To qualify the candidates will need a good understanding of computer science concepts such as algorithms, logic, data networks and the internet, according to the Department for Education.

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The Asean e-commerce treaty is a key element of the Asean summit in Singapore this week, and comes as Asean forms closer ties with the e-commerce industry through a memorandum of understanding with computer giant IBM to collaborate on technology developments in the region.

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Mr Evans said the writings of philosophers Martin Heidegger and Ludwig Wittgenstein had inspired him to try to instil computer-created characters with an understanding of social mores.

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These tests, which build on our improved understanding of genetics and the faster computer processing, could he admits, help identify those at higher or lower risk.

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In the 1970s, Dr Hansen focused on studies and computer simulations of the Earth's climate for the purpose of understanding the impact of humans.

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However, the theories underpinning software programming were extremely dense, and the difficulty I had with learning and understanding code led to my first moment of realization: perhaps the world of computer science was not for me.

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It is like trying to design a chair without understanding who will be sitting in it, or creating software without considering on what kind of computer it will be installed.

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