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CW500 and IT leadership skills

• January 20, 2016 20 Jan'16

  Met Police appoints Angus McCallum as CIO

  BG Group’s Angus McCallum is the Metropolitan Police’s CIO, heading up its Digital Policing arm and serving on the management board

• January 20, 2016 20 Jan'16

  NHS 24 admits ‘systematic failure’ of £117m IT project

  NHS 24 has admitted that a “systematic failure around project governance” was the cause of its major IT transformation project disaster

• January 20, 2016 20 Jan'16

  CIO interview: Janne Aalto, Finnish telco DNA

  When Finnish telco DNA wanted to transform its business, it made startup consultant Janne Aalto its CIO to lead the move to lean and agile

• January 19, 2016 19 Jan'16

  Offshoring IT services: Beyond the usual suspects

  India is the prime location for offshoring IT – but it may not be the best fit for every business, and there are now many alternatives around the world

• January 15, 2016 15 Jan'16

  CIO interview: Kari Saarikoski, Finnair

  Finnair is on a digital transformation journey and the airline’s CIO is changing the IT department as it progresses

• January 13, 2016 13 Jan'16

  NHS England launches hunt for ‘CI&TO’ to replace Kelsey

  NHS England seeks chief information and technology officer to take over from director for patients and information Tim Kelsey, who left late last year

• January 11, 2016 11 Jan'16

  BT picks insider Clive Selley to run Openreach

  BT has announced CIO Clive Selley will take charge of the organisation's Openreach infrastructure division

• January 07, 2016 07 Jan'16

  Mixed prospects for IT spending in Europe

  Europe’s economies have varying expectations for IT spending over the next couple of years as the global market sees moderate growth

• January 06, 2016 06 Jan'16

  CIO interview: Mats Hultin, Saab Group

  Saab Group's CIO talks to Computer Weekly about the huge challenge of integrating 40 separate IT organisations into one

• December 29, 2015 29 Dec'15

  CIO interview: Chris Hewertson, CTO at hotel group GLH

  Chris Hewertson combines the responsibilities of a chief technology officer and CIO with the aim of customer-focused technology transformation

• December 23, 2015 23 Dec'15

  CIO interview: Henry Cohen, CIO, Telegraph Media Group

  The newspaper publisher is developing an agile mindset in response to the growth of digital over printed publications

• December 21, 2015 21 Dec'15

  The CW500 Club in 2015

  Computer Weekly's CW500 Club attracts the top IT leaders in the UK to talk to their peers about the latest trends and technologies, and to discuss the challenges they face. Here, we present the coverage of all the 2015 CW500 events, including ...

• December 09, 2015 09 Dec'15

  The FCA is open to cloud – but what of the firms it regulates?

  The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says cloud computing – even in its public form – is acceptable for finance organisations

• December 02, 2015 02 Dec'15

  UKtech50 2015 - The most influential people in UK IT

  Computer Weekly has announced the sixth annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK IT sector

• December 02, 2015 02 Dec'15

  Interview: BT CEO Gavin Patterson

  For BT CEO Gavin Patterson, the UKtech50 most influential person in UK IT 2015, the network is a vital tool to balance the demands of a global services business with the responsibility of being the national incumbent telecoms operator

• December 02, 2015 02 Dec'15

  UKtech50 2015 - Computer Weekly's five rising stars

  We select five IT leaders destined for great things, to recognise the rising stars of IT alongside our annual list of the 50 most influential people in UK technology

• December 01, 2015 01 Dec'15

  CIO interview: Jesper Riis, DSV

  IT plays a business-critical role at Danish logistics and transportation company DSV. CIO Jesper Riis tells Computer Weekly about his current challenges

• November 30, 2015 30 Nov'15

  What type of CIO do you want to be?

  There are three types of CIO, a major global research study has revealed. Which type would you like to be – trusted operator, change instigator or business co-creator?

• November 27, 2015 27 Nov'15

  CIO interview: Abhilash Chacko, head of IT commercial, Gatwick Airport

  Airport’s head of IT commercial seeks to abandon old ways of thinking and collaborate with airlines to use technology to improve the passenger experience

• November 27, 2015 27 Nov'15

  How to avoid an innovation credibility crash

  Among the innovation challenges a head of IT will face is how to introduce a digital initiative without losing face

• November 27, 2015 27 Nov'15

  TUI develops apps to keep in touch with holidaymakers all year

  Travel group plans to create mobile apps for holidaymakers to ask questions, book excursions and potentially plan their next trip

• November 26, 2015 26 Nov'15

  CIO interview: Turkka Keskinen, UPM

  Finnish paper and forest products firm’s CIO tells Computer Weekly about the journey towards cloud-only IT

• November 25, 2015 25 Nov'15

  How the CIO can get on message

  Microsoft talks of a beautiful experience. Rackspace says it's fanatical about support. Marketing fluff? Or is there a lesson for CIOs?

• November 20, 2015 20 Nov'15

  CIO interview: Lone Bundgaard, Coloplast

  IT development head at Danish medical products and services company plays core role in major change to how the company engages with its customers

• November 18, 2015 18 Nov'15

  Gartner: IoT services, connected 'things' to surge in 2016

  The IoT services boom is on, says Gartner. What does that mean for CIOs? Also in Searchlight: Four indicted in last year's JP Morgan hack; Google's self-driving car pulled over.

