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IT for government and public sector
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August 23, 2017
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Aug'17
Dutch e-voting is waiting for an opportunity
Despite years of opposition and distrust in voting machines, a small Dutch initiative is aiming for a new form of e-voting
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August 23, 2017
23
Aug'17
Russian hackers expose allegedly doping footballers
Russian hacking group Fancy Bear has exposed 150 footballers worldwide for allegedly taking banned substances, underlining the importance of protecting personal data
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August 23, 2017
23
Aug'17
UAE telco Du pushes SaaS adoption in Middle East
The Middle East looks set to see strong growth in software as a service and IT departments need to take a different approach
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August 22, 2017
22
Aug'17
Cambridgeshire firefighters get rugged tablets for frontline work
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue is deploying ruggedised Panasonic tablets across its service to help personnel access vital information in an emergency
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August 22, 2017
22
Aug'17
First set of Capgemini degree apprentices graduate
The first graduates of Capgemini's degree apprentice programme tell Computer Weekly about their experiences
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August 22, 2017
22
Aug'17
How AT&T embraced the telecoms technology transition
AT&T’s CIO of network and shared services, Sorabh Saxena, discusses how to reskill telecoms engineers and exploit open standards as the operator embraces the future of networking services provision
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August 22, 2017
22
Aug'17
Blockchain skills in high demand and jobs being swept up quickly
Job vacancies for people with blockchain skills are being filled in just seven days, on average, once they are advertised online
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August 21, 2017
21
Aug'17
GCHQ knew WannaCry hero risked arrests by travelling to the US
UK intelligence officials were reportedly aware that security researcher Marcus Hutchins risked arrest by travelling to the US to attend a series of cyber security conferences
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August 19, 2017
19
Aug'17
Top UK directors lack training to deal with cyber attacks
The UK’s top firms and charities urgently need to do more to protect themselves from online threats, according to a government-backed audit
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August 17, 2017
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Aug'17
School leavers urged to look at cyber security apprenticeships
Cyber security apprenticeships are a good alternative to ‘clearing’ and debts, according to security certification body, Crest
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August 17, 2017
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Aug'17
World's largest’ data center planned in Norway
Norway will soon have the biggest datacenter in the world which will harness the countries rich natural resources
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August 16, 2017
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Aug'17
Huddle in trouble: Did the journey from startup to scaleup cause the UK cloud firm to lose its way?
What does the future hold for cloud collaboration firm Huddle, once a darling of the UK tech startup scene but now seemingly in need of a financial bailout?
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August 16, 2017
16
Aug'17
Hackers hit Holyrood with Westminster-style brute-force attack
The Scottish parliament has been hit by a cyber attack similar to the one that struck Westminster in June
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August 15, 2017
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Aug'17
Middle East salary survey reveals major challenges to close IT skills gap
Organisations in the Middle East are not offering IT staff enough training and don’t employ enough women in IT
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August 11, 2017
11
Aug'17
Russian cyber espionage group targeting hotel Wi-Fi
A Russian cyber espionage group is targeting hotel Wi-Fi networks to carry out malware infections and potentially steal credentials, researchers warn
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August 10, 2017
10
Aug'17
China tests hack-proof quantum satellite communications
China has tested a prototype communication system that uses the principles of quantum mechanics to make it impossible for hackers to access
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August 10, 2017
10
Aug'17
Sadiq Khan’s Not-Spot Team to tackle digital connectivity in London
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced a package of measures designed to boost digital connectivity around London
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August 10, 2017
10
Aug'17
IT pros urged to support ‘WannaCry hero’ Marcus Hutchins
Computer experts fear chilling effect on security research over US arrest of Marcus Hutchins who halted the spread of the WannaCry ransomware
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August 10, 2017
10
Aug'17
Gov.uk Verify fails to meet key business case targets
Government’s controversial online identity system has missed important milestones that formed the basis of its original 2015 business case
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August 09, 2017
09
Aug'17
Over 40% of IT professionals want another general election this year
A large proportion of IT workers in the UK want another general election this year in the hope it will stave off a hard brexit
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August 09, 2017
09
Aug'17
Huddle pulls news of private equity deal as shareholders rage over payout size
Huddle is thought to be revising its private equity payouts to shareholders, after past and present employees describe current offer as a ‘slap in the face’
