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August 26, 2018
26
Aug'18
DCMS launches fund to increase diversity in tech
More than £1m is being put aside to increase the amount of diversity in technology, and to teach disabled people digital skills
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August 24, 2018
24
Aug'18
Google Cloud Platform enables faster mobile notifications for World Cup fans
Onefootball exclusively used the Boost platform, which has now been officially launched, to offer faster mobile notifications for World Cup viewers
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August 22, 2018
22
Aug'18
Barclays appointment will step up use of AI in investment bank
Ex-Goldman Sachs expert will focus on improving Barclays’ trading services and making internal systems more efficient
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August 21, 2018
21
Aug'18
Estonia targets UK tech talent
Estonian businesses are trying to close the country’s IT skills gap by targeting UK IT professionals as part of a recruitment campaign
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August 20, 2018
20
Aug'18
Swedish government and industry address IT skills shortage
Sweden faces major challenges in resourcing its growing IT sector with the right talent
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August 17, 2018
17
Aug'18
Alan Turing Institute provides AI startups with opportunity to collaborate with researchers
Alan Turing Institute and Digital Catapult will enable science and AI startups to work with researchers in the Data Study Groups
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August 17, 2018
17
Aug'18
ASEAN firms need to overcome DevOps hurdles
Southeast Asia has had pockets of success with DevOps, but most organisations across the region will need to overcome cultural and legacy challenges to succeed
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August 15, 2018
15
Aug'18
Australian enterprises warming up to DevOps
The burgeoning DevOps culture in Australia has attracted new market players and led major banks and telcos to embrace the movement to get development and operations teams working in unison
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August 15, 2018
15
Aug'18
IR35 tech compliance will take private sector 'over a year' to achieve, warns accounting trade body
The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) cautions HM Revenue & Customs against rushing out IR35 reforms to the private sector, claiming it will take most businesses at least one tax year to ready their software systems for the move
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August 15, 2018
15
Aug'18
AI provides immediate diagnosis for serious eye conditions, research finds
Artificial intelligence could diagnose eye conditions within seconds, and with the same accuracy as human experts, research finds
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August 14, 2018
14
Aug'18
Consumers accept fraud danger as online shopping increases, research finds
The majority of UK consumers see the threat of online fraud as “inevitable” as e-commerce popularity rises
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August 09, 2018
09
Aug'18
Ex-HMRC tax inspector sounds alarm over suitability of IR35 online status checker tool
As the private sector consultation on IR35 draws to a close, a former HM Revenue & Customs inspector calls into further question the suitability of the government's online tool for assessing contractors’ tax status
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August 08, 2018
08
Aug'18
IPSE warns government off private sector IR35 reform, as 'no deal' Brexit fears grow
As the government prepares to close its consultation on extending the IR35 reforms to the private sector, IPSE airs concerns over the economic impact the move could have, as talk of a "no deal" Brexit for the UK continues
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August 06, 2018
06
Aug'18
Only 11% of employers do not expect a tech skills shortage in the next year
The majority of employers in the UK believe they will be facing a shortage of skilled technology professionals in the next year
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July 31, 2018
31
Jul'18
Inner-city colocation space in demand as firms want better latency, says Interxion managing director
Previous predictions that rural datacentres would be more common are being changed as enterprises aim to bring better latency to customers, says Interxion managing director Andrew Fray
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July 31, 2018
31
Jul'18
Cynozure lets you hire a chief digital officer on demand
Why pay for a full-time chief digital officer? Cynozure has a new service to enable smaller businesses to swap them out, as and when they need a change
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July 31, 2018
31
Jul'18
CIO interview: David Ivell, chief technology officer, Good Energy
Renewable energy supplier aims to pioneer change in the sector through innovation, having refocused the organisation with technology as a “driving force”
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July 27, 2018
27
Jul'18
AWS’s sales up almost 50% year-on-year in second quarter
Cloud giant’s quarterly sales hit $6.1bn in third consecutive year-on-year rise as Ryanair, Major League Baseball and 21st Century Fox join its list of customers
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July 26, 2018
26
Jul'18
Large organisations less confident over cloud security compared to smaller businesses
A study has found larger enterprises are not as confident as smaller businesses about the security of their data in the public cloud
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July 23, 2018
23
Jul'18
Marks and Spencer to invest in startups as part of retail partnership with Founders Factory
Marks and Spencer is continuing its efforts to digitally transform its business by starting an investment partnership for startups
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July 23, 2018
23
Jul'18
Commerzbank creates Hadoop-based platform for business-critical insights
German bank creates an entire new department to build and support a platform to provide business-critical insights
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July 20, 2018
20
Jul'18
Cambridge students offered chance to win £10,000 to develop innovative tech ideas at Trinity College
Cambridge University under and postgraduates are now able to apply for a competition to win £10,000 and the chance to develop their tech ideas at the Bradfield Centre
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July 18, 2018
18
Jul'18
NHS on the hunt for chief data officer
The NHS CDO will report directly to NHS Digital CEO Sarah Wilkinson, get paid up to £176,750 and be responsible for a budget of around £57m
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July 18, 2018
18
Jul'18
Deloitte launches EMEA-wide initiative to close cyber security gender gap
Professional services organisation Deloitte expands its UK efforts to encourage more women into cyber security to cover the EMEA area
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July 17, 2018
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Jul'18
Interview: Pippa Thomas, regional IT director, Freeman Clarke
Freeman Clarke’s regional IT director, Pippa Thomas, on the role of interim CIOs and why organisations use them
