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November 08, 2017
08
Nov'17
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority continues smart transformation and tests blockchain
Utility organisation is harnessing the latest technologies, including artificial intelligence and blockchain
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November 07, 2017
07
Nov'17
Public cloud revenue grows 28% for first half of 2017, research finds
Revenue from public cloud services grew by 28% for the first half of this year, compared with the same period in 2016, says IDC
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November 06, 2017
06
Nov'17
Automation and AI require education and training, says CBI
Industry and government must collaborate on skills and retraining to get to grips with new innovations, CBI conference told
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November 06, 2017
06
Nov'17
UK must ‘embrace technological change’, says Theresa May
As Brexit approaches, prime minister Theresa May says the country must work together to make Britain an “international centre for transformative technologies of the future”, and calls on industry to increase its R&D investment
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November 03, 2017
03
Nov'17
How soon will we be driving fully autonomous cars?
Nvidia sets out vision for driverless cars as its new Pegasus processor promises to support “level 5” autonomy
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November 03, 2017
03
Nov'17
Collaboration is critical to the modern workplace, says Microsoft
Digital collaboration on a global basis is a vital aspect of the changing work environment, delegates at Microsoft’s Future Decoded event were told
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November 02, 2017
02
Nov'17
Nordic CIO interview: Filippa Jennersjö, Sweden’s Public Employment Agency
The CIO at Sweden's Public Employment Agency has been bringing the organisation in line with other departments’ digital developments
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October 31, 2017
31
Oct'17
Shell makes $200m saving with virtual learning environment
Royal Dutch Shell has saved hundreds of millions by replacing field trips with interactive training that allows employees to interact with geological formations from their computer screen
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October 31, 2017
31
Oct'17
TomTom navigates move onto global HR platform
TomTom went live with HR platform in all 37 countries, serving 5,000 staff, in March 2017
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October 30, 2017
30
Oct'17
Study reveals employees’ fears over digital change
Many employees are fearful of the job risk associated with automation and company-wide digital transformation initiatives
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October 30, 2017
30
Oct'17
Russian organisations harness artificial intelligence
Russian organisations in multiple sectors are applying artificial intelligence to a wide range of tasks
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October 27, 2017
27
Oct'17
AWS continues to power Amazon profits
The latest Q3 results from Amazon have shown that AWS continues to play a key role in revenue for the company
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October 27, 2017
27
Oct'17
Nordea lays off 6,000, citing digital transformation as the driver
Nordea is cutting staff as a result of its ongoing digital transformation, which means it needs less people
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October 27, 2017
27
Oct'17
Carglass France feels benefit of employee knowledge sharing
Automobile glass repair company Carglass France is using knowledge-sharing technology to distribute expertise among 3,000 employees
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October 27, 2017
27
Oct'17
Airbus saves millions after building a digital learning library
Airbus has created a digital learning library that is helping more than 100,000 staff in 35 countries keep their skills updated
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October 26, 2017
26
Oct'17
NAO calls on NHS to ‘get its act together’ after WannaCry attack
The NHS could have prevented the WannaCry cyber attack had it followed basic IT security best practice, according to National Audit Office boss
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October 26, 2017
26
Oct'17
Over 80% of UK retail banks value AI as part of digital transformation
The vast majority of retail bank professionals in the UK realise the importance of AI as a tool in their digital transformation efforts
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October 26, 2017
26
Oct'17
No guarantees HMRC’s customs declaration service ready for Brexit
HMRC CEO tells MPs the department needs an extra £7.3m to upgrade current Chief system as a contingency, should new customs IT system not be ready in time for Brexit
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October 26, 2017
26
Oct'17
Transformation agenda in HR tech ‘is gathering pace’
Digital technology is changing the way companies manage their workforce at an accelerating rate
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October 26, 2017
26
Oct'17
Kaspersky ban: The risks to global software
While Kaspersky defends allegations of collusion with Russian spooks, what are the wider implications to software globalisation?
