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• April 24, 2026 24 Apr'26

  UAE targets agentic AI to power half of government operations

  With a two-year target to move 50% of government sectors, services and operations to agentic artificial intelligence, the UAE is positioning autonomous systems as the next phase of digital government

• April 23, 2026 23 Apr'26

  Using AI to manage insider risk amid Middle East conflict

  As geopolitical tensions reshape the cyber threat landscape across the region, organisations are turning to artificial intelligence-driven behaviour analytics, investigative automation and monitoring of AI agents to detect insider risk faster and ...

• April 21, 2026 21 Apr'26

  Middle East CIOs move from cloud-first to sovereign-first in a high-risk digital era

  As artificial intelligence scales and regulatory pressure intensifies, resilience – not cost – is becoming the defining metric of enterprise technology strategy, says Nischal Kapoor, chief revenue officer at e& enterprise

• April 20, 2026 20 Apr'26

  Business leaders marked down on AI workforce strategy

  Research from Accenture has found that while workers feel their jobs will change, employers are less likely to invest in workforce transition

• April 20, 2026 20 Apr'26

  Scottish Labour’s 2026 manifesto vows to upskill and invest in tech

  Ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament Election, Labour promises digital and tech NHS funding worth £680m, ‘digital playgrounds’ and to create a digital skills passport

• April 17, 2026 17 Apr'26

  UK government seeks collaborators for AI tutoring tools for schools

  To build on plans to introduce AI tutoring tools in schools, the UK government is searching for companies to develop educational resources

• April 16, 2026 16 Apr'26

  CyberUK 2026: UK lagging on legal protections for cyber pros

  Ahead of next week’s CyberUK conference, the CyberUp Campaign for reform of the UK’s hacking laws urges the government to keep focus and proposes a four-pillar framework that would protect cyber professionals from prosecution

• April 16, 2026 16 Apr'26

  Dubai rolls out AI training for 50,000 government staff

  An initiative under Digital Dubai, in partnership with government HR and AI bodies, reflects the wider UAE strategy to embed artificial intelligence across public services, workforce development and economic diversification plans

• April 16, 2026 16 Apr'26

  UAE education builds digital resilience as regional tensions accelerate shift to remote learning

  Ankabut CEO Tarek Jundi outlines how national infrastructure, AI-driven platforms and distance-learning capabilities are helping schools and universities maintain continuity amid geopolitical uncertainty

• April 15, 2026 15 Apr'26

  OCBC rolls out generative AI training for wealth advisors

  First programme of its kind allows wealth advisors to hone their pitches through realistic AI role play, resulting in double the client appointments and a 50% growth in revenue in three months

• April 02, 2026 02 Apr'26

  NHS digital drive hit by usability gaps despite progress, national survey finds

  The shift from analogue to digital across the NHS is hindered by usability issues in electronic patient record (EPR), but the newly launched frontline productivity programme could be the answer

• April 02, 2026 02 Apr'26

  What’s driving Oracle’s latest job cuts?

  Thousands of job losses have been reported, affecting many roles at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, including those in software engineering and product compliance

• April 01, 2026 01 Apr'26

  Post Office scandal supplier Fujitsu to cut nearly 10% of UK workforce

  Troubled IT supplier announces voluntary redundancy programme with hundreds of UK jobs set to be cut

• March 27, 2026 27 Mar'26

  UK government lacks ambition to fight tax fraud, says PAC

  The Public Accounts Committee says the UK government has dropped the ball on the use of data analytics to tackle tax fraud and error, as the public purse haemorrhages billions of pounds

• March 26, 2026 26 Mar'26

  UAE positions cyber security as pillar of national resilience and digital growth

  Strategic investment and coordination reinforce the country’s ability to withstand complex cyber threats

• March 25, 2026 25 Mar'26

  UK government boosts digital access for more than a million people

  Since its launch last year, the UK government’s Digital Inclusion Action Plan has consistently met its targets, helping over one million people access the digital world

• March 25, 2026 25 Mar'26

  The UAE CIO: From technology operator to digital value architect

  As AI, sovereign cloud and regulation reshape the Gulf’s technology landscape, CIOs in the UAE are being pushed beyond infrastructure management into a role that blends strategy, governance and digital trust, says CIO and technology expert Umesh ...

