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IT for transport and travel industry

• September 07, 2018 07 Sep'18

  BA praised for swift GDPR-aligned action on data breach

  British Airways has been praised for its swift response to a customer data breach, which could be the first test case under the EU’s GDPR and new UK GDPR-aligned data protection laws

• September 05, 2018 05 Sep'18

  Nordic states collaborate in Arctic IT projects

  Nordic countries are working together to introduce advanced communications networks in the most isolated Northerly regions

• September 04, 2018 04 Sep'18

  Element AI teams up with AI Singapore

  The Canadian upstart is co-developing AI applications for local industries as part of its efforts to build new research capabilities via local talent pools

• September 03, 2018 03 Sep'18

  CIO interview: Ian Cohen, global CIO, Addison Lee

  Addison Lee’s global CIO is building a business strategy and ensuring the transport company has a flexible platform for growth

• September 03, 2018 03 Sep'18

  Department for Transport invests £10m in digital journey planner

  Digital transport planning system will allow local authorities and utility companies to share and record data on roadworks to reduce disruption and delays for drivers

• August 29, 2018 29 Aug'18

  IT leaders at a crossroads as they grapple with digital technology

  CIOs have the opportunity to influence their company strategy as digital technology reshapes business. A survey of CIOs across 70 countries charts a path for IT leaders through emerging technologies

• August 23, 2018 23 Aug'18

  No Deal Brexit papers warn of stark future for UK tech

  The government has published the first of its No Deal Brexit contingency planning notices, containing sobering messages for the UK technology industry

• August 22, 2018 22 Aug'18

  Language barrier won’t hold back chatbots in the Netherlands

  The use of chatbots by Dutch organisations is on the up, with KLM's chatbot a pioneering example

• August 21, 2018 21 Aug'18

  The risk of upgrading to S/4 Hana

  S/4 Hana has been touted as the evolution of SAP's long-standing ERP suite, but with just six years to upgrade, how can businesses avoid an expensive SAP flop?

• August 20, 2018 20 Aug'18

  Job losses caused by artificial intelligence will dwarf those of Victorian revolution

  The disruption to the jobs market caused by artificial intelligence will be far greater than that caused by industrialisation in Victorian times

• August 20, 2018 20 Aug'18

  Fibre cable break takes Gatwick flight information screens offline

  A broken fibre-optic cable has taken Gatwick Airport’s flight information screens offline, with airport staff forced to use whiteboards to provide information to passengers

• August 14, 2018 14 Aug'18

  Driverless cars heading for Bromley and Croydon

  A 10-month data-gathering exercise will pave the way for an autonomous vehicle ride-sharing service to start operation in 2019

• August 09, 2018 09 Aug'18

  Government sets out vision for better use of rail data

  The government and the rail industry have developed a joint action plan to remove barriers to better data use by improving access to data, developing better standards, increasing skills and encouraging collaboration

• August 07, 2018 07 Aug'18

  In-flight Wi-Fi availability drives passenger loyalty

  A report published by Inmarsat appears to suggest that airlines which make on-board Wi-Fi more easily available are seeing more loyal customers as a result

• August 06, 2018 06 Aug'18

  DfT pledges to spend one-third of its procurement budget on SMEs by 2022

  Department for Transport’s SME action plan promises to increase its spend with small and medium-sized enterprises to 33% by the end of this parliament