In January 2014 the Government will launch a £30 million Growth Vouchers (GV) programme to test what impact strategic advice has on small business growth. The initiative will take the form of an expert marketplace for advice, with significant government funding provided to small businesses to pay for professional advice. BCS is a key partner… Read more »
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[Event Summary] “Britain’s greatest fraudster” hits Oxford University!
Former fraudster turned crimefighter Tony Sales addressed guests at Oxford University’s Department for Continuing Education last week, giving academics and IT professionals cause for thought… In his lecture, Tony Sales demonstrated how a fraudster could use online information, some of it readily shared by people on their social media pages, to take over an individual’s… Read more »
[Event Summary] Who Wants 4G?
Dr. Ana Isabel Canhoto Senior Lecturer in Marketing Oxford Brookes University Video of Presentation
[Event Summary] A Contractual Approach to Manage Security Risks When Outsourcing
The audience was pleased to welcome Dr Sam De Silva for his second visit to speak for us. He gave many interesting insights into how to negotiate a good IT outsourcing contract which is commercially a successful arrangement for both customer and outsourcing supplier. He spoke about the due diligence needed on both sides, identifying… Read more »
[Event Summary] Visit to European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
The visit to ECMWF was scheduled to start with a short introduction about ECMWF, the Computer infrastructure used at ECMWF and a guided tour to the computer hall where all the supercomputers used by ECMWF reside. Manfred Kloeppel started by introducing ECMWF as an independent intergovernmental organisation currently consisting of 37 Member and Co-Operating states.… Read more »