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August 09, 2017
09
Aug'17
Dubai Health Authority rolls out second smart pharmacy
Robot will dispense medicine to patients as part of Dubai healthcare IT initiative
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August 09, 2017
09
Aug'17
Nordic countries top digital nations ranking, but risk stalling
Nordic countries are leaders when it comes to digitisation – but they must continue to innovate to retain their position
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August 08, 2017
08
Aug'17
NIS Directive plans show UK is serious about tackling cyber threats
UK government plans to implement the EU’s Network and Information Systems (NIS) Directive have been welcomed for assuring its commitment to cyber defence post-Brexit
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August 08, 2017
08
Aug'17
KCOM fined over emergency call service failure
Telco KCOM fined after 999 calls made by Hull residents went unanswered due to flooding at a BT exchange miles away
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August 08, 2017
08
Aug'17
Child cyber exploration good for the UK, says ex-GCHQ head
Children should be encouraged to spend more time online learning cyber skills to inspire future generations of computer scientists, cyber defenders and engineers, says former GCHQ head
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August 07, 2017
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Aug'17
UK mulls hefty fines for CNI providers with poor cyber security
The UK is considering the same hefty fines for critical national infrastructure (CNI) providers with poor cyber security as those failing to protect the personal data of UK citizens
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August 07, 2017
07
Aug'17
UK government starts recruiting digital experts for Brexit
Department for International Trade advertises job for digital designer to support future trade arrangements
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August 06, 2017
06
Aug'17
Government to strengthen UK data protection law
New legislation will require social media platforms to delete information about children and adults when asked
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August 04, 2017
04
Aug'17
ICO highlights challenge Slack-like tools pose to public sector FOI request compliance
The Information Commissioner’s Office outlines how the growing use of cloud-based communication channels could complicate how public sector organisations respond to Freedom of Information requests
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August 04, 2017
04
Aug'17
Manchester to host international freedom of information event
Manchester is to host an international conference exploring the future of transparency and access to information in the UK and worldwide
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August 04, 2017
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Aug'17
Nearly 7,000 civil service jobs at risk in government-as-a-platform strategy
Business case for Government Digital Service’s GaaP programme has predicted thousands of Whitehall job losses from new digital tools
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August 04, 2017
04
Aug'17
MPs demand answers from HMRC over Childcare Service website problems
Treasury committee chair Nicky Morgan writes to HM Revenue & Customs CEO after users reported difficulties using the new digital service
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August 03, 2017
03
Aug'17
Cyber criminals make it difficult to follow the money
Following the money is a classic technique used by law enforcement to link criminals to crimes by tracing associated financial exchanges, but that may not be easy in the case of the WannaCry attacks
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August 03, 2017
03
Aug'17
Sub-postmasters allege 'bullying and intimidation' by Post Office over Horizon IT system
Campaigners have submitted initial evidence in group litigation against Post Office over controversial Horizon IT system
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August 02, 2017
02
Aug'17
US plans IoT security legislation, but UK unlikely to follow
US Republican and Democrat senators have proposed legislation seeking to address security vulnerabilities in IoT devices
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August 01, 2017
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Aug'17
UK to call on US tech giants to step up fight against extremism
The UK is to call on US tech giants to take more decisive action against extremist groups that use their online platforms
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August 01, 2017
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Aug'17
Why Facebook’s AI termination raises safety concerns
Revelations that researchers at Facebook had to switch off two bots that went rogue have raised questions about the safety of artificial intelligence
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July 31, 2017
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Jul'17
Parliament’s digital chief quits to become Arup CIO
Rob Greig is leaving in September for a new role in the private sector
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July 28, 2017
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Jul'17
DVLA trials Amazon’s Alexa for MOT and vehicle tax updates
Intelligent voice service will enable motorists to check whether their vehicle tax and MOT are up to date
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July 26, 2017
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Jul'17
Nordic digitisation brings unwanted consequence of heightened cyber security risks
The Nordic region is becoming highly connected – which has not gone unnoticed by cyber criminals
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July 26, 2017
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Jul'17
GDS wants IT suppliers to use its GaaP products – but won’t offer service guarantees
The Government Digital Service encourages tech firms to adopt the platform services it has developed – but can’t offer any service or support guarantees
