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IT innovation, research and development
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January 05, 2018
05
Jan'18
Case study: Doing digital the Stockport way
Stockport Council’s digital programme is working to transform services for both citizens and staff, saving chunks of money and driving efficiency at the same time
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January 05, 2018
05
Jan'18
London attracted record tech investment in 2017
London-based tech firms received record levels of venture capital funding last year
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January 03, 2018
03
Jan'18
Government yet to ‘fully embrace’ digital, says IoD report
Institute of Directors report says the government’s digital drive has lost momentum and calls on public sector to harness private sector technologies and innovation
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January 03, 2018
03
Jan'18
Top IT priorities for Nordic CIOs in 2018
Nordic CIOs tell Computer Weekly about their intentions for the year ahead
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December 22, 2017
22
Dec'17
Air New Zealand to trial digital translation technology
Airline becomes one of the first companies to try out a business case for Google's real-time translation technology
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December 20, 2017
20
Dec'17
Sweden’s Stena Line sets sail for digital transformation
Ferry operator’s CTO tells Computer Weekly how the company can differentiate itself by using digital tools to make its processes more efficient
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December 19, 2017
19
Dec'17
Top 10 enterprise IT in the Nordics stories in 2017
The Nordic region might be best known in IT circles for its startup communities – but it has much more to offer
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December 18, 2017
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Dec'17
How machine learning is applied in industrial IoT
GE Digital calls for the need to build industrial machine learning systems that are cognizant of the effects of a good and bad answer
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December 13, 2017
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Dec'17
HP is running its global print supplies production from Singapore
The personal computing and printer giant has opened a facility in Singapore to oversee over 50 print supplies manufacturing lines and test the use of robots, data analytics and 3D printing to improve production efficiency
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December 13, 2017
13
Dec'17
Labour MP Liam Byrne launches ‘People’s Plan for Digital’
Shadow digital minister launches online collaborative project for the public and industry to share and debate ideas on the UK’s digital future
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December 11, 2017
11
Dec'17
Innovation key to halt cyber attacks
In the light of the number of cyber breaches taking place, innovative security systems are required, according to the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
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December 11, 2017
11
Dec'17
CIO interview: Christine Walters, director of informatics, St Helens & Knowsley NHS Trust
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust’s director of informatics, Christine Walters, talks about running a health informatics service, the importance of understanding how people on the front line work and managing expectations
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December 10, 2017
10
Dec'17
Australian genome researchers solving big data problems
Researchers at the Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organisation have developed a cloud-based tool to look for the needle in a haystack in what they have described as the "datafication of everything"
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December 08, 2017
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Dec'17
Santander UK recruits digital banking expert from Barclays
Santander UK has poached Michael Harte from Barclays to drive digital transformation
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December 08, 2017
08
Dec'17
Forging a new identity: IT underpins Openreach’s independence
Openreach chief technology and information officer Mark Lam discusses how IT is helping to forge a new and distinct identity for the network infrastructure business as it leaves the wider BT Group
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December 06, 2017
06
Dec'17
UKtech50 2017 - The most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly has announced the eighth annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK IT sector
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December 06, 2017
06
Dec'17
UKtech50 interview: DWP chief digital and information officer Mayank Prakash
The UKtech50 most influential person in UK IT 2017, Department for Work and Pensions chief digital and information officer Mayank Prakash, talks about changing ways of working, the importance of culture and the role of new technologies
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December 06, 2017
06
Dec'17
CIO interview: Carlos Abarca, TSB
Carlos Abarca is guiding TSB through its migration from systems hosted by a competitor to a digitally focused in-house core banking platform.
