parity, BCS warns
Source: The Register
Tech sector gender gap could take “nearly 300 years” to close without intervention
Source: ITPro
Closing the Tech Gender Gap: A Daunting 300-Year Timeline Without Intervention
Source: Compsmag
Nearly 300 years to close the gender gap in tech without intervention, warns BCS
Source: Wired Gov
House of Lords committee backs BCS call for reform of computing qualifications for 14-16-year-olds
Source: Business Biscuit
House of Lords committee backs BCS call for reform of computing qualifications for 14-16-year-olds
Source: The business magazine
House of Lords Committee backs BCS call for reform of computing qualifications for 14-16-year-olds
Source: Wired Gov
Lords backs calls for new UK computing qualifications in bid to drive attainment
Source: ITPro
House of Lords Committee backs BCS call for reform of computing qualifications for 14-16-year-olds
Source: London Daily News
Professor Ruth Misener awarded the 2023 BCS Roger Needham Award
Source: Wired Gov
First digital GCSE to launch in 2025
Source: Educate Magazine
Professor Tom Crick Joins DCMS as Chief Scientific Adviser
Source: Business News Wales
Teach Children AI from Start of Secondary School, says BCS
Source: IFIP News
Schools urged to teach children how to use AI from age of 11
Source: Sky News
Pupils need AI lessons from age 11, say experts
Source: tes Magazine
Children aged 11 should be taught AI lessons at schools, experts say
Source: Engineering and Technology
Department for Education says schools are eager for more AI
Source: UK Authority
Professor Jane Hillston MBE & Google Deepmind's Demis Hassabis awarded BCS Lovelace Medal 2023
Source: SheCanCode
Professor wins prestigious computing award
Source: The University of Edinburgh
Leading digital education expert honoured with prestigious Lovelace Medal
Source: Swansea University
Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis among the recipients of prestigious computing award
Source: Wired
New supercomputers will put the UK 'first in the queue' when it comes to R&D and managing AI risks
Source: The Chemical Engineer
Local reaction to the Autumn Statement
Source: The Business Exchange - Swindon and Wiltshire
AI and quantum research at centre of UK science and tech announcements
Source: TodayHeadline
AI and quantum research at centre of UK science and tech announcements
Source: ft.com
Chancellor offers spending boost for IT buyers alongside AI and quantum investments
Source: Computer Weekly
Autumn Statement - Chancellor announces tax cuts for firms and workers
Source: Business Biscuit
Debunking AI Fears: The Need for Education and Regulation
Source: BNN Network
What Are Good AI Governance Practices And AI Ethics Sources? (#3)
Source: Forbes
UK AI Summit: What It Is, Who’s Going, and What the Tech Industry Wants
Source: Digit News
How Is AI Rewriting Education?
Source: Country & Town House
Artificial intelligence and humanitarianism at Chatham House event
Source: ICRC
'Most of our friends use AI in schoolwork'
Source: BBC News
Bletchley Declaration: Nations sign agreement for safe and responsible AI advancement
Source: Computing
Bletchley Park hosts world’s first AI Safety Summit
Source: The Business Magazine
Swindon-based BCS responds to signing of historic Bletchley Declaration on AI
Source: Business Biscuit
Urgent calls for AI education over public fears as expert reveals what Hollywood character tech most closely resembles
Source: The Irish Sun
Onepoint shines bright at the National Apprenticeship Awards
Source: Manchester Digital
UK Government plans to set up AI Safety Institute
Source: UK Authority
UK: AI Safety Summit excludes crucial voices
Source: Article 19
Britain’s big AI safety summit will be a waste of time, experts say
Source: Fast Company
Leading frontier AI companies publish safety policies
Source: Wired Gov
Rishi Sunak says AI has threats and risks - but outlines its potential
Source: BBC
UK tech sector let down and betrayed over Rishi Sunak's net zero policy tweaks
Source: ComupterWeekly
Has Rishi Sunak's AI statement given tech firms a free pass?
