Computer Weekly Editors Blog

November 2013

• A new focus on training is needed to tackle transition to a digital economy

  Bryan Glick - Editor in chief 29 Nov 2013

There is an emerging sense of fear around the effect that the digital revolution is going to have on jobs.Recently there has been a swathe of articles and surveys warning of an impending jobs ...

• The new vocabulary of IT leadership

  Bryan Glick - Editor in chief 21 Nov 2013

Surrounded by rapid changes in the technology environment - what with cloud, mobile, big data and all the other topical industry buzzwords - the vocabulary of IT leaders has shifted noticeably in ...

• Those deleted Tory speeches - how technology holds politics to account

  Bryan Glick - Editor in chief 15 Nov 2013

It was only two weeks ago that I wrote a post on this blog titled "The risky politics of open government", highlighting the expectations placed upon any prime minister who declares his ...

• What is the public interest in Universal Credit IT?

  Bryan Glick - Editor in chief 08 Nov 2013

Here's a question for you to ponder: What is the public interest in Universal Credit, the government's flagship welfare reform programme?My guess is that the public would be very interested to know ...

• Universal Credit - now the role of IT suppliers must come under scrutiny

  Bryan Glick - Editor in chief 06 Nov 2013

It is increasingly likely the government will have to write-off most, if not all, of the £303m spent so far on developing IT to support Universal Credit. Multiple sources told Computer Weekly that ...