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  • IT careers: Less confusion means more students

    Young people are not choosing technology careers because of confusion rampant across IT, according to senior industry figures.

  • IT not so appealing to Indian students

    Computer science courses are attracting fewer participants, as other sciences grow in popularity.

  • Computer science's gender gap

    UCLA scholar Jane Margolis has spent four years tracking male and female computer science students. She says the gender gap has not gone away--but she has ideas for closing it.

  • Too late to rebuild IT?

    Now that Nicholas Carr--he of "IT Doesn't Matter" fame--has enjoyed his 15 minutes in the spotlight, Intel CEO Craig Barrett says the industry ought to get itself worked up over an issue that's really going to affect the future.

  • IT skills portal in the pipeline

    Further moves are afoot to address the skills shortage in Australia's information technology sector. By November, the industry and future employees will be able to tap into a special information exchange on careers, courses and industry needs.

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  • Pollies fail to grasp key IT issues

    An analysis by representatives of Australia's two largest IT industry groups shows that neither political party in the federal election has come up with a comprehensive policy around technology.

  • Computer science's gender gap

    UCLA scholar Jane Margolis has spent four years tracking male and female computer science students. She says the gender gap has not gone away--but she has ideas for closing it.

  • India's licence to open source

    Does anyone really need another open-source licensing model? One of the leaders of India's IT movement says yes.

  • IT employers look for business skills

    Firms are hiring more business-aware staff as an alternative to taking on computer science graduates, according to a new report.

  • The year ahead: Skills trends for 2003

    Net development has joined the list of core technical skills demanded by employers for 2003. Meanwhile many companies now require developers with client-facing skills.

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  • IBM finds new way to make nanotubes

    Researchers at IBM have revealed a new process for fabricating carbon nanotubes that could be incorporated into processors, a breakthrough that could lead to more powerful computers in the coming decades.

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