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• April 25, 2016 25 Apr'16

  Government aims to make UK best place to innovate

  The government launches a probe into barriers that stifle entrepreneurs, and creates a plan on how to drive innovation in the UK

• April 21, 2016 21 Apr'16

  Graduation of apprentices is coming of age for Accenture’s Newcastle hub

  The first group of IT graduates emerging from Accenture’s apprenticeship scheme in north-east England will walk straight into jobs, debt-free

• April 14, 2016 14 Apr'16

  Social media could be used to identify refugees, says fintech founder

  A panel at the Innovate Finance Summit 2016 discussed ways refugees could access funds, including digital identities, smartphones and peer-to-peer applications

• April 12, 2016 12 Apr'16

  UK poised to lead global fintech sector, says Tech City chair Eileen Burbidge

  Tech City chair and venture capital expert says the UK is in a position to become a world leader in financial services and sheds light on how cloud can provide failing firms with a stay of execution

• April 11, 2016 11 Apr'16

  Hyperoptic launches FTTP services in Brighton

  Hyperoptic rolls out its fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband service to housing developments in Brighton

• April 07, 2016 07 Apr'16

  How an IT department in a portacabin supports UK’s biggest critical infrastructure project

  The man in charge of the IT supporting the UK's largest critical infrastructure project – the redevelopment of London Bridge station – tells Computer Weekly about life in a portacabin

• April 06, 2016 06 Apr'16

  IoT will shake up world of data analytics, says report

  A report produced for US network operator Verizon says data analytics will become a core competency as the internet of things becomes more widely adopted by businesses

• April 06, 2016 06 Apr'16

  Capgemini strengthens its Indian backbone

  With half of its global staff now based in India, Capgemini expands its operations there by opening a facility for a further 30,000 staff

• April 05, 2016 05 Apr'16

  John Lewis launches 2016 round of accelerator programme Jlab

  Retailer John Lewis launches the 2016 round of Jlab, a programme designed to bring innovation and disruption to the retail industry with technology startups

• March 31, 2016 31 Mar'16

  New London mayor urged to take ‘drastic action’ on capital broadband

  A YouGov poll for the Foundation for Information Society Policy finds widespread disillusionment among Londoners when it comes to broadband provision in the capital

• March 31, 2016 31 Mar'16

  Build out networks and mobile to rebalance UK economy, says O2

  In a major report, mobile operator O2 suggests that access to better digital infrastructure could boost the UK economy by £1.5bn outside of London and the South East

• March 24, 2016 24 Mar'16

  The Israeli companies disrupting mobile technology

  Israel's high-tech startups are developing innovative technology that will bring new capabilities to consumers and mobile phone operators

• March 17, 2016 17 Mar'16

  Which IT services suppliers are European businesses most satisfied with?

  TCS has won top spot for European customer satisfaction for the third year running, according to Whitelane Research

• March 15, 2016 15 Mar'16

  UK outsourcing sector wants to remain in a reformed EU

  A survey of UK outsourcing companies reveals that three quarters of all respondents want to remain in a reformed European Union (EU)

• March 15, 2016 15 Mar'16

  Retail banking will be fully automated by 2020, say bankers

  Financial services employees believe the future of customer retail banking will be automated as the need for digital technology increases

• March 15, 2016 15 Mar'16

  Councils could save 13% of their budgets by going digital, says Nesta report

  Nesta’s report recommends that “leading councils” should create a market for digital products to meet their needs

• March 15, 2016 15 Mar'16

  Automated financial advice service causes RBS job losses

  RBS announces job cuts as it invests in automated services designed to give online financial advice

• March 14, 2016 14 Mar'16

  New UK law will criminalise failure to hack on demand

  MPs have been given only two weeks to read 1,200 pages of documents which disclose new powers to require technology companies to install secret surveillance capabilities in software, computer equipment or networks

• March 10, 2016 10 Mar'16

  Innovate UK and UKTI lead Asean smart city mission

  Smart city technology developers are heading to Malaysia and Singapore on a government-led trade mission

• