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September 11, 2015
11
Sep'15
Tennis governing body ATP outsources digital development
The men's world tennis governing body, the ATP, signs Infosys to help it use digital technology to better engage fans and players
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September 09, 2015
09
Sep'15
Early plans for Universal Credit show DWP expected to complete project in two years
An early plan drawn up by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for its Universal Credit scheme reveals unrealistic ambitions for the troubled project
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September 07, 2015
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Sep'15
Myanmar internet gets boost with content delivery network
Myanmar internet users will start benefiting from changes in the law that encourages foreign direct investment in communications infrastructures
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August 13, 2015
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Aug'15
Interview: Government digital chief Mike Bracken – why I quit
Mike Bracken, the outgoing director of the Government Digital Service, talks exclusively to Computer Weekly about his departure from Whitehall
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August 12, 2015
12
Aug'15
Mike Bracken: I turned down an increase in GDS budget
Outgoing government digital chief says he rejected the chance of extra funding and that his platform strategy is still on the table
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August 11, 2015
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Aug'15
Hootsuite moves social media management toolkit to IBM Softlayer cloud
Social media management dashboard maker shifts App Directory to IBM cloud
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August 06, 2015
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Aug'15
What will happen to digital government when GDS chief Mike Bracken moves on?
The government’s digital chief Mike Bracken has announced he will be leaving, raising concerns over the future of digital government
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July 24, 2015
24
Jul'15
GDS targets three million new users of Gov.uk Verify service in next 12 months
Roll-out of the system for logging in to digital public services is taking longer than expected, but user numbers are expected to grow significantly in 2015
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July 14, 2015
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Jul'15
Vodafone scheme to help SMEs get online
Vodafone is to trial a series of digital workshops for SMEs aimed at equipping them with a stronger online presence
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July 08, 2015
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Jul'15
BA opens up API on flight information
British Airways offers an open application programming interface (API) for flight information to encourage developers to create value-added travel applications
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July 03, 2015
03
Jul'15
Nordic retailers get physical to combat international digital giants
Nordic retails must evolve if they are to prosper in a sector where competition from international online giants is fierce
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July 01, 2015
01
Jul'15
Sungard follows Apple, Facebook and Microsoft's lead with Irish datacentre plans
Sungard teams up with Digital Realty to create new Irish datacentre
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June 30, 2015
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Jun'15
Do not leave digital government development to Whitehall, says Chi Onwurah MP
Whitehall should not be left with sole responsibility for the government drive to building a digital future, says shadow Cabinet Office minister Chi Onwurah
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June 25, 2015
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Jun'15
Universal Credit costs leap by more than 20% to £15.8bn
Figures reveal increase in lifetime cost since changes to the plan made to 'reset' the troubled welfare reform programme
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June 25, 2015
25
Jun'15
CIO Interview: Ian Bell, CIO, Cambridgeshire Police Service
The CIO of Cambridgeshire Police Service talks about the constabulary’s move to digital for collaboration and information sharing in its effort to increase efficiency
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June 25, 2015
25
Jun'15
Digital government 'a chance to build a new state', says Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock
Cabinet Office minister Matthew Hancock says the move to digital government is a “chance to build a new state” in a speech outlining his priorities
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June 25, 2015
25
Jun'15
Case study: Model railway company Hornby overhauls payments with Braintree
Hornby’s head of digital strategy explains how the firm chose Braintree as its online payments platform following its website migration last year
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June 15, 2015
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Jun'15
NHS e-Referral system goes live, despite 33 issues and GDS warning
NHS England has launched its replacement hospital appointment booking service, even though it has known errors and failed to follow government digital guidelines
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June 11, 2015
11
Jun'15
Is HMRC making tax more taxing for non-digital taxpayers?
Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has made tax data accessible online – but how should it cater for those unable (or unwilling) to use digital services?
