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IT strategy
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November 11, 2016
11
Nov'16
GDS strategy aims to 'take digital transformation further'
An early draft of the new Government Digital Transformation Strategy, seen by Computer Weekly, aims to tackle the challenge of breaking down civil service IT siloes
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November 02, 2016
02
Nov'16
Unilever puts digital transformation in the hands of IT
The global IT director of digital marketing at Unilever explains how the firm has managed digital transformation by shifting the role of the IT team
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October 27, 2016
27
Oct'16
Open source no longer scares the enterprise
Open source breaks the rules on corporate procurement, but developers never play by the rules and now open source has sneaked in through the back door
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October 21, 2016
21
Oct'16
Interview: Kevin Cunnington, director general, Government Digital Service
The government’s new digital chief talks about his plans for the future and the challenges of transforming public services
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October 21, 2016
21
Oct'16
GDS goes nationwide to ease relations with government departments
Government Digital Service aims to open more regional outposts for training civil servants in digital skills, says new chief Kevin Cunnington
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October 19, 2016
19
Oct'16
Matt Hancock calls for market to lead on full FTTP broadband
Digital and culture secretary used his keynote speech at Broadband World Forum to call for a national market-led fibre-to-the-premise roll-out, and pledged government support to make it happen
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October 13, 2016
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Oct'16
Lloyds Bank to use virtual reality to test applicants for graduate programme
Bank will use virtual reality to test potential recruits in situations that are otherwise difficult to recreate
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October 06, 2016
06
Oct'16
Swedish bank uses Amelia the robot for customer services
SEB is using AI software from IPsoft for customer service after a successful internal project
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September 28, 2016
28
Sep'16
Business secretary calls for national broadband upgrade
In a speech to the Institute of Directors’ annual conference, Greg Clark calls for a major broadband upgrade to support the reinvention of the government’s industrial strategy
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September 26, 2016
26
Sep'16
Emirates Islamic bank and the Muslim finance revolution
The CIO at Dubai-based bank Emirates Islamic tells Computer Weekly how IT is supporting the company through industry change
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September 12, 2016
12
Sep'16
MaidSafe secure internet concept enters testing phase
Scottish internet startup MaidSafe brings its vision for a more private and secure approach to the web a step closer to reality
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August 24, 2016
24
Aug'16
London datacentre market enjoys pre-Brexit surge in demand for colocation space
CBRE's pre-Brexit look at the European datacentre market sees London reap the benefits of a surge in demand for colocation space during the second quarter
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August 04, 2016
04
Aug'16
How Action for Children improved IT service delivery
Children's charity Action for Children has rolled out Citrix remote access on tablets and is using ITIL to drive IT efficiencies
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August 04, 2016
04
Aug'16
Singapore’s DBS Bank signs up to Amazon cloud
The latest move in the cloud journey of DBS bank in Singapore is an agreement with Amazon Web Services
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August 02, 2016
02
Aug'16
Nordic CIO interview: Liv Fiksdahl, DNB
CIO of Norwegian bank tells Computer Weekly how Indian outsourcing partners help her keep costs down and digitise the business
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July 29, 2016
29
Jul'16
German digital bank Fidor acquired by French banking giant
Fidor CEO says merger with BPCE will allow challenger to continue its international expansion
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July 28, 2016
28
Jul'16
Nordic CIO interview: Vesa Erolainen, Pöyry
Doubts were raised when Vesa Erolainen, CIO at Finnish engineering and consulting company Pöyry, outlined his IT transformation plan, but he ended up winning an award for it
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July 28, 2016
28
Jul'16
Revealed: The battle for GDS – how Whitehall mandarins are trying to carve up digital strategy
Insiders say senior civil servants want to break up the Government Digital Service and return IT to its previous departmental model
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July 25, 2016
25
Jul'16
Skills shortage and poor IT infrastructure hinder tech adoption by Asean governments
EIU report highlights governments’ desire for better use of data, including cloud access
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July 20, 2016
20
Jul'16
Benelux CIO interview: Paul Elich, CIO at KLM
Paul Elich, CIO at Dutch airline KLM, tells Computer Weekly about building innovation into IT departments and the ongoing de-duplication of internal systems since its merger with Air France
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July 15, 2016
15
Jul'16
Collaboration is essential in dispelling “deeply ingrained” gender career stereotypes
O2’s HR director Ann Pickering urges collaboration between government, schools and business to break down tech industry barriers
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July 14, 2016
14
Jul'16
Nordic CIO interview: Roland Grunéus, Intrum Justitia
Roland Grunéus, the CIO of Swedish-founded Intrum Justitia, reveals the credit management services group’s efforts to make better use of data
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July 12, 2016
12
Jul'16
Standard Chartered takes global delivery network to next level
Bank to invest $3bn in global delivery network, with particular focus on scaling up Malaysian centre
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July 11, 2016
11
Jul'16
Outdated IT limits retail gains from customer data
Legacy IT systems are making it more difficult for retailers to collect and use customer data to improve services
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July 08, 2016
08
Jul'16
Cisco UK and Ireland CEO Phil Smith steps down after 22 years
Phil Smith announces he is stepping down from the day-to-day running of Cisco’s UK and Ireland business to take up the role of chairman
