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CW500 and IT leadership skills
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March 05, 2020
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Mar'20
Boots and Tesco loyalty card schemes plagued by security issues
High-street retailers deal with fraudulent attempts to access the accounts of thousands of customers
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March 04, 2020
04
Mar'20
5G security is a concern for most companies
A study has found that decision-makers fear that 5G technology will make organisations more vulnerable to cyber attacks and will raise security-related costs
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March 04, 2020
04
Mar'20
Interview: Building a robot to navigate the high seas
In 1620, the Mayflower set sail to the New World. We speak to the tech lead of an autonomous ship that has been built to make the same voyage
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March 03, 2020
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Mar'20
Lack of leadership stifles collaboration initiatives
IT and business leaders say they want to encourage collaborative working, but there is little support from senior management
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March 02, 2020
02
Mar'20
NHSX appoints chief information officer
Sonia Patel is the latest senior appointment at the digital unit of the National Health Service
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March 02, 2020
02
Mar'20
Nordic lessons on digital transformation
Swedish financial services firm reports a successful IT outsourcing project with India-based IT services company
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March 02, 2020
02
Mar'20
Boris Johnson’s commitment to inquiry into Post Office scandal in doubt
Boris Johnson’s apparent commitment to a public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal is not so certain
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February 28, 2020
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Feb'20
CIO interview: Ian Cohen, chief product and technology officer, Addison Lee
At taxi and transport company Addison Lee, technology is focused around customer experience before worrying about datacentres, servers and what elements make up the IT infrastructure
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February 28, 2020
28
Feb'20
Student Loans Company to enlist IT suppliers for £200m transformation plan
Suppliers are being sought to support intended improvements to Student Loans Company's customer interface and technology estate
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February 28, 2020
28
Feb'20
Government claims it was misled by Post Office over IT scandal
Minister says Post Office IT experts misled the government when it asked questions about subpostmasters’ concerns over Horizon IT system
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February 28, 2020
28
Feb'20
Coronavirus: Microsoft exits developer event and revises outlook
Microsoft has decided to run a digital-only event after announcing it would not be at the Games Developer Conference in San Francisco
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February 27, 2020
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Feb'20
NHSX launches Tech Plan vision
The strategy will see a phased approach to the delivery of digitisation in the healthcare sector, with delivery kicking off this summer
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February 26, 2020
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Feb'20
NHSX publishes first progress report since launch
Digital unit for the National Health Service outlines achievements in areas such as the NHS App and artificial intelligence and gives clues about future milestones
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February 25, 2020
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Feb'20
Boots to trial private e-prescriptions
The pharmacy chain is trialling the service, underpinned by Doctor Care Anywhere technology, in 20 London stores
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February 25, 2020
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Feb'20
Government admits it was too passive managing Post Office as parliamentary pressure builds
The UK government faces accusations of neglecting its duties handling the Post Office as pressure mounts in Parliament for justice for the subpostmasters who suffered due to faults in the Horizon IT system
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February 25, 2020
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Feb'20
Department for Education publishes tools to support learning at home
The Department for Education publishes apps featuring innovations such as artificial intelligence aimed at helping parents to use technology to create positive learning environments
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February 24, 2020
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Feb'20
Estonia to give citizens Alexa-like access to public services
The Estonian government is working on a project that will ultimately allow citizens to ask Siri, Alexa or almost any other virtual digital assistant to interact with government departments on their behalf
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February 24, 2020
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Feb'20
Executive interview: Innovation requires radical choices
Is IT innovative? Would a tech executive scrap an idea that took months to develop, and start afresh? True innovation requires a culture change
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February 21, 2020
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Feb'20
Scotland to set up payments service for public sector
Scottish government seeks supplier to work on beta phase of development
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February 20, 2020
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Feb'20
EU defies big tech firms and proposes single data market
The European Commission outlines actions needed to enable the continent's digital success
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February 19, 2020
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Feb'20
Refinitiv uses Google Cloud to revolutionise delivery of huge datasets
Financial data giant is expanding delivery of its services in the cloud, removing the need for customers to use hard disks and trucks to transport large datasets onsite
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February 19, 2020
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Feb'20
Data sharing between private healthcare and NHS to move into new phase
A consultation has been launched to seek views on the creation of a single source of healthcare data in England, with a series of pilots announced
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February 19, 2020
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Feb'20
Air transport industry examines blockchain that could boost revenue by $40bn
Businesses supplying aircraft parts and maintenance services are collaborating to investigate the potential of blockchain technology to improve logistics
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February 19, 2020
19
Feb'20
Dutch tech firm transforms real-life football through video game concept
Tech company that helped the Belgian football team in the last World Cup is changing the way footballers are scouted and teams are trained
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February 18, 2020
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Feb'20
Swedish council tests virtual reality in care for vulnerable people
Local authority is testing virtual reality technology to provide care services to vulnerable groups such elderly and disabled citizens
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February 17, 2020
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Feb'20