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October 26, 2017
26
Oct'17
Most businesses misguided on responsibility for cloud data protection
Survey shows more than 80% of organisations have the mistaken belief that their cloud service provider is accountable for data protection
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October 25, 2017
25
Oct'17
Oversight of intelligence agencies’ data sharing has ‘failed’, court hears
UK’s intelligence services lack adequate oversight and written guidelines when sharing databases of sensitive information, Privacy International argues in secret court
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October 25, 2017
25
Oct'17
Samsung study warns startups to up their security stance
New report finds small businesses must do cyber security better if they want to work with large enterprises
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October 24, 2017
24
Oct'17
UK workers not worried about artificial intelligence’s impact on their careers
Professionals accept that software robots will take over some of the work tasks they do, but they increasingly see this as a good thing
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October 24, 2017
24
Oct'17
IT department keeps Volvo Ocean Race sailors connected around the world
As seven yachts compete in the latest Volvo Ocean Race, the IT team supporting the event is engaged in a race of its own
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October 20, 2017
20
Oct'17
More than 40% of marketers feel their business is not ready for GDPR, report finds
With GDPR coming into force next year, research has found that more than 40% of marketers feel their organisation is not ready for the upcoming changes
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October 20, 2017
20
Oct'17
Operators urged to find compelling B2B use cases for 5G
5G has the capability to bring froward a number of use cases for the business-to-business sector, says Innovate UK
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
Safeguards permit GCHQ to share huge databases on public, court hears
Intelligence commissioners did not need technical expertise or support staff to check whether GCHQ and MI5 were lawfully sharing huge databases, court told
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
Lack of transparency obscures public cloud costs
IT administrators admit they are not making the most of their cloud storage and computing resources. Costs can escalate quickly if virtual machines are not managed properly
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
Post Office computer system legal case reaches important procedural juncture
Sub-postmasters group action against the Post Office reaches an important milestone
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
Businesses must change culture to be successful with analytics
Research has shown that business must go through a culture change from the very top if they are to be successful with data analytics
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
Norway’s Trondheim embraces the cloud with Google G Suite
Municipality is reaping the benefits of moving productivity software to the cloud
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October 18, 2017
18
Oct'17
Cloud service spending almost matches traditional IT outsourcing
Traditional outsourcing spending has plummeted in the latest three-month period, but spending on cloud-based IT services is going some way to filling the void
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October 18, 2017
18
Oct'17
How Eurosport is using real-time data to create a second-screen experience
Broadcaster Eurosport talks about some of the digital technology advances improving the viewing experience for cycling enthusiasts
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October 18, 2017
18
Oct'17
UK businesses losing half a million pounds per cancelled digital project
UK businesses are losing almost £500,000 pounds for every cancelled digital project, with a lack of the right skills a major contributing factor
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October 17, 2017
17
Oct'17
RSA’s Middle East cyber security conference gains its own identity
RSA Abu Dhabi conference focuses on region’s cyber security needs as digital technology deployments expand
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October 17, 2017
17
Oct'17
UK intelligence agencies ‘unlawfully’ sharing sensitive personal data, court hears
A secret court will decide whether Intelligence agencies are “unlawfully” sharing huge datasets containing sensitive information about the population with industry, government departments and overseas intelligence services.