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June 09, 2015
09
Jun'15
Boots cuts 700 jobs in bid to restructure and improve tech
Cosmetics firm Boots has announced it will be cutting 700 non-store roles in an attempt to invest in technology and simplify back-office operations
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June 09, 2015
09
Jun'15
HMRC denies reports of Verify causing users problems
HMRC has denied that problems faced by the public attempting to claim marriage tax breaks are caused by the Gov.uk Verify scheme
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June 08, 2015
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Jun'15
John Lewis incubator sees first round of second-year pitches
More than 20 startups have presented their pitches to John Lewis executives in the first round of this year’s Jlab accelerator
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May 29, 2015
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May'15
CIO interview: Billie Laidlaw, RSPCA
RSPCA CIO Billie Laidlaw explains how the charity's cloud-first approach to IT procurement benefits the animals in its care
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May 19, 2015
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May'15
Google slashes public cloud prices to undercut rivals
Google cuts cost of its public cloud services to pass on hardware savings in line with Moore's Law
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May 15, 2015
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May'15
Joanna Shields appointed junior minister
Former Tech City CEO Joanna Shields appointed parliamentary under secretary of state at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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May 13, 2015
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May'15
Retailers still not delivering omni-channel experience, says Accenture
Research by Accenture finds customers think retailers could provide a more unified approach across all platforms
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May 07, 2015
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May'15
Huawei opens European Research Institute
Huawei opens doors of European Research Institute in Leuven, Belgium
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May 01, 2015
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May'15
Home Retail Group grows profits 15% with mobile and online channels
Mobile and online initiatives at Home Retail Group – parent company of Argos and Homebase – drove a 15% growth in its yearly operating profit
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April 22, 2015
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Apr'15
HSBC website mistake guides customers to porn
HSBC’s Hong Kong website accidentally featured an out-of-date link that directed people to a porn site
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April 16, 2015
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Apr'15
Retailers should think of consumers as “omni-customers”, says OVS Spa
Retailers should refocus their strategy to treat consumers as “omni-customers”, according to the director of e-commerce for Italian brand OVS Spa
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April 09, 2015
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Apr'15
BBC Engineering restructures to support flexible media needs, says CTO Matthew Postgate
The BBC's technology department, BBC Engineering, will restructure to more effectively provision TV, radio and news, says CTO Matthew Postgate
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March 31, 2015
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Mar'15
IT is more important than marketing for banks
IT spending will grow at the expense of other areas such as marketing as optimism in financial services increases
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March 30, 2015
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Mar'15
Rural payments service failed GDS assessment but still went live
The troubled rural payments digital service failed its most recent assessment by the Government Digital Service, but was still launched to farmers
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March 27, 2015
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Mar'15
MPs slam Defra for making rural payments 'digital by default'
MPs have slammed the government’s decision to make rural payment claims from farmers a 'digital by default' service
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March 25, 2015
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Mar'15
UK government adds five authentication providers to Gov.uk Verify identity management system
The Government Digital Service (GDS) adds five authentication providers to the Gov.uk Verify identity and access management scheme
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March 24, 2015
24
Mar'15
Google warns of fake digital certificates
Google has warned of unauthorised digital certificates issued for several of its domains that could be used to intercept data traffic
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March 20, 2015
20
Mar'15
What went wrong with Defra's rural payments system?
A £154m system to process payments to farmers has been forced to resort to paper forms. What went wrong – and is this a digital disaster?
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March 19, 2015
19
Mar'15
Current account comparison from Gocompare announced in Budget 2015
The government used the Budget to announce changes in the banking sector that will increase consumer and business choice
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March 12, 2015
12
Mar'15
CIO interview: Ivor Nicholson, Nottinghamshire County Council
Nottinghamshire County Council is facing £77m in cuts by 2018 and by rolling out new services, it plans to save £8m through technology alone
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March 09, 2015
09
Mar'15
Group claiming links to Isis hacks small business websites
The FBI is investigating the hacking of a number of SME websites in the US and Europe by people claiming affiliation with Islamic State
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March 04, 2015
04
Mar'15
Latest new UK bank launches virtually
Challenger financial services firm Charter Savings Bank has been launched, taking advantage of the lower cost of a virtual presence
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February 25, 2015
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Feb'15
£700m spent on Universal Credit yet to deliver value for money, say MPs
The Department for Work and Pensions has spent £700m on Universal Credit so far, but has yet to convince MPs it is value for money
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February 24, 2015
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Feb'15
PrivDog SSL compromise potentially worse than Superfish
Some versions of PrivDog software designed to block online ads compromise internet security in a similar way to Superfish
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February 16, 2015
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Feb'15
DWP starts national Universal Credit IT rollout
The next phase of the national IT rollout for the controversial Universal Credit programme has started
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February 06, 2015
06
Feb'15
Sweeping trend towards digital banking forces RBS branch closures
Royal Bank of Scotland "taken aback" by ever-increasing take-up of digital banking and announces additional branch closures across UK
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February 05, 2015
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Feb'15
FCC’s Tom Wheeler offers up net neutrality plan
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may rule in favour of a strong regulatory environment to preserve the open internet
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January 30, 2015
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Jan'15
Media industry operates on a shoestring IT budget, says BT
The media industry struggles to invest in technology, because investors are concerned with making new television and film content
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January 30, 2015
30
Jan'15
Scotland sees startup growth, but Wales lags behind
Scotland’s technology sector has seen a large growth in startup companies since 2009
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January 27, 2015
27
Jan'15
Harrods invests in digital to entice customers
Harrods is investing in digital screen and publishing technologies to engage with its customers
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January 27, 2015
27
Jan'15
Halifax launches online banking for children
Halifax has launched an online banking service aimed at helping 11 to 15-year-olds better manage their money