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Information technology (IT) in Poland
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October 30, 2017
30
Oct'17
EU may struggle to prove cyber attack links, warns expert
EU governments are reportedly planning to respond to cyber attacks as an act of war, but a cyber security expert says links to nation states may be hard to prove
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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
MEPs push for stronger data protection by EU institutions
All EU institutions, bodies and agencies should live up to strong data protection safeguards when processing personal data, says the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee
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October 09, 2017
09
Oct'17
Euro commissioner calls for more collaboration on cyber security
European commissioner for security union has called for greater awareness of cyber security risks and increased collaboration in defending against them
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October 06, 2017
06
Oct'17
All EU countries sign up to implement digital-by-default services
Declaration reaffirms commitment to bring public sector services into the digital age and improve citizens’ interaction with government
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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 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 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
European operators still heavily reliant on copper for broadband delivery
A report commissioned for the European Commission has revealed that although access to broadband is improving across the EU, operators are still focusing their energies on sweating old copper assets
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September 15, 2017
15
Sep'17
Banks across Europe cut thousands of staff and branches as IT replaces them
Banks across Europe cut jobs and close thousands of branches as IT shakes the industry
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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 06, 2017
06
Sep'17
European Union states question copyright law proposal
European states are questioning legality of a new copyright law proposed by the EU
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September 06, 2017
06
Sep'17
Europeans slowly catching up with Asia for mobile payments
Consumers are increasingly using their mobile phones to make payments in Europe, finds survey
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July 18, 2017
18
Jul'17
Traditional outsourcing boosts overall spending in first half of 2017
Spending on traditional IT services contracts by Emea organisations increases in the first six months of 2017
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July 11, 2017
11
Jul'17
Political uncertainty is holding back digital transformation plans, say CIOs
UK businesses are investing in IT to help them deal with changes that could be around the corner amid geo-political uncertainty
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July 07, 2017
07
Jul'17
Europe takes measured approach to 5G, driven by ROI concerns
European operators may be more concerned with getting the maximum value for money from their 3G and 4G networks than rushing to roll out 5G
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July 05, 2017
05
Jul'17
Atos targets universities and research centres with quantum computing simulator
Atos has made a quantum computing simulator available for sale so that organisations can test out the algorithms of the future
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June 28, 2017
28
Jun'17
Half of highly skilled EU workers in UK are considering leaving
Retaining IT staff might be as much of a challenge as retaining them after Brexit as EU workers get itchy feet
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June 27, 2017
27
Jun'17
Hard to find positives for IT industry one year after Brexit vote
Business and tech experts give their verdict on prospects for the UK as Brexit negotiations finally get under way
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June 19, 2017
19
Jun'17
MEPs propose ban on encryption backdoors
A European parliamentary committee has proposed a ban on backdoors that allow governments to access encrypted communications
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June 15, 2017
15
Jun'17
As EU mobile roaming charges end, industry frets over impact
As consumers celebrate the end of mobile roaming charges across the EU, the industry is facing up to the challenges of implementing the new rules
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June 13, 2017
13
Jun'17
Ford commits to London tech community with innovation centre
Ford is opening an innovation centre in east London to tap into the London tech scene
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June 13, 2017
13
Jun'17
Huawei: Europe’s digitisation depends on support for broadband
At Huawei’s annual European Innovation Day, rotating CEO Ken Hu called for more support for broadband deployment
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May 25, 2017
25
May'17
UK businesses urged to prepare for GDPR
With one year to the compliance deadline, the Information Commissioner’s Office has urged UK firms to seize the business benefits of being GDPR-ready
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May 11, 2017
11
May'17
London will lose its European tech leadership status because of Brexit
London is at risk of being usurped as the tech capital of Europe because of the UK's impending withdrawal from the benefits of EU membership
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May 09, 2017
09
May'17
Brexit yet to dampen fintech recruitment in London
Fintechs are still recruiting in London as large banks start to make plans to move staff to EU countries
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May 08, 2017
08
May'17
There are Dutch lessons in breach notification as GDPR approaches
The Netherlands is a pioneer when it comes to legislating around data protection, so GDPR might not be as much of a shock as in other countries.