Government invests in tech to tackle traffic congestion
Councils and SMEs will get a share of £1.5m government funding to work on trials aimed at improving driving conditions
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February 17, 2020
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Feb'20
Concerns raised over former Post Office CEO’s appointment at NHS trust under review
Care Quality Commission to review concerns over Paula Vennells’ appointment after they were raised by a former NHS consultant psychiatrist
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February 14, 2020
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Feb'20
Smart use of data takes Dutch railways further
De Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Dutch Railways), ensures, among other things, that 1.2 million train passengers arrive at their destination every day. Through a subsidiary, it’s using data to improve both the customer experience and internal processes
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February 14, 2020
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Feb'20
CIO Interview: Siim Sikkut, Estonian government CIO
Siim Sikkut is one of a generation of tech native Estonians, who is turning his knowledge and experience to transforming government services
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February 14, 2020
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Feb'20
Calls for inquiry into Post Office IT scandal increase in Parliament, with cross-party support
Many MPs might not yet fully understand the suffering subpostmasters have endured because of the Post Office’s faulty IT system and its oppressive behaviour, but they will soon
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February 12, 2020
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Feb'20
Half of technology workers want to find a new job in 2020
Better pay and work/life balance are major reasons for tech workers to seek a new job, according to a new study
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February 12, 2020
12
Feb'20
Accenture’s tech vision draws inspiration from Black Mirror
Last year’s “Bandersnatch” Black Mirror episode on Netflix highlights a new opportunity for business, according to Accenture
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February 12, 2020
12
Feb'20
Adult social care organisations get £4.5m in funding for digital
A group of 16 local authorities was selected to receive the grant from NHS Digital to fund digital projects for adult social care
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February 12, 2020
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Feb'20
Pressure for public inquiry into Post Office IT system scandal begins with mountain to climb
Members of Parliament seeking a public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal face huge challenges, but pressure and time could force justice
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February 10, 2020
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Feb'20
Norway braces for possible China backlash over 5G loss
Norway fears trading relationship with China will suffer as a result of Huawei losing 5G contract to Ericsson
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February 10, 2020
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Feb'20
Two-thirds of workers at risk of robot-driven redundancy are unaware of the threat to jobs
People who do jobs that are most likely to be automated through technology are unaware and unprepared of the impending threat to their livelihoods, with Nesta calling on the government to do more to up-skill those at risk
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February 10, 2020
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Feb'20
Scotland makes inroads in digital identity project
The government has started building a prototype of what is planned to be a "user-centric" platform to access public services online
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February 07, 2020
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Feb'20
Goldman Sachs considers building cloud service to sell to other finance firms
Internal memo reveals that bank could provide an Amazon Web Services-like cloud service to financial services companies
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February 07, 2020
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Feb'20
NHS Digital appoints new CISO
Pete Rose will also act as deputy chief executive at the IT partner for the National Health Service
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February 06, 2020
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Feb'20
Maastricht University pays €200,000 to Russian hackers
A Dutch university has taken the difficult decision to pay hundreds of thousands of Euros to Russian hackers that compromised its systems through a ransomware attack
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February 06, 2020
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Feb'20
UK investigates drone use for search and rescue
Maritime & Coastguard Agency will examine whether drones can be used to aid missions by visiting rescue sites
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February 06, 2020
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Feb'20
Robots available to interview for IT service desk engineering roles
Enterprises can now source and interview robots for IT service desk roles
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February 05, 2020
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Feb'20
Executive interview: Melissa Di Donato, CEO, SUSE
New CEO of the world’s largest independent open source company wants to make SUSE more innovative and help businesses to modernise traditional IT
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February 05, 2020
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Feb'20
Digital sector contributes £400m a day to UK economy
Sector is growing six times faster than economic growth overall, according to government figures
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February 05, 2020
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Feb'20
NHSX to mandate minimum technology spend for trusts
Recent guidelines for NHSX sets out plans to define spending levels required so organisations can achieve digital aims
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February 04, 2020
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Feb'20
SAP gives ECC users a five-year reprieve
Standard support is being extended to 2027, while SAP will continue to offer extended support until 2030, in a bid to get businesses to migrate to S/4 Hana
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February 04, 2020
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Feb'20
Swedish rail firm’s digital journey running on time
Swedish rail company tells Computer Weekly about its successful mission to improve customer experience
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February 03, 2020
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Feb'20
New jobs in Ireland as Brexit forces Revolut to migrate work from London
Brexit has pushed the financial technology firm into moving London jobs to Ireland
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February 03, 2020
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Feb'20
Cost-cutting and digital transformation spur increased European IT outsourcing in 2019
The need to rein in costs while digitally transforming has led to growth in traditional and as-a-service base outsourcing
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February 03, 2020
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Feb'20
Brexit messes up IT project plans
With no firm plans for a managed departure from the Europe Union, the UK’s IT spending is set to be curbed, and CIOs will need to start cutting costs as IT budgets decline