• March 24, 2026 24 Mar'26

  HSBC gets its first artificial intelligence chief

  UK bank appoints its first executive position dedicated to artificial intelligence as the technology embeds across the sector

• March 24, 2026 24 Mar'26

  AI infrastructure investment in the Middle East enters a new geopolitical reality

  As the region builds large-scale compute capacity, technology leaders are focusing on resilience, supply chains and semiconductor dependencies

• March 20, 2026 20 Mar'26

  Everywoman announces 2026 Women in Technology Awards winners

  Network for women in business, Everywoman, has announced the winners of this year’s technology awards, in partnership with Salesforce

• March 17, 2026 17 Mar'26

  Nordea to slash 1,500 jobs as AI impact grows

  Nordic bank to reduce headcount as it continues to introduce changes to meet its 2030 targets

• March 16, 2026 16 Mar'26

  Interview: There is no such thing as an IT project, only business projects, says CIO Paul Coby

  The veteran CIO shares lessons from his 25-year career as an IT leader at some of the UK’s top FTSE 100 companies, emphasising business alignment, trust-building, visibility and AI's transformative potential

• March 11, 2026 11 Mar'26

  UK government announces package to get more women in tech

  The UK government aims to add billions of pounds to the economy through getting more women into the tech sector

• March 11, 2026 11 Mar'26

  Cyber industry welcomes women, but challenges persist

  Three-quarters of women working in security say they feel comfortable in the field, but women are still much more likely to be laid off and face persistent challenges around career advancement, according to a report

• March 11, 2026 11 Mar'26

  CISOs on alert: Strengthening cyber resilience amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East

  As regional uncertainty rises, security leaders across the Gulf focus on resilience, faster incident response and deeper threat intelligence to protect critical systems and data

• March 11, 2026 11 Mar'26

  Welsh government boosts funding for cyber education

  The Welsh government’s Tech Valleys programme is providing three-quarters of a million pounds to help reach thousands of primary school children with security education and careers guidance

• March 09, 2026 09 Mar'26

  Trump looks to power up post-quantum, AI security

  The US has unveiled a six-pillar national cyber security strategy, with developing technological areas such as post-quantum cryptography and artificial intelligence front and centre

• March 09, 2026 09 Mar'26

  IWD 2026: How the Middle East is building a new generation of women leaders in technology

  From government-backed STEM initiatives in the UAE to thriving regional communities such as Women in Cybersecurity Middle East and Women in IT, the region is shifting the conversation from participation to influence

• March 09, 2026 09 Mar'26

  Harvey Nash docuseries addresses AI skills ‘paradox’

  As part of a series of short documentaries, tech recruitment organisation Harvey Nash discusses the AI skills ‘paradox’, with a number of tech experts shedding light on the potential future of work

• March 03, 2026 03 Mar'26

  MPs launch inquiry into use of tech in education

  The use of tech and artificial intelligence has the potential to help delivery of education in the UK, so a committee of MPs has launched an inquiry into its opportunities and challenges

• February 27, 2026 27 Feb'26

  Australia inks five-year deal with Microsoft to drive AI and cloud adoption

  The Digital Transformation Agency’s new agreement promises cost certainty, improved discounts, and a skills fund to support the government’s digital transformation agenda

• February 26, 2026 26 Feb'26

  US artificial intelligence developers accuse Chinese firms of stealing their data

  Artificial intelligence developers are accusing Chinese firms of stealing their intellectual property following a spate of ‘distillation attacks’, despite their own alleged theft of training data

• February 25, 2026 25 Feb'26

  Atos ‘IT services staff of the future’ begin apprenticeships

  Atos has taken on its first cohort of apprentices who will become an ‘artificial intelligence-ready’ workforce

