Computer Weekly Editors Blog

June 2016

• After Brexit, we have a legacy government - so let's build a new one based on digital technology

  Bryan Glick - Editor in chief 27 Jun 2016

Nobody today has the faintest idea what our government is going to look like or how it will work in a post-Brexit world. We are at least two years, possibly more, away from a settled policy ...

• Brexit silver linings exist for UK technology - but they are hard to find

  Bryan Glick - Editor in chief 27 Jun 2016

If there’s one thing you can credit the UK tech sector for, it’s a generally long-term view of the future. In this time of huge Brexit uncertainty, that pragmatism is perhaps the main cause for ...

• Where are all the women in UK technology?

  Bryan Glick - Editor in chief 24 Jun 2016

Since Computer Weekly launched its list of the most influential women in UK IT in 2011, the number of initiatives championing and encouraging women in technology has grown enormously. Through ...

• Remaining in the EU is essential if the UK wants to be a global technology leader

  Bryan Glick - Editor in chief 15 Jun 2016

Here at Computer Weekly, we want what’s best for the UK tech sector and the people who work there – that’s why we believe that remaining in the European Union (EU) is vital at such a critical time ...

• The voter registration website crash - fingers point to software problems ...and the Foreign Office

  Bryan Glick - Editor in chief 09 Jun 2016

The government has not yet released an official explanation for the crash of the UK voter registration website earlier this week – but Computer Weekly has learned the likely cause. How ironic it ...

• HPE has its day in court, only years too late

  Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 07 Jun 2016

HPE's complaint against Oracle is about some pretty old technology. Years ago, HP, as it was then called, worked with Intel to develop a new range of native 64-bit microprocessors, the Itanium.