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October 17, 2017
17
Oct'17
CIO interview: Peder Sjölander, Swedish Pensions Agency
The CIO of the Swedish Pensions Agency tells Computer Weekly about the organisation's DevOps journey
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October 16, 2017
16
Oct'17
More than half of businesses fell victim to DDoS attacks in the past year, survey shows
CDNetworks research shows 54% of businesses were hit by distributed denial of service attacks in the last year, and many feel they are underinvesting in cyber defences
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October 16, 2017
16
Oct'17
How technology is transforming healthcare delivery in Gulf region
IT will transform the healthcare sector in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries over the coming years
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October 16, 2017
16
Oct'17
Employees will book time off using Alexa-style devices
Voice recognition and artificial intelligence will take the drudgery out of HR, but CIOs need to help their HR team develop a long-term strategy
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October 13, 2017
13
Oct'17
WEF gets to grips with risks posed by transformative technologies
World Economic Forum is bringing technology, insurance and government sectors together to better understand the risks posed by technology failures
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October 13, 2017
13
Oct'17
Cloud services sales to hit $260bn this year, says Gartner
Global sales of cloud services expected to increase by 18.5% in 2017, with big rises in IaaS and SaaS revenue
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October 12, 2017
12
Oct'17
IT industry more reliant on non-UK workers than economy as a whole
The UK IT sector is more reliant on workers from other countries than the average for other sectors.
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October 12, 2017
12
Oct'17
UK bank Standard Chartered opens IT service centre in Bangalore
Bank is expanding its operation in India, which provides business services to its operations globally
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October 11, 2017
11
Oct'17
Australia outlines space ambitions
A national space agency would put the country in the league of nations with space capabilities, but questions about its true value remain
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October 11, 2017
11
Oct'17
US says its views must be heard in legal challenge to EU-US data sharing
The US government says it ‘has issues’ with an Irish High Court ruling, which will test the legality of EU-US data transfers as Facebook considers an appeal to Supreme Court
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October 11, 2017
11
Oct'17
Teva Pharmaceuticals turns to cloud HR as it weathers difficult trading conditions
One of Israel’s largest manufacturing companies has invested more than $10m in cloud HR. The technology is helping Teva Pharmaceuticals turn its fortunes around.
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October 10, 2017
10
Oct'17
Dubai Airport Freezone Authority gets smart to attract investment
Dubai's airport freezone is investing in the latest technologies to make the trading area more attractive to customers and investors
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October 10, 2017
10
Oct'17
Abu Dhabi transport department uses drones to improve traffic flows
Data collected by live video stream from drones is analysed at control centre to help alleviate traffic jams and other issues
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October 10, 2017
10
Oct'17
Consumers' personalised banking needs are not being met
Banks are failing to give customers the personal services they crave, leaving the door open to tech-savvy competitors
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October 10, 2017
10
Oct'17
Some IT contractors earning more than £700 a day
Research shows 40% of contractors reach the average annual IT salary within three months
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October 05, 2017
05
Oct'17
HMRC accused of suppressing IR35 stakeholder views on public sector contractor walkouts
Stakeholders are accusing HMRC of trying to suppress their take on how the tax avoidance reforms are affecting contractors, following claims their views were omitted from the latest IR35 Forum minutes
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October 05, 2017
05
Oct'17
UK at risk of AI skills crisis
The UK is at risk of being left behind when it comes to artificial intelligence advances, with the current shortage of AI skills likely to get a lot worse
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October 04, 2017
04
Oct'17
Artificial brains are no-brainers for business, but societal challenges inevitable
The benefits of artificial intelligence to businesses are already being reaped by early adopters.
