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Europe and Middle East information technology (IT)
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April 26, 2018
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Apr'18
Finnish R&D and utilities in line of cyber espionage fire, say security police
Finnish research and development, as well as critical infrastructure, are being targeted by state-backed cyber espionage attacks, says report
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April 25, 2018
25
Apr'18
Interview: Amazon Web Services Sweden
Eric Morales leads the AWS business development team for startups and gaming companies in the Nordics. Computer Weekly caught up with him at AWS’s Nordic headquarters in Stockholm
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April 23, 2018
23
Apr'18
Next generation of SCADA industrial controls will protect against cyber attack
Oil, energy and chemical companies are rethinking how to control big manufacturing plants, replacing expensive control technology with cheaper, more secure systems, taking their cue from biology
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April 23, 2018
23
Apr'18
Estonia’s digital residency programme faces first headwind
The Baltic country’s programme to offer anyone, anywhere a chance to run a company online is facing its first crisis
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April 22, 2018
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Apr'18
Thales to open ‘digital factory’ in Asia
India and Australia are potential candidates for Thales’s new coding centre that will support digital transformation efforts
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April 18, 2018
18
Apr'18
European IT services spending down as businesses focus on GDPR compliance
European organisations are reducing their spending on IT services and are redirecting resources towards becoming compliant with the EU General Data Protection Regulation
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April 18, 2018
18
Apr'18
BT to supply European air navigation network
BT has been selected to provide the upgraded air traffic management network across Europe
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April 17, 2018
17
Apr'18
Russian energy giant makes digital tech adoption a priority
Russian oil and gas giant Gazprom Neft is exploring the use of the latest digital technologies across its entire business
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April 17, 2018
17
Apr'18
Judge in Max Schrems v Facebook action raises red flag on EU-US data transfers
The Irish High Court (Commercial Division) has once again cast a long shadow, with a very short deadline, over the arrangements for the safe and legal transfer of data between the EU and the US
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April 17, 2018
17
Apr'18
Norway’s tax administration combats economic crime through IT
Authority has updated its IT system to step up the fight against tax evasion
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April 16, 2018
16
Apr'18
Dutch railway operator to experiment with self-driving trains
Dutch railways are on a journey towards fully automated trains, with early tests under way
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April 13, 2018
13
Apr'18
EU-US data sharing under threat as Irish court refers Facebook case to Europe
The Irish High Court is seeking answers from the European Court of Justice in a case that could have huge implications for EU-US data sharing and raises questions about US government surveillance of EU citizens. The move could bring a five-year ...
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April 12, 2018
12
Apr'18
PepsiCo hires robots to interview job candidates
The food and drinks multinational is using artificial intelligence software, known as Robot Vera, to phone and interview candidates as it seeks to fill vacancies for factory, sales workers and drivers in Russia
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April 11, 2018
11
Apr'18
Finnish government backs national AI development strategy
Government is harnessing Finland’s tech base to help make the country a leading location for the artificial intelligence industry
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April 10, 2018
10
Apr'18
European CIOs have budget balancing act ahead of them
There is some consensus among European CIOs on budget rises across the continent, but less so on what to invest in
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April 09, 2018
09
Apr'18
Norway government backs ambitious datacentre investment plan
Norway has a plan to be a leading location for datacentres with a policy that will put it in direct competition with some of its Nordic neighbours
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April 09, 2018
09
Apr'18
Autonomous drones will fly into danger zones for emergency services
Automated drones will use sophisticated visual systems and machine learning techniques to carry out search and rescue missions where humans fear to tread
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April 09, 2018
09
Apr'18
Dubai's gamble on bitcoin property sales
Dubai is pioneering the use of bitcoin in the real world, with the property sector leading the way
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April 06, 2018
06
Apr'18
Business increases use of encryption in the cloud
The use of encryption has seen double-digit growth in the past year due to a number of security-related drivers, a study has revealed
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April 06, 2018
06
Apr'18
Why Lufthansa went back to the drawing board with its HR IT project
Aviation group says it is confident of landing a company-wide IT project following a sometimes turbulent journey
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April 05, 2018
05
Apr'18
Interview: GDPR will give Dutch privacy watchdog its teeth
The Netherlands’ privacy watchdog has not handed out fines so far because there has been no reason to, says the organisation’s chairman, Aleid Wolfsen
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March 27, 2018
27
Mar'18
Capgemini turns to tech startup to identify ‘most engaged’ teams
Technology and consulting services firm Capgemini is using technology from a startup company to poll its employees’ views and provide feedback from managers every week. It is discovering what it takes to create “engaged teams”
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March 26, 2018
26
Mar'18
Dutch SMEs’ cyber security is insufficient
Nowhere in the Netherlands is digitisation as big as it is in small and medium-sized enterprises, but the sector still has a lot to do in terms of cyber security
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March 26, 2018
26
Mar'18
Swedish study talks up benefits of artificial intelligence
A major report has reassured Swedish society that artificial intelligence will be a positive force for change despite fears of job losses
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March 26, 2018
