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IT efficiency and sustainability

March 04, 2021 04 Mar'21
Bank of Ireland to reduce branch network by almost half

Bank of Ireland is latest bank to pin its future on digital channels as customers change their banking habits
March 02, 2021 02 Mar'21
Goldman Sachs CEO comments highlight need for home working balance

The remote working revolution has been prominent in the banking sector and organisations have a balancing act to perform once the pandemic passes
March 02, 2021 02 Mar'21
HMCTS rolls out digital case management system

The Common Platform digital system aims to make it easier to share and manage case information across the criminal justice system
March 01, 2021 01 Mar'21
Digital secretary Dowden outlines UK post-Brexit data approach

The UK government is searching for a new information commissioner with an updated remit to use data to support growth and innovation, and plans on reaching new international data partnerships

March 01, 2021 01 Mar'21
Covid accelerates Bradford University remote working project

Pandemic injected fuel into university’s existing project to introduce remote working
February 25, 2021 25 Feb'21
Tech-enabled hybrid working enables HSBC to cut 40% of its global office space

Bank is making huge reductions in the amount of office space it uses through a global hybrid-working policy
February 24, 2021 24 Feb'21
Businesses forced to ask IT service providers for help during pandemic

IT service providers have been approached by long-time enterprise customers asking for price cuts due to the impact of the pandemic
February 21, 2021 21 Feb'21
Dell to invest $50m in Singapore innovation hub

Dell Technologies’ global innovation hub will house a research and development lab and other facilities to drive development and adoption of emerging technologies
February 16, 2021 16 Feb'21
NHSX set to become part of new NHS England 'transformation directorate'

Latest plans for the National Health Service’s central digital strategy arm are currently at the proposal stage
February 15, 2021 15 Feb'21
BP joins IBM Quantum Network to support emission goals

Quantum computing promises unimaginable computing power, which can be applied to helping tackle climate change

February 15, 2021 15 Feb'21
How computer vision can protect coral reefs

The Australian Institute of Marine Science teams up with Accenture to protect coral reefs in a computer vision project inspired by a Netflix documentary
February 14, 2021 14 Feb'21
Cancer Council NSW fixes data silos in integration move

The Cancer Council in New South Wales has integrated its core systems to eliminate data silos and improve productivity
February 09, 2021 09 Feb'21
Big data platform to speed up DNA analysis

Belgium’s Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre has developed a big data platform that can analyse DNA data up to 16 times faster than current techniques
February 08, 2021 08 Feb'21
Interview: Robert Opp, chief digital officer, United Nations Development Programme

Chief digital officer of the United Nations Development Programme talks about the relationship between digital technologies and sustainability, and how it can be used for a more environmentally-friendly and inclusive future
February 08, 2021 08 Feb'21
Singapore tops cloud adoption in ASEAN

Nearly nine in 10 organisations in Singapore are using cloud services, but cost and security concerns remain
February 05, 2021 05 Feb'21
How Yarra Valley Water is tapping APIs

The largest water retailer in Melbourne has rolled out application programming interfaces to improve operations and customer service
January 26, 2021 26 Jan'21
Australia’s IT spending set to bounce back in 2021

IT spending in Australia will grow by 4% this year, reversing a decline of 1% in 2020 as organisations seek to grow their digital chops
January 26, 2021 26 Jan'21
Saudi IT spending to hit $11bn in 2021

Saudi Arabian organisations will spend about $11bn on IT this year, with emerging technologies high on shopping lists
January 25, 2021 25 Jan'21
Inside Grab’s DevOps practices

A senior software engineer at Grab offers a peek into the DevOps practices at one of Southeast Asia’s technology unicorns
January 21, 2021 21 Jan'21
Government needs to ‘take stock’ of digital progress, says Reform

Think-tank says Covid-19 has shown the importance of a ‘digitally enabled’ public sector, but there is still a long way to go to realise the full potential of technology
January 14, 2021 14 Jan'21
London received quarter of all European tech funding in 2020

Technology startups in London raised near-record levels of venture capital investment last year despite uncertainty related to Brexit and Covid-19
January 11, 2021 11 Jan'21
APAC firms’ ‘future readiness’ a mixed bag

Led by firms in China, Singapore and Australia, just over a quarter of businesses in APAC fit the bill as a future-ready business, study finds
January 07, 2021 07 Jan'21
Robust member administration system indispensable for Dutch Coeliac Society

Organisation had to find a dedicated member administration system to support existing members, new members and countless volunteers
December 31, 2020 31 Dec'20
Top 10 technology and ethics stories of 2020

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 technology and ethics stories of 2020
December 30, 2020 30 Dec'20
Top 10 Benelux IT stories of 2020

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Benelux IT stories of 2020
December 24, 2020 24 Dec'20
Top 10 Middle East stories of 2020

