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CW500 and IT leadership skills
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May 05, 2021
05
May'21
Post Office dishonesty in Horizon scandal is reason enough for statutory public inquiry
Subpostmasters, MPs and the public call for a full statutory judge-led public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal, following another damning court judgment
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May 04, 2021
04
May'21
Government digital chiefs outline plans for CDDO and GDS
Paul Willmott, Joanna Davinson and Tom Read talk about establishing a digital, data and technology sub-board, plans to hire a chief technology officer and a chief data officer, and a five-year plan for the Government Digital Service
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May 04, 2021
04
May'21
Infosys to create 1,000 tech jobs in UK
Infosys joins TCS in announcing the creation of UK IT jobs as India and the UK negotiate a future trading relationship
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May 04, 2021
04
May'21
Tech firms unite to advance diversity and inclusion in the sector
The plan will focus on areas such as leadership representation and inclusive product development
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May 04, 2021
04
May'21
Post Office CEO either knew what was going on in Horizon scandal, or was ‘asleep at the wheel’
Post Office IT scandal CEO has no excuse for her inaction in preventing the biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history, says Criminal Cases Review Commission chairperson
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April 30, 2021
30
Apr'21
Simon Bolton named as NHS Digital interim CEO
Following the announcement of Sarah Wilkinson’s departure as CEO of NHS Digital, the organisation has appointed NHS Test and Trace CIO Simon Bolton as interim CEO
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April 29, 2021
29
Apr'21
UK demand for digital automation skills soars
The need for automation proficiency has more than doubled in the past two years, according to research
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April 29, 2021
29
Apr'21
GCHQ: Dyslexic thinkers key to solving UK cyber security challenges
Neurodiverse staff are bringing a unique contribution to keeping the country safe, according to the intelligence and cyber agency
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April 28, 2021
28
Apr'21
CIO interview: Chris Porter, VP talent acquisition and matching, BP
With the help of digital technologies and recruitment of data-savvy talent, BP is aiming to become a net-zero business by 2050
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April 27, 2021
27
Apr'21
Flexible CIOs gain friends in finance
The pandemic has shown the value of IT to business leaders. Chief financial officers are looking for quick IT investment returns
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April 26, 2021
26
Apr'21
Another 38 subpostmasters submit appeals against convictions
The biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history is set to get bigger as more subpostmasters take their cases to the Court of Appeal
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April 26, 2021
26
Apr'21
Post Office scandal CEO steps down from roles after massive miscarriage of justice is laid bare
Former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells has left roles in the church, Morrisons and Dunelm after postmasters’ convictions were overturned in the Court of Appeal
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April 23, 2021
23
Apr'21
Post Office scandal victims have criminal convictions overturned in Court of Appeal
Subpostmasters have their criminal convictions overturned after a judge rules that the Post Office prosecuted them without investigating computer errors
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April 23, 2021
23
Apr'21
London mayoral candidates debate tech
The four mayoral candidates have set out their plans for the tech sector, including creating skills academies, harnessing kinetic energy, creating a London passport and setting up new tech hubs, but Tech London Advocates founder Russ Shaw says they ...
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April 21, 2021
21
Apr'21
Government should do more to protect well-being in the digital world, says report
A select committee report argues that new health and employment rights are needed to tackle the negative effects of increasing digitisation
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April 21, 2021
21
Apr'21
CIO interview: Richard Corbridge, Boots
Boots has been hugely successful in its transition to e-commerce and the Covid-19 pandemic has seen several digital initiatives spun up to continue offering services to customers
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April 21, 2021
21
Apr'21
Ocado advances autonomous vehicle strategy with Oxbotica deal
The £10m investment is part of a push to enhance Ocado’s last-mile delivery and logistics capabilities, with first prototypes expected for 2023
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April 20, 2021
20
Apr'21
Banco Santander moving more than 200 servers to cloud per day
Banco Santander has migrated about 60% of its IT infrastructure to the cloud and is reaping the benefits
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April 20, 2021
20
Apr'21
Transatlantic relationship strengthens Sweden’s startup sustainability
Nordic startup network is taking lessons from Canada in getting women into the IT industry
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April 19, 2021
19
Apr'21
BBC appoints new digital and technology leaders
BBC splits former chief technology and product officer role into two, with Just Eat executive Storm Fagan to join in September
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April 19, 2021
19
Apr'21
UK technology job creation nears two-year peak
Pace of recruitment accelerates and optimism reaches highest level since 2014, according to KPMG
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April 19, 2021
19
Apr'21
Tech professionals most likely to see mental health decline due to pandemic
Struggling to cope with anxiety and new ways of working are among the problems workers in the sector face, study says
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April 16, 2021
16
Apr'21
London tech manifesto calls on next mayor to support tech industry
The London tech manifesto, put together by several tech organisations, calls on the city’s next mayor to support tech companies, increase digital skills investment and tackle the lack of diversity in the sector
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April 15, 2021
15
Apr'21
Only government standing in the way of fair compensation for subpostmasters
The UK government is the only block to fair compensation for subpostmasters who were wrongly punished for accounting shortfalls
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April 14, 2021