• February 24, 2026 24 Feb'26

  Cyber association launches code of conduct for security pros

  ISC2’s Code of Professional Conduct will supposedly establish a worldwide framework dedicated to principled and ethical practices in the security trade

• February 24, 2026 24 Feb'26

  Aviva prepares for life after CIO retirement with early announcement

  Aviva has named the replacement for its outgoing technology chief, with former BT IT executive joining in the summer

• February 24, 2026 24 Feb'26

  UAE CIOs feel AI heat as 85% fear role risk within two years

  Technology leaders say careers, credibility and corporate resilience now hinge on delivering measurable artificial intelligence outcomes

• February 23, 2026 23 Feb'26

  Gap between upskilling intent and execution in business, says Pluralsight

  Tech leaders understand the importance of providing their employees with training, but there are too many challenges in the way of doing so

• February 20, 2026 20 Feb'26

  Interview: Ankur Anand, group CIO, Nash Squared

  Recruitment is one of the industries that is supposedly most likely to be transformed by AI, but the CIO of one top firm is looking more to how the technology can help its team enhance their own jobs

• February 19, 2026 19 Feb'26

  European politicians amplify disinformation about UN rapporteur

  Government officials from the US and Europe have condemned UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese for remarks about Israel she never made, based on a truncated clip circulating online that takes her statements out of context

• February 19, 2026 19 Feb'26

  UKRI sets out strategy to make UK an AI leader by 2031

  The strategic framework for 2031 lays out the steps the UK needs to take to drive forward innovation and academic research in artificial intelligence

• February 16, 2026 16 Feb'26

  NatWest hails progress after £1.2bn spent on tech last year, but true AI transformation to come

  NatWest Bank describes the past 12 months of its tech transformation as ‘the year of [AI] deployment at scale’

• February 16, 2026 16 Feb'26

  Next Tech Fest: Breaking tech role misconceptions

  The Next Tech Girls event hosted women in technology to speak to young girls about how the industry is full of opportunity for their future careers

• February 16, 2026 16 Feb'26

  Qatar advances sovereign cloud strategy to strengthen digital trust and national autonomy

  Deloitte’s Cloud Centre of Excellence in Lusail is helping public and private sector organisations adopt sovereign, AI-ready cloud environments aligned with Qatar’s regulatory vision

• February 13, 2026 13 Feb'26

  UK National Crime Agency seeks CDIO, offering more than £100k for the role

  The chief digital and information officer will be expected to set the National Crime Agency’s digital, data and technology sourcing strategy, secure multi-year investment and manage a £100m budget

• February 13, 2026 13 Feb'26

  Singapore to form National AI Council, expands tax breaks to ease AI adoption

  Singapore government unveils plans to spur AI adoption through fiscal incentives, implementation guidance and workforce skilling in a concerted effort to drive the nation’s AI agenda

• February 11, 2026 11 Feb'26

  Lack of resources greatest hurdle for regulating AI, MPs told

  Regulators warned that statutory powers alone cannot address the ethical harms of artificial intelligence

• February 10, 2026 10 Feb'26

  Second ever international AI safety report published

  More than 100 artificial intelligence experts have produced the second international AI safety report ahead of a summit in India, outlining a high degree of uncertainty about the development and risks of AI

• February 05, 2026 05 Feb'26

  Why sovereign and agentic AI will define next phase of Middle East’s digital transformation

  Organisations shift from artificial intelligence pilots to operational deployment as governments prioritise digital sovereignty and infrastructure control

• February 03, 2026 03 Feb'26

  AI agents, human judgement and the future of work in the UAE

  As organisations across the UAE move to AI orchestration, leaders are being forced to rethink skills, governance and accountability in an emerging hybrid workforce

• February 03, 2026 03 Feb'26

  Kendall names Barnsley as UK’s first tech town

  The UK government has named Barnsley as the nation’s first ‘tech town’, with initiatives to boost education, health and local businesses