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July 08, 2016
08
Jul'16
New Jersey turns to technology to keep offenders out of jail
New Jersey is developing criminal justice applications that will save offenders from spending years in jail before their cases are heard
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July 07, 2016
07
Jul'16
Saudi Telecom Company leads nation’s transformation agenda
Saudi Telecom Company and its technology partners support the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s drive into digital public services
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July 05, 2016
05
Jul'16
Virtual reality finds fans at Reading University
Professors at Reading University see virtual reality as an increasingly important research and teaching tool in science and arts subjects
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July 05, 2016
05
Jul'16
Nordic CIO interview: Tore Burheim, University of Bergen
IT director of Norwegian university tells Computer Weekly about digitising education and creating co-operative clusters
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July 01, 2016
01
Jul'16
Barclays banks on agile and DevOps to tackle competitive threats in fintech
Barclays Bank opens up about how increasing competition in the financial services sector has fuelled its 18-month, company-wide campaign to increase its use of agile and DevOps methodologies
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June 29, 2016
29
Jun'16
Brexit: Datacentre investments set to slow as economic stability concerns hit CIOs
As the economic uncertainty around Brexit continues, CIOs may put new datacentre investments on hiatus, warns analyst
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June 27, 2016
27
Jun'16
Banking IT community faces uncertain Brexit future
The financial services IT community faces a period of uncertainty as finance firms reassess plans following the EU referendum result
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June 23, 2016
23
Jun'16
Most influential women in UK IT 2016: Rising Stars
Computer Weekly reveals the judges’ choice for the 2016 most influential women in UK IT Rising Stars. Special thanks to the Salesforce Foundation for extending its support to our 2016 Rising Stars
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June 23, 2016
23
Jun'16
Computer Weekly announces the 50 most influential women in UK IT 2016
Computer Weekly announces its top 50 list of the most influential women in UK IT, including 2016 winner Maggie Philbin
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June 20, 2016
20
Jun'16
Three-quarters of tech firms do not have gender diverse senior management
Research by Tech London Advocates finds that only 23% of technology companies have gender diverse teams at senior management level
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June 17, 2016
17
Jun'16
Euro Championship network traffic spike highlights OTT boom
The BBC and EE both reported massive spikes in network traffic during the England versus Wales clash at Euro 2016
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June 17, 2016
17
Jun'16
Hays Recruitment service desk project is all gain and no pain
The firm was attracted by the many benefits of a cloud-based service desk, but chief among them was the low risk involved in implementation
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June 17, 2016
17
Jun'16
Oracle sets its sights on AWS as it ramps up cloud strategy
The company's full-year results show a focus on IaaS and PaaS, with investment in more efficient datacentres and co-location
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June 13, 2016
13
Jun'16
Technology key to supporting World Expo 2020 in Dubai
Businesses in Dubai need to get ready for the expected boost in demand that will come with the World Expo exhibition to be held in the city in 2020
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May 30, 2016
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May'16
Middle East CIO interview: V. Chandrasekar, Standard Chartered
The CIO of Standard Chartered bank in the Middle East tells Computer Weekly about the challenge of keeping customers happy through IT
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May 26, 2016
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May'16
Nordic CIO interview: Petteri Naulapää, Stockmann
CIO of Finnish-listed international retailer tells Computer Weekly about the department store’s journey towards omnichannel
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May 20, 2016
20
May'16
Why Apple is wooing open source developers with Swift
Apple is among the most closed of tech companies, yet it is serenading open source with its Swift programming language
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May 19, 2016
19
May'16
Digital inclusion charity demands government enforcement of web accessibility laws
AbilityNet claims government is "falling down on the job" by failing to act against firms that do not make their websites and services accessible to disabled users
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May 19, 2016
19
May'16
ING Turkey uses digital technology to improve services and grow customer base
Turkish bank uses business process management technology to offer financial services through 1,500 grocery stores, technology outlets and post offices
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May 18, 2016
18
May'16
The network is the application: Why APIs are agents of change
Sun Microsystems once described the network as the computer. Today, applications are beginning to offer the real network value
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May 17, 2016
17
May'16
BBC Three builds second base in Birmingham
The BBC announces plans to develop a second Birmingham-based headquarters for BBC Three
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May 04, 2016
04
May'16
Shell the latest multinational to insource IT offshore
Oil giant Shell is the latest large business to announce plans to insource its IT operations at a delivery centre in Bangalore, India
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May 04, 2016
04
May'16
Most Influential Women in UK IT 2016: Entrants to the Hall of Fame
Computer Weekly recognises more great women’s lifetime achievements in its Most Influential Women in UK IT Hall of Fame
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April 29, 2016
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Apr'16
Tech-savvy Asean populations shake up enterprise IT, says AIA CTO
A young, urban and tech-savvy population in the Asean region has forced enterprises to rethink their IT strategies
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April 27, 2016
27
Apr'16
Mobilising a workforce drives up performance and productivity
Mobile workers are also more creative, satisfied and loyal, says EIU study