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July 17, 2018
17
Jul'18
Voting open: vote now for the most influential woman in UK technology 2018
Submit your vote for who you think deserves the title of most influential woman in UK technology 2018
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July 17, 2018
17
Jul'18
Most Influential Women in UK IT 2018: Entrants to the Hall of Fame
Each year Computer Weekly recognises several great women from the IT industry and their lifetime achievements in its Most Influential Women in UK Tech Hall of Fame
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July 12, 2018
12
Jul'18
Executive interview: Bill Ruh, CDO of GE
With a new CEO in the driving seat, we speak to GE’s head of digital, Bill Ruh, about how the company has refined its digital strategy
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July 12, 2018
12
Jul'18
Most influential women in UK tech: The 2018 longlist
Each year, Computer Weekly asks the technology industry to nominate who it thinks are the most influential women in UK tech. Here is the longlist of nominees for 2018
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July 10, 2018
10
Jul'18
UK falling behind European competition in efforts to produce powerhouse tech companies
Several European-based tech companies are on the way to competing with major US and Chinese counterparts, although the UK is falling behind in this race
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July 06, 2018
06
Jul'18
Public looks to push innovative technologies in public sector with accelerator programme
Public is aiming to drive innovative services in the public sector by selecting its next startup accelerator cohort
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July 06, 2018
06
Jul'18
CNet Training calls on datacentre sector for input on skill shortage research
Technology skills and education provider CNet Training is calling on the datacentre community to help inform its research into what is behind the sector's skill shortages
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July 05, 2018
05
Jul'18
UK leads Europe’s tech startup scene over five years, research shows
Tech leads the way as UK shows 5% growth in startups across all industries
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July 04, 2018
04
Jul'18
Slow broadband fuels a post-Brexit storm for rural communities
Lack of access to reliable broadband and mobile networks threatens rural livelihoods after Brexit, according to a Local Government Association report
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July 04, 2018
04
Jul'18
Alibaba Cloud looks to drive its technology ecosystem with startup innovation contest
Alibaba Cloud is hosting its next Create@Alibaba contest as it looks for innovative products from startups
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July 03, 2018
03
Jul'18
New thinking from tech startups could help solve construction project issues
Three startups shortlisted to join ConstrucTech accelerator to work on innovative technologies to reduce project delays and overspend
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June 28, 2018
28
Jun'18
Supercomputing Wales partners with Atos and Dell to bring HPC to universities
Deal will bring high-performance computing to four universities to drive research across various sectors
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June 26, 2018
26
Jun'18
Volkswagen Financial Services UK aims to accelerate innovation with tech startup programme
Automobile manufacturer Volkswagen is running its next Startup Battlefield programme, building on the success of its 2017 Portuguese accelerator
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June 22, 2018
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Jun'18
Brexit-induced immigration law shake-up ‘could spur tech startup growth’
By rebuilding immigration laws after it leaves the EU, the UK could make it easier for foreign workers to get visas and join startups, House of Lords committee hears
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June 21, 2018
21
Jun'18
HR projects are leading company moves to digital tech, say business leaders
Business leaders say their human resource IT programmes are leading the way to the wider deployment of digital and cloud technology across their organisations
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June 19, 2018
19
Jun'18
Debit card payments surpassed cash for first time in 2017
For the first time, UK customers used debit cards to make more payments than cash in 2017, a change which has come a year earlier than expected.
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June 19, 2018
19
Jun'18
Tech firms partner to double female and BAME founders by 2020
A number of technology organisations have joined forces to develop an initiative that aims to increase the number of women and black, Asian and minority ethnic startup founders in the UK
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June 18, 2018
18
Jun'18
Brexit Britain be warned, there are countries better geared to take the world's tech talent
The founder of an Estonian recruitment platform tells Computer Weekly about how Estonia addresses its IT skills shortage
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June 18, 2018
18
Jun'18
London Tech Week experts advise startups to research investors’ background before pitching
Experts have used the TechXLR8 conference at London Tech Week to offer advice to startup workers about pitching to investors, joining accelerators and building teams
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June 15, 2018
15
Jun'18
Universal Credit value for money ‘unproven’, says NAO
National Audit Office is uncertain DWP’s flagship benefits reform programme will ever achieve value for money, but says it’s too late to turn back
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June 14, 2018
14
Jun'18
Nominations open: Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2018
Computer Weekly is calling for nominations for its 2018 awards for the Most Influential Women in UK Technology
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June 11, 2018
11
Jun'18
Artificial intelligence names London as UK’s top innovation hub
An AI tool from Data City and the Open Data Institute has ranked the best clusters of cities for innovation across various technologies
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June 07, 2018
07
Jun'18
IT spending reaches 10-year high as CIOs struggle with digital technology strategy
IT leaders have seen their budgets and headcounts rise for the first time in 10 years, but face challenges implementing their digital strategies
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June 05, 2018
05
Jun'18
Interview: How a tech apprenticeship changed one man’s life
Past Microsoft apprentice Joshua Uwadiae explains how in hindsight, he realises his apprenticeship was a life-defining moment in the lead-up to his tech career
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May 31, 2018
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May'18
Artificial intelligence identifies skin cancer in lab test more effectively than doctors
Artificial intelligence has outperformed experienced dermatologists in identifying skin cancer samples, further highlighting the potential of the technology in healthcare