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• July 31, 2019 31 Jul'19

  How Singapore’s NTUC Enterprise is embracing digital transformation

  NTUC Enterprise is starting to look more like a technology company, employing DevOps to speed up software development and developing new digital business models even as cultural barriers to transformation remain

• July 31, 2019 31 Jul'19

  Huawei and Apple struggle, while Samsung extends smartphone lead

  Demand for smartphones has slowed down dramatically – Apple is struggling to shift iPhones, while the US ban has affected Huawei

• July 30, 2019 30 Jul'19

  UK government announces new online safety body

  The UK Council for Internet Safety has an expanded scope to tackle digital abuse and will inform future policy development

• July 30, 2019 30 Jul'19

  London Stock Exchange eyes £22bn acquisition of Refinitiv to expand data capabilities

  The London Stock Exchange is looking at a huge tech acquisition to provide customers access to a wealth of data services built using the latest technologies

• July 29, 2019 29 Jul'19

  ODI investigates use of private sector data by cities

  The Open Data Institute is seeking to find out whether cities have the levels of access needed to access data collected by private sector organisations

• July 29, 2019 29 Jul'19

  TSB takes another £36m hit related to botched IT migration

  TSB has been stung for another £36m in costs related to its botched IT migration last year, but managed a profit in its latest six monthly results

• July 25, 2019 25 Jul'19

  Crown Commercial Service to replace Crown Marketplace

  The Cabinet Office’s executive agency tweaks its modernisation strategy to boost government procurement efficiency and advances its own technology agenda

• July 24, 2019 24 Jul'19

  Santander brings global digital services under one roof

  Spanish banking giant Santander Group is creating a global digital unit as part of its transformation plans

• July 24, 2019 24 Jul'19

  US Department of Justice launches antitrust probe into dominance of online platform providers

  The US Department of Justice has called for an antitrust investigation into how “market-leading” online platform operators in the search, social media and retail space operate

• July 24, 2019 24 Jul'19

  AI to advance Swedish military systems

  Swedish report into use of artificial intelligence in military systems reveals opportunities and concerns

• July 24, 2019 24 Jul'19

  HPE reiterates focus on edge computing

  Enterprise technology bigwig HPE is trumpeting its ability to help companies better manage edge workloads, claiming that its purchase of Aruba has been its most successful acquisition

• July 23, 2019 23 Jul'19

  UK government to boost AI and data use in preventive healthcare

  A programme led by Public Health England and NHSX will aim to usher in a “new era of evidence-based self-care", with patients increasingly expected to allow access to their personal data

• July 23, 2019 23 Jul'19

  Home Office hands EE additional £220m for ESN

  Home Office quietly announces a major extension to the ESN project, pumping over £200m of additional taxpayer money into its contract with EE

• July 23, 2019 23 Jul'19

  IT infrastructure and cyber security ‘critical’ for Student Loans Company future

  Upgrades to key systems and cyber defence capability will be required so the non-departmental public body can continue to perform key functions, according to a major review

• July 22, 2019 22 Jul'19

  HMRC makes cloud and data progress

  HMRC has shifted half of its systems to virtualised servers, and is nearing completion of a major core system roll out and boosting data capability to support its digital ambitions

• July 22, 2019 22 Jul'19

  How AntWorks is addressing the pitfalls of RPA

  The Singapore-based startup hopes to lower the cost of deploying and maintaining robotic process automation technology with a platform that combines machine learning and data processing capabilities

• July 19, 2019 19 Jul'19

  Worries over impact of foreign talent on Australia’s tech jobs put to rest

  Local tech industry welcomes a new report from the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia which found that migrants have not had a negative impact on wages or participation rates of Aussie workers

• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  Verify deemed ‘unachievable’ by major government projects review

  Issues around the digital identity project and a major compliance project led by the Ministry of Justice are impossible to solve, according to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority

• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  Welsh council aims to cut back-office processing costs by 95% through automation

  A council in South Wales is expecting to reduce the cost of human resources business processes by up to 95% through robotic process automation

• July 17, 2019 17 Jul'19

  NHS still has thousands of PCs running Windows XP

  NHS computers are still being upgraded three years after the WannaCry ransomware attack to the health system, raising concerns over cyber security

• July 17, 2019 17 Jul'19

  Conditions ‘not quite there’ for government chief data officer

  The long-awaited appointment for government’s chief data officer requires a perception in departments that data is actually valuable, government officials said

• July 15, 2019 15 Jul'19

  Government must ‘stop choosing ignorance’ around data

  In a letter to digital secretary Jeremy Wright, civil society groups warn that a number of shortcomings must be addressed to enable the government to reap data-related benefits

• July 15, 2019 15 Jul'19

  UK launches 5G security inquiry

  The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy is to probe the UK government’s approach to telecoms technology as a national security issue

• July 12, 2019 12 Jul'19

  SD-WAN in play: How software-defined solves core business challenges

  For foodservice business HMSHost International and chemical products firm Element Solutions, both customers of networking supplier Aryaka, software-defined wide area networking technology is proving its mettle when it comes to solving core business ...