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July 26, 2017
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Jul'17
UK police forces taking action to quash data misuse
With nearly 800 reported incidents of potential data misuse by police in less than 16 months, at least 34 police forces are taking steps to improve monitoring systems to address this problem
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July 25, 2017
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Jul'17
Ransomware threat escalating, warns Europol
Europol warns that the threat of ransomware continues to escalate as it marks the anniversary of a cross-industry anti-ransomware initiative
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July 25, 2017
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Jul'17
Big data means big risk, Swedish Transport Agency leak shows
The Swedish Transport Agency exposed sensitive information by transferring its databases to a third party cloud provider without following data protection procedures
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July 25, 2017
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Jul'17
CIF gears up to target public sector cloud
Cloud Industry Forum wants to help the UK government achieve its digital strategy, but working with government is still a big challenge for many providers
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July 25, 2017
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Jul'17
London security centre handed £14.5m to get off the ground
The government is to fund a new cyber security innovation centre in the capital and has launched a competition to develop and design it
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July 24, 2017
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Jul'17
IR35 reforms: IT contractor fleshes out details of potential HMRC legal challenge
Following the early-stage success of efforts to crowd-fund a legal challenge against the IR35 reforms, one of the IT contractors behind the campaign outlines details of what could happen next
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July 24, 2017
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Jul'17
European Commission calls for free flow of data after Brexit
EC digital leader says EU must avoid “data nationalisation” after the UK leaves – but also warns EU states
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July 24, 2017
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Jul'17
UK government wants to give 6,000 teenagers cyber security training
Government launches £20m Cyber Schools Programme aimed at students aged between 14 and 18
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July 21, 2017
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Jul'17
Destruction of service attacks an existential threat to business, says Cisco
Security threats and attacks against the network are set to become far more destructive, according to Cisco’s mid-year security report
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July 20, 2017
20
Jul'17
Government confirms tech experts advising on digital economy
Experts from across UK technology sector will help government implement digital economy policies
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July 19, 2017
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Jul'17
Newcastle council data leak shows need for security automation
Leak of child adoption information by Newcastle City Council resulted from accidental email attachment by employee
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July 19, 2017
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Jul'17
Government IT projects improving - but several still in doubt
Watchdog says no Whitehall IT programmes received its highest 'red' rating this year - but others still need attention
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July 19, 2017
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Jul'17
Bristol Council opens its fibre network to commercial operators
Small business owners in Bristol will now be able to take advantage of ultrafast broadband connectivity using the local council’s fibre backhaul network
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July 19, 2017
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Jul'17
US bipartisan alliance to defend elections from cyber attack
Former Democrat and Republican campaign managers are joining forces with security experts to defend US elections from cyber attack
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July 18, 2017
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Jul'17
TfL starts ESN pilot build on the London Underground
At a GLA Oversight Committee hearing, TfL’s CTO revealed the organisation is building a pilot version of the Emergency Services Network on the London Underground
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July 18, 2017
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Jul'17
UK industrial control systems targeted, warns leaked NCSC document
Industrial control systems across several UK sectors have been targeted in recent activity by known state-sponsored attackers, according to a leaked report by the UK National Cyber Security Authority
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July 18, 2017
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Jul'17
Traditional outsourcing boosts overall spending in first half of 2017
Spending on traditional IT services contracts by Emea organisations increases in the first six months of 2017
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July 17, 2017
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Jul'17
Lords’ inquiry finds data flows key to post-Brexit trade and security
The free flow of data after Brexit is essential for UK trade and security, a Lords’ inquiry has found, urging the government to ensure transitional measures are in place
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July 17, 2017
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Jul'17
Post Office defence in computer system legal case due this week
The Post Office will this week present its defence against allegations brought by subpostmasters in a group legal action