Source: Daily Mail
BCS Devon IT champion Julia Adamson awarded MBE at Windsor Castle
Source: DevonLive
BCS director Julia Adamson receives MBE for services to education Source: Business Biscuit
BCS director Julia Adamson receives MBE for services to education - The Business Magazine
Source: The Business Magazine
BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour - Rashik Parmar talks about the Online Safety Bill (33 minutes in)
Source: BBC Radio 4
Security Think Tank: To encrypt or not to encrypt, that is the question
Source: Computer Weekly
UK tech sector 'let down' and 'betrayed' over Rishi Sunak's net-zero policy tweaks
Source: Computer Weekly
Authors shocked to find AI ripoffs of their books being sold on Amazon
Source: The Guardian
PM should make ethics a priority at AI Safety Summit, say tech professionals
Source: The Business Magazine
Tech Professionals: PM Should Make Ethics a Priority at AI Safety Summit
Source: Digit News
PM should make ethics a priority at AI Safety Summit, say tech professionals
Source: London Daily News
IT industry calls on Rishi Sunak to make ethics a priority at AI safety summit
Source: Tech Monitor
IT professionals urge Rishi Sunak to make AI ethics a priority at safety summit
Source: Evening Standard
IT professionals urge Rishi Sunak to make AI ethics a priority at safety summit
Source: The Mail Online
IT professionals urge Rishi Sunak to make AI ethics a priority at safety summit
Source: The Independent
Nine consulting firms among nominees for 2023 UK IT Industry Awards
Source: Consultancy.uk
TUC Launches AI Taskforce to Protect Workers’ Rights
Source: Digit News
AI taskforce launched to address gaps in law
Source: Personnel Today
Urgent need for AI workers’ rights legislation, TUC warns
Source: Tech Monitor
Online Safety Bill should not rely on tech for child protection, warn IT experts
Source: National Technology News
Why the Online Safety Bill remains a huge threat to London life
Source: Evening Standard
The search for sustainable UK tech talent
Source: Computer Weekly
Digital Poverty Alliance pledge closer ties with BCS
Source: FE News
Professional body for IT signs new agreement to fight digital poverty
Source: UK Tech News
IT experts issue new warnings over Online Safety Bill plans to weaken end-to-end encryption
Source: Computer Weekly
Online Safety Bill should not rely on tech for child protection, warn IT experts
Source: National Technology
Age Verification for Porn Sites: Why It Won't Work
Source: Forbes
Age Verification for Porn Sites: Why It Won't Work
Source: Crast.net
BCS: Online Safety Bill Shouldn’t Rely on Tech for Child Protection
Source: digit.fyi
Online Safety Bill shouldn’t rely on technology to deliver child protection
Source: Business Biscuit
Online Safety Bill shouldn’t rely on technology to deliver child protection
Source: wired-gov.net
Record numbers of women will start computing degrees this year, new figures show
Source: itrportal.com
Record numbers of women will start computing degrees this year, new figures show
Source: Manufacturing & Logistics IT Magazine
AI in software engineering – Six ways the profession is changing
Source: ITPro
Enrolment In Computing Degree Courses In Britain Increases
Source: cybersecurityintelligence.com
Computer Science fastest growing STEM subject
Source: The Business Magazine
Record Number of Women to Start Computing Degrees — But Still Too Few
Source: Digit News
Record numbers of women will start computing degrees this year, new figures show
Source: Wired Gov
Record numbers of women to start computing degrees
Source: Education Forum
Record numbers of women will start computing degrees
Source: Education Business
A-level results - live: Clarkson's annual tweet backed by PM; regions with most top grades revealed; popular chain offers free chicken
Source: Sky News
Number of women in tech sector drops by 3,000
Source: National Technology News
A-level results 2023: What’s driving the uptake in computing degrees?
