IN a letter to the new technology secretary, the professional body for computing has highlighted that over 500,000 women are ‘missing’ from the UK’s IT sector.
Rashik Parmar MBE, CEO of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, congratulated Peter Kyle MP on his appointment to lead the government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
BCS expressed its readiness to support his mission to transform public services and build trust in the power of AI and emerging technologies.
The letter outlines the BCS membership community’s recommendations for the government, including support for Chartered status for information technology professionals.
It also urges the government to broaden and expand computing education, digital literacy programmes, and skills qualifications.
Closing the diversity gap in information technology is a main priority. BCS found that over half a million women are ‘missing’ from the IT profession, who should be there if representation were equal to other sectors.