• July 12, 2019 12 Jul'19

  Home Office boosts tools to tackle online child abuse

  New systems will be introduced to speed up investigations and limit the number of distressing images viewed by law enforcement officers

• July 11, 2019 11 Jul'19

  NHS makes health information available through Alexa

  The collaboration between the government and Amazon follows a push from the centre to add voice to services

• July 11, 2019 11 Jul'19

  Draft finance bill dims hopes of private sector reprieve on April 2020 roll-out of IR35 reforms

  Publication of the draft IR35 private sector reform legislation dims hopes the government might announce a delay to rolling out the changes in April 2020

• July 11, 2019 11 Jul'19

  Zopa gets in-house tech ready for 2019 bank launch

  Peer-to-peer lender tests out banking platforms in anticipation of launching products in the UK before the end of this year

• July 10, 2019 10 Jul'19

  Crown Commercial Service launches ICT framework for education

  The deal aims to help education sector bodies procure technology products and services, with SME participation becoming more prominent

• July 10, 2019 10 Jul'19

  Government Digital Service relevance is fading, says Commons Committee

  According to a report, GDS is losing authority and the ability to deliver digital change, and calls for its purpose to be renewed, along with the appointment of digital champions

• July 10, 2019 10 Jul'19

  UK government publishes guidance for national data strategy

  The ongoing call from the government for evidence will be followed by a full consultation in the autumn with a view to publish the final data strategy plan in 2020

• July 09, 2019 09 Jul'19

  How ASEAN firms are turning data into critical assets

  From enabling consumers to track their energy consumption to improving business operations, businesses in ASEAN are starting to put their data to good use

• July 09, 2019 09 Jul'19

  CIO interview: Craig Donald, CIO, The Football Association

  Although self-confessed as ‘not the most passionate football fan’, the FA’s IT chief is helping to transform administration of the sport through technology

• July 09, 2019 09 Jul'19

  Post Office fixes technical problem causing accounting errors in Horizon

  Problem revealed during High Court trial left subpostmaster with £18,000 surplus after IT system failed to register full amount of cash scanned in

• July 09, 2019 09 Jul'19

  Deutsche Bank cuts jobs but increases tech spend

  Deutsche Bank is making swingeing cuts to its workforce over the next two and a half years and has pinned its hopes on the latest technology to make it possible.

• July 08, 2019 08 Jul'19

  Former NHSI chief moves on to government automation taskforce

  Ian Dalton, former NHSI chief, has taken up the lead position for driving automation through government in a bid to improve public services

• July 08, 2019 08 Jul'19

  Eventful second Post Office Horizon trial ends

  The latest High Court trial in the long-running dispute between the Post Office and subpostmasters has concluded, with part three set for March 2020

• July 08, 2019 08 Jul'19

  Robotics technology needs to go beyond automation

  A global robotics expert at the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics says next-generation robots will need to keep humans in the loop to tackle immediate social problems

• July 05, 2019 05 Jul'19

  NHSX announces key senior appointments

  NHS England chief clinical information officer Simon Eccles will take over as deputy chief executive of NHSX, while technology advisor Hadley Beeman will step in as acting chief technology officer of the new unit

• July 05, 2019 05 Jul'19

  Met Police use of facial recognition could be unlawful, finds report

  The first independent report into use of facial recognition technology by the police found a number of shortcomings around trials that would not withstand legal scrutiny

• July 04, 2019 04 Jul'19

  Longer-term tech investment must support policing reform

  Investment in technologies such as facial recognition and artificial intelligence should be introduced to tackle compromises to public safety levels, says report

• July 04, 2019 04 Jul'19

  GDS signs agreement with Polish counterpart

  The memorandum of understanding is aimed at boosting trade and technology development opportunities between the UK and Poland

• July 04, 2019 04 Jul'19

  Implementing IoT – overcoming barriers to commercial adoption

  Tim Wright from the Institute of Telecoms Professionals reports from a recent seminar exploring questions around the barriers to commercial, at-scale adoption of the internet of things, and how to overcome them

• July 04, 2019 04 Jul'19

  Competition watchdog launches study into internet firms

  Findings from a Competition and Markets Authority consultation will inform a report aimed at assessing how digital advertising can harm UK consumers

• July 03, 2019 03 Jul'19

  APAC firms in developed markets warm up to cloud ERP

  A majority of large enterprises in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore are planning to move their financial applications to the cloud within a year

• July 02, 2019 02 Jul'19

  Government ramps up efforts to counter fraud with analytics

  Challenges have been outlined and a consultation launched to find ways to reduce fraud and error loss in central and local government through data-driven technologies.

• July 02, 2019 02 Jul'19

  CPS faces legal ruling over refusal to disclose emails with US on WikiLeaks and Assange extradition

  A court will decide whether the Crown Prosecution Service can refuse to neither confirm nor deny the existence of correspondence with US on investigations into Julian Assange and WikiLeaks

• July 02, 2019 02 Jul'19

  Watchdog urges biometrics regulation in policing

  The annual report from the biometrics commissioner warns that lack of clear laws on the application of the technologies could further undermine privacy and citizen trust

• July 01, 2019 01 Jul'19

  NTT picks London for newly formed global business

  NTT says unifying its various units under one umbrella and basing it in London will help it take full advantage of both its clients’ demands for joined up digital services, and the capital’s booming tech economy

• July 01, 2019 01 Jul'19

  Interview: Matthew Gould, chief executive of NHSX, on transforming health service technology

  NHSX is the latest on a long line of organisations created to overhaul NHS technology – can it make the difference this time? Its new CEO explains why it will