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Middle East stories of 2020
December 23, 2020 23 Dec'20
Top 10 Australia IT stories of 2020

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Australia IT stories of 2020
December 23, 2020 23 Dec'20
Top 10 startup stories of 2020

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 startup stories of 2020
December 21, 2020 21 Dec'20
Nordic CIO interview: Åsa Melvanius, Lund municipality

For Åsa Melvanius, CDO at the Swedish municipality of Lund, created a “robot factory” that has saved the city more than 6,500 hours by automating routine processes
December 21, 2020 21 Dec'20
Top 10 enterprise IT in the Nordics stories of 2020

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Nordic enterprise IT stories of 2020
December 20, 2020 20 Dec'20
THKD taps SAP and Azure to improve patient experience

Malaysian healthcare group THKD is deploying new SAP systems and plans to tap Azure’s cloud infrastructure to enhance patient experience
December 15, 2020 15 Dec'20
Air purifier manufacturer creates IoT service in the cloud

Sweden’s Blueair introduces new functionality for customers through a cloud-based internet of things platform
December 14, 2020 14 Dec'20
FireEye identifies flaw in networking monitoring software as US agencies attacked

Cyber security company says investigations have revealed security breach occurred because of a flaw in a network monitoring software
December 14, 2020 14 Dec'20
Digital Ethics Summit 2020: governance key to inclusive post-Covid economic recovery

Pluralism key to developing and deploying technologies for an inclusive post-Covid economic recovery, according to a panel at Digital Ethics Summit 2020
December 13, 2020 13 Dec'20
Singapore trials beacons to bolster police operations

Police beacons equipped with video cameras, sirens, floodlights and speakers are being deployed at two parks to improve public safety in a year-long trial
December 11, 2020 11 Dec'20
Agility key to pandemic recovery, say APAC CFOs

Chief financial officers in the Asia-Pacific region call for financial transformation to bring about the agility that their organisations need to tide over the pandemic
December 03, 2020 03 Dec'20
Nova casts light on streaming network issues as energy demands soar

So-called industry-first solution brings new revenue opportunities, reduces churn and differentiates offer for video providers as they struggle to cope with energy surge in providing services
December 03, 2020 03 Dec'20
Bank of England enlists development partner to unlock cloud

Bank has agreed a two-year deal with a cloud development platform provider as it seeks to take its cloud journey to the next level
December 03, 2020 03 Dec'20
ICT disaster threatens Dutch environment law

The Dutch government’s revamp of its construction planning law faces major IT challenges and scepticism
December 01, 2020 01 Dec'20
What it takes for APAC firms to ride out the pandemic

Whether businesses will recover from the Covid-19 pandemic will depend on how they leverage technology to innovate, create new business models and build digital trust
November 26, 2020 26 Nov'20
Government must hold technology companies to account on e-waste

MPs urge UK government and global technology companies to deal with ‘tsunami of electronic waste’, which is throwing away valuable resources vital for building a sustainable future
November 25, 2020 25 Nov'20
NHSX to launch data strategy for health and social care

Government sets out plans to ‘bust bureaucracy’ in the NHS, including implementing a new data strategy, consulting on changes to data collection legislation, and making progress on shared care records
November 19, 2020 19 Nov'20
Covid-19 shift to remote working adds to Earth’s growing e-waste problem

The shift to remote working has forced firms to purchase new IT equipment, but many are still lacking sustainable end-of-life processes for their devices
November 19, 2020 19 Nov'20
Why databases are key to Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sales

With each order split into multiple database transactions, ensuring the scalability and elasticity of database systems was key to the success of Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sales
November 13, 2020 13 Nov'20
Dutch IT award recognises importance of research in the wild

Promoter of human-centric scientific research techniques claims the prestigious 2020 Netherlands Prize for ICT Research
November 12, 2020 12 Nov'20
Financial Stability Board says it’s time to talk about IT outsourcing risks

International organisation that monitors the finance sector asks for the industry to discuss the risks that IT outsourcing brings to the sector
November 11, 2020 11 Nov'20
What businesses can learn from GovTech’s digital strategy

Modernising its infrastructure and putting digital at its core has given Singapore’s Government Technology Agency the agility it needs to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic
November 06, 2020 06 Nov'20
Finger pointed at Fujitsu as Post Office Horizon system crashes nationally

Post Office branches offline during busy business hours after suffering an IT error that the Post Office said related to IT from supplier Fujitsu
November 04, 2020 04 Nov'20
Government releases funding for green technology businesses

New funding will support UK entrepreneurs and startups in scaling up their eco-friendly innovations
November 02, 2020 02 Nov'20
HPE to build new Pawsey supercomputers

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise has snagged a A$48m deal to deliver a supercomputer for Australia’s Pawsey Supercomputing Centre