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July 17, 2017
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Jul'17
Global cyber attack could cost up to $120bn, warns Lloyd’s
A global cyber attack could have a similar economic impact as a natural disaster such as Hurricane Katrina, according to the world’s oldest insurance market
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July 17, 2017
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Jul'17
Norway’s Railway Directorate moves fully to the cloud
Norway’s railway regulator is following the government’s advice and moving IT into the cloud
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July 14, 2017
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Jul'17
Defence minister opens £3m cyber security centre in Gloucester
UK minister for defence procurement has opened Lockheed Martin’s job-creating cyber security centre aimed at boosting UK cyber defence capability and skills
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July 13, 2017
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Jul'17
HMRC delays digital tax for businesses until 'at least' 2020
HMRC has pushed back the go-live date of its Making Tax Digital project following concerns the timetable was too risky
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July 13, 2017
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Jul'17
Encryption keys too predictable, warn security researchers
Encryption keys are not as random as most people think, which means encrypting data is often not as secure as it could be, according to security researchers
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July 13, 2017
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Jul'17
HMRC’s customs IT system may not be ready before Brexit
National Audit Office is concerned that customs declaration service will not be ready in time for the UK’s departure from the EU because significant challenges remain
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July 12, 2017
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Jul'17
MoJ electronic monitoring programme fails to achieve value for money, says NAO
National Audit Office slams severely delayed MoJ electronic tag project for series of failures, including being too ambitious, not delivering benefits and procurement shambles
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July 12, 2017
12
Jul'17
UK ranked as top 10 digital economy
The UK has been ranked among the top 10 nations in terms of digital capabilities
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July 12, 2017
12
Jul'17
Home Office confirmed as early adopter of Oracle’s UK cloud region
The Home Office is to be one of the first public sector organisations to access cloud services from Oracle’s UK cloud region
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July 11, 2017
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Jul'17
Airbus helps drive critical infrastructure cyber security
Airbus is helping to drive the cyber security market for industrial control systems used throughout industry, including many providers of critical national infrastructure
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July 11, 2017
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Jul'17
Government should invest in tech to support ‘gig economy’ workers, says Taylor review
Matthew Taylor’s review on the ‘gig economy’ calls on government to invest in digital technology to support self-employed people
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July 11, 2017
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Jul'17
Met Police signs £8m digital forensics deal
MASS wins seven-year contract to supply a digital forensics managed service to London’s Metropolitan Police Service
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July 11, 2017
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Jul'17
Political uncertainty is holding back digital transformation plans, say CIOs
UK businesses are investing in IT to help them deal with changes that could be around the corner amid geo-political uncertainty
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July 10, 2017
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Vodafone Qatar pushes IoT adoption in Middle East
Vodafone Qatar is harnessing a network of partners to support organisations in the Middle East with their internet of things strategies
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July 07, 2017
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Second phase of Dubai Health Authority’s electronic records implementation to start in August 2017
Unified electronic medical record (EMR) system to be rolled to more medical facilities across Dubai
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July 07, 2017
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Jul'17
Citizens Advice calls for roll-out of Universal Credit to be paused
A report by the advisory charity highlights issued around making and managing claims online, lack of digital skills and problems with identity verification through Gov.uk Verify
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July 06, 2017
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Jul'17
UK government digital services below average, international ranking shows
UK government is placed fourth overall in the International Civil Service Effectiveness Index, but only 23rd out of 31 countries for digital services
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July 06, 2017
06
Jul'17
Young people without workplace skills fear competition from robots
Young people are worried they will not have the skills necessary to set themselves apart from robots when leaving education
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July 06, 2017
06
Jul'17
UK must tackle impact of rapid technological change, says Corbyn
Setting out plans for Labour’s National Education Service, Jeremy Corbyn says the country needs to invest in skills and training to ensure benefits of technological change and not leave people behind
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July 06, 2017
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Jul'17
