Kelly Francis, Belron - IT Industry Award winner

The UK’s largest group of black women in tech are now part of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, joining through a new bursary, launched to improve diversity across the sector. Amanda Matheson reports.

There is nothing wrong with lionising Ada Lovelace, but as we near International Women’s Day for 2021, let’s not forget that there are plenty more inspirational women to discuss in a computing context. Brian Runciman MBCS reports.

Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE is Computer Weekly’s most influential woman in tech 2020. She talks to Johanna Hamilton AMBCS about getting girls into tech, awards, equality and why sometimes it’s great to have compliments about your laptop and shoes.

While our exit from the European union is very much in the news, our shared purpose and collaboration with our neighbours isn’t so widely celebrated. John Booth MBCS, Vice Chair of the Green IT SG and Managing Director of Carbon3IT, looks at energy hungry data centres and explains how (and why) the green tide is turning.