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November 22, 2023
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Nov'23
Controversial Fujitsu contract with Post Office extended again
IT from Fujitsu is at the heart of the widest miscarriage of justice in UK history, yet the government keeps handing millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money to the IT giant
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November 22, 2023
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Nov'23
Boomi doubles down on AI and automation
Boomi executives talk up the company’s artificial intelligence and automation capabilities and its growing traction in ANZ during a recent event in Sydney
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November 20, 2023
20
Nov'23
AI productivity gains could result in four-day weeks for millions
Autonomy think tank publishes paper on potential for artificial intelligence-driven large language models to shorten people’s work weeks
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November 20, 2023
20
Nov'23
NHS England hits 90% target for electronic patient records
Some 90% of trusts in NHS England have adopted electronic patient records in hospitals, ahead of government schedule
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November 17, 2023
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Nov'23
Oracle NetSuite CEO Goldberg: AI a sleeping giant coming to life
Speaking with Computer Weekly at SuiteWorld, Evan Goldberg, executive vice-president of Oracle NetSuite, discussed how artificial intelligence has emerged from obscurity to be of business moment
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November 17, 2023
17
Nov'23
Capgemini and Heathrow strike deal to enhance passenger experience
Capgemini and Heathrow team up to provide development and operations support for the airport’s technology estate
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November 17, 2023
17
Nov'23
Does third-party support make sense?
We speak to a Rimini Street customer about their experience of managing an Oracle ERP
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November 16, 2023
16
Nov'23
Workato CEO calls for new automation mindset
Workato CEO Vijay Tella urges organisations to go beyond the ‘mechanistic glue’ of automating manual processes and embrace a new automation mindset that focuses on transforming their business
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November 16, 2023
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Nov'23
Cancer Research UK uses AWS for payments and trial search function
Charity Cancer Research UK has been using AWS to make its donations platform more scalable, as well as making it easier for patients to find clinical trials
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November 16, 2023
16
Nov'23
SAP sustainability study reveals UK businesses lack funding
An annual sustainability study by SAP reveals UK businesses are on the right track, but still face barriers in the long run
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November 16, 2023
16
Nov'23
Post Office scandal inquiry postpones more key witness hearings
Yet more witness hearings are cancelled due to the Post Office's late disclosure of documents
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November 15, 2023
15
Nov'23
PeopleSpot dishes out people-related advice
The PeopleSpot app provides resources to help workers deal with people-related challenges and enables organisations to surface HR issues through its analytics capabilities
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November 13, 2023
13
Nov'23
Vodafone inks strategic partnership with Accenture
Global professional services company to form pan-European and African telco as it announces acceleration of transformation to commercialise operations and accelerate growth
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November 13, 2023
13
Nov'23
ICO alerted after technical ‘issue’ exposed college files to student barristers
A training college for barristers has reported a data breach that left sensitive data on hundreds of current and former students accessible to other trainees
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November 13, 2023
13
Nov'23
Shawbrook Bank slashes mortgage processing time through low code
Specialist business lending and savings bank is using Pegasystems’ low-code platform to rewrite and automate the customer journey
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November 09, 2023
09
Nov'23
UK government does not see need for specific AI legislation
The UK government does not currently see the need for new artificial intelligence legislation, as many regulators are already dealing effectively with AI-related harms
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November 09, 2023
09
Nov'23
How Village Roadshow modernised ITSM with cloud
Australian theme park and cinema operator reduced ITSM costs by 60% to improve problem resolution and other outcomes from use of Freshworks' cloud-based ITSM service
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November 09, 2023
09
Nov'23
Conflict of interest concerns raised over CMA's use of AWS UK public sector discount scheme
Less than a month after the CMA confirmed it would be investigating the competitive impact of AWS preferential pricing deals on the UK cloud market, data reveals the CMA is benefiting from cut-price Amazon cloud services
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November 08, 2023
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Nov'23
Former Post Office manager has no memory of preparing witness statement in legal dispute
Evidence of computer problems was omitted from the witness statement of a former Post Office manager in a legal battle with a subpostmaster blamed for unexplained accounting shortfalls
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November 08, 2023
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Nov'23
AI Summit not the place for human rights, says French finance minister
Despite commitments at the UK’s AI Safety Summit to respect and protect human rights, the French finance minister said it was not the right forum to discuss signatories' human rights records
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November 08, 2023
08
Nov'23
SAP touts Business Technology Platform as foundation for S/4Hana migrations
SAP claims its Business Technology Platform can help customers ease their transition to S/4Hana and lay the foundation for artificial intelligence initiatives
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November 07, 2023
07
Nov'23
Post Office disclosure failures delay Horizon scandal inquiry again
Many of the 300,000 emails unearthed could be relevant to evidence from future and past witnesses in the Post Office scandal inquiry
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November 07, 2023
07
Nov'23
AI Safety Summit review
Computer Weekly takes stock of the UK government’s AI Safety Summit and the differing perspectives around its success
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November 02, 2023
02
Nov'23
How the UK crime agency repurposed Amazon cloud platform to analyse EncroChat cryptophone data
UK crime agency repurposed AWS-based analytics platform to triage EncroChat data and identify threats to life in messages sent on encrypted phone network
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November 02, 2023
02
Nov'23
SAP lays out generative AI strategy
SAP is incorporating generative AI capabilities into software development and the Hana database, prioritising data privacy and use cases that drive efficiency and cost savings for customers
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November 01, 2023
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Nov'23
AI Summit: 28 governments and EU agree to safe AI development
In a joint communique at the UK government’s AI Safety Summit, all participating governments agreed to deepen their cooperation around the risks associated with artificial intelligence
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October 30, 2023
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Oct'23