Andy Burnham plans to make Manchester world-leading digital hub
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham announces plans to make the region one of the “best digital hubs in the world”, and a £2m digital skills fund
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July 06, 2017
06
Jul'17
TfL figures reveal massive contactless adoption
Transport for London figures for the use of contactless payments on its network add weight to its plans to sell its expertise to other cities
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July 05, 2017
05
Jul'17
CityFibre moves into consumer broadband services
Following the success of a joint FTTP broadband trial in York, CityFibre is to market its metro fibre network to consumer ISPs for the first time
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July 05, 2017
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Jul'17
Atos targets universities and research centres with quantum computing simulator
Atos has made a quantum computing simulator available for sale so that organisations can test out the algorithms of the future
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July 05, 2017
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Jul'17
London tech sector attracts record investment
Despite uncertainties surrounding Brexit, the London tech sector has seen record levels of investment so far this year
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July 05, 2017
05
Jul'17
ICO launches international strategy to meet Brexit and GDPR challenges
The ICO has set out a four-year international strategy on how to tackle international data protection challenges, aiming to enhance the safeguarding of UK citizens’ data
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July 05, 2017
05
Jul'17
Sweden trials blockchain for land registry management
Swedish land registry is trying out blockchain as a means of proving ownership
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July 04, 2017
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Jul'17
WannaCry a signal moment, says NCA
The National Crime Agency believes the recent WannaCry attacks represent a “signal moment” in terms of awareness of cyber attacks and their real-world impact
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July 04, 2017
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Jul'17
Major cyber incidents accelerating, says NCSC
The UK is seeing an acceleration in major cyber security incidents, according to the country’s cyber security protection agency
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July 03, 2017
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Jul'17
Cyber security comes down to culture, say Dutch security experts
IT security can no longer be seen as just a technical matter. People, education and management matter too, but culture is the overarching and binding element, says security executive at Dutch bank
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July 03, 2017
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Digital Economy Council aims to boost UK tech sector
Government launches Digital Economy Council with the aim of bringing together industry leaders and academia to collaborate on implementing the UK’s digital strategy
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June 30, 2017
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Liberty gets go-ahead to challenge Snoopers’ Charter
Civil rights organisation Liberty has been given the go-ahead to challenge in the High Court controversial surveillance legislation it believes breaches UK citizens’ rights
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June 30, 2017
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Jun'17
UK needs urgent response to online fraud, says NAO
Online fraud is the most commonly experienced crime in England and Wales and demands urgent response, a report by Parliament’s independent public spending watchdog has concluded
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June 30, 2017
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Jun'17
GovTech sector will be worth £20bn by 2025, says report
Investment firm Public launches GovStart programme, aiming to help tech startups transform public services
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June 30, 2017
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Jun'17
NCSC rolls out four measures to boost public sector cyber security
Active Cyber Defence measures will immediately help to improve basic cyber security across UK business and government departments, says NCSC
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June 29, 2017
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Jun'17
Print management a UK public sector GDPR blind spot
Print and document management is a potential blind spot for the public sector when it comes to compliance with the GDPR, a survey has revealed
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June 29, 2017
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Jun'17
How Donald Trump has nudged French CIOs still further from US cloud storage
French CIOs are looking at alternatives to storing data with US-based suppliers
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June 29, 2017
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Jun'17
Royal Society and British Academy call for data governance body
The Royal Society and the British Academy have jointly released a report urging the UK government to set up a public body to oversee data use
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June 29, 2017
29
Jun'17
Policing should embrace IoT opportunities
The internet of things brings more opportunities than challenges for the UK’s police forces, according to a TechUK report that urges the police to embrace digital technologies
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June 29, 2017
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Jun'17
Cyber security in industrial control systems poor, says Crest
A lack of standards-based technical security testing is putting industrial control environments and critical national infrastructure at risk of cyber attack, a report reveals