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What’s different about Labour’s digital government strategy?
Labour won the 2024 general election on a platform of change – and its technology cheerleader insists the new digital government strategy is all about change. Have we heard it all before or is this time really different?
Parliament investigates risks to UK subsea internet cables
MPs and Lords on the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy have begun an inquiry into the resilience of UK internet cables, following heightened threats of Russian and Chinese sabotage
Review of legal rule on computer evidence long overdue
Computer Weekly talks to people who suffered miscarriages of justice at the hands of flawed computer evidence, as well as to experts in law and IT, as the government commits to review the legal presumption that computers work all the time
Loan Charge under review: MPs brand latest inquiry a ‘farce’
Details of the government’s highly anticipated independent review into the loan charge have emerged, and MPs claim it falls way short of what is needed to resolve the financial and mental health damage the policy has caused to those in-scope of it
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UK council backs plan to build ‘Europe's biggest AI datacentre’
Plans to build a hyperscale datacentre to host artificial intelligence and cloud workloads on green belt land in Hertfordshire have been waved through by local planning officials
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Parliament investigates risks to UK subsea internet cables
MPs and Lords on the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy have begun an inquiry into the resilience of UK internet cables, following heightened threats of Russian and Chinese sabotage
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Loan Charge under review: MPs brand latest inquiry a ‘farce’
Details of the government’s highly anticipated independent review into the loan charge have emerged, and MPs claim it falls way short of what is needed to resolve the financial and mental health damage the policy has caused to those in-scope of it
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US indicts five in fake North Korean IT contractor scandal
The US authorities have accused five men, including two American citizens, of involvement in a scheme which saw companies duped into hiring fake North Korean IT contractors
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StarHub, Nokia partner on network APIs to drive 5G, 4G app dev
Telco and comms tech provider target new applications for enterprises in use cases such as banking, finance, ports and online streaming through Network as Code platform developer portal
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Fibre broadband network reaches half of Scotland
UK’s leading broadband provider says research shows gigabit digital upgrade could generate £4bn for Scottish economy and help to reverse depopulation
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A Galaxy of AI opportunities- Cliff Saran's Enterprise blog
Looking back at the 1980s, one of the hot items that everyone seemed to want was the Filofax. This glorified leather diary was regarded as the must-have accessory for busy people, or those who ... Continue Reading
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Qdrant squares up for real-time AI apps with GPU-accelerated vector indexing- Open Source Insider
Qdrant is a high-performance open source vector database company/ The firm this month introduced its platform-independent GPU-accelerated vector indexing feature. This service is said to delivers ... Continue Reading
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Data engineering - Pryon: Turning chaos into clarity- CW Developer Network
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Josh Goldenberg in his role as VP of product at Pryon. Pryon is known for its technology that enables government agencies ... Continue Reading
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Data engineering - Alteryx: Investing for scale with an eye on value- CW Developer Network
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Alan Jacobson in his role as chief data & analytics officer at Alteryx. Bata engineering is a crucial aspect of a ... Continue Reading
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Low-code and AI challenge the reign of SaaS
Software-as-a-service applications have long been the go-to for businesses seeking quick IT fixes, but a new wave of low-code platforms powered by AI and automation is empowering organisations to ditch pre-packaged solutions and build their own ...
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Cyber innovation to address rising regulatory, threat burden
The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers how security leaders should best navigate the multitude of new national and multinational regulations affecting their work, and ensure their organisations remain compliant and protected
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Can AI deliver a long-promised digital government transformation?
The UK government sees artificial intelligence as a tool for 'national renewal' - but unless it overhauls its approach to policymaking and delivery for the AI age, its plans are doomed to fail
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