Press releases
Browse our latest press releases.
Paul Fletcher to leave BCS at the end of the year
18 November 2021
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT announces partnership with Jamaica Technology and Digital Alliance
18 November 2021
Call for minimum digital living standard - by professional body for IT
16 November 2021
Meeting net zero target depends on better emissions data – warns IT industry
10 November 2021
Cutting global electronic waste must be a top priority for COP26 - BCS survey
27 October 2021
Human review of AI decisions needs legal protection, says IT industry body
13 October 2021
Seven steps to reset IT management
16 September 2021
Copying China's gaming ban would harm UK children, warns BCS expert
9 September 2021
AI Breast Screening needs stronger evidence before it is safe for clinical use - says professional body for IT
2 September 2021
Government’s post-Brexit global data plans must promote ethics as well as trade
27 August 2021
Computing is the fastest growing STEM A level, says professional body for IT
10 August 2021
Call for governments to back IT's ‘powerful role’ in tackling climate change
9 August 2021
Apple's CSAM plan could pave the way for tracking 'political memes and text messages'
6 August 2021
Britain can set 'gold standard' in ethical artificial intelligence - industry report
5 August 2021
Encouraging women into tech roles should be a priority for business - according to new book from BCS
26 July 2021
Alliance formed to create new professional standards for data science
23 July 2021
Pingdemic crisis is down to incoherent policy rather than the app, says professional body for IT
22 July 2021
Winner of the CPHC/BCS Distinguished Dissertation Award announced
16 July 2021
Social media should require verified ID to help stop racist abuse
12 July 2021
Welsh College wins top BCS sponsored industry award
9 July 2021
Lack of over 50s in tech indicates need to reskill
7 July 2021
Right decision to delay central NHS digital database, says BCS
9 June 2021
BCS statement on internet outage on 8 June 2021
8 June 2021
'Computer always right' law must be revisited to avoid another Post Office scandal
28 May 2021
Degree apprenticeships in Computer Science a top pick for students
27 May 2021
BCS celebrates 50 years of Distinguished Fellows award with call for diversity in nominations
12 May 2021
Queen’s Speech: Adult skills boost a step in the right direction says BCS
11 May 2021
NHS app is the right choice for 'vaccine passport'
30 April 2021
Social media must verify users’ ID to end online abuse - IT industry poll
29 April 2021
New EU AI regulations demand a ‘fully professionalised tech industry’ - Institute for IT
21 April 2021
Zoom star Jackie Weaver and Institute for IT call for online council meetings in England to be made legal
15 April 2021
Increased need for algorithms to be ethical by design in the workplace, says BCS
25 March 2021
BCS responds to new research highlighting digital skills gap
22 March 2021
Digital vaccine passports must not put everyday rights at risk - warn IT experts
18 March 2021
John Higgins CBE announced as new President of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
11 March 2021
Coding Black Females join BCS
2 March 2021
UK Computer Science degrees more popular than ever this year
18 February 2021
New milestone reached for digital apprenticeships by BCS
8 February 2021
Students turn to technology with university choices, new UCAS data shows
4 February 2021
Suspension of trading on stocks through Robin Hood app raises serious questions - says professional body for IT
29 January 2021
Major Nursing Informatics conference bid won by a team led by BCS
20 January 2021
Loss of police database records due to best practice failures in three areas - says IT body
18 January 2021
Exams cancelled, but don’t blame the algorithms - says professional body for IT
13 January 2021
‘Don’t shoot the algorithms’, says professional body for IT
6 January 2021
Waive data charges on education websites during lockdown, says IT body
5 January 2021
BBC Micro and ARM pioneer awarded BCS Distinguished Fellowship
4 January 2021
Record numbers choosing Computer Science degrees - new data reveals
16 December 2020
Elizabeth Denham CBE awarded Society Medal for outstanding contribution to IT
9 December 2020
Digital Skills are “the rocket fuel needed to propel the economy”, says Skills Minister
30 November 2020
Many people lacking basic digital skills during lockdown, new survey finds
30 November 2020
London based firm wins SME Employer of the Year at the National Apprenticeship Awards 2020
25 November 2020
Winners of IT Industry Awards announced
12 November 2020
IT industry should have ‘ethics regulator’, public poll finds
11 November 2020
Special needs school shortlisted for National Apprenticeship Awards 2020
10 November 2020
Building services engineering partnership shortlisted for National Apprenticeship Awards 2020
9 November 2020
Snow-Camp Charity shortlisted for National Apprenticeship Awards 2020
9 November 2020
Building firm shortlisted for prestigious award
5 November 2020
IT firm wins East Midlands SME Employer of the Year category - National Apprenticeship Awards 2020
4 November 2020
IT solutions and recruitment firm wins West Midlands SME Employer of the Year category - National Apprenticeship Awards 2020
4 November 2020
Chorley firm wins North West SME Employer of the Year category - National Apprenticeship Awards 2020
4 November 2020
Black women coders take a major new role in IT’s professional body
28 October 2020
Barrier-breaking computer science professor awarded Honorary Fellowship
21 October 2020
BCS to launch new group for racial diversity
6 October 2020
IT experts 'surprised' at PHE use of Excel for COVID-19 data
5 October 2020
IT professionals urge the government to intervene in ARM sale
5 October 2020
BCS backs plans for life-long learning as part of post-pandemic recovery plan
29 September 2020
Contact tracing app is safe but plans to rate users’ lifestyles for risk are ‘alarming’, says leading software testing group
25 September 2020
Record numbers of women in IT - but black women still under-represented, new research finds
23 September 2020
The public don’t trust computer algorithms to make decisions about them, survey finds
8 September 2020
Algorithms must meet ethical and professional standards to recover public trust, report recommends
1 September 2020
Diversity in Tech - The Awkward Conversation
26 August 2020
IT Early Career professionals to get more support from BCS
24 August 2020
Challenges set by ‘Schrems 2’ personal data ruling ‘won’t go away’ after Brexit, Institute for IT warns
18 August 2020
Number of female students studying Computer Science increases by 300% in five years, new data reveals
13 August 2020
IT professionals cast doubt on Huawei's warning that ban will 'move Britain into the digital slow lane' - new survey
5 August 2020
Founder of Computing at School receives award from the Royal Society
4 August 2020