UK government AI Summit already branded ‘missed opportunity’
The dominance of big tech firms, a focus on speculative risks over real-world harms, and the exclusion of affected workers, mean the AI Safety Summit is a wasted opportunity, say civil society groups
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October 30, 2023
30
Oct'23
Devon County digitises with Unit4 ERP
Unit4 and Embridge Consulting have paired up to help Devon County Council digitise its organisation, data and services
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October 30, 2023
30
Oct'23
FDM Group partners with ISACA to boost cyber training programme
The FDM Group has announced a partnership with ISACA to help develop and boost their cyber training programmes and credentials
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October 26, 2023
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Oct'23
Sunak sets scene for upcoming AI Safety Summit
Prime minister Rishi Sunak has outlined how the UK will approach making AI safe, but experts say there is still too big a focus on catastrophic but speculative risks over real harms the technology is already causing
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October 25, 2023
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Oct'23
Government-led Smart Data Discovery Challenge launched to stoke innovation
A government-led coalition has launched an open-call competition for ideas using smart data to help support individuals and small businesses, emulating open banking
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October 25, 2023
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Oct'23
Demystifying the top five OT security myths
Goh Eng Choon, president of ST Engineering’s cyber business, outlines the common myths around OT security in a bid to raise awareness of the security challenges confronting OT systems
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October 25, 2023
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Oct'23
UK IT professionals express concerns about government’s generative AI goals
Research reveals 93% of UK IT professionals are concerned by the government’s current plan to become a global leader in artificial intelligence because of lack of training and risk assessment
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October 23, 2023
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Oct'23
CTO interview: Pegasystems’ Don Schuerman on using AI to set business goals
Generative AI is on the cusp of allowing companies to automate business processes to meet business goals
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October 20, 2023
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Oct'23
Collaboration paramount in KPN’s successful business transformation
KPN tells Oracle CloudWorld 2023 how it transformed when its legacy systems became obstacles to supporting its customers on their digital journeys
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October 19, 2023
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Oct'23
How AWS is building a tech stack for generative AI
Olivier Klein, chief technologist for Asia-Pacific and Japan at Amazon Web Services, dives deeper into the technology stack the company has built to ease GenAI adoption
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October 19, 2023
19
Oct'23
SAP results highlight AI-driven business software
SAP, like other enterprise software companies, is integrating artificial intelligence across its enterprise software portfolio
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October 18, 2023
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Oct'23
Experts call for government to look beyond AI safety
Experts have warned there are far more near-term technology concerns than AI, such as facial recognition and the explosion of deepfakes
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October 18, 2023
18
Oct'23
SuiteWorld 23: Oracle NetSuite pushes business efficiency by way of AI
Oracle NetSuite’s Evan Goldberg posited AI old and new as means for organisations to do more with fewer resources, speaking at the company’s annual global SuiteWorld conference in Las Vegas
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October 16, 2023
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Oct'23
Oracle’s Steve Miranda: Customers nearing inflection point with Fusion
In a Q&A with Computer Weekly at Oracle Open World, applications head Steve Miranda discussed how its customers are moving from project-driven to business-driven approaches, and how GenAI is for real
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October 13, 2023
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Oct'23
‘Angry’ lawyer warned against Post Office computer investigation in 2010 email
Angered by his exclusion from an important discussion, former Royal Mail lawyer told colleagues of the risks to the Post Office if, as planned, they publicly investigate allegations against its computer system
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October 12, 2023
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Oct'23
How generative AI and cloud complement each other
McKinsey partner explains the symbiotic relationship between generative AI and cloud, enabling organisations to speed up cloud migration and harness the benefits of AI
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October 11, 2023
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Oct'23
Public sector buyers of AI tech must interrogate its suitability
The Ada Lovelace Institute has published a review on public sector use of artificial intelligence foundation models, looking at the risks and opportunities associated with the technology, and how these can be dealt with from the early stages of ...
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October 10, 2023
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Oct'23
MGM faces £100m loss from cyber attack on its casinos
MGM Resorts has provided further details on the fallout of the hack targeting its casinos in early September, confirming that a range of personal information has been stolen and that it will likely cost the firm around $100m
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October 09, 2023
09
Oct'23
VMware reaffirms commitment to Tanzu
VMware CEO Raghu Raghuram emphasises the importance of having an infrastructure stack capable of supporting applications, with VMware Tanzu playing a pivotal role
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October 04, 2023
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Oct'23
HPE hones GreenLake strategy with AI moves, hybrid cloud management
HPE has evolved its GreenLake strategy over the past five years, expanding beyond its as-a-service offerings to include a capital purchase model and a strong focus on hybrid cloud management and AI
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October 04, 2023
04
Oct'23
ICO issues guidance on workplace surveillance
Guidance on employee monitoring covers how employers can conduct their digital surveillance lawfully, transparently and fairly, and warns against businesses intruding on their workers’ private lives
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October 03, 2023
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Oct'23
Amnesia hides names of individuals behind Post Office’s ‘head on a spike’ strategy
Former Post Office lawyer deflects individual responsibility for a strategy that crushed subpostmasters, blaming the organisation as a whole
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October 03, 2023
03
Oct'23
Public sector needs systemic reform of capacity to innovate
Improving the public sector’s capacity to innovate requires a culture of innovation underpinned by people, skills and new ways of working with the private sector
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October 02, 2023
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Oct'23
How the Australian government is approaching AI
The Australian government is experimenting with AI use cases in a safe environment while it figures out ways to harness the technology to benefit citizens and businesses