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Skills shortage stories

UK firms face AI skills gap as tools outpace training

The gap risks leaving UK and Irish businesses unable to turn AI spending into returns, as only 48% give staff time to experiment.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Private Cloud

F5 says AI inference now core to business operations

Most organisations are now running AI inference in-house, with F5 warning the shift is putting security and governance under strain.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Artificial Intelligence

Oleeo says Gen Z work criticisms miss labour shifts

Younger staff are being misread as disengaged, as changing career paths and AI adoption reshape expectations across the workplace.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Data Protection

NTT Data flags privacy & sovereignty barriers to AI

A widening gap is emerging as firms struggle to meet tighter data rules, with only 29% prioritising sovereign AI in the near term.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Skills shortage stories

Data Protection

Cyber & Fraud Centre Scotland launches vCISO service

Businesses can now buy senior cyber security leadership on a flexible basis, easing compliance pressure without the cost of a full-time executive.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Data Analytics

Citizens & Cognizant mark 1,000 hires in Hyderabad

The Hyderabad centre is becoming a bigger part of Citizens' technology strategy as it expands AI, data and cyber security work.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

UK chief executives boost M&A as AI drives dealmaking rise

EY-Parthenon says dealmaking is shifting towards AI and technology as 87% of UK chief executives expect their M&A appetite to rise.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

Multiverse raises USD $70m to expand AI training in Europe

The London training group will use fresh capital to widen its European push as firms race to turn AI spending into productivity gains.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Robotics

L&T Technology Services wraps TECHgium with 62,000 entries

Registrations rose 60% on the previous edition as student teams turned ideas into prototypes judged by industry figures at the Mysuru final.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Xero launches AI bootcamp for Kiwi small businesses

Privacy worries and mistrust are slowing AI uptake among Kiwi small firms, despite 61% already using the technology, Xero says.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 6 min read • Last month

Human Capital Management

Teen founder urges Thailand to close education gap

Poor learning outcomes are hampering Thailand's economy and workforce, the 17-year-old Chief Executive Officer of RevisionSuccess said in an interview.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month

Phishing

Baidam & AUSCERT sign Australia cybersecurity pact

The deal will pool threat intelligence, incident response and training as Australian organisations face rising phishing and fraud risks.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Security Operations Centres

US trade groups call for AI cyber risk coordination

AI tools are expected to speed attacks and vulnerability discovery, prompting US industry groups to press Washington for coordinated safeguards.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

ANS launches AI apprenticeship courses for managers

Employers get shorter routes to train managers for AI adoption, as the new courses target governance, strategy and workplace change.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Hyperscale

Kao Data adds four partners to women in infra scheme

Broader backing for the women-in-infrastructure initiative could help data centre firms widen recruitment as skills shortages bite across the sector.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

AI skills now driving UK pay & promotion decisions

Employers are increasingly paying premiums and boosting careers for staff who can use AI safely, according to a survey of UK leaders.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Unified Communications

Telecom chiefs say AI scaling hampered by skills gaps

Skills shortages and fragmented rollouts are leaving telecom operators unable to scale AI, with most executives warning of higher costs and margin pressure.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month