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November 10, 2017 10 Nov'17
CIOs admit digital transformation strategy will not be fully implemented

Research by Vanson Bourne, on behalf of HCL, shows that the majority of CIOs doubt digital transformation strategies will be fully put into effect
November 09, 2017 09 Nov'17
Bangalore offers the best ecosystem for digital transformation, says Economist report

Bangalore ranked as the number one location for businesses looking to access the right ecosystem to support digital transformation
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
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

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
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
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
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
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
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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
September 29, 2017 29 Sep'17
Finnish tax administration strengthens cyber security capabilities

Tax administration steps up cyber security initiatives as more of its services are delivered digitally
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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