• November 05, 2015 05 Nov'15

  Communication Workers Union warns subpostmasters of flaw in Post Office Horizon accounting system

  The union that represents Post Office subpostmasters has warned of a problem with the Horizon accounting system at the centre of a long-running dispute

• November 02, 2015 02 Nov'15

  Australia's outsourced datacentre market rising on back of cloud computing

  Datacentre investment in Australia is growing fast as corporates use data-intensive applications delivered via the cloud

• November 02, 2015 02 Nov'15

  CIO interview: Torben Høeg Bonde, Vestas

  The CIO at Danish wind turbine company Vestas is playing a key role in turning the company into a software supplier

• October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15

  Tech will turn HR into a ‘productivity department’

  HR technologies are moving away from managing staff in favour of helping them become more productive

• October 26, 2015 26 Oct'15

  Outsourcing renewals: Where do I source services?

  With thousands of IT services contracts coming up for renewal, CIOs should take a careful look at where they source services from

• October 22, 2015 22 Oct'15

  CIO interview: Frans Westerlund, Fiskars

  Fiskars CIO Frans Westerlund tells Computer Weekly about the challenges faced by IT when a business instigates a major strategic transformation

• October 21, 2015 21 Oct'15

  Nationwide Building Society outsources IT infrastructure

  Nationwide has outsourced its IT infrastructure to Capgemini for the next five years to bring it up to date for the digital age

• October 16, 2015 16 Oct'15

  CIO interview: Olivier Smith, head of IT at Sweden's Hi3G Access

  The IT department at Swedish telco Hi3G is on a mission to a utopian planet, with Olivier Smith at the controls

• October 16, 2015 16 Oct'15

  CIO interview: Martin Thell, Scandic Hotels

  The CIO of major Nordic hotel chain Scandic Hotels wants to learn more about customers through technology, without being overbearing

• September 29, 2015 29 Sep'15

  Nationwide Building Society deploys artificial intelligence to reduce back-end complexity

  Nationwide Building Society is using artificial intelligence to help it reduce the complexity of its back-end systems as it introduces more digital products

• September 25, 2015 25 Sep'15

  Government Digital Service readies for change as its chief Mike Bracken prepares to leave

  GDS is setting up executive training for senior civil servants and looking to work closely with departments to continue the digital transformation of Whitehall

• September 15, 2015 15 Sep'15

  CIO interview: Rob Threadgold, global head of IT infrastructure and operations, ICBC Standard Bank

  Standard Bank is taking a global approach to IT challenges following its acquisition by Chinese banking giant ICBC

• September 15, 2015 15 Sep'15

  NHS trust denies bullying and intimidation of IT whistleblower

  Managers were already aware of whistleblower's concerns about the accuracy of NHS Southwark's data, tribunal hears

• August 26, 2015 26 Aug'15

  CIO interview: Elisabeth Stjernstoft, Apoteket

  When the Swedish government introduced competition to the pharmaceuticals sector in 2009, the former monopoly faced a major IT transformation

• August 20, 2015 20 Aug'15

  CIO interview: Emil Dahlin, Svevia

  Svevia CIO Emil Dahlin transformed the IT of a former Swedish government organisation as it became an independent company

• August 13, 2015 13 Aug'15

  Interview: Government digital chief Mike Bracken – why I quit

  Mike Bracken, the outgoing director of the Government Digital Service, talks exclusively to Computer Weekly about his departure from Whitehall

• August 12, 2015 12 Aug'15

  Mike Bracken: I turned down an increase in GDS budget

  Outgoing government digital chief says he rejected the chance of extra funding and that his platform strategy is still on the table

• August 03, 2015 03 Aug'15

  Government digital chief Mike Bracken announces he is leaving

  GDS director Mike Bracken is leaving government, and his unexpected departure will inevitably raise questions about the future of GDS

• July 23, 2015 23 Jul'15

  Software project will save Ford tens of millions a year in car repair bills

  Car maker Ford is rolling out sophisticated warranty software to 12,000 dealers worldwide in a project that is expected to bring rapid financial returns

• July 14, 2015 14 Jul'15

  CIO interview: Mattias Forsberg, Systembolaget

  Systembolaget CIO Mattias Forsberg says IT and business need to have a relationship of co-operation and expects every successful IT project to include some pain

• July 09, 2015 09 Jul'15

  CIO interview: Lars Ruben Hansen, Rema 1000 Denmark and Reitan Distribution

  The CIO of supermarket chain Rema 1000 Denmark and wholesale company Reitan Distribution wants his staff to love coming to work

• June 19, 2015 19 Jun'15

  Legacy systems holding back 90% of businesses

  Most businesses are being held back from making digital advances by their reliance on legacy applications

• June 19, 2015 19 Jun'15

  CIO interview: Rovio Entertainment's Kalle Alppi believes IT staff should be embedded in business

  The CIO at the company behind Angry Birds talks about running global IT with only five permanent staff

• May 21, 2015 21 May'15

  CIO interview: Myron Hrycyk, CIO, Severn Trent Water

  Severn Trent water company is working on technology initiatives to lower bills and improve customer service

• May 21, 2015 21 May'15

  CIO interview: Austerity drives joined-up council IT with Force.com

  Peterborough has become a big user of software-as-a-service for council services. We speak to its IT head