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Theresa May's welcome tech enthusiasm comes with a huge Brexit caveat
- Editor in chief 26 Jan 2018 -
There's nothing for government IT outsourcing to learn from Carillion that we don't already know
- Editor in chief 18 Jan 2018 -
Spectre of IT vulnerability looms large
- Managing Editor 15 Jan 2018
It’s nice that we have a prime minister that chooses to use one of her most high-profile speeches of the year to talk about technology. It’s equally good that her chancellor similarly discussed the ...
The demise of construction and services giant Carillion has brought fresh scrutiny of outsourcing in government. Frankly, you could find some event almost every year that brings fresh scrutiny of ...
In some ways the Meltdown and Spectre flaws represent a risk that goes to the very heart of computing. This microprocessor flaw has resulted in major network, server, PC and mobile hardware firms ...
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Five things in tech to watch out for in 2018
- Editor in chief 04 Jan 2018 -
Fear not for the future of digital government - the GIFs are taken care of
- Editor in chief 19 Dec 2017 -
On digital identity in the UK - and the likely future for Gov.uk Verify
- Editor in chief 15 Dec 2017 -
We're living in a global beta test to determine the legal and ethical boundaries of data collection
- Editor in chief 01 Dec 2017 -
A digital economy needs more than startups - government must address UK's lack of IT investment
- Editor in chief 17 Nov 2017 -
Dear digital minister, a little more clarity - anything, really - on Brexit, please
- Editor in chief 02 Nov 2017 -
On HMRC, cloud providers, SMEs – and cloud-first government IT
- Editor in chief 25 Oct 2017
Complete this sentence to win a prize for your technology insight: “2018 will be the year of…” Rather like the missing word round in Have I Got News For You, the answers will range from the obvious ...
I was tempted to write this blog post on Computer Weekly's Downtime blog, where we try to look at the lighter side of the world of IT. But I'm not entirely sure this is a joke. While budgetary ...
Did you know the UK government has a minister for identity? It’s Baroness Susan Williams, whose full responsibilities go under the grander title of minister of state for countering extremism. ...
In the fast-expanding world of ubiquitous personal data, sometimes it feels like we’re living in an enormous global beta test to work out what’s acceptable and what’s not. This week, Google was hit ...
It would be churlish not to applaud the government’s pre-Budget commitments to the tech sector – an increase in funding to support tech startups and expanding visa availability for bringing in top ...
The government’s digital minister, Matt Hancock, is a busy and enthusiastic advocate for the UK’s digital economy. In the past month alone, he’s given five speeches, published an independent review ...
There’s an interesting story doing the rounds this week that highlights some important issues around the UK government’s aim to have a cloud-first policy for IT purchasing. The original scoop, ...
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On ethics and technology - we all know we have to do better, right?
- Editor in chief 12 Oct 2017 -
What to do when a Microsoft executive takes over as IT chief at HMRC
- Editor in chief 19 Sep 2017 -
Technology moving to the centre of Brexit debate
- Editor in chief 15 Sep 2017 -
DWP Digital overspent by £60m in six months - here's how it got back on track
- Editor in chief 13 Sep 2017 -
UK IT managers: you need to help government understand the skills you need. Here's how...
- Editor in chief 01 Sep 2017
Many experts – and many articles in Computer Weekly – have warned of the potential for social and cultural disruption and unrest as a result of the digital revolution. Does it feel to you, too, ...
HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) new chief digital and information officer (CDIO), Jacky Wright, appears to be an excellent appointment. She’s spent six years in senior roles at Microsoft, most ...
Slowly, technology issues are rising to centre of the Brexit debate – as they should. This week saw the publication of the UK government’s Data Protection Bill – our implementation of the European ...
Halfway through its 2016/17 financial year, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) digital team had spent £60m over budget, a freedom of information (FoI) request submitted by Computer Weekly ...
Having trouble recruiting IT professionals? If so, the government wants your help. Most IT managers that Computer Weekly talks to have some form of skills shortages in their teams, and struggle to ...