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EU faces growing shortage of SAP S/4HANA specialists
DevOps

EU faces growing shortage of SAP S/4HANA specialists

EU employers scramble for scarce SAP S/4HANA talent as ECC 2027 deadline nears, exposing deep gaps in senior and mid-level expertise.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Giving trust to gain impact: What I've learned as a woman in tech
Disaster Recovery

Giving trust to gain impact: What I've learned as a woman in tech

A tech leader reflects on how trust, mentorship and flexible work can unlock women's voices, reshape teams and build more inclusive products.

By Corinne Ferrie • 6 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
AI at Goddiva, a woman's perspective
Data Analytics

AI at Goddiva, a woman's perspective

At Goddiva, women across design to leadership are steering AI to sharpen creativity, deepen customer insight and reshape fashion eCommerce.

By Amber Domenech • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
UK tech leaders call for lasting 'Give to Gain' change
Fintech

UK tech leaders call for lasting 'Give to Gain' change

UK tech leaders urge firms to turn 'Give to Gain' into year-round action to back women's careers, not a one-day International Women's Day slogan.

By Kaleah Salmon • 6 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
The data centre industry is cutting-edge. Its talent model must be its next innovation
Hyperscale

The data centre industry is cutting-edge. Its talent model must be its next innovation

As data centres power AI and cloud growth, leaders warn its next big innovation must be a diverse, empathetic and inclusive talent model.

By Eva Sóley Guðbjörnsdóttir • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
UK CIOs race to adopt AI but governance lags behind
Data Protection

UK CIOs race to adopt AI but governance lags behind

UK CIOs accelerate AI rollouts despite misaligned strategies, skills shortages and widening governance gaps, new research reveals.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Pan Macmillan launches AI Academy to upskill staff
Data Analytics

Pan Macmillan launches AI Academy to upskill staff

Pan Macmillan has launched an internal AI Academy with Multiverse, training 20 staff in responsible AI to boost efficiency and reader reach.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026

Global Stories

Digital Skills stories

TestGorilla unveils AI fluency tests to reshape hiring
Human Capital Management

TestGorilla unveils AI fluency tests to reshape hiring

TestGorilla rolls out AI fluency tests and simulations to help employers measure AI readiness as skills overtake experience in hiring.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
CIOs warn AI adoption is racing ahead of governance
Data Protection

CIOs warn AI adoption is racing ahead of governance

CIOs warn AI is being rolled out faster than governance can keep up, with many fearing security gaps and lacking oversight of tools in use.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
TCS named 2026 Top Employer across UK & Ireland
Human Capital Management

TCS named 2026 Top Employer across UK & Ireland

Tata Consultancy Services named Top Employer in UK and Ireland for 2026, extending a 16-year UK streak and earning first Irish certification.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
It's not a gender gap, it's a confidence gap: Rethinking women's participation in the AI era
Digital Transformation

It's not a gender gap, it's a confidence gap: Rethinking women's participation in the AI era

In AI‑driven workplaces, women face less a barrier of access than of confidence - and early, everyday experimentation may prove decisive.

By Quinny Lei • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Digital Skills stories

Baidam ties tech hiring to Deadly Coders training fund
Security Operations Centres

Baidam ties tech hiring to Deadly Coders training fund

Baidam will fund a GBP £20,000 Deadly Coders academy place for every 10 tech hires, tying recruitment success directly to Indigenous training.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2026
The next frontier for gender equity is digital power at the board table
Digital Transformation

The next frontier for gender equity is digital power at the board table

Australia has met gender targets on government boards, but experts warn true equity demands women's digital power at the top table.

By Iyari Cevallos • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Breaking barriers to women's tech careers by rethinking pathways
EduTech

Breaking barriers to women's tech careers by rethinking pathways

Australia risks missing a USD $6.5 billion tech opportunity unless it opens flexible, skills-first pathways for women into digital roles.

By Rima Das • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Australia's CAIOs must harness AI‑native talent wave
Digital Transformation

Australia's CAIOs must harness AI‑native talent wave

Australia's digital edge will hinge not on flashy AI tools, but on Chief AI Officers uniting AI-native talent with deep public sector know-how.

By Sharryn Napier • 6 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Australian workers fear AI 'skills cliff' as training lags
Data Analytics

Australian workers fear AI 'skills cliff' as training lags

Australian workers fear an AI “skills cliff” as new data shows training lags behind rapid adoption, fuelling insecurity and scepticism.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Give to gain: How sponsoring women strengthens national security
Firewalls

Give to gain: How sponsoring women strengthens national security

Sponsoring women into senior cyber roles is emerging as a strategic lever to plug talent gaps and bolster New Zealand's national security.

By Misti Landtroop • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026