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May 26, 2021
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Google offers free tech skills training to UK jobseekers
Online training in areas such as IT support and UX design will be available through the Department for Work and Pensions
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May 26, 2021
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‘It's a good day when we refer a case,’ CCRC tells MPs during review of Post Office prosecutions
Criminal Cases Review Commission will not allow pressure on its resources to prevent subpostmasters seeking a review of their criminal convictions
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May 26, 2021
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Nordic CIO interview: Tommi Tuovila, Neste
Former Olympian talks to Computer Weekly about the challenges facing CIOs in a rapidly changing world
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May 25, 2021
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GCHQ bulk interception programme breached privacy rights, Strasbourg court rules
European Court of Human Rights finds that the UK’s bulk surveillance programme breached citizens’ privacy rights
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May 25, 2021
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Valence brings storage virtualisation for the cloud era
Startup 22dot6 launches Valence, software-defined storage that throws a virtualisation layer over any backend storage via multiple nodes that split metadata and storage services
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May 25, 2021
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IR35: MPs denied vote to amend Finance Bill to ‘curb or kill’ umbrella companies
MPs were denied the opportunity to vote in favour of amending the incoming Finance Bill to ‘curb or kill’ umbrella companies, prompting industry watchers to double down on calls for regulation
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May 25, 2021
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Oil and gas firm halves backup licence cost with Hycu move
Summit E&P made a strategic move to Nutanix hyper-converged and away from NetApp and VMware and wanted backup that could handle virtual machines and physical servers
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May 25, 2021
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Trust is key to keeping the digital customer happy
Consumers were forced into using digital channels during the coronavirus lockdowns, but some digital users now plan to return to the physical world
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May 25, 2021
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Stockholm’s startup scene seeks more diversity
Swedish capital has created a world-leading tech startup environment, but it still lacks the diversity of people needed to move it to the next level
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May 25, 2021
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UK startups lack gender diversity in senior technical roles
Women account for about 2-3% of engineering and technology directors in startups and scaleups, says report
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May 24, 2021
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Air India is latest victim of Sita hack
Data on millions of people who flew with Air India between 2011 and 2021 appears to have been compromised in the recent Sita supply chain attack
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May 24, 2021
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How Virgin Atlantic used Workplace from Facebook to great advantage during the pandemic
Virgin Atlantic was an early adopter of Workplace from Facebook. We find out how the collaboration tool has supported the airline throughout the pandemic
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May 24, 2021
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UK to have digital border by end of 2025
Home secretary’s plans for immigration reform include border crossing technology, online immigration status service and electronic travel authorisation system
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May 24, 2021
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Government pumps £166.5m into green technology
The government funding will be awarded to innovators, businesses and academics across the UK to develop technologies in carbon capture, greenhouse gas removal and hydrogen
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May 24, 2021
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IR35: MPs urged to back ‘curb or kill’ umbrella company-focused Finance Bill amendments
Two amendments to the incoming Finance Bill that have the potential to ban the use of umbrella companies are being voted on by MPs in the House of Commons today
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May 23, 2021
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Innovation and skills at the heart of CBI report
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) wants an inclusive and innovative economy, with increased research and development (R&D) investment and better digital intensity and adoption, particularly among SMEs
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May 21, 2021
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NHS Education for Scotland defends 'decade-long' public cloud deal with AWS
The training arm of NHS Scotland has come under fire from members of the public sector IT supplier community over its decision to award a 10-year cloud contract to AWS
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May 21, 2021
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Government Digital Service sets out three-year strategy
The new GDS strategy up to 2024 includes a focus on making Gov.uk a single, trusted source of information, joining up services, and creating a pan-government digital identity solution
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May 20, 2021
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UK regulators commit to closer cooperation on digital economy
Two UK regulators have issued a joint statement and signed a memorandum of understanding on the need for closer collaboration on digital markets
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May 20, 2021
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Pandemic tech use heightens consumer privacy fears
Report on consumer attitudes to privacy finds evidence of a “heightened sense of fear” as digital footprints expand inexorably
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May 20, 2021
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Government sets out implementation plan for genomics strategy
The 2021-22 implementation plan for government’s 10-year Genome UK strategy includes improving diversity of genomics data, rolling out whole genome sequencing to rare diseases patients, and delivering a proof of concept for a next-generation ...