26
Mar'18
Swedish industry contributes to 5G evolution
Swedish industrial companies have played a role in the development of Ericsson’s 5G services in the country
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March 23, 2018
23
Mar'18
European insurtech growth dwarfs US
Europe is seeing rapid growth in its insurtech as investors pump hundreds of millions into the sector
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March 23, 2018
23
Mar'18
Telefonica cuts HR running costs by 40% as it replaces hundreds of ageing IT systems
Multinational telecoms group Telefonica is on the verge of completing a project to replace 175 incompatible HR IT systems with a cloud service covering more than 40 countries
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March 21, 2018
21
Mar'18
IT attracts more foreign investment projects to UK than other sectors
IT accounts for the highest number of foreign direct investment projects in the UK, which should come as a warning to the UK government to listen to the sector
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March 21, 2018
21
Mar'18
Danish government launches business-focused national digital strategy
Denmark’s government has launched a plan to get more small businesses into the digital economy as it targets being a leader in advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence
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March 20, 2018
20
Mar'18
Dutch cycling culture pumps up bicycle startups
Bike-sharing services are cropping up in urban areas of the Netherlands but the government wants to restrict their number
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March 20, 2018
20
Mar'18
SAP at the core of S Group’s €100m IT renewal
Finnish retailer S Group is putting SAP at the core of its IT transformation, which will be complete by 2021
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March 16, 2018
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Mar'18
Capgemini arm bags European Commission data infrastructure project
The European Commission has extended the contract of prime contractor Capgemini on its open data project
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March 14, 2018
14
Mar'18
WhatsApp to suspend data sharing with Facebook
WhatsApp has agreed to stop sharing personal data with Facebook until data protection concerns are addressed
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March 14, 2018
14
Mar'18
All-flash rules while Brexit slows UK storage spend, says IDC
IDC quarterly storage shipments tracker shows all-flash storage on top of the pile while Brexit slows UK spending and Huawei knocks Hitachi Data Systems out of top five
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March 13, 2018
13
Mar'18
Finnish government backs tech-city development in Oulu
Finland's government wants the city of Oulu to become a world leading destination for IT startups
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March 13, 2018
13
Mar'18
Russian augmented reality startups break into enterprise space
Augmented, virtual and mixed reality technologies edge closer to enterprise adoption in Russia as a strong local developer network grows
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March 08, 2018
08
Mar'18
EC reveals plan to make Europe global fintech hub
The European Commission has unveiled proposals to boost the EU’s financial technology sector
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March 08, 2018
08
Mar'18
Denmark’s MobilePay expands in Finnish market through deal with retailer
Deal with Finland’s largest grocery retailer helps mobile payment service spread its reach
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March 07, 2018
07
Mar'18
Nordic CIO interview: Mikael Ludvigsen, Novozymes
Danish biotechnology company’s CIO tells Computer Weekly about some of the changes he has made to the organisation’s IT department since he arrived 19 months ago
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March 06, 2018
06
Mar'18
European cities woo English-speaking IT talent
Organisations in major European cities have upped their search for English-speaking talent, including IT professionals, since the UK’s referendum on EU membership
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March 06, 2018
06
Mar'18
EC to boost cyber security support and collaboration
The European Commission is focused on boosting cyber security support and collaboration throughout the European Union
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March 06, 2018
06
Mar'18
Norway’s Statkraft outsources IT infrastructure management
Energy company awards India’s HCL five-year IT deal in order to free up resources to focus on core business
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March 05, 2018
05
Mar'18
MWC 2018: iPhone X device of choice for visitors to Barcelona
Statistics compiled by mobile data crowdsourcing outfit Tutela has revealed in-depth insight into what devices visitors to Mobile World Congress 2018 were using, and how they used them
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March 01, 2018
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Mar'18
Middle East faces IT talent crunch
Countries in the Middle East are adopting the latest technologies at such a rapid rate that the region faces an IT skills shortage
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March 01, 2018
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Mar'18
Security fears delay roll-out of national e-voting system in Finland
Project enters problem-solving phase to identify advanced, effective and best practice solutions to develop a secure internet-based voting system
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February 28, 2018
28
Feb'18
MWC 2018: 5G collaboration dominates agenda at annual mobile fair
At Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona, 5G mobile networks were the talk of the show, and a number of operators announced new collaborations around the emerging network standard with their technology partners
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February 28, 2018
28
Feb'18
MWC 2018: Project Flame launches 5G testbed in Barcelona
The European H2020 Project Flame has launched the first urban-scaled 5G testbed for open media internet trials, using an InterDigital platform
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February 27, 2018
27
Feb'18
Finnish government’s bridge to Asia drives IT deals
The Finnish government has increased links with Asian countries with its innovative tech sector a selling point
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February 27, 2018
27
Feb'18
Sweden’s Systembolaget picks Evry for cloud transformation
Government-owned retailer signs major IT outsourcing agreement as part of its digital transformation programme
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February 26, 2018
26
Feb'18
Estonia wants to introduce special visa for digital nomads
Baltic state’s next digital development could be a visa targeted at people who work online and are location independent