Source: IT Pro
Record numbers of women will start computing degrees this year, new figures show
Source: London Daily News
AI will be a 'transformative force for good' says expert-signed open letter that's more like a memo
Source: PC Gamer
UN officials call for AI regulation during Security Council meeting
Source: Engineering and Technology
Meta's AI systems are actually 'quite stupid', Nick Clegg claims - and talk of AI posing a threat to humanity has 'run ahead of the technology'
Source: Daily Mail
Open letter calls for government to recognise AI as ‘force for good’
Source: National Technology News
AI will not wipe us out and should be used as a force for good, hundreds of experts urge
Source: Independent
BCS provides boost for computer science teachers
Source: UK Authority
Bath MP Wera Hobhouse joins call for action on digital inequality
Source: The MRN Journal
More than 1,300 experts call AI a force for good
Source: BBC
Record numbers apply to study computing at British universities amid rise of AI
Source: Independent
Record numbers apply to study computing at British universities amid rise of AI
Source: Daily Mail
Computing courses attract record numbers of applications to universities
Source: Engineering and Technology
AI trend drives rise in students wanting to study computing
Source: BBC News
Minister wants education providers to benefit from AI revolution
Source: FE Week
Minister wants schools to benefit from AI revolution
Source: Schools Week
Twitter limits number of tweets people can read in a day, Elon Musk announces
Source: The Mail
Twitter limits number of tweets people can read in a day, Elon Musk announces
Source: Independent
Twitter introduces limit on number of tweets people can read in a day
Source: This Morning
South West business leaders recognised in King’s birthday honours list
Source: Business Biscuit
Julia Adamson from Cullompton awarded MBE for contribution to computing education
Source: Devon Live
Daughter of Chester fish and chip shop owners awarded MBE
Source: Chester Standard
South West business leaders recognised in King’s birthday honours list
Source: Business biscuit
South West and West Midlands business leaders recognised in the King's birthday honours
Source: the business magazine
AI in the workplace
Source: Financial Times
Playbook PM: Houses in the Houses — I’m Nad as hell — Priti chuffed
Source: Politico
Greater understanding of ‘real risks’ and benefits AI brings is needed – Keegan
Source: Belfast Telegraph
More work needed to understand ‘risks’ that AI could pose – Education Secretary
Source: Independent
More work needed to understand ‘risks’ that AI could pose – Education Secretary
Source: The Mail
More work needed to understand ‘risks’ that AI could pose – Education Secretary
Source: LBC
LGBTQ+ network leaders on why their work is so vital: ‘Creating a sense of belonging matters
Source: Pink News
Why data management matters in meeting ESG targets - some organizational tips
Source: diginomica
AI threat to humanity is overblown and fuelled by films like Terminator, tech boss says
Source: inews
OCR to review difficulty of GCSE computer science paper
Source: edcentral
67% of Scots SMEs report skill shortages, especially tech skills
Source: Digit News
Tech Salaries On the Rise in 2023
Source: Digit News
Terminator and other sci-fi films blamed for public's concerns about AI
Source: Sky News
AI threat to humanity is overblown and fuelled by films like Terminator, tech boss says
Source: inews
US, UK push against child abuse online alarms Asia dissidents
Source: AlJazeera
Is Rishi Sunak’s government ready to abandon its ‘light touch’ approach to AI regulation already?
Source: TechMonitor
Building a secure coding philosophy
Source: Computer Weekly
Why are ethnic minorities struggling to reach the top?
Source: Computer Weekly
Social enterprise inspires pupils to pursue careers in tech
Source: Swindon Advertiser
AI should be part of teacher training courses, professional body advises
Source: We Are Tech Women
Teachers need training to ‘understand impact of AI’ in classrooms, BCS says
Source: Engineering and Technology
Hoax AI image of explosion at the Pentagon goes viral and caused markets to briefly dip
Source: The Mirror
AI should be part of teacher training courses, BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT advises
Source: The Business Magazine
AI should be part of teacher training courses, BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT advises
Source: Business Biscuit
AI should be part of teacher training courses, advises BCS
Source: Education Business
BCS calls for training in AI for teachers
Source: UK Authority
AI should be part of teacher training courses, professional body advises
Source: FE News
Understanding AI ‘should be part of teacher training courses’
Source: The Independent
Train all teachers to use AI, computer experts urge
Source: The Times
Artificial intelligence could lead to EXTINCTION of human race tech experts warn
Source: The Mirror
OCR to review difficulty of GCSE computer science paper
Source: Schools Week
Security Think Tank: To secure code effectively, verify at every step
Source: Computer Weekly
Inside Microsoft’s bid to win Silicon Valley’s cut-throat AI race
Source: The Telegraph
Tech Digest daily roundup: Should scientists have AI licences?
