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IT project management
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May 23, 2018
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May'18
Blockchain tourism being replaced by its application to business challenges
Deloitte reveals the next 12 months could see businesses move from exploring blockchain to applying it to business challenges
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May 21, 2018
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May'18
IT executives think businesses are slow at adopting digital transformation
Digital transformation may be impeded by the slow speed at which businesses are ready to adopt new, digitally empowered ways of working
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May 18, 2018
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May'18
GDS seeks advice on migration from Public Services Network
The Government Digital Service has started the process of moving public sector organisations away from the Public Services Network
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May 17, 2018
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May'18
GlaxoSmithKline R&D creates data platform using Hadoop for the internal sharing of scientific data
GlaxoSmithKline is making better use of the data it has about the development and trials of medicines through a Hadoop-based platform
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May 17, 2018
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May'18
Ex-DWP IT contractor wins IR35 case appeal against HMRC
Tribunal judge rules terms of contractor's engagement with the Department for Work and Pensions means HMRC was wrong to pursue a £26,000 claim for unpaid income tax and national insurance contributions
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May 15, 2018
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May'18
SMEs more worried about GDPR’s threat to reputation than fines
SMEs are more worried about the damage GDPR non compliance will do to their reputations than their wallets
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May 15, 2018
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May'18
TSB refused help from Lloyds as IT meltdown began
TSB turned down an offer of help from Lloyds Banking Group as the migration of customers accounts to its new banking system went wrong
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May 15, 2018
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May'18
Santander latest traditional player to open digital bank
Santander is the latest traditional bank to follow an industry trend and develop a digital banking unit
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May 14, 2018
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May'18
HSBC blockchain trial proves trade finance utility model
HSBC and ING used blockchain to successfully complete a real-world trade financing transaction as part of a pilot
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May 14, 2018
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May'18
Gatwick Airport completes £15m network upgrade to support expansion plans
Gatwick’s new network promises to drive IoT applications, offer free passenger Wi-Fi and provide robust connectivity across the airport campus
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May 11, 2018
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May'18
Emerson ordered to pay UK-based BladeRoom $30m in damages over datacentre IP theft
Energy giant Emerson told to compensate UK-based modular datacentre tech maker after US court rules that it stole trade secrets
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May 10, 2018
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May'18
Barclays to set up biggest office outside UK in India
Bank is expanding its presence in India with plans for an office for 8,000 staff in Pune
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May 10, 2018
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May'18
UK railways to save billions of pounds through digital signalling
Network Rail hails digital transformation plans as “a turning point in the history of our railways”
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May 09, 2018
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May'18
Dutch Tax Authority not fully GDPR-compliant as deadline approaches
The Netherlands’ Department of Finance warns that not all aspects of the EU privacy law will be implemented by the 25 May deadline
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May 09, 2018
09
May'18
Justice system transformation programme faces 'daunting challenge', says NAO
Government’s £1bn project to overhaul courts through use of technology has hit delays, with unresolved funding gaps and “significant risk” that it won’t deliver on time, NAO report finds
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May 09, 2018
09
May'18
NatWest fintech investments bear fruit as SME loans platform goes live
Online lending platform enables small businesses to apply for loans of up to £150,000 in 10 minutes
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May 08, 2018
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May'18
Nordic CIO interview: Helena Skarle, Handicare
Swedish CIO believes more women might get the top IT jobs if organisations look beyond IT skills
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May 08, 2018
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May'18
TSB offers interest rate sweetener as IT issues continue at the bank
TSB is offering customers higher interest rate to go towards making up for the problems its core banking system migration caused customers
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May 04, 2018
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May'18
Most CIOs not interested in “massively hyped” blockchain, finds Gartner
Despite the noise surrounding blockchain technology, not many CIOs are using it or planning to do so in the near future, finds Gartner
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May 02, 2018
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May'18
RBS closes branches after axing challenger bank project
Royal Bank of Scotland to close 162 branches and shed 800 jobs after deciding not to create a challenger bank – but a new digital bank may be on the way
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May 01, 2018
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May'18
MPs to grill TSB CEO over IT disaster
Paul Pester will face questions from the Treasury Committee about the bank’s IT problems
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April 30, 2018
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Apr'18
TSB IT disaster moves into a second week
TSB's IT problems have moved into a second week, as the bank fights to get its services and reputation back on track
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April 27, 2018
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Apr'18
BEIS yet to begin procuring IT systems needed for Brexit, PAC finds
Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier says the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy “appears to be operating in a parallel universe where urgency is an abstract concept”, as it needs upwards of 12 new digital systems and so ...
