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IT management

• June 10, 2019 10 Jun'19

  TSB makes key appointment in IT restructure

  Mark Curran moves from CYBG to head up reorganisation that will see control of TSB’s IT transferred to an internal team from parent company’s tech subsidiary

• June 10, 2019 10 Jun'19

  BCS urges universities to push ethics standards on AI masters degrees

  Ethics is a key requirement blue-chip firms will look for in artificial intelligence MSc graduates

• June 10, 2019 10 Jun'19

  Whittard spills the tea about its use of technology

  CFO and IT manager of British hot beverages brand Whittard explains the firm’s recent investment in technology ahead of the business’s expansion into China

• June 07, 2019 07 Jun'19

  Public opposes exploitation of NHS data by large tech companies

  Following the US presidential visit to the UK, a YouGov survey found citizens are largely against use of patient information by international tech firms and want benefits focused on the UK

• June 07, 2019 07 Jun'19

  CIO interview: John Finch, Refinitiv

  Refinitiv CIO John Finch says finding people with the right level of data science skills is his biggest challenge

• June 07, 2019 07 Jun'19

  NHS England extends funding for new innovation projects

  3D heart modelling and an advanced blood test to reduce heart attack diagnostic timescales are among the additional projects that will be offered to more patients

• June 07, 2019 07 Jun'19

  Edtech in the Nordics offers students alternative learning journeys

  Pioneering attitude to technology innovation across business and society lends itself to adoption in education across the region

• June 07, 2019 07 Jun'19

  Apple tackles iPad-to-Mac app portability

  Xcode framework enables app developers to use one set of source code to target either iPadOS or MacOS

• June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19

  NHS to provide funds to reward use of AI in health service

  Incentives will be given from April 2020, says NHS England chief executive

• June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19

  Ofcom’s Sharon White to step down at Christmas

  Chief executive will leave her role at the telecoms regulator at the end of 2019

• June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19

  TNMOC showcases role of Wren Colossus operators in D-Day

  Colossus was used to decypher German Lorenz encrypted messages, one of which appears to have given the Allies the green light

• June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19

  Tech sector appeals to future prime minister

  Trade body TechUK has urged Conservative leadership candidates to support the national digital industry and warned about the risks of a no-deal Brexit to sector businesses

• June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19

  Co-op pushes to make customer care teams more co-operative

  The Co-op operates in market segments ranging from funeral care to food, and its customer service strategy was disparate until it adopted Salesforce

• June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19

  Half of CFOs frustrated by complex accounting systems

  Chief financial officers need to upgrade to easier-to-use accounting systems, but are strapped for time and lack the resources to make the right choices, according to survey

• June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19

  One in five digital transformation projects fail

  Concerns around the selection of the right technology and Brexit uncertainty are among the main stumbling blocks, a new survey says

• June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19

  Microsoft and Oracle join forces to offer inter-cloud connectivity

  Pair will provide direct connections between their clouds, enabling workloads to use services across Oracle and Azure public clouds

• June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19

  Legacy IT systems a significant security challenge

  Information security professionals need to work closely with the business to identify critical legacy IT systems to ensure security risks are managed effectively, CISO tells Infosecurity Europe

• June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19

  Digital transformation an opportunity for security

  Digital transformation is an opportunity not only for the business to up its game, but also for security teams to engage with and win over the business, CISO tells Infosecurity Europe

• June 05, 2019 05 Jun'19

  CIO interview: Chris Worle, chief digital officer, Hargreaves Lansdown

  Former marketing director is defining the newly created CDO role at the financial services firm, and is starting to appreciate the cultural changes involved in digital transformation

• June 05, 2019 05 Jun'19

  National Cyber Security Strategy mostly failing, says PAC report

  The Cabinet Office is on track to deliver only one objective of the 12 outcomes initially established in the National Cyber Security Strategy, with value to taxpayers still unclear

• June 05, 2019 05 Jun'19

  Komprise to add Deep Analytics to unstructured data management

  New functionality will allow customers to create and interrogate virtual data set from potentially petabytes of unstructured data across multiple shares and physical storage

• June 05, 2019 05 Jun'19

  Amal Clooney calls on business and tech to solve world issues

  Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney urged technologists to look at how they can tackle issues that governments have failed to address

• June 05, 2019 05 Jun'19

  Uncritical use of algorithms in justice can undermine public trust and individual rights

  A Law Society report has raised concerns about the use of algorithmic systems in decision making in the criminal justice system

• June 05, 2019 05 Jun'19

  Nominations open for Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2019

  Computer Weekly is seeking nominations for this year’s list of the 50 most influential women in UK technology

• June 04, 2019 04 Jun'19

  NHSX urged to rethink national policy to enable healthcare digitisation

  Better approaches to governance and skills as well as more realistic expectations around the digital readiness of organisations are needed, according to think tank research

• June 04, 2019 04 Jun'19

  Why HR and procurement need to collaborate

  A lack of insight into the external skills they use means organisations are missing out on smart human capital management

• June 04, 2019 04 Jun'19

  CIO interview: Gary Foote, CIO, Rich Energy Haas F1

  When he was offered the opportunity to set up the technology for a new Formula One team from scratch, CIO Gary Foote couldn’t wait to get on the starting line