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May 20, 2021
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GDPR-readiness of EU Cloud Code of Conduct wins backing of European data protection authorities
The EU Cloud Code of Conduct, which aims to help IT buyers source GDPR-compliant cloud services, has found favour with the European Data Protection Board
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May 20, 2021
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Subpostmaster campaign group to meet Post Office scandal inquiry chair
The subpostmaster campaign group JFSA refused to cooperate with initial inquiry because it ‘lacked teeth’, but is now willing to talk after it was put on a statutory footing
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May 20, 2021
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Credit Suisse to recruit more than 1,000 tech staff in India
Credit Suisse is hiring more IT professionals in India to supports its plan to develop a global tech hub
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May 20, 2021
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UK government publishes framework on automated decision-making
The framework focuses on making the use of algorithms and automated decision-making systems within the public sector more ethical, transparent and accountable
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May 19, 2021
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‘Nothing off the table’ in statutory Post Office scandal inquiry
The government confirmed that the inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal will be given statutory status and wider scope
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May 19, 2021
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India’s HCL to hire 1,000 tech professionals in the UK
Indian IT suppliers set to create thousands of IT jobs in the UK, which supports their intention to have more staff based closer to customers
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May 19, 2021
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UK tech sector grows tenfold in 10 years
Massive expansion of the UK tech sector since 2010 has seen venture capital investment and the number of unicorn businesses increase by factor of 10
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May 19, 2021
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Reports of stolen Irish health service data being leaked online
Leaking of deeply confidential and personal information on patient healthcare marks a new low for the criminal Conti gang
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May 19, 2021
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Barclays first bank to publish online scam refund details
All banks must be transparent about the proportion of victims of authorised push payment fraud they refund, says consumer rights organisation Which?
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May 18, 2021
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Legacy data and IT issues ‘laid bare’ during Covid-19, says NAO
The pandemic has exposed challenges with legacy data and IT systems in government, and has made the government response more challenging, says the National Audit Office
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May 18, 2021
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Post Office Horizon inquiry set to be given statutory status with wider powers
The government inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal is set to be made statutory with the power to call witnesses under oath and compel provision of evidence
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May 18, 2021
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Microsoft EU Data Boundary dubbed ‘smoke and mirrors’
Data protection experts claim Microsoft’s decision to create an EU Data Boundary is a tacit admission that it routinely transfers and processes the personal data of European citizens outside the bloc
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May 18, 2021
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Shift to digital remittances helps sector retain transaction value
Global remittance volumes and value was more resilient than expected over the past year, partly as a result of the take-up of fintech services
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May 18, 2021
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Santander says sorry for weekend tech outage
Bank’s customers were unable to access multiple banking channels because of technical problems
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May 18, 2021
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Government response to National Data Strategy consultation depicts data as ‘asset, not threat’
Government responds to consultation with a promise of delivery, putting an emphasis on data as an asset, not a threat, and finding respondents keen on levelling up
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May 18, 2021
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Irish High Court dismisses legal bid by Facebook over EU-US data transfers
Latest twist in long-running legal battle sees Facebook lose legal bid to prevent the Irish Data Protection Commissioner suspending its transfer of data about European citizens to the US
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May 18, 2021
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NHS to issue 30,000 iPads to ambulance crews
Mobile devices will allow crews to send photographs to hospital specialists and access health records while at the scene of incidents, aiming to speed up and improve care
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May 18, 2021
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Australian budget lends support to digital economy
Australia’s A$1.2bn Digital Economy Strategy ticks most of the right boxes, but some industry experts say areas such as broadband infrastructure and artificial intelligence are still underfunded
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May 17, 2021
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Half of UK workforce lacks essential digital skills for work
A ‘hidden middle’ of more than 17 million people do not have the abilities needed to participate and contribute to the digital world in life and at work, study says
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May 17, 2021
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Conti ransomware syndicate behind attack on Irish health service
More details continue to emerge of the significant ransomware attack on Ireland’s HSE
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May 17, 2021
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Andy Burnham launches Manchester digital inclusion drive
Greater Manchester mayor announces plan to support under-25s, over-75s and disabled people to get online
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May 17, 2021
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How M1 is striving to be a digital telco
Singapore’s M1 is dialling up its digital chops by monetising its data, building more personalised services for subscribers, and going beyond connectivity as it evolves into a digital telco
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May 14, 2021
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Colonial Pipeline paid $5m ransom, reports say
Colonial Pipeline may have paid a significant ransom within hours of being attacked, it has emerged, but it’s unlikely the story ends here
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May 14, 2021
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Irish health service hit by major ransomware attack
IT systems in hospitals across Ireland have been switched off following a significant ransomware attack
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May 14, 2021
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More former subpostmasters have criminal convictions quashed
Two former subpostmasters pushed to the brink of suicide after being convicted for financial crimes finally have their names cleared
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May 14, 2021
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Dutch police used deep learning model to predict threats to life
Dutch police developed a deep learning model in their EncroChat investigation to predict which messages contain serious threats to life
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May 14, 2021
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Cabinet Office launches climate challenges for startups
The Cabinet Office has partnered with government technology accelerator Public to run a programme for startups developing innovative digital and data technologies that can help with some of the most pressing climate issues
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May 13, 2021
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Financial and technical obstacles hit Danish datacentre heat recycling plan
A datacentre project in Denmark is grappling with the challenges of reusing waste heat in local central heating systems
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May 13, 2021
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NHSX data strategy due in ‘a few weeks’
NHSX director of policy and strategy Simon Madden says the long-awaited strategy is expected to “trigger huge debates” on issues such as access, choice and transparency, and will be published in draft form shortly to allow for consultation