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• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  5G mobile masts bring installation challenges, EE finds

  EE has switched on a fixed wireless access network in central London to test elements of its future 5G mobile service, but faced some challenges setting it up

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Fintechs advised on how to work with big banks

  Advice backed by the government for fintechs on how to engage with traditional finance firms is published

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Decentralised ID key to identity security

  Enterprises need to step up protections around identity-related compromises and look to decentralised identity in the longer term to improve security, says computer scientist

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  CIO interview: Chris Barnicott, chief technology officer, SSE

  Energy supplier’s CTO is driving innovation through AI, augmented reality and robotic process automation while still keeping the business running

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  BEIS to fund five healthcare AI innovation centres

  Five healthcare innovation centres will receive a total of £50m in funding to use artificial intelligence to improve diagnosis and treatment of diseases

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Investment fund buys into broadband supplier Hyperoptic

  Mubadala Investment Company, the VC arm of the government of Abu Dhabi, is to acquire a minority stake in full-fibre broadband supplier Hyperoptic as the firm brings forward its roll-out

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Cyber security high on European Commission agenda

  The European Commission is recognising the growing importance of cyber security to the digital economy and is increasing funding to support research, resilience and cooperation

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Lloyds Banking Group shaking up its workforce to reflect digital times

  Lloyds Banking Group is revamping the roles of thousands of staff as it becomes digital

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  Information commissioner calls for stricter regulation on political use of data

  Information commissioner Elizabeth Denham’s investigation into the use of data in elections and campaigns, finds "a disturbing disregard for voters’ personal privacy"

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  Smart Dubai platform is the backbone of the city's transformation

  Aisha bin Bishr, director general at Smart Dubai Office, talks about the Smart Data platform and soon-to-be-unveiled UAE Pass, a digital ID and signature which is being touted as one of the foundations a city needs to transform

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  Automation and CSR are driving reskilling process for UK plc, says Cisco

  UK business leaders are planning to make dramatic changes to their organisations between now and 2020, according to a new report from Cisco

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  NatWest pilots digital bank for SMEs

  App-based banking platform offers small enterprises other business tools on top of a current account

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  Start preparing for post-quantum data protection

  Organisations that need to retain sensitive information for long periods of time need to start preparing for the post-quantum era, according to an IBM security architect

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  VMware readies green blockchain

  VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger says the power used for blockchain computation will cause an environmental crisis

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  GSMA urges fresh action on 5G mobile spectrum

  Mobile industry body says time is running out to ready enough radio frequency spectrum in the appropriate bands to account for the demands of 5G mobile networks

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  Openreach launches Fibre First programme in Belfast and Nottingham

  Openreach has named Belfast and Nottingham as the latest cities to benefit from a full-fibre broadband roll-out

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  PAC has ‘serious concerns’ over UK border and new customs IT system

  Public Accounts Committee remains concerned about the Customs Declaration Service and the country’s borders post Brexit

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  TalkTalk makes ‘fair broadband’ promises

  TalkTalk has launched its own Fairer Broadband Charter as research reveals widespread dissatisfaction with some common industry practices

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  How Birchbox uses social media for personalisation and discovery

  The UK marketing director of subscription service Birchbox told the Retail Week Tech conference about the retailer’s use of social media and data to offer customers a personalised service

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  Banking sector leading CIAM innovation, say Big Four

  Maturity in consumer identity and access management (CIAM) differs from sector to sector, with the banking sector taking the lead in terms of innovation, according to the Big Four accounting firms

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  NHS to use predictive tech to prevent illnesses

  Health secretary Matt Hancock wants to use technology to predict disease and stop people falling ill, with AI and genomics having the ‘potential to change everything’

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  Deutsche Bank to create cloud-based digital cheque processing system

  German banking giant Deutsche Bank will replace manual and paper-intensive cheque processing methods with an automated system in the cloud

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  UKtech50 2018: Vote for the most influential person in UK IT

  Tell us who you think should be chosen as the most influential person in the UK tech scene for 2018 by submitting your vote now

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  Future Decoded 2018: How Seadrill uses IoT 3km undersea

  Sensors on deep sea rigs are part of Seadrill's digital transformation strategy, which combines advanced analytics, the internet of things and machine learning

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  Government is open for business, says SME Crown Representative

  The government’s Crown Representative for SMEs, Emma Jones, sheds light on her three-pronged approach to increase spend with smaller businesses

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  Ofcom has another go at liberalising duct and pole access

  Telecoms regulator is making a new attempt to establish better access to BT’s duct and pole infrastructure for communication services providers

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  Radisson hotel group could be GDPR test case

  Privacy watchers say the breach of personal data of members of the Radisson Hotel Group’s loyalty scheme could be an interesting test case for how the GDPR will be applied