• June 04, 2019 04 Jun'19

  Cyber crime widely under-reported, Isaca study shows

  Cyber crime, which is the top cyber threat to business, remains widely under-reported, and only a third of organisations are confident in their ability to detect and respond to threats, a study reveals

• June 03, 2019 03 Jun'19

  NHSX chief to limit future NHS App enhancements

  Matthew Gould doesn’t want the health service’s flagship mobile tool to be “all-singing and all-dancing”

• June 03, 2019 03 Jun'19

  Consumer comms providers sign Ofcom’s new fairness pledge

  The UK’s biggest communications service providers have signed up to a series of new commitments pledging to put fairness to customers at the heart of their business

• June 03, 2019 03 Jun'19

  Most of today’s enterprise blockchain platforms will need replacing in two years

  Most blockchain platforms currently being used in enterprises will have to be replaced in the next couple of years, says Gartner

• June 03, 2019 03 Jun'19

  Nordics block European Commission tech tax levy to protect digital investment

  The Nordic EU countries have formed a powerful voice against the European Commission’s plans on digital service tax.

• June 03, 2019 03 Jun'19

  Free Wi-Fi to cover entire NHS estate in 2019

  Nearly all trusts and clinical commissioning groups across England are now equipped with NHS Wi-Fi and the rest will be fully connected this year, says NHS Digital

• June 03, 2019 03 Jun'19

  Business leaders failing to address cyber threats

  Businesses are failing to address growing cyber threats as business leaders admit to knowledge gaps, a lack of resources and confusion about who is responsible for data breaches, a report reveals

• May 31, 2019 31 May'19

  Facebook loses bid to halt European court decision on EU-US data sharing

  Irish Supreme Court dismisses attempt by Facebook to prevent the European Court of Justice considering the validity of US-EU data transfers, after Austrian lawyer Max Schrems argued that they put the privacy of EU citizens at risk

• May 31, 2019 31 May'19

  How AI helps protect Japan’s road system from subsidence

  Tokyo-based Kawasaki Geological Engineering is using Fujitsu’s Zinrai artificial intelligence system to develop a solution to erosion causing subsidence and sinkholes on Japan’s road network

• May 31, 2019 31 May'19

  SAP disruption leads to Revlon class action lawsuit

  Investors at cosmetics giant Revlon are taking action following a bungled SAP ERP deployment

• May 30, 2019 30 May'19

  CIO interview: Sam Shah, director for digital development, NHS England

  Uniquely, Sam Shah is both a clinician and a technology leader, and he hopes to use both skillsets to overhaul IT in the health service

• May 30, 2019 30 May'19

  EE launches consumer 5G, but experts say no rush to upgrade

  EE launched the UK’s first official 5G network this week, but with limited availability and 4G networks improving all the time, industry watchers say there is no big impetus for users to upgrade yet

• May 30, 2019 30 May'19

  AI struggles with data silos and executive misconceptions

  Bosses don’t seem to understand that artificial intelligence needs good data management and a different understanding of end goals compared with traditional IT

• May 30, 2019 30 May'19

  Red flags missed during ESN planning process, Home Office admits

  The PAC’s latest evidence-gathering session for its inquiry into the delayed and over-budget Emergency Services Network has laid bare a number of crucial errors made over the past few years, and found the Home Office missed a number of warning signs

• May 30, 2019 30 May'19

  2.3 billion business and consumer data files exposed online

  In the year since the GDPR compliance deadline, the number of data files exposed online without adequate protection is up more than 50% due to misconfigured security controls, report reveals

• May 30, 2019 30 May'19

  How Unilever found itself selling enterprise software

  Ken Charman has a track record in running IT firms. In 2018, he was coaxed out of retirement to spearhead Unilever’s spin-out software business

• May 30, 2019 30 May'19

  Salesforce completes Pardot fix after 12 days’ disruption

  Plug was pulled on 17 May after a data script went wrong. Most users have had full access since 18 May, but 10 services remained down

• May 29, 2019 29 May'19

  Blockchain and deep neural networks show digital archive promise

  Every event, past and present, is in the digital archive, but there is growing concern that this data can be easily manipulated to change historical facts

• May 29, 2019 29 May'19

  Finland globalises AI training programme

  The success of an online course in understanding artificial intelligence launched in Finland has led to a global roll-out

• May 29, 2019 29 May'19

  ICO to shortlist Sandbox applicants

  Privacy watchdog’s Sandbox service aims to help develop innovative and beneficial products and services that are privacy compliant

• May 28, 2019 28 May'19

  Many search engine users unaware of personal data collection

  Many users of online search engines are still unaware that data is being collected about them for personalised advertising, a study has revealed

• May 28, 2019 28 May'19

  Swedes need to keep a week’s cash under the bed

  The Swedish population is being advised to keep enough cash at home to last a week in case of problems such as online banking crashes

• May 28, 2019 28 May'19

  NHS Digital sets out Internet First policy

  NHS Digital is soliciting input to its Internet First policy, a set of standards and guidelines to help health and social care organisations make digital services accessible over the internet