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• April 06, 2021 06 Apr'21

  Demands for changes to ‘barmy’ rules on digital evidence have government’s ear

  The government is listening to calls for changes in how digital evidence is considered in court, as Post Office IT scandal spells out current rule's inadequacy

• April 06, 2021 06 Apr'21

  IR35 reforms: Private sector start date prompts mixed picture of predictions for contracting market

  The IR35 tax avoidance reforms take hold in the private sector, prompting a mixed picture of predictions from stakeholders about what the future holds for contractors in the UK

• April 01, 2021 01 Apr'21

  Project Monterey returns to haunt IBM and Red Hat

  A tech initiative from the late 1990s has become IBM’s nemesis, as the owner of UnixWare and OpenServer file a copyright complaint

• March 31, 2021 31 Mar'21

  Commerzbank picks Google for cloud migration

  German bank expands its work with Google Cloud and plans to move 85% of applications to its platform

• March 30, 2021 30 Mar'21

  IR35 reforms: Slow government progress on umbrella regulation exposes IT contractors to tax risks

  With thousands of IT contractors set to start working through unregulated umbrella companies for the first time when the IR35 reforms take hold in the private sector, concerns are growing about the danger this could pose to their income and tax ...

• March 29, 2021 29 Mar'21

  How Gulf SMEs are building digital resilience amid the pandemic

  SMEs in the Gulf region have accelerated their digital transformations during the Covid-19 pandemic

• March 29, 2021 29 Mar'21

  How far has open banking come in Europe?

  Open banking is a relatively new concept, having come into effect in Europe only in the last couple of years. So what is the state of play?

• March 29, 2021 29 Mar'21

  TSB Smart Agent integrated into mobile banking app

  TSB has integrated a smart agent, developed to relieve pressure on its contact centres during the Covid-19 pandemic, into its mobile app

• March 25, 2021 25 Mar'21

  DWP completes in-house VME replacement project

  The department has taken an in-house approach to swapping its virtual machine environment (VME), getting rid of legacy infrastructure and replacing 11 key benefits systems

• March 25, 2021 25 Mar'21

  NHS Wales shapes up ambitious plans for digital patient-facing app

  Computer Weekly looks at NHS Wales’ project to create a patient-facing app and a collaborative ecosystem for technology suppliers and NHS providers to deliver joined-up care

• March 25, 2021 25 Mar'21

  Government faces judicial review into plans for Post Office Horizon inquiry

  Subpostmasters that suffered great hardship at the hands of the Post Office are applying for a judicial review of a government inquiry into the scandal, which they see as a "whitewash"

• March 24, 2021 24 Mar'21

  Ex-Post Office CEO Paula Vennells walked away from IT scandal with over £400,000 in pay and bonuses

  Former Post Office chief was paid over £400,000 when she left despite the organisation being involved in what would become the biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history

• March 24, 2021 24 Mar'21

  Prime minister says people should be held to account for Post Office IT scandal

  Boris Johnson agrees with MP that those responsible for the Post Office Horizon scandal should be brought to book

• March 24, 2021 24 Mar'21

  Post Office was told in 2013 that Fujitsu witness was unreliable in subpostmaster prosecutions

  The Post Office was warned that a former Fujitsu employee had misled courts when giving evidence on its behalf

• March 23, 2021 23 Mar'21

  IR35 reforms: Confusion over who pays employers’ NI leaves IT contractors out of pocket

  Litigators are circling as thousands of contractors realise that the 2017 roll-out of IR35 reforms to the public sector may have resulted in unlawful tax deductions – and the private sector could be next

• March 22, 2021 22 Mar'21

  Post Office staff instructed to shred documents that undermined its claims Horizon was robust

  Barrister advising the Post Office in 2013 stated that destroying documents would "amount to a conspiracy to pervert the course of justice"

• March 22, 2021 22 Mar'21

  CIO interview: Juliette Atkinson, IT director, Bradford University

  Bradford University’s IT director took a different route than most to get into IT leadership

• March 19, 2021 19 Mar'21

  Post Office IT scandal executive forced out of job at Football Association of Wales

  Angela van den Bogerd has left her role at the Football Association of Wales, following criticism of her part in Post Office IT scandal

• March 18, 2021 18 Mar'21

  Reshaping the women-in-tech debate in Denmark, from the top down

  Tech Nordic Advocates adopts a different approach to closing the gap between women and men in the Danish tech startup sector

• March 17, 2021 17 Mar'21

  Capita restructures to simplify its business

  Business services supplier creates two core units that focus on public sector and commercial enterprise customers and will sell off non-core assets

• March 16, 2021 16 Mar'21

  Banks still lack tech skills at the top

  Banks have made progress in adding IT knowledge in their boardrooms, but they need more as digital transformation accelerates

• March 15, 2021 15 Mar'21

  IR35 private sector reforms: IPSE warns of UK contracting talent exodus unless start date delayed

  Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed research into what contractors plan to do once the IR35 reforms come into play highlights growing risk of talent shortages

• March 10, 2021 10 Mar'21

  Met Police chooses Capgemini as strategic IT infrastructure services provider

  Capgemini has a history of providing the force with day-to-day technology services, and will now deliver its infrastructure services under the Pegasus programme

• March 09, 2021 09 Mar'21

  Significant jump in number of hackers reporting vulnerabilities to companies

  Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of hackers reporting security vulnerabilities and bugs to enterprises has increased by nearly two-thirds

• March 09, 2021 09 Mar'21

  UK's Starling Bank reaches unicorn status

  UK app-based bank Starling reaches unicorn status following its latest round of funding

• March 09, 2021 09 Mar'21

  Prime minister yet to respond to serious subpostmaster concerns over Horizon IT scandal inquiry