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October 04, 2017
04
Oct'17
Global IT spending to hit $3.7tn next year, says Gartner
IT spending is taking on a different shape as organisations embark on, and accelerate, digital transformation projects
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October 04, 2017
04
Oct'17
Manufacturers face skills and internal collaboration hurdles to digital transformation
Skills shortage is biggest challenge to digital strategies of 40% of senior IT decision-makers in North America and Western Europe, survey shows
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October 04, 2017
04
Oct'17
Russia’s state-owned bank backs blockchain
Vneshekonombank puts its weight behind blockchain technology as the country’s public sector looks on
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October 03, 2017
03
Oct'17
Dubai Land Department launches interactive app
Mashrooi app will track real estate project progress and allow users to compare construction against developers’ plans
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October 03, 2017
03
Oct'17
Investigatory Powers Tribunal faces challenge in appeal court over mass hacking
Appeal court will decide whether UK citizens have the right to challenge controversial decisions made by Britain’s most secret court, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal
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October 03, 2017
03
Oct'17
CIOs moving to revenue-generating roles
Gartner survey shows changing role for CIOs to cover revenue generation and deriving value from data, and spending less time on traditional IT delivery
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October 03, 2017
03
Oct'17
Minister confirms Universal Credit roll-out will continue despite concerns
Government plans to plough on with Universal Credit despite calls to pause the project as people struggle to make claims successfully
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October 02, 2017
02
Oct'17
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on why empathy is essential for technology innovation
Speaking at the London launch of his Hit Refresh book, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed how a shortfall in empathy nearly cost him a job at the firm in the 1990s
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October 02, 2017
02
Oct'17
Cultural change required in organisations to increase cyber security, says US Secret Service
The US Secret Service says current human factors are restricting the progression of cyber security
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October 02, 2017
02
Oct'17
Hard Brexit would see UK tech exports fall by £1.7bn
UK manufacturers including those in the technology sector will lose billions of pounds of export revenue if the government completes a hard Brexit
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September 29, 2017
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Sep'17
Finnish tax administration strengthens cyber security capabilities
Tax administration steps up cyber security initiatives as more of its services are delivered digitally
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September 28, 2017
28
Sep'17
EC threatens legislation if tech companies fail to act on terrorism and hate speech
European Commission adds to growing political pressure on technology companies by threatening legislation if they fail to remove terrorist posts and hate speech from the internet quickly
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September 27, 2017
27
Sep'17
Talent shortage keeps Nordic IT companies focused on job satisfaction
Nordic companies are aiming to win the race for scarce IT professionals through improving the workplace and concentrating on employees’ job satisfaction levels
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September 27, 2017
27
Sep'17
UK-EU talks have failed to raise confidence of IT leaders
IT decision-makers are no more confident about how Brexit will affect them despite this year’s general election and talks between the EU and the UK
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September 26, 2017
26
Sep'17
Tips to bridge the gap between DevOps and legacy IT
DevOps is key to successful digital transformation programmes. But IT leaders need to work out how their legacy systems fit in
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September 26, 2017
26
Sep'17
Building ‘senseable’ cities will be the talk of Gitex
MIT professor will present his vision of smart city developments at Gitex 2017 in Dubai
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September 26, 2017
26
Sep'17
Tech sector advisory network expands to Spain
The 5,000-strong Global Tech Advocates network of IT industry experts that supports technology companies is expanding its service to Spain
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September 26, 2017
26
Sep'17
Australians need to develop digital competencies
With nearly 40% of jobs expected to be automated, Australians need to develop additional skills to take on roles like robot teachers and empathy trainers
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September 25, 2017
25
Sep'17
Amazon launches Middle East region
Amazon opens its latest delivery hub in Bahrain to serve customers in the Middle East
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September 22, 2017
22
Sep'17
Uber fails to get licence to operate in London renewed
Transport for London has rejected Uber's application for its licence renewal, citing a lack of corporate responsibility as the reason
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September 22, 2017
22
Sep'17
Cyber security improves business opportunities and customer loyalty, survey shows
Businesses view cyber security as a way to provide new opportunities and improve customer loyalty, according to a Vodafone report
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September 22, 2017
22
Sep'17
European banks getting rid of human interaction in retail services
Traditional banks know they need to modernise IT to retain market share, but replacing legacy systems is like defusing a bomb
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September 22, 2017
