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IT innovation, research and development
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October 17, 2019
17
Oct'19
BEIS launches multimillion-pound security investment package
Government is making available more than £50m to support a range of new cyber security initiatives and collaborations, including the latest phase of its Digital Security by Design programme
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October 17, 2019
17
Oct'19
Barclays demonstrates proof-of-concept quantum clearing algorithm
Barclays and IBM researchers publish paper on a quantum computing algorithm for securities transaction trading
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October 17, 2019
17
Oct'19
Report calls for urgent replacement of health screening IT
Major review of cancer screening programmes urges NHSX to prioritise the update of the underlying technology systems
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October 16, 2019
16
Oct'19
Government shelves age verification plans for online porn
Plans to introduce age verification to access online pornography will not go ahead, with provisions around protecting children from inappropriate content on the internet to become part of wider regulations
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October 16, 2019
16
Oct'19
HMRC fails to get new customs system ready for Brexit
A National Audit Office report reveals that HMRC has opted for a multimillion-pound enhancement of a legacy platform rather than working on its planned replacement
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October 15, 2019
15
Oct'19
TfL to use artificial intelligence to run London’s road network
Transport for London is seeking input from companies about how it can use data-intensive technologies to predict the impact of road problems across the capital
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October 14, 2019
14
Oct'19
NHS Digital brings in biometric login functionality
Two new libraries released to allow developers in the NHS to include functionality to digital services
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October 14, 2019
14
Oct'19
The Security Interviews: Applying AI to Lego, and security
Ann Johnson, Microsoft corporate vice-president of cyber security, is on a mission to prove that artificial intelligence holds great promise for the security sector, and she has the analogies to back it up
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October 14, 2019
14
Oct'19
Deputy chief executive at NHS Digital departs
NHS Digital’s deputy chief executive, Rob Shaw, will leave the organisation in December to work with foreign governments on national health and care infrastructure
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October 11, 2019
11
Oct'19
Why would a bank that made billions of pounds’ profit cut thousands of staff?
HSBC is the latest bank to make thousands of staff cuts as even profitable businesses need to reshape themselves for the challenges that digital transformation brings
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October 11, 2019
11
Oct'19
OECD pushes international digital services tax agenda
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development wants to reach agreement on addressing issues around taxation for online giants by 2020
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October 10, 2019
10
Oct'19
GoCardless gives 95% of its staff business intelligence at their fingertips
Fintech payments company GoCardless is enabling staff to carry out business intelligence queries themselves
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October 10, 2019
10
Oct'19
How AWS is cracking the public sector cloud market
The public sector cloud business takes time and resources to build, but the rewards can be meaningful, as the founder of Amazon Web Service’s public sector division has found
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October 10, 2019
10
Oct'19
Mental health issues concern UK tech professionals
Staff shortages, long hours and lack of flexibility are impacting the wellbeing of people in the sector, according to a Harvey Nash survey.
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October 09, 2019
09
Oct'19
CIO interview: Mohamed Sater, head of IT at Mumtalakat
Mumtalakat’s head of IT, Mohamed Sater, is modernising the IT infrastructure of the organisation through cloud computing