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April 28, 2017
28
Apr'17
Many companies lack GDPR plan, PwC data shows
Many organisations around the world do not have a coherent plan to prepare for compliance with the EU’s new data protection laws
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April 26, 2017
26
Apr'17
Cloud-based IT services spending tops €1bn in Emea in first quarter
Demand for cloud-based IT services continues to grow in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with spending exceeding €1bn in the first quarter of 2017
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April 19, 2017
19
Apr'17
IBM sales and profits down, but future focus areas see growth
IBM experiences another fall in sales, but it continues to sell more in areas that will make up its future business
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April 07, 2017
07
Apr'17
MEPs call for European Commission to reassess Privacy Shield
European parliamentarians have called for an immediate review of the Privacy Shield EU-US data transfer framework due to concerns about privacy protections being undermined in the US
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April 06, 2017
06
Apr'17
Anti-trust complaints target Microsoft in the European Union
Microsoft comes under pressure as software suppliers raise market abuse complaints with the European Commission over bundling of Defender security software with Windows
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April 05, 2017
05
Apr'17
Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut gets sweet on cloud
Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut is increasingly using cloud-based apps to improve productivity and reduce costs
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March 24, 2017
24
Mar'17
AI and robots will 'create political instability' until humans find new occupations
The belief that advances in technology will create more jobs than they replace may no longer hold true
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March 24, 2017
24
Mar'17
Serco uses HR technology to cut recruitment bill
International outsourced services supplier Serco is investing in HR recruitment technology to help it hire 15,000 to 20,000 people a year
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March 20, 2017
20
Mar'17
Global business leaders hail UK tech sector’s innovation potential
KPMG report reveals global confidence in UK tech sector’s ability to create innovative products and services that are keenly adopted across the world
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March 16, 2017
16
Mar'17
UK holidaymakers’ data breach highlights need to be proactive
Security experts say the data breach at travel industry association Abta underlines that no organisation is immune from cyber attack and that data holders and consumers should be more proactive about data protection
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March 14, 2017
14
Mar'17
Recruiting women key to closing cyber security skills gap, say experts
The European cyber security industry has one of the lowest proportions of women and the highest gender pay gaps in the world, the latest Global Information Security Workforce Study shows
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March 14, 2017
14
Mar'17
HPE, Dell and IBM suffer Q4 server sales slumps, as demand for ODM hardware grows
IDC's latest EMEA-wide server market sales tracker suggests soaring demand for ODM servers is hitting tier-one manufacturers hard
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March 01, 2017
01
Mar'17
Subscription-based air travel to hit Europe
Airline Surf Jet launches its membership-based service in Europe with cloud-based subscription management software at the core of the business
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February 28, 2017
28
Feb'17
UK fintech investment down in 2016
Investment in UK fintech went down in 2016 but is still ahead of 2014 numbers, according to figures from FinTech Global
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February 27, 2017
27
Feb'17
MWC 2017: Altice virtualises global network with Cisco, Red Hat
At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, cable, fibre, telecoms and media company Altice announces it has enlisted Cisco and Red Hat to virtualise its worldwide mobile network
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February 17, 2017
17
Feb'17
HPE services and CSC to become DXC Technology
The merger between HP's services division and CSC will launch in April 2017 and is expected to save the companies billions
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February 08, 2017
08
Feb'17
How a Dublin court case could derail EU-US data privacy agreements
The Irish Commercial Court will consider whether privacy protection offered by standard contractual clauses for data transfers to the US from Europe is legally valid
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February 08, 2017
08
Feb'17
UK fintech investments slump over Brexit fears
Investment in UK financial technology companies fell in 2016 because of the uncertainty caused by the Brexit vote
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February 07, 2017
07
Feb'17
Facebook Schrems legal case will have ‘sweeping’ impact on EU-US privacy
The US government says the legal case by the Irish data protection commissioner could have sweeping ramifications for EU-US data sharing and could undermine international co-operation
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February 02, 2017
02
Feb'17
EU’s General Data Protection Regulation unknown to most UK adults
The majority of UK workers are unaware of incoming regulation, leaving employers with work to do on GDPR awareness and coming UK data protection laws in 2017, survey shows
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February 01, 2017
01
Feb'17
UK legislation will mirror EU’s GDPR, says Matt Hancock
The UK plans a full implementation of GDPR and is confident of agreements with the US to ensure uninhibited data exchanges with the EU and US post-Brexit, says digital minister
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February 01, 2017
01
Feb'17
European Union reaches final agreement on mobile roaming charges
Mobile roaming charges in the European Union will end by 15 June 2017 after final agreement was reached on the regulation of wholesale prices
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February 01, 2017
01
Feb'17
Manufacturers collaborate to secure process control systems
Nearly 100 companies are working together to develop open standards for process control systems that will bring prices down and improve their resilience to cyber attacks