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November 13, 2019 13 Nov'19
Finnish biometric identity plans for seamless air travel

Finnair and Finavia explore options for automatic digital identification and authentication of air travellers
November 11, 2019 11 Nov'19
Major report on TSB IT disaster expected soon

A damning report into the 2018 IT disaster at TSB is expected to heavily criticise executives when it is published in November
November 06, 2019 06 Nov'19
General Election affects National Data Strategy

A series of workshops, including the public’s involvement to guide the plan’s vision, have been postponed
November 04, 2019 04 Nov'19
NHS Digital hit with £4.3m IR35-related tax bill after using HMRC CEST tool to assess contractors

The digital arm of the NHS used HMRC's much-maligned online tool to assess contractors, only for the tax agency to call into question its IR35 determinations and hit it with a tax bill totalling £4.3m

October 28, 2019 28 Oct'19
Stronger regulations needed to fix banking IT problems, say MPs

Regulators need to use more potent tools to get banks to sort out problems with their IT systems, as customers become more reliant on digital channels
October 28, 2019 28 Oct'19
P27 pan-Nordic payments system moves a step closer

Six regional banks sign shareholders’ agreements, agree business plan and make financial commitments to payments platform
October 25, 2019 25 Oct'19
London announces £10m cash injection for full-fibre connectivity

New fibre-optic cabling scheme will use Tube network and public buildings to create a fibre backbone across the capital
October 25, 2019 25 Oct'19
How the DWP lifted two decades of outsourcing to adopt a cloud-first model

For the past four-and-a-half years, the Department for Work and Pensions has been evolving into a cloud-first organisation. We find out how it has been getting on
October 24, 2019 24 Oct'19
Verizon to give 5G, Fios customers a year’s worth of free Disney content

US comms giant will offer all new and existing 4G LTE and 5G unlimited wireless customers access to the forthcoming Disney+ direct-to-consumer service
October 23, 2019 23 Oct'19
Nordic industrial giants continue to choose Indian suppliers for digital transformation

HCL signs new deals with Volvo Cars and Equinor as India-based IT services suppliers continue to grow in the Nordic region

October 22, 2019 22 Oct'19
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company uses blockchain for inter-group network

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is using blockchain internally, with plans to expand it beyond the group boundaries
October 18, 2019 18 Oct'19
Two-thirds of UK financial services firms are using machine learning

The use of machine learning in the finance sector is set to increase as obstacles to its take up are not seen as being insurmountable
October 18, 2019 18 Oct'19
Due diligence requires a flexible, standardised approach

A study has found that procurement professionals are not confident of the process for vetting new suppliers – but a one-size assessment approach does not fit all
October 14, 2019 14 Oct'19
Why API-first software development leads to shiny API people

There is a fundamental difference between using application programming interfaces for integration and having an API strategy for reuse. We look at how APIs can make digital initiatives shine
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
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
October 10, 2019 10 Oct'19
Kroger drives data-driven customer experience

Scott Crawford, data science lead at 84.51°, the data business at US grocery retailer Kroger, discusses data projects and iterative programmes
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
October 09, 2019 09 Oct'19
How Goldman Sachs migrated to cloud native software development

Investment bank Goldman Sachs has selected GitLab as the platform to manage its software development life cycle, supporting 9,000 engineers
October 08, 2019 08 Oct'19
Sweden’s SEB explores core banking in the cloud

Swedish Bank is the latest organisation to agree to start using a Google-inspired, cloud-native core banking platform
October 08, 2019 08 Oct'19
Deutsche Bank to set up innovation division to drive digital transformation

More details about Deutsche Bank’s new technology division in internal company email
October 04, 2019 04 Oct'19
Swedish authorities introduce robots to help social workers

Software robots free up time for social workers to help benefits claimants find employment
October 03, 2019 03 Oct'19
NatWest bank uses artificial intelligence to predict the future

NatWest is using artificial intelligence to help it paint a more accurate picture of future trends
October 02, 2019 02 Oct'19
John Lewis Partnership sells its automation to business

The John Lewis Partnership will expand its use of automation technology as its early projects bear fruit
October 02, 2019 02 Oct'19
HMRC extends contract with Capgemini but embeds flexibility

Department’s technology sourcing programme seeks to access the services of more tech providers, including SMEs and startups
October 01, 2019 01 Oct'19
Dutch group works on digitising collaborator archives created in aftermath of World War 2