14
Apr'21
Tesco reports online sales surge, advances digital platform
Retailer announces 77% boost to e-commerce sales, details on Clubcard app uptake and advances in its IT remediation plan
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April 14, 2021
14
Apr'21
Europe provides growth for TCS despite year floored by pandemic
Tata Consultancy Services grows its continental European business despite economic slowdown brought by Covid-19 restrictions
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April 13, 2021
13
Apr'21
End of the road for Post Office IT system that destroyed lives
The Post Office has revealed the end to its controversial Horizon IT system which, through its errors and the Post Office's denial of them, caused huge suffering for hundreds of subpostmasters
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April 12, 2021
12
Apr'21
Another 27 Danish banks get access to open banking APIs
Nordic banks gain access to open banking capabilities from Nordic API Gateway, with an agreement through their shared IT service provider
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April 09, 2021
09
Apr'21
University students adapt to remote learning but question value for money
New research outlines students’ fears around the impact of long-term remote education and lecturers’ skills to operate online
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April 09, 2021
09
Apr'21
Global demand for IT and business services highest ever for first quarter
Global demand for IT and business services began the year strongly, with a record first quarter
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April 09, 2021
09
Apr'21
CIO interview: Nitin Chaturvedi, chief digital and technology officer, KFC Global
The Covid-19 pandemic led to the digital element of KFC’s business becoming increasingly important, says the fast food retailer’s chief digital and technology officer
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April 09, 2021
09
Apr'21
Tech industry sees surge in remote working job postings
Pandemic drives an increase in demand for “work anywhere” jobs and hybrid skills, research says
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April 08, 2021
08
Apr'21
Post Office Horizon contract extension is part of project to bring Fujitsu work in-house
The Post Office is to move work done by Fujitsu in-house when its outsourcing contract ends, and is already recruiting IT experts
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April 08, 2021
08
Apr'21
Future working models at big banks begin to fall into place
Banks traditionally lead the way in technology adoption, but what can businesses take from their post-Covid-19 remote-working strategies?
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April 08, 2021
08
Apr'21
CIO interview: Gary Delooze, CIO, Nationwide
Building society’s CIO talks about building a technology strategy, working with the rest of the business and the Covid-19 pandemic
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April 07, 2021
07
Apr'21
A billion extra contactless payments in year since limit increase
Visa said there was an extra one billion contactless payments made by its customers last year
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April 07, 2021
07
Apr'21
Post Office gives controversial Fujitsu contract another year
The Post Office's controversial contract with Fujitsu has been extended another year to help the organisation manage its exit
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April 06, 2021
06
Apr'21
Demands for changes to ‘barmy’ rules on digital evidence have government’s ear
The government is listening to calls for changes in how digital evidence is considered in court, as Post Office IT scandal spells out current rule's inadequacy
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April 06, 2021
06
Apr'21
CDDO will assess delivery of government digital projects
Government Digital Service boss Tom Read and the government’s Central Digital and Data Office executive director Joanna Davinson reveal next steps for digital, data and technology in government
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April 06, 2021
06
Apr'21
GDS seeks director for identity assurance programme
The new leader will be focused on efforts to deliver a single digital identity system for online public services
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March 31, 2021
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Mar'21
Commerzbank picks Google for cloud migration
German bank expands its work with Google Cloud and plans to move 85% of applications to its platform
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March 31, 2021
31
Mar'21
Cyber Security Council to champion UK security pros
A new cyber security professional body has launched with the aim of developing and promoting UK cyber security excellence globally and growing the skills base
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March 31, 2021
31
Mar'21
Nordics run information sharing on digital vaccination passports
Nordic countries advance plans for digital Covid-19 vaccination passports in a bid to kick-start their economies
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March 30, 2021
30
Mar'21
Asda bags ex-Marks and Spencer CIO
Carl Dawson, who has been CIO at department store M&S for six years, is leaving the retailer to become CIO at Asda
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March 29, 2021
29
Mar'21
How Gulf SMEs are building digital resilience amid the pandemic
SMEs in the Gulf region have accelerated their digital transformations during the Covid-19 pandemic
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March 29, 2021
29
Mar'21
How far has open banking come in Europe?
Open banking is a relatively new concept, having come into effect in Europe only in the last couple of years. So what is the state of play?
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March 29, 2021
29
Mar'21
TSB Smart Agent integrated into mobile banking app
TSB has integrated a smart agent, developed to relieve pressure on its contact centres during the Covid-19 pandemic, into its mobile app
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March 26, 2021
26
Mar'21
Sarah Wilkinson resigns as NHS Digital CEO
After four years at the helm of NHS Digital, CEO Sarah Wilkinson will leave in the summer of 2021, and the organisation is looking for an interim replacement
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March 26, 2021
26
Mar'21
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences combines AI and practice
University ensures cooperation between scientists and industry when developing artificial intelligence
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March 25, 2021
25
Mar'21
DWP completes in-house VME replacement project
The department has taken an in-house approach to swapping its virtual machine environment (VME), getting rid of legacy infrastructure and replacing 11 key benefits systems