Source: Tech Digest
Security Think Tank: Thinking beyond IAM in the cloud
Source: Computer Weekly
An AI ‘pause’ will hand advantage to bad actors, warns professional body for IT
Source: Wired Gov
Student loan changes don’t make apprenticeships more attractive – but they do change the game
Source: FEWeek
Regulatory and safety problems will hinder UK metaverse adoption, say IT pros
Source: Techmonitor
Metaverse must solve child safety and regulatory challenges if it wants to go mainstream, says BCS
Source: The Business Magazine
Metaverse must solve child safety and regulatory challenges if it wants to go mainstream, says BCS
Source: Business Biscuit
Metaverse must solve child safety and regulatory challenges
Source: WeAreTechWomen
Elon Musk wrong to call for pause in development of AI, warns new report
Source: Yahoo! News
Elon Musk is wrong to call for a pause in AI development, report warns
Source: Olt News
An AI ‘pause’ will hand advantage to bad actors, warns BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT
Source: The Business Magazine
An AI ‘pause’ will hand advantage to bad actors, warns BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT
Source: Business Biscuit
CMA looks at competition in foundational AI
Source: Computer Weekly
Elon Musk wrong to call for pause in development of AI, warns new report
Source: Sky News
The IT sectors of Ukraine, Poland and the UK are increasingly intertwined
Source: Emerging Europe
#HowTo: Secure AI and its Software Supply Chains
Source: Info Security Magazine
Head of School of Computer Science up for ‘Role Model of the Year’ award
Source: Fe News
IWD – Unsung Heroines of EdTech
Source: HWRK Magazine
Wrong time to weaken encryption, UK IT chartered institute tells government
Source: i3 Investor
WhatsApp joins calls for changes to online security legislation amid fears of end-to-end encryption
Source: UK Daily News
WhatsApp joins calls for Online Safety Bill changes amid end-to-end encryption fears
Source: TechMonitor
Wrong time to weaken encryption, UK IT chartered institute tells government
Source: IT Security News
Tech companies and NGOs urge rewrite of Online Safety Bill to protect encrypted comms
Source: Computer Weekly
Wrong time to weaken encryption, UK IT chartered institute tells government
Source: The Register
Online safety bill ‘opens door to surveillance’, tech giants warn
Source: The Times
Why it is time all businesses became data-driven
Source: Technative
ICT industry unites to commend Govt.’s economic recovery efforts
Source: Daily FT Sri Lanka
ICT industry says reform-led economic recovery will spark greater investment interest in SL
Source: Daily Mirror Sri Lanka
UK government bans TikTok on corporate devices
Source: The New Statesman
UK bans TikTok on government devices
Source: Prima News
UK professional body for IT welcomes new president
Source: Research Professional News
UK government bans TikTok on company devices
Source: UK Daily News
Is your school prepared for ChatGPT and AI?
Source: Education Business
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT names new president
Source: Business Biscuit
Chatgpt revolution may be unmaking of education
Source: The Standard
Everything you need as UK Parliament BANS TikTok amid fears staff in China can spy on user data - as security minister refuses to rule out making the app illegal
Source: Daily Mail
Experts raise questions over child safety on TikTok following Government ban
Source: The Sun
TikTok banned on UK government devices
Source: Computer Weekly
Skills shortage doubled since pre-Brexit and pandemic as four in five firms struggle to fill roles
Source: MSN
Businesses struggling to fill vacancies 'because of lack of skilled workers'
Source: Irish News
Skills shortage doubled since pre-Brexit and pandemic as four in five firms struggle to fill roles
Source: City A.M.