Experiments have been carried out to ascertain the best technology to open up the analogue archives of the Central Archive of Special Justice in the Netherlands
October 01, 2019 01 Oct'19
Healthcare and technology have cultural similarities, says NHSX CEO

Common factors in healthcare and technology could help bring about a shift in attitudes, says Matthew Gould
October 01, 2019 01 Oct'19
Interview: James Smith, director of digital, Nationwide Building Society

James Smith says heading up the digital unit at Nationwide Building Society is the best job in the business
September 30, 2019 30 Sep'19
Dubai’s Precision Group takes manufacturing into the cloud

Head of IT at mould and packaging company talks about leading its digital transformation programme
September 30, 2019 30 Sep'19
The bots turning businesses into digital transformers

As companies increasingly turn to robotic process automation to accelerate digital transformation, Computer Weekly takes a look at how the market is evolving
September 29, 2019 29 Sep'19
Private sector warned of ‘brain drain’ risk by putting off prep for April 2020 start of IR35 reforms

Legal firm warns private sector companies about the risks of putting off preparations for the IR35 reforms that take effect next year
September 19, 2019 19 Sep'19
Direct Line built an insurtech it can tweak a thousand times a day

Insurance group Direct Line has added a new business to its portfolio, designed to let it act as a sandbox for its digital journey
September 12, 2019 12 Sep'19
5G takes off at Gatwick Airport

Vodafone’s 5G network goes live in airport’s South Terminal
September 11, 2019 11 Sep'19
Digital transformation requires a continuous approach to change

There is no such thing as a one-shot business transformation. It's an on-going approach to deploying new ideas and technologies that grow the business
September 10, 2019 10 Sep'19
Inside NatWest Ventures

NatWest Ventures is helping NatWest bank to remain relevant to its SME businesses customer community through digital innovation
September 04, 2019 04 Sep'19
Lack of executive leadership lowers digital project success rate

A new survey has found that IT may be working on projects that do not deliver tangible business benefits
September 04, 2019 04 Sep'19
Danish MobilePay app moves away from mainframe

Danske Bank’s popular mobile payment app moves from mainframe to open source DataStax Enterprise built on Apache Cassandra
September 04, 2019 04 Sep'19
Nationwide Building Society harnesses low-code platform

Software development platform makes it quicker to build apps
September 03, 2019 03 Sep'19
Allied Irish Banks selects cloud platform for digital transformation

Bank is streamlining its operations through a cloud platform from nCino
September 03, 2019 03 Sep'19
Post Office changes IT leadership reshuffle decision

The Post Office has changed its IT leadership reshuffle weeks after announcing its original plan
August 22, 2019 22 Aug'19
How IT departments can upskill in the new economy

There is a skills crisis. Traditionally, IT has outsourced to fill the skills gap, but in the gig economy, there are new approaches to sourcing technical skills
August 21, 2019 21 Aug'19
Inside Facebook’s engineering culture

An open and transparent culture that encourages developers to take risks and assume the best intent of co-workers has been the defining character of Facebook’s engineering organisation
August 20, 2019 20 Aug'19
Buyers think SD-WAN is too expensive and complicated

Building and maintaining an SD-WAN is perceived as a complicated endeavour, and the industry’s messages are not getting through, says a new report
August 19, 2019 19 Aug'19
First government organisation in Bahrain migrates to Amazon Web Services

Sovereign wealth fund’s internal IT team handled migration process, which has slashed the organisation’s technology operational costs
August 16, 2019 16 Aug'19
London Stock Exchange glitch delays trading

The London Stock Exchange suffered a 90-minute technical outage which prevented early trading in major stocks
August 15, 2019 15 Aug'19
Dutch province pioneers no-code platform

Software development platform removes the need for expert programmers when adding functionality to applications
August 14, 2019 14 Aug'19
GDPR faces growing pains across Europe

The General Data Protection Regulation is over a year old now, but it faces challenges across Europe where compliance has taken place at different speeds
August 07, 2019 07 Aug'19
The $10bn question: Why is the US government’s JEDI cloud contract taking so long to award?

The announcement of who has won the US government’s controversial $10bn, decade-long cloud contract is nearly 12 months overdue. So what’s holding it up?
August 02, 2019 02 Aug'19
Birmingham City Council ends 13-year IT contract with Capita

Local authority to bring IT services in-house, saying “the time is right to transfer the services back to the council”
August 01, 2019 01 Aug'19
London Stock Exchange agrees to acquire Refinitiv for £22bn

The London Stock Exchange has agreed to a multi-billion pound takeover of data giant Refinitiv