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Information technology in the Nordics

• May 22, 2018 22 May'18

  Finland government examines centralised cyber defence

  The Finnish government is attempting to centralise its fight against increasing cyber threats to its infrastructure

• May 16, 2018 16 May'18

  Nordic banks plan major digital transformation of operations

  Banks in the Nordic region are set to accelerate their spending on technology as digital services take-up accelerates

• May 08, 2018 08 May'18

  Nordic CIO interview: Helena Skarle, Handicare

  Swedish CIO believes more women might get the top IT jobs if organisations look beyond IT skills

• May 02, 2018 02 May'18

  Fresh blow for Facebook as court refuses stay in Max Schrems legal action

  Facebook has lost a legal attempt to delay the Irish High Court from seeking answers from the European Court of Justice over the legality of EU-US data transfers

• May 02, 2018 02 May'18

  Finnish government launches regional digitisation plan

  Finland’s government allocates €400m to support digital projects run by the country’s local authorities

• April 26, 2018 26 Apr'18

  Finnish R&D and utilities in line of cyber espionage fire, say security police

  Finnish research and development, as well as critical infrastructure, are being targeted by state-backed cyber espionage attacks, says report

• April 25, 2018 25 Apr'18

  Interview: Amazon Web Services Sweden

  Eric Morales leads the AWS business development team for startups and gaming companies in the Nordics. Computer Weekly caught up with him at AWS’s Nordic headquarters in Stockholm

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  Next generation of SCADA industrial controls will protect against cyber attack

  Oil, energy and chemical companies are rethinking how to control big manufacturing plants, replacing expensive control technology with cheaper, more secure systems, taking their cue from biology

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  Estonia’s digital residency programme faces first headwind

  The Baltic country’s programme to offer anyone, anywhere a chance to run a company online is facing its first crisis

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  European IT services spending down as businesses focus on GDPR compliance

  European organisations are reducing their spending on IT services and are redirecting resources towards becoming compliant with the EU General Data Protection Regulation

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  BT to supply European air navigation network

  BT has been selected to provide the upgraded air traffic management network across Europe

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  Norway’s tax administration combats economic crime through IT

  Authority has updated its IT system to step up the fight against tax evasion

• April 13, 2018 13 Apr'18

  EU-US data sharing under threat as Irish court refers Facebook case to Europe

  The Irish High Court is seeking answers from the European Court of Justice in a case that could have huge implications for EU-US data sharing and raises questions about US government surveillance of EU citizens. The move could bring a five-year ...

• April 11, 2018 11 Apr'18

  Finnish government backs national AI development strategy

  Government is harnessing Finland’s tech base to help make the country a leading location for the artificial intelligence industry

• April 10, 2018 10 Apr'18

  European CIOs have budget balancing act ahead of them

  There is some consensus among European CIOs on budget rises across the continent, but less so on what to invest in