UK Government releases White Paper on artificial intelligence
Source: IoM3
UK publishes first AI whitepaper
Source: Finextra
How to support your trans and non-binary colleagues beyond Trans Day of Visibility
Source: The Pink News
Tech-ing what is ours
Source: The Voice
“Exceptional” achievements of BCSWomen recognised at 2023 Women in IT Awards
Source: Wired Gov
International Women’s Day focuses on innovation and technology for gender equality
Source: Scottish Chambers of Commerce, Midlothian & East Lothian Chamber of Commerce & Glasgow Chamber of Commerce
AI -Generated homework now a key issue for schools
Source: Education Briefing
Breaking barriers in technology
Source: Cardinal Health
Teachers express concern over schools’ readiness for ChatGPT
Source: Public Technology
Why IT professionalism matters to BCS CEO Rashik Parmar
Source: CIO
Schools will need help to cope with AI-generated homework
Source: Education Business
Applications rise for universities’ computing courses
Source: UK Authority
Record numbers apply for computing degree courses
Source: Education Business
University Computing departments met with record applicant numbers as AI hits the mainstream
Source: Wired Gov
Applications for computing degrees reach ‘record’ highs
Source: National Technology News
Record computing degree applications driven by AI interest, says BCS
Source: ITPro
University computing departments see record applicant numbers as AI hits mainstream – BCS
Source: Business Biscuit
University computing departments see record applicant numbers as AI hits mainstream - BCS
Source: Business & Innovation Magazine
ChatGPT: Is Scotland's education sector equipped for AI revolution?
Source: STV News
Why IT professionalism matters to BCS CEO Rashik Parmar
Source: CIO
Schools unprepared for impact of ChatGPT on learning, teachers say
Source: Mail Online
Schools unprepared for impact of ChatGPT on learning, teachers say
Source: The Independent
Teachers raise warning over AI generated homework
Source: UK Authority
Should we bring machine learning into mainstream teaching?
Source: Silversurfers
Schools found to be unprepared for impact of ChatGPT on education
Source: Engineering and Technology
Schools will need help to cope with AI-generated homework – BCS
Source: Business Biscuit
Is networking the key to success in London?
Source: London Daily.News
Schools start banning AI apps in bid to stop them helping with children's homework
Source: UNILAD
Pupils studying International Baccalaureate can use ChatGPT in essays
Source: The Independent
IB students can use ChatGPT in essays
Source: Tes magazine
The “world’s next Silicon Valley” is unlikely to be in Britain
Source: The New Statesman
How the UK tech industry is failing Black women
Source: CIO.com
Meet the UK’s oldest apprentice, a 78-year-old rail worker: ‘While I’m able, I’ll keep going’
Source: iNews
Why IT professionalism matters to BCS CEO Rashik Parmar
Source: CIO.com
AI might be coming for your career, but it could lead to unexpected benefits for LGBTQ job-seekers
Source: Pink News
Applications for computing degrees reach ‘record’ highs
Source: National Technology News
Crossword Cybersecurity partners with BCS
Source: Shares Magazine
Crossword Cybersecurity partners with BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Source: IT Supply Chain
Can YOU pass this science SATs exam? Test your knowledge of mammals, circuits and human biology
Source: India Times Post
BCS launches review of computer science degree accreditation
Source: National Technology News
Healthcare digital innovators making a difference, recognised with BCS awards
Source: Smart Futures
Latest Online Safety Bill amendment could damage UK’s digital economy
Source: Tech Monitor
Is the Metaverse Already Missing the Mark on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion?
Source: Dac Beachcroft
Ensuring your IT really makes a difference
Source: Education Business
Can YOU pass this science SATs exam for a 14-year-old? Test your knowledge of mammals, electrical circuits and human biology with these seven new head-scratchers set for UK teenagers
Source: Daily Mail Online
The spies in YOUR home: How devices from TVs to coffee machines, fridges and even light-switches can be 'weaponsied' to collect data amid warnings China could monitor millions of Brits in new Cold War
Source: Daily Mail Online
This TikToker reveals how easy it is to find people's exact locations from their social posts - and it's terrifying
Source: Glamour Magazine
