The dividing line between fact and fiction
In the 1980s, there was a joke doing the rounds among IT people like myself.
The Cray supercomputer was asked the ultimate question: “Is there a god? Does it exist?” ...
Education committee calls for new school hours to relieve traffic
The House education committee on Wednesday discussed extending all-day schools and changing opening hours to reduce traffic congestion.
It also called for the evaluation of analytical school programmes to promote ...
Enrolment starts for wide range of subsidised classes
Starting from Wednesday until September 24, registrations for the education ministry’s Adult Education Centres are officially open.
The programme provides general adult education in Cyprus to all residents aged 15 and ...
Land registry website being gradually restored
The land registry website will gradually be restored after its cyberattack, and in a far more user-friendly way, the government announced on Friday.
The site was hacked on March 9, with ...
Cyprus realised goal of becoming a business hub in 2022
Almost 10,000 specialised professionals have relocated to Cyprus
Information technology sector alone contributes €3 billion to economy
More than 1,200 international companies have relocated to Cyprus in 2022, alongside 9,800 specialised members of staff, according ...
Neophytou: Cyprus needs more IT programmers
The global and Cypriot markets need IT programmers and people in tech, Disy leader and presidential candidate Averof Neophytou said on Wednesday.
He was speaking after a visit to the ...
Computer chips face toilet paper hoarding moment as shortage turns to glut
A supply chain crisis triggered by the global pandemic deprived makers of PCs and smartphones to cars of computer chips needed to make their products.
All that suddenly changed over ...
Cypriots receive training at first European coding challenge
Amidst a serious shortage of IT specialists, Cypriots received training from tech experts at the first European coding challenge in Nicosia this month.
The leading global provider of information and ...
European Coding Challenge to take place in Cyprus for first time
The Cyprus Computer Society announced this week that the inaugural edition of the European Coding Challenge will take place in Cyprus next month.
The event, which is being held in ...
IT services market to grow despite effects of Ukraine conflict
Global information technology and other related professional services revenue is estimated to grow by 5.6 per cent in 2022, according to a report by industry analysts International Data Corporation (IDC) released this ...
Amazon to launch AWS Local Zone in Greece
Amazon Web Services, a subsidiary of Amazon providing on-demand cloud computing services, announced on Monday that it will launch an AWS Local Zone in Athens, Greece,
The new Local Zone ...
‘Information technology can drive GDP growth in Cyprus’
Over the past few years, there have been concerted efforts to grow Cyprus’ technology sector, with Deputy Minister Kyriacos Kokkinos recently announcing that additional incentives will soon come into force.
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