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• February 12, 2019 12 Feb'19

  IR35 reforms: Contractors lack confidence in private sector to manage April 2020 rule change

  Research from IR35 consultancy Qdos suggests contractors lack confidence in the ability of private sector firms to adequately determine how they should be taxed after April 2020

• February 11, 2019 11 Feb'19

  AI and robotics to form part of curriculum for future medical students

  For the NHS to capitalise on the digital future, new technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics will have to be designed into the learning process for medical students

• February 11, 2019 11 Feb'19

  Culture clash cripples digital business

  CIOs urged to work with HR to help staff take on new working practices that support digital transformation initiatives

• February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19

  Self-driving cars get updated guidelines for trial safety and transparency

  The Department for Transport has issued guidance on trial safety and transparency for self-driving cars, and is sticking by its pledge to have self-driving cars on Britain’s roads in the next two years

• February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19

  Huawei: We are not spying on the UK

  Huawei’s Ryan Ding tells the British government that the company has never, and will never, use its technology to assist the Chinese intelligence services

• February 05, 2019 05 Feb'19

  CIO interview: David Germain, CITO, RSA Insurance Group

  Insurance giant’s chief information and technology officer wants to refresh the company’s user computing environment, make smart technology investments and take advantage of the latest innovations

• February 01, 2019 01 Feb'19

  Met Police deploys live facial recognition technology for ninth time

  Police say technology is helping to prevent and detect crime by identifying wanted criminals, but privacy groups have voiced their opposition

• February 01, 2019 01 Feb'19

  Innocent people arrested following surveillance blunders, IPCO reveals

  Interception of communications commissioner Adrian Fulford warns of “grave” repercussions for people wrongly identified as suspects due to errors made when government bodies access email, phone and telephone data

• February 01, 2019 01 Feb'19

  TSB blames IT disaster for huge losses

  TSB made a huge loss in its latest financial year because of costs it incurred as a result of an IT disaster

• February 01, 2019 01 Feb'19

  BT stockpiles networking kit for no-deal Brexit as Patterson exits

  Outgoing BT boss Gavin Patterson shared some details on the company’s contingency planning for a feared no-deal Brexit as chief executive Philip Jansen formally takes charge of the business

• January 30, 2019 30 Jan'19

  AXA recruits AI assistants in back office

  Insurance giant is deploying software robots to take over repetitive tasks and free up humans to do more analytical work

• January 29, 2019 29 Jan'19

  Government makes progress on green IT, according to report

  Defra report on sustainable digital services shows improvements have been made, but highlights challenges with legacy systems and waste, as well as the importance of departments measuring progress

• January 25, 2019 25 Jan'19

  Vodafone suspends use of Huawei hardware

  Vodafone’s UK CEO has said the operator will ‘pause’ its use of Huawei hardware for the foreseeable future

• January 25, 2019 25 Jan'19

  Tech Nation announces fourth cohort for Upscale programme

  Startups will receive six months of coaching and take part in workshops, mentoring sessions and networking opportunities with the programme’s alumni

• January 24, 2019 24 Jan'19

  CIO interview: Charles Ewen, Met Office

  The Met Office’s CIO is working on a new, digital approach, using supercomputers, establishing pioneering partnerships and creating change

• January 23, 2019 23 Jan'19

  Vodafone and O2 will ‘share’ 5G networks

  Vodafone and O2 have agreed non-binding heads of terms that will extend their 4G network-sharing agreement to 5G when it becomes available

• January 22, 2019 22 Jan'19

  Scottish Police Authority awards £21m mobile services deal to EE

  EE will oversee a three-year deal to transform police mobile capabilities in Scotland, alongside Motorola Solutions, Samsung and BlackBerry

• January 21, 2019 21 Jan'19

  Amazon shareholders demand halt in sales of image recognition tech to US government

  Amazon shareholders want its board of directors to halt sales of its image recognition service to US law enforcers unless it can independently verify it's not being misused

• January 21, 2019 21 Jan'19

  Thailand pushes for Industry 4.0 in ASEAN

  Nearly half of the kingdom’s deliverables as chair of ASEAN will be focused on spurring Industry 4.0 developments across the region

• January 18, 2019 18 Jan'19

  Siemens connects to world’s largest UCC deployment

  German technology powerhouse Siemens AG reveals how it unified communications and collaboration for hundreds of thousands of employees worldwide

• January 17, 2019 17 Jan'19

  Vodafone and IBM prep user clouds for future network tech

  Companies expand existing collaboration to enable enterprise customers to prepare for the impact of advanced networking technologies

• January 16, 2019 16 Jan'19

  Dutch pharma firm Centrient switches out MPLS for Cato SD-WAN

  Centrient Pharmaceuticals, a Netherlands-based drug company, has switched out its global MPLS service in favour of a high-performance software-defined WAN from Cato Networks

• January 16, 2019 16 Jan'19

  UK financial services regulator to link top banker bonuses to IT performance

  FCA head tells Commons Treasury committee: “We expect banks’ policies on variable remuneration to reflect operational resilience. They have to – if they don’t, we will act.”