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December 06, 2017
06
Dec'17
Mayor of London opens Bangalore office to strengthen links with Indian businesses
City of London’s office in India’s tech hub aims to promote Indian investment and IT jobs in UK capital
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December 05, 2017
05
Dec'17
US utility provider PG&E on ditching the datacentre and going cloud-first
US-based utility provider Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) discusses how getting out of the datacentre business and into the cloud is helping meet its regulatory, affordability and innovation targets
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November 30, 2017
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Nov'17
Top IT predictions in APAC in 2018
A “mega cloud” that weaves together multiple private and public clouds, along with the use of AI to perform data-driven “thinking tasks”, could emerge next year
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November 28, 2017
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Nov'17
Fintech is increasing operational risk to banks
European Banking Association report reveals fear of greater operational risk because of increased take-up of fintech in financial services sector
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November 26, 2017
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Nov'17
UK only average in terms of digital public services
UK government has the innovation skills to become a digital public services leader, but needs to improve the ID and authentication that sits underneath it to reach this goal
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November 22, 2017
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Nov'17
CIO interview: David Southern, director of ICT, WWF UK
In his 17 years in the IT department at the WWF, David Southern has seen many changes – and the advent of cloud computing is one of the biggest
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November 21, 2017
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Nov'17
Nordic CIO interview: Emil Dahlin, Svevia
Swedish construction company Svevia is transforming digitally, driven by chief information officer Emil Dahlin
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November 21, 2017
21
Nov'17
CIO interview: Juan Perez, CIO, UPS
UPS CIO Juan Perez talks about the importance of having a “business-intimate” IT department and using technology to develop a “personal touch”
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November 20, 2017
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Nov'17
CIO interview: Claire Priestley, IT director, City, University of London
City, University of London's IT director is leading her team's drive for innovation while seeking collaboration with other public sector bodies in the capital
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November 20, 2017
20
Nov'17
Budget 2017 to promise huge UK technology boost
Wednesday’s Budget will include funding for artificial intelligence, driverless cars, 5G, digital skills and more computer science teachers
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November 20, 2017
20
Nov'17
Dubai Health Authority completes final phase of Salama electronic medical records system roll-out
Dubai Health Authority completes medical records digitisation scheme, 21 months after the project was first unveiled
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November 14, 2017
14
Nov'17
Government will deliver at least 89 digital services by 2020, says Caroline Nokes
New minister for digital government talks about plans for more digital services, the importance of digital in Brexit, and the roll-out of Gov.uk Verify
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November 09, 2017
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Nov'17
Bangalore offers the best ecosystem for digital transformation, says Economist report
Bangalore ranked as the number one location for businesses looking to access the right ecosystem to support digital transformation
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November 08, 2017
08
Nov'17
The digital transformation journey – four IT leaders share the lessons learned
CIOs discussed the best practices in driving digital change at the recent Gartner Symposium event in Barcelona
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November 07, 2017
07
Nov'17
CIOs need to champion digital change as IT leadership roles evolve
Gartner CIO survey shows digital business is changing mindsets and culture at organisations that are successful in transformation
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October 31, 2017
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Oct'17
Shell makes $200m saving with virtual learning environment
Royal Dutch Shell has saved hundreds of millions by replacing field trips with interactive training that allows employees to interact with geological formations from their computer screen
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October 31, 2017
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Oct'17
TomTom navigates move onto global HR platform
TomTom went live with HR platform in all 37 countries, serving 5,000 staff, in March 2017
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October 31, 2017
31
Oct'17
Image recognition system clears cheques in one day
All cheques paid in the UK will be cleared on the next working day once an image-based clearing system is fully rolled out
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October 27, 2017
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Oct'17
Nordea lays off 6,000, citing digital transformation as the driver
Nordea is cutting staff as a result of its ongoing digital transformation, which means it needs less people
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October 27, 2017
27
Oct'17
Carglass France feels benefit of employee knowledge sharing
Automobile glass repair company Carglass France is using knowledge-sharing technology to distribute expertise among 3,000 employees
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October 27, 2017
27
Oct'17
Airbus saves millions after building a digital learning library
Airbus has created a digital learning library that is helping more than 100,000 staff in 35 countries keep their skills updated
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October 23, 2017
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Oct'17
Royal London Hospital uses virtual reality to operate on patient
Remotely located surgeons use Microsoft Hololens headsets to “virtually appear” in operating theatre to help with cancer surgery
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October 19, 2017
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Oct'17
Post Office computer system legal case reaches important procedural juncture
Sub-postmasters group action against the Post Office reaches an important milestone
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October 18, 2017
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Oct'17
Shadow Cabinet Office minister slams Gov.uk Verify for being ‘inefficient’
Labour’s Jon Trickett says the government’s identity assurance platform is a poor use of taxpayers’ money and is “being handled appallingly”
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October 18, 2017
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Oct'17
Cloud service spending almost matches traditional IT outsourcing
Traditional outsourcing spending has plummeted in the latest three-month period, but spending on cloud-based IT services is going some way to filling the void
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October 16, 2017
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Oct'17
How technology is transforming healthcare delivery in Gulf region
IT will transform the healthcare sector in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries over the coming years
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October 12, 2017
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Oct'17
UK bank Standard Chartered opens IT service centre in Bangalore
Bank is expanding its operation in India, which provides business services to its operations globally
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October 10, 2017
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Oct'17
Abu Dhabi transport department uses drones to improve traffic flows
Data collected by live video stream from drones is analysed at control centre to help alleviate traffic jams and other issues
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October 06, 2017
06
Oct'17
All EU countries sign up to implement digital-by-default services
Declaration reaffirms commitment to bring public sector services into the digital age and improve citizens’ interaction with government
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October 03, 2017
03
Oct'17
Dubai Land Department launches interactive app
Mashrooi app will track real estate project progress and allow users to compare construction against developers’ plans
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October 03, 2017
03
Oct'17
CIOs moving to revenue-generating roles
Gartner survey shows changing role for CIOs to cover revenue generation and deriving value from data, and spending less time on traditional IT delivery
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October 02, 2017
02
Oct'17
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on why empathy is essential for technology innovation
Speaking at the London launch of his Hit Refresh book, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed how a shortfall in empathy nearly cost him a job at the firm in the 1990s