Analysis: Are the government and industry doing enough to nurture IT talent?

Sooraj Shah
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Will the impact of changes to the ICT curriculum come too late to avert a crippling skills crisis?

Many of the UK's biggest organisations are struggling to fill IT vacancies because candidates lack the required skills. In a move that should eventually help to address this problem, Education Secr...

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