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April 26, 2018
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Apr'18
Almost all London law firms are using or plan to use artificial intelligence
Law firms are harnessing artificial intelligence to reduce the manual creation and checking of legal documents
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April 26, 2018
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Apr'18
TSB banking service tech problems continue
TSB customers are still experiencing problems using online and mobile banking services after almost a week of disruption
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April 26, 2018
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Apr'18
SuiteWorld 2018: Hiring people is about more than just ability, says Rachel Zoe
NetSuite customer, fashion designer and CEO of Rachel Zoe explains that part of entrepreneurship is hiring people who fill the gaps you leave behind, and that in doing so passion can be more important than ability
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April 26, 2018
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Apr'18
SuiteWorld 2018: Businesses more likely to learn from failures than successes, says NetSuite EVP
Failure is the best way for firms to learn and succeed when it comes to business transformation, NetSuite’s executive vice-president Jim McGeever tells the audience at SuiteWorld 2018
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April 25, 2018
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Apr'18
TSB IT meltdown has the makings of an epic
TSB’s very public IT problems will send shivers down the spine of IT teams at large banks that are yet to migrate to new core banking systems
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April 24, 2018
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Apr'18
ICO and finance regulator assess TSB IT blunder
Customer data was exposed during migration to new core banking platform
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April 19, 2018
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Apr'18
UK and Indian governments agree tech partnership
Agreement aims to identify organisations in the two countries that can work together and open up opportunities for tech entrepreneurs
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April 17, 2018
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Apr'18
Russian energy giant makes digital tech adoption a priority
Russian oil and gas giant Gazprom Neft is exploring the use of the latest digital technologies across its entire business
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April 16, 2018
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Apr'18
Santander uses Ripple technology to offer international payments
Santander has launched an international fund transfer service for retail customers in the UK about two years after it started testing the blockchain-based application
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April 16, 2018
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Apr'18
HMRC to stop or delay transformation projects to ensure customs system is ready for Brexit
HM Revenue & Customs chief executive confirms several major programmes will be affected due to prioritising development of new customs IT systems
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April 10, 2018
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Apr'18
European CIOs have budget balancing act ahead of them
There is some consensus among European CIOs on budget rises across the continent, but less so on what to invest in
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April 06, 2018
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Apr'18
Why Lufthansa went back to the drawing board with its HR IT project
Aviation group says it is confident of landing a company-wide IT project following a sometimes turbulent journey
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April 05, 2018
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Apr'18
Deutsche Bank system replacement already paying back
Deutsche bank is replacing a complex IT infrastructure that helps its traders operate and automates regulatory compliance processes
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April 05, 2018
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Apr'18
Interview: GDPR will give Dutch privacy watchdog its teeth
The Netherlands’ privacy watchdog has not handed out fines so far because there has been no reason to, says the organisation’s chairman, Aleid Wolfsen
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March 24, 2018
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Mar'18
Government must improve quality and awareness of childcare website, say MPs
Treasury Committee says government should launch websites only when they can cope with the expected workload, after childcare website was down for 160 hours last summer
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March 23, 2018
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Mar'18
Telefonica cuts HR running costs by 40% as it replaces hundreds of ageing IT systems
Multinational telecoms group Telefonica is on the verge of completing a project to replace 175 incompatible HR IT systems with a cloud service covering more than 40 countries
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March 22, 2018
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Mar'18
Fintechs weigh up their partnership options
Fintechs need to consider what type of companies they should work with to make the most of open banking regulations
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March 22, 2018
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Mar'18
HMRC sets August launch date for customs IT system
HMRC plans to begin a phased deployment of its Customs Declaration Service this August, with completion expected by early 2019
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March 22, 2018
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Mar'18
Legacy IT hampers digital strategy at banks and insurers
A highly regulated environment, a risk-averse culture and a reliance on core legacy technology are holding back banks and insurance companies from modernisation
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March 19, 2018
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Mar'18
Digital retail calls for agile approach, say experts
To embrace digital technology, retailers need to adopt an agile nature across the entire business and break down internal silos, said a panel at Retail Week Live
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March 16, 2018
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Mar'18
Nordic CIO interview: Jussi Sorvali, HMD Global
The head of IT at Finland-based smartphone maker HMD Global turned to the cloud to get the entire IT department up and running quickly
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March 12, 2018
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Mar'18
Proof of concept shows blockchain could save lives in pharmaceutical logistics
DHL and Accenture pilot tracks pharmaceutical products from manufacture to prescription, showing potential to clamp down on counterfeit medicines
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March 09, 2018
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Mar'18
Universal Credit project warned over Gov.uk Verify performance in 2015
Government project management experts warned as long ago as 2015 that a problem with GDS's Verify online identity system could undermine the Universal Credit business plan
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March 09, 2018
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Mar'18
Booking.com annual tech awards focuses on creating visible role models
Booking.com has announced the winners of its 2018 Technology Playmaker Awards and emphasised the importance of having more visible female role models in the industry
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March 08, 2018
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Mar'18
DWP to publish key documents on Universal Credit
The government will finally publish internal assessment reviews of the controversial Universal Credit programme under Freedom of Information laws, after years of refusing to do so
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March 06, 2018
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Mar'18
Norway’s Statkraft outsources IT infrastructure management
Energy company awards India’s HCL five-year IT deal in order to free up resources to focus on core business
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March 02, 2018
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Mar'18
CIOs ill-prepared for IT changes to enable digital business transformation
Lack of skills, an inability to make the most of advanced analytics internally and slow software development are hampering digitisation efforts