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  Government fails in first attempt to hire chief security officer

  The government’s initial recruitment campaign for the UK’s "biggest and most important security job” has been unsuccessful, Cabinet Office admits

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  Jlab 2019 to focus on experiential shopping

  Each year, John Lewis hosts a number of retail startups intent on using technology to transform the industry. Next year they will be aiming to change the customer experience in-store

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  Departing DWP IT boss Mayank Prakash to take on digitisation role at Centrica

  DWP’s outgoing chief digital and information officer will begin new role in charge of digitalisation of Centrica’s consumer business in the New Year

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  BT makes progress with Global Services restructuring

  Telco sets out plan to get its troubled Global Services business unit fighting fit

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  Apple drops unit shipments as it posts fourth-quarter results

  As long as it is making money, why worry how may iPhones are out there, the company argues

• November 01, 2018 01 Nov'18

  The IBM and Red Hat mega-merger: Who stands to benefit most?

  IBM is in the midst of a multi-year repositioning as it looks to offset the downturn in enterprise demand for its traditional, on-premise offerings by courting enterprise cloud buyers, prompting it to place its biggest bet yet on open source

• November 01, 2018 01 Nov'18

  Key elements to success in consumer identity management

  Success in consumer identity management is not just about getting the technology right, it is also about keeping in mind the consumer needs, preferences and concerns, says KuppingerCole

• November 01, 2018 01 Nov'18

  Robotic delivery service hits the streets of Milton Keynes

  Following extensive testing and a limited commercial roll-out in campus enterprise environments, Estonian robotics firm Starship Technologies is launching a direct-to-consumer robot delivery service in Milton Keynes

• November 01, 2018 01 Nov'18

  Three introduces 4G+ at 2,700 sites

  Mobile operator Three hopes to boost average mobile data speeds by up to 33% through carrier aggregation

• November 01, 2018 01 Nov'18

  How Bahrain plans to become a regional fintech hub

  Bahrain is a small island with big plans for its financial technology industry

• October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18

  Triumph Motorcycles kick-starts changes with high-tech HR

  The Leicestershire-based motorcycle company is deploying IT systems to give customers and its own staff a ‘premium brand experience’

• October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18

  IoT R&D projects missed out on £10m of government funding

  A series of delays and disruption caused chiefly by changes in project ownership meant the government’s IoT UK Research and Innovation Programme failed to use a quarter of its allocated budget between 2015 and 2018

• October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18

  Hyperoptic full-fibre network hits public housing milestone

  More than 150,000 publicly owned homes have now been connected to Hyperoptic’s ultrafast fibre broadband network

• October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18

  GDPR driving data protection maturity

  The EU data protection laws are helping to drive data protection maturity internationally, but five months after enforcement many companies are still playing catch-up, says consultant

• October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18

  Ofcom releases BT from 2005 Openreach undertakings

  Following the legal split of the two organisations, telecoms regulator Ofcom has formally ‘released’ BT from the 2005 undertakings set up to manage the Openreach infrastructure business

• October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18

  UK Post Office looks to enable reusable digital ID

  The UK Post Office is investigating the possibility of enabling UK citizens to re-use their passport data for other applications where digital identity is a key component

• October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18

  Inside Schneider Electric’s Batam smart factory

  The French energy management and automation firm has nearly halved material wastage by applying smart manufacturing technologies at its Indonesia plant

• October 30, 2018 30 Oct'18

  Budget 2018: A mixed bag

  Computer Weekly looks at some of the detail in the tech-laden 2018 Budget and can’t get away from the big elephant in the room: the impact of a potential No Deal Brexit

• October 30, 2018 30 Oct'18

  Budget 2018: No great leap forward for broadband, but no need to panic

  The chancellor set aside £1.6bn for digital technology in the Budget, but broadband services did not draw much attention. Is this a surprise, or a reflection of growing commercial investment in full-fibre, and what should the role of government be?

• October 30, 2018 30 Oct'18

  IR35 reforms: Private sector extension confirmed for April 2020 in Autumn Budget

  As the government confirms the IR35 reforms will be extended to large and medium-sized businesses in the private sector from April 2020, campaigners claim the move risks destabilising the UK's flexible workforce

• October 30, 2018 30 Oct'18

  UK government taskforce commits to distributed ledger technologies

  Report says distributed ledger technology “has the potential to deliver significant benefits in financial services and other sectors in the future”

• October 30, 2018 30 Oct'18

  Aim for long-term customer identity relationship

  Consumer identity management can deliver competitive advantage, but only if businesses follow some golden rules, says KuppingerCole

• October 30, 2018 30 Oct'18

  Traditional financial services firms face extinction within 12 years

  A large number of large banks could disappear within 12 years unless they change business models and economics