  Subpostmaster victims who have spent millions bringing the Post Office IT scandal to light have received no reply to their concerns from Boris Johnson

• March 09, 2021 09 Mar'21

  Private equity house buys McAfee enterprise business

  Deal to sell off enterprise unit will see McAfee become a pure-play consumer organisation

• March 08, 2021 08 Mar'21

  Wipro makes its biggest acquisition ever with $1.45bn takeover

  Indian IT services supplier Wipro makes biggest acquisition in its history as it bolsters consultancy offering

• March 08, 2021 08 Mar'21

  Government to change unfair private prosecution rules used to prosecute innocent subpostmasters

  Government agrees to change private prosecution rules that were abused by the Post Office in its pursuit of subpostmasters wrongly accused of financial crimes

• March 05, 2021 05 Mar'21

  Clarification needed on IT ‘super-deduction’ allowance

  Chancellor announces that companies investing in qualifying new plant and machinery assets will be able to claim a ‘super-deduction’ allowance

• March 03, 2021 03 Mar'21

  HPE results show demand for remote data and consumption model

  As businesses prepare for the return to the office, HPE expects many of its customers will continue to need remote working and advanced analytics

• March 02, 2021 02 Mar'21

  Goldman Sachs CEO comments highlight need for home working balance

  The remote working revolution has been prominent in the banking sector and organisations have a balancing act to perform once the pandemic passes

• March 01, 2021 01 Mar'21

  Covid accelerates Bradford University remote working project

  Pandemic injected fuel into university’s existing project to introduce remote working

• March 01, 2021 01 Mar'21

  IR35 private sector reforms: Royal Mail contractors ‘frustrated’ by tax status test regime

  Royal Mail contractors are ‘frustrated’ by the lack of transparency over their changing tax status, as the company confirms it is moving those ‘likely to be’ inside IR35 onto PAYE working arrangements

• February 26, 2021 26 Feb'21

  IR35 private sector reforms: Argos to offshore work of digital team in Milton Keynes to Mumbai

  Retailer Argos confirms it has ‘identified opportunities’ to offshore tasks performed by its digital team, while its IR35 compliance strategy has seen the majority of contractors declared in-scope of the new rules, sources claim

• February 25, 2021 25 Feb'21

  IR35 private sector reforms: What IT contractors need to know

  Computer Weekly asks contracting experts to answer questions about PSC bans, compliant umbrella companies and challenging status determinations, with the latest IR35 reforms coming into place

• February 24, 2021 24 Feb'21

  Businesses forced to ask IT service providers for help during pandemic

  IT service providers have been approached by long-time enterprise customers asking for price cuts due to the impact of the pandemic

• February 24, 2021 24 Feb'21

  Appointment of disgraced former Post Office director triggers vote of no confidence in Welsh FA boss

  Vote of no confidence in Football Association of Wales boss triggered by recruitment of former Post Office executive who tried to mislead a judge in IT trial

• February 23, 2021 23 Feb'21

  Subpostmaster group calls for prime minister to pause Horizon ‘whitewash’ inquiry

  Subpostmasters call for Boris Johnson to pause and reshape the government’s Horizon inquiry

• February 23, 2021 23 Feb'21

  Tech worker-centric umbrella company launches to target IT contractors 'displaced' by IR35

  As the number of private sector firms enforcing blanket bans on contractors grows, Techcentre Umbrella is offering IT workers ‘displaced’ by the reforms a safe haven, claims its founder

• February 19, 2021 19 Feb'21

  European Commission proposes UK data adequacy agreement

  The publication of two draft data adequacy decisions brings the UK closer to a final positive decision, which will enable the continued free flow of data between the EU and the UK if green-lit by member states

• February 18, 2021 18 Feb'21

  HMRC accused of 'utter hypocrisy' over use of IT contractors enrolled in tax avoidance schemes

  Campaign group calls for HMRC to face an investigation, while accusing the department of ‘utter hypocrisy’ for using IT contractors enrolled in disguised remuneration schemes

• February 18, 2021 18 Feb'21

  Assessing UK law enforcement data adequacy

  Data protection experts discuss the consequences of achieving data adequacy between the UK and EU for the UK’s intelligence services and criminal justice sector

• February 12, 2021 12 Feb'21

  University benefited from early virtual desktop investments when pandemic struck

  Edinburgh Napier University was able to react quickly to some of the main challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic

• February 12, 2021 12 Feb'21

  UK border surveillance regime highly privatised, says Privacy International

  Research from Privacy International raises concerns about the deep involvement of technology companies in the development and deployment of various technologies throughout the UK’s border regime, along with the lack of scrutiny they receive

• February 10, 2021 10 Feb'21

  Century-old insurer uses low code as digital demands increase

  Lloyds of London insurance and reinsurance broker Miller breaks from the past by adopting low-code software development platform

• February 09, 2021 09 Feb'21

  Facebook sued for data-sharing practices with third parties

  Data protection claim filed in London against social media giant for its alleged failure to give at least one million users in England and Wales meaningful control over their personal data

• February 08, 2021 08 Feb'21

  Interview: Robert Opp, chief digital officer, United Nations Development Programme

  Chief digital officer of the United Nations Development Programme talks about the relationship between digital technologies and sustainability, and how it can be used for a more environmentally-friendly and inclusive future

• February 05, 2021 05 Feb'21

  Government R&D funding fails to maximise ‘catapult’ potential

  Barriers in the UK’s research and development funding system mean technology and innovation centres, also known as catapults, are prevented from maximising their potential economic impact

• February 05, 2021 05 Feb'21

  Security firm Stormshield loses source code in cyber attack

  Source code from two products developed by French cyber security firm was compromised in a December 2020 incident