• January 15, 2019 15 Jan'19

  Digital transformation is real, say ASEAN CIOs

  ASEAN CIOs are embracing digital transformation but face barriers in getting employees to adopt an agile mindset

• January 14, 2019 14 Jan'19

  Why CIOs need to reshape desktop IT for Windows 7 end of support

  With a year to go before Windows 7 reaches end of life, IT departments have more than just the operating system upgrade to consider

• January 11, 2019 11 Jan'19

  Singapore companies gearing up for hybrid cloud

  Traditional datacentres are making way for hybrid cloud adoption among Singapore companies, a study finds

• January 10, 2019 10 Jan'19

  RSC and Science Museum to lead future audience AR/VR demos

  Organisations including the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum will take part in a series of government-backed demonstrators creating immersive experiences for audiences of the future

• January 10, 2019 10 Jan'19

  BT faces tussle to keep EU contracts after Brexit

  The European Union will likely re-evaluate its telecoms contracts with BT following Brexit, and cancelling them altogether is a real risk in a no-deal scenario, according to leaked documents

• January 09, 2019 09 Jan'19

  Banking apps overtake online banking

  Mobile apps are the most popular channel for banking as consumers swap online platforms for smartphone software

• January 09, 2019 09 Jan'19

  AWS ‘does not dominate’ cloud market, claims Amazon’s UK public policy chief

  Amazon’s UK director of public policy, Lesley Smith, has told the House of Lords Communications Committee that Amazon is a “prevalent”, rather than “dominant” force in the cloud market

• January 08, 2019 08 Jan'19

  Smart speakers set to own the consumer ecosystem

  Consumers prefer to buy gadgets that are compatible with the digital voice assistants they already have in their homes

• January 08, 2019 08 Jan'19

  A very digital plan for the NHS

  The NHS Long Term Plan aims to empower people through the use of technology and create a digital-first NHS, offering virtual outpatient appointments, digital GP consultations and improved cyber security. But how and when will the government achieve ...

• January 07, 2019 07 Jan'19

  NHS Long-Term Plan to bring health service into the digital age

  The long-term plan to transform the NHS by using Theresa May’s £20.5bn-a-year birthday present promises use of artificial intelligence, genomic testing and digital GP appointments for all

• January 04, 2019 04 Jan'19

  JP Morgan looks for someone to lead its blockchain developments

  Bank seeks executive to take on blockchain role, with responsibility for creating technology to solve business challenges

• January 02, 2019 02 Jan'19

  Nordic digital transformation driven by traditional businesses

  More traditional Nordic businesses are fuelling the region's digital transformation, finds report

• December 28, 2018 28 Dec'18

  Top 10 mobile stories of 2018

  As 5G moves from theory to practical reality, we look back at Computer Weekly’s biggest mobile stories from the past 12 months

• December 28, 2018 28 Dec'18

  Top 10 HR technology stories of 2018

  Companies are turning to artificial intelligence, robotic automation and chatbots to take the drudgery out of human resource management

• December 27, 2018 27 Dec'18

  Top 10 CIO interviews of 2018

  IT leaders from across the UK and Europe shared their plans, strategies and best practice advice with Computer Weekly in 2018

• December 27, 2018 27 Dec'18

  Top 10 Middle East stories of 2018

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Middle East enterprise IT stories of 2018

• December 20, 2018 20 Dec'18

  Top 10 financial services stories of 2018

  Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 financial services stories of 2018

• December 19, 2018 19 Dec'18

  Top 10 broadband stories of 2018

  The networking industry swung firmly behind full-fibre broadband in 2018, with encouraging signs that the gold-standard of broadband service delivery technology is at long last taking off in the UK

• December 19, 2018 19 Dec'18

  Top 10 Benelux IT stories of 2018

  From cyber security planning to smart city initiatives, here is a selection of articles about IT developments in the Benelux countries

• December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18

  Mobile security needs a rethink for the 5G era

  A report released through the government’s 5G Testbeds and Trials programme has recommended the UK rethink its mobile security strategy

• December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18

  Top 10 end user computing stories of 2018

  Processor flaws, browser-based desktop IT and the idea of a fully managed PC service were among the hot topics this year

• December 14, 2018 14 Dec'18

  CIO interview: Alan Talbot, CIO, Air Malta

  Air Malta’s CIO is working to turn the IT department from a cost centre into a profit centre, introducing APIs and using emerging technologies

• December 13, 2018 13 Dec'18

  Sberbank partners US accelerator for startup programme

  Russian state-run bank links up with San Francisco-based accelerator 500 Startups to provide expert advice to startups in a variety of tech fields

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  Interview: Dheeraj Pandey, CEO, Nutanix

  It may be known for hyper-converged infrastructure, but Nutanix now has its head in the clouds

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  Finland’s IT sector recovers after break-up of Nokia

  Finnish government plays vital role in helping IT sector recover from the shock of Microsoft taking over the country’s biggest company

• December 11, 2018 11 Dec'18

  Slow action on broadband and 5G risks UK’s economic future, CBI warns

  A report from the CBI has called for the government to fast-track legislation to guarantee access to ultrafast network services

• December 07, 2018 07 Dec'18

  Hybrid cloud in Australian government removes supplier lock-in

  Australian public sector could take the hybrid approach to cloud computing as government’s digital transformation strategy moves ahead