22
Sep'17
Why AI success depends on IT picking the low-hanging fruit
General-purpose artificial intelligence is probably a long way off, but the rapid rate of innovation means off-the-shelf AI can kick-start many projects
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September 22, 2017
22
Sep'17
High percentage of education organisations were victims of DNS attacks in 2016, survey finds
The majority of worldwide education organisations were hit with a DNS attack in 2016, according to a survey from EfficientIP
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September 20, 2017
20
Sep'17
CIO interview: John Mountain, Starling Bank
Starling Bank’s CIO tells Computer Weekly about life at a bank that is challenging traditional IT thinking
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September 20, 2017
20
Sep'17
BMW opens its second tech startup programme in the UK
BMW has launched its latest programme to support tech startups in the UK
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September 20, 2017
20
Sep'17
Finnish government eyes €1bn savings through digitisation
Finland’s public sector aims to save €1bn by 2029 as a result of digitising public services
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September 20, 2017
20
Sep'17
PM pressures internet companies to act on terrorist propaganda
The UK, France and Italy will use a meeting with technology companies at the UN General Assembly in New York to press for development of technical solutions to defeat terrorist activity on the internet
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September 18, 2017
18
Sep'17
UAE banks share information to combat cyber threats
Banks in the United Arab Emirates will share information on cyber attacks through a platform instigated by the country’s banking federation
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September 14, 2017
14
Sep'17
Technology chiefs need to act like CEOs
KPMG Australia CIO Craig Wishart says his counterparts need to start running IT like a business service and that the days of doing large SAP implementations are over
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September 14, 2017
14
Sep'17
Europe’s data regulators head to US to discuss Privacy Shield
A delegation from Europe's data protection regulators will meet with the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, which oversees US intelligence gathering
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September 14, 2017
14
Sep'17
Trust could be last hurdle for insurtech dominance
Insurance startups that use the latest IT are gaining customers but still face challenges around trust, security and consumer awareness
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September 14, 2017
14
Sep'17
Dubai Health Authority unveils bilingual app for service providers
The Dubai Health Authority has put the process for bidding for its contracts on an app
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September 14, 2017
14
Sep'17
Lack of skills main barrier to civil service tech adoption
TechUK civil servants survey highlights need for skills training, common standards and working practices across departments to deliver joined-up public services
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September 13, 2017
13
Sep'17
Apple faces challenge of convincing users to upgrade to iPhone X
Apple has announced the iPhone X but it faces a challenge of convincing current owners to make the jump.
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September 13, 2017
13
Sep'17
Finland’s Valmet transforms IT with €38m outsourcing deal
Industrial tech firm Valmet outsources IT infrastructure services to focus its internal IT resources on business and digital developments
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September 13, 2017
13
Sep'17
Vodafone whitepaper hails role of IoT in delivering personalised healthcare treatments
Vodafone outlines how smart devices can improve patient adherence by offering them personalised healthcare
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September 13, 2017
13
Sep'17
CBI calls for transitional deal with EU on data
The CBI is warning of the risks to UK businesses of no deal with the European Union on data exchange when Brexit arrives
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September 12, 2017
12
Sep'17
Businesses that overlook ROI analysis are missing cost savings
Organisations have more chance of meeting their cost saving expectations following cloud migrations if they carry out ROI analysis before
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September 12, 2017
12
Sep'17
Home Office agrees back-office transformation deal
The Home Office is moving more of its back-office processes into the cloud
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September 11, 2017
11
Sep'17
Why the best way to encourage digital innovation is not to fund it
Give people the space to grow and reward people for ideas rather than their output and innovation will come, says Frazer Bennett, a member of PA Consulting’s management team
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September 08, 2017
08
Sep'17
Trainline uses predictive analytics to help rail passengers save money
Travellers using Trainline’s app can save money on tickets after the introduction of an in-app feature called Price Prediction
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September 08, 2017
08
Sep'17
Interview: IT disruption hits outsourcing’s legal profession
IT is disrupting almost every corner of the business world, and those who operate in the IT services are no exception, with lawyers in the sector feeling the disruption
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September 07, 2017
07
Sep'17
Thousands of Deutsche Bank employees will be replaced by robots
The CEO of Deutsche Bank said a "big number of staff will eventually be replaced by robots” as it looks towards artificial intelligence technology
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September 07, 2017
07
Sep'17
Barclays Bank ahead of schedule in ring-fencing project
Barclays Bank is set to meet the government’s ring-fencing legislation well before the deadline