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Asian Stories

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Skills shortage impairs Singapore's tech growth, reveals salary guide

New research by Morgan McKinley reveals Singapore's tech growth held back in 2023 due to a shortage of skilled candidates, with 76% of hirers finding recruitment competitive.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Feb 2024

Global Stories

Skills shortage stories

Generative AI

Microsoft & Tanium's AI breakthrough boosts cybersecurity support

Microsoft has launched the innovative Copilot for Security in partnership with Tanium, offering the first advanced AI solution for the security sector to bridge the industry's skills gap.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Apr 2024

Hyperscale

Digital Realty partners with UK's Digital Futures Programme

Digital Realty allies with UK's Digital Futures Programme to groom young digital talent, aiding program expansion into Thames Valley schools.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Feb 2024

Generative AI

Check Point launches Infinity AI Copilot tackling cybersecurity challenges

Check Point Software pioneers the next era of cybersecurity with its Infinity AI Copilot, an AI-driven platform designed to address the alarming global rise in ransomware attacks and bolster security measures in the face of a deepening skills shortage.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 31st Jan 2024

Hyperscale

50th graduate from DC designer pathway programme

B&W Engineering, a global leader in data centre design, enrols its 50th graduate into their comprehensive Global Graduate Pathway Programme, paving a clear career path for new talent.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Jan 2024

Stories from Other Regions

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Data centers

CyrusOne & HireHigher inspire students towards data centre careers

HireHigher and data centre titan, CyrusOne, inspire 60 students from Gunnersbury Catholic School and Isleworth and Syon School to consider the data sector for future careers through workshops and centre tours.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Mar 2024

Data Privacy

Technical education: shaping the workforce for the better

N3i champions T Level students to combat digital sector skills shortage, as the company advocates for technical education to future-proof the rapidly evolving tech industry.

By Kevin Sanders • 4 min read • Thu, 28th Mar 2024

SAS

AIA & SAS team up to address Australia's data skills gap

AIA and SAS form strategic partnership to curtail Australia's data skills deficit, using SAS's data, AI, and analytics tools to prepare future leaders in analytics and business transformation.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Mar 2024

Education, Learning & Training

New Zealand introduces its first Fluid Power Engineering Certification

A long-standing skills gap in hydraulics and pneumatics is easing as the first NZQA-approved fluid power qualification opens new career paths in New Zealand.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Mar 2024

EduTech

Coterie launches academy & book to empower partner marketing skills

Coterie, a partner and channel marketing firm, has debuted Coterie Academy, an education initiative aimed at instructing, enlightening, and certifying individuals in all aspects of partner marketing to help address the existing skills gap.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Mar 2024

Hyperscale

HireHigher expands talent scheme to address digital skills shortage

HireHigher extends its Rising Stars Program to seven more schools to address skills shortage in the data industry, citing plans to facilitate career-defining opportunities for young professionals.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Mar 2024

Risk & Compliance

IWD 2024: Cybersecurity is stronger with diversity

IWD 2024: Encouraging diversity in cybersecurity is crucial to tackle growing threats, skill shortage issues and to promote better business outcomes, say experts.

By Lisa Tetrault • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024

Artificial Intelligence

UK tech growth hindered by skills shortage, reveals Morgan McKinley

Morgan McKinley's 2024 Salary Guide reveals a major skills shortage challenging UK's tech growth, with a quarter of industry hiring managers citing this as their main obstacle.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Feb 2024

Small Business

UK tech SMEs investing in young talent despite tough economy

Despite financial challenges, 69% of UK tech SMEs invest in young talent via low-cost recruitment, showing optimism and resilience.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Feb 2024

Unified Communications

The imperative for collaborative IT in Australian state governments

Australian state governments are being urged to embrace collaborative IT, leveraging partnerships and resource pooling to create effective, standardised solutions and tackle skills shortages in sectors including bushfire management and cybersecurity.

By Bryan Saba • 4 min read • Mon, 5th Feb 2024

Digital Transformation

What is a ‘corporate anthropologist’ and how can one help attract and retain staff?

As skills shortages bite, New Zealand firms are hiring anthropologists to uncover workplace culture problems and improve retention.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Sun, 4th Feb 2024

EduTech

'Digital Futures' education scheme expands to three more UK sites

After attaining triumph at UTC Heathrow, Activate Learning Education Trust is extending its award-winning 'Digital Futures' programme to three further UK sites, tackling the digital skills shortage.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 2nd Feb 2024

Partner Programmes

Atturra partners with MyCISO for stronger cybersecurity in Australia

Technology provider Atturra's strategic alliance with MyCISO aims to enhance cybersecurity services in Australia's education and commercial sectors via a data-focused and scalable solution.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 29th Jan 2024