The eighth annual Lumen Prize, celebrating the very best in international digital art, took place at the Barbican Centre for Performing Arts in London on 24 October 2019. Presenting the BCS AI Award to winners, Dave Murray-Rust and Rocio von Jungenfeld for “Lichtsuchend” was Computer Arts Society chair, Dr Nick Lambert.
Dr Lambert said this year’s […]
Seven women who are members of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT have featured in the top 50 list of the Most Influential Women in UK IT 2019. In addition, BCSWomen committee member, Maggie Berry, has been added to Computer Weekly’s Hall of Fame.
The Top 50 list, which is now in its eighth year, was […]
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has warned against the rise of a ‘cavalier attitude’ by organisations using ‘flawed’ facial recognition technology to monitor crowds in public spaces, highlighting the need for better safeguards.
Dr Bill Mitchell, Director of Policy at BCS, said there is an unprecedented danger of biometric data being misused, including identity theft, […]
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has released a statement congratulating the new British cabinet and saying that, “while resolving the current Brexit impasse is everyone’s priority, we also need to think beyond Brexit.”
The statement continued: “We look forward to working alongside the government to ensure that after Brexit, the UK thrives. This will require […]
BCS President Chris Rees spoke in Sydney for the ACS last week about the importance of ethical standards in an AI-driven world.
Rees presented a talk entitled ‘Ethics in AI and IT’ at the ACS Innovation Hub as part of a national roadshow, discussing the need for ethics to be placed front and centre of the […]
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, is partnering with EXIN, a leading international ICT certification body, to develop a new certification program on Service Integration and Management (SIAM).
As companies increasingly outsource their IT services to different vendors to optimise company processes, SIAM is providing a way of managing and coordinating these suppliers, leading to the […]
