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CW500 and IT leadership skills
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August 04, 2016
04
Aug'16
Singapore’s DBS Bank signs up to Amazon cloud
The latest move in the cloud journey of DBS bank in Singapore is an agreement with Amazon Web Services
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August 03, 2016
03
Aug'16
Will Whitehall power struggle cripple Government Digital Service?
After losing its second leader in less than a year, does the Government Digital Service stand any chance of a successful future?
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August 02, 2016
02
Aug'16
Nordic CIO interview: Liv Fiksdahl, DNB
CIO of Norwegian bank tells Computer Weekly how Indian outsourcing partners help her keep costs down and digitise the business
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August 01, 2016
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Aug'16
Stephen Foreshew-Cain confirms he is leaving GDS
Head of Government Digital Service is leaving after nine months in the role, to be replaced by the Department for Work and Pensions’ Kevin Cunnington
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August 01, 2016
01
Aug'16
IT boss Mark Dearnley to leave HMRC
HMRC’s chief digital and information officer is returning to the private sector in the midst of the department’s Aspire contract exit
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July 31, 2016
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Jul'16
DWP director Kevin Cunnington set to take over as new head of Government Digital Service
Kevin Cunnington, currently director general for business transformation at DWP, is taking over as the new head of the Government Digital Service
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July 29, 2016
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Jul'16
German digital bank Fidor acquired by French banking giant
Fidor CEO says merger with BPCE will allow challenger to continue its international expansion
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July 28, 2016
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Jul'16
Nordic CIO interview: Vesa Erolainen, Pöyry
Doubts were raised when Vesa Erolainen, CIO at Finnish engineering and consulting company Pöyry, outlined his IT transformation plan, but he ended up winning an award for it
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July 28, 2016
28
Jul'16
Revealed: The battle for GDS – how Whitehall mandarins are trying to carve up digital strategy
Insiders say senior civil servants want to break up the Government Digital Service and return IT to its previous departmental model
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July 26, 2016
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Jul'16
Date set for landmark hearing into EU-US data transfers
Irish court hearing triggered by Austrian law student Max Schrems could have huge implications for EU-US trade and the data privacy rights of millions of EU citizens
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July 20, 2016
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Jul'16
Benelux CIO interview: Paul Elich, CIO at KLM
Paul Elich, CIO at Dutch airline KLM, tells Computer Weekly about building innovation into IT departments and the ongoing de-duplication of internal systems since its merger with Air France
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July 14, 2016
14
Jul'16
CIO Interview: Elly Resende, CIO, Rio 2016 Olympics
As Rio de Janeiro gets ready to host the Olympics, Computer Weekly speaks to the man in charge of its IT
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July 14, 2016
14
Jul'16
Nordic CIO interview: Roland Grunéus, Intrum Justitia
Roland Grunéus, the CIO of Swedish-founded Intrum Justitia, reveals the credit management services group’s efforts to make better use of data
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July 12, 2016
12
Jul'16
Standard Chartered takes global delivery network to next level
Bank to invest $3bn in global delivery network, with particular focus on scaling up Malaysian centre
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July 08, 2016
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Jul'16
Cisco UK and Ireland CEO Phil Smith steps down after 22 years
Phil Smith announces he is stepping down from the day-to-day running of Cisco’s UK and Ireland business to take up the role of chairman
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July 08, 2016
08
Jul'16
New Jersey turns to technology to keep offenders out of jail
New Jersey is developing criminal justice applications that will save offenders from spending years in jail before their cases are heard
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July 07, 2016
07
Jul'16
Saudi Telecom Company leads nation’s transformation agenda
Saudi Telecom Company and its technology partners support the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s drive into digital public services
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July 06, 2016
06
Jul'16
Case study: Inside JP Morgan's Glasgow developer centre
JP Morgan chief development officer Stephen Flaherty heads a team of developers in Glasgow, one of the bank's strategic hubs
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July 05, 2016
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Jul'16
Nordic CIO interview: Tore Burheim, University of Bergen
IT director of Norwegian university tells Computer Weekly about digitising education and creating co-operative clusters
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June 27, 2016
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Jun'16
Banking IT community faces uncertain Brexit future
The financial services IT community faces a period of uncertainty as finance firms reassess plans following the EU referendum result
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June 23, 2016
23
Jun'16
Most influential women in UK IT 2016: Rising Stars
Computer Weekly reveals the judges’ choice for the 2016 most influential women in UK IT Rising Stars. Special thanks to the Salesforce Foundation for extending its support to our 2016 Rising Stars
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June 23, 2016
23
Jun'16
Focus on diversity, not gender, says most influential woman in UK IT 2016
The winner of Computer Weekly’s most influential woman in UK IT award, Maggie Philbin, says the IT industry should focus on wider diversity as opposed to just gender equality
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June 23, 2016
23
Jun'16
Computer Weekly announces the 50 most influential women in UK IT 2016
Computer Weekly announces its top 50 list of the most influential women in UK IT, including 2016 winner Maggie Philbin
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June 20, 2016
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Jun'16
Lower average cost of Australian data breaches is not a sign of comfort
The average cost of a data breach to Australian organisations dropped in 2015, according to research
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June 17, 2016
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Jun'16
Hays Recruitment service desk project is all gain and no pain
The firm was attracted by the many benefits of a cloud-based service desk, but chief among them was the low risk involved in implementation
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June 14, 2016
14
Jun'16
GE unveils the industrial internet operating system
