Robotics could help an ageing UK population cope with the demands of caring for the elderly, Kevin Doughty, deputy director of the Centre for Usable Home Technology at the University of York, told a recent meeting of the BCS Northern Group.
Two years after a critical report into its IT functions, the Financial Services Authority has signed an eight-year outsourcing deal with Fujitsu worth £80.8m. The IT services firm will provide infrastructure service support and a technology refresh.
Greening the IT function can do more than save the planet, it can also save money. Helen Beckett finds that with rising energy prices, a green strategy may be a financial necessity