The GE Predix platform is now positioned as an operating system to run industrial machines more efficiently
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June 13, 2016
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Jun'16
Technology key to supporting World Expo 2020 in Dubai
Businesses in Dubai need to get ready for the expected boost in demand that will come with the World Expo exhibition to be held in the city in 2020
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June 13, 2016
13
Jun'16
Digital skills gap costs UK economy £63bn a year
The Science and Technology Committee says the UK is facing a digital skills crisis and calls on government to publish its Digital Strategy “without further delay”
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June 13, 2016
13
Jun'16
CIO interview: Poli Avramidis, the General Council of the Bar
The Bar Council’s CIO is working to transform the organisation’s legacy approach to IT and turn it into a digital business
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June 12, 2016
12
Jun'16
Philippines government data breach is a warning to Asean region
Security is a rising concern in the Asean region, with fears fuelled by incidents such as the recent hacking incident in Manila
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June 08, 2016
08
Jun'16
Staff crave positive digital leadership
While people are comfortable using digital technologies at home, the majority don’t have access to, or have a negative view of, technology at work, according to a survey
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June 07, 2016
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Jun'16
Unlicensed software rife among Asean computer users, says BSA
The Asean region has the highest levels of unlicensed software use, according to the 2016 Global Software Survey from the Business Software Alliance (BSA)
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June 06, 2016
06
Jun'16
‘Considerable risk’ if Post Office replaced Horizon system, says chairman
Post Office chairman Tim Parker says there would be ‘considerable risk’ associated with changing its Horizon computer system
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May 30, 2016
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May'16
Middle East CIO interview: V. Chandrasekar, Standard Chartered
The CIO of Standard Chartered bank in the Middle East tells Computer Weekly about the challenge of keeping customers happy through IT
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May 26, 2016
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May'16
Nordic CIO interview: Petteri Naulapää, Stockmann
CIO of Finnish-listed international retailer tells Computer Weekly about the department store’s journey towards omnichannel
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May 23, 2016
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May'16
CIO interview: Brad Dowden, Airswift
Recruitment firm’s new CIO wants to help the business make the most of IT and use technology to improve speed and efficiency
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May 09, 2016
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May'16
CIO interview: Mark Ridley, Reed.co.uk
Reed.co.uk CIO Mark Ridley is due to leave after 18 years at the company. He talks to Computer Weekly about his decision to resign, plans for the future and the remaining challenges in his current job
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May 04, 2016
04
May'16
Most Influential Women in UK IT 2016: Entrants to the Hall of Fame
Computer Weekly recognises more great women’s lifetime achievements in its Most Influential Women in UK IT Hall of Fame
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April 29, 2016
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Apr'16
Tech-savvy Asean populations shake up enterprise IT, says AIA CTO
A young, urban and tech-savvy population in the Asean region has forced enterprises to rethink their IT strategies
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April 26, 2016
26
Apr'16
Interview: Janet Hughes, Gov.uk Verify programme director, GDS
As the Government Digital Service prepares to go fully live with its identity assurance service Gov.uk Verify, Computer Weekly speaks to programme director Janet Hughes
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April 21, 2016
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Apr'16
Singapore online grocer RedMart uses cloud ERP to drive growth
Online retailer RedMart turned to cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) when its existing system struggled to keep up with business growth
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April 18, 2016
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Apr'16
CIO interview: Gerard Spans, Arcadis
The CIO of the Netherlands-based global design and consulting company tells Computer Weekly how he manages the three responsibilities which he sees as the future of his role
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April 18, 2016
18
Apr'16
Government CTO Liam Maxwell to leave GDS for new job as digital czar
Liam Maxwell's new role as national technology advisor will help to develop the UK's digital economy
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April 15, 2016
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Apr'16
Capgemini to build 100-strong team of blockchain specialists
The IT services firm is building a team of 100 blockchain experts as banks start to consider the technology as the future of financial services
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April 15, 2016
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Apr'16
Israeli volunteers ready their cyber defences as Anonymous affiliates attack
Every April, Israel braces itself for an onslaught from pro-Palestinian hackers, but the occupants of a small conference room in Tel Aviv stand in their way
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April 15, 2016
15
Apr'16
Australian universities increase IT spending well above global average
Australian universities are increasing their IT spending as they improve learning and operational efficiency
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April 08, 2016
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Apr'16
Interview: GDS CTO Liam Maxwell and deputy CTO Andy Beale
Government Digital Service’s Liam Maxwell and Andy Beale talk about the service’s future, its relationship with departments, tactical outsourcing extensions and lessons learned
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April 07, 2016
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Apr'16
Digital Leaders Awards open for public vote
The Digital Leaders 100 is open for a public vote to decide the winners of this year’s awards, including Digital Leader and FinTech Innovation of the Year
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April 07, 2016
07
Apr'16
CIO interview: Jean-Christophe Lalanne, CIO, Air France-KLM, on why WANs win business
Operating at locations around the world, the WAN is key to business success for airline Air France-KLM, says its global CIO, Jean-Christophe Lalanne
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March 24, 2016
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Mar'16
The dawn of managed services in the Middle East
Managed services are on the up in the Middle East, with enterprises looking at ways to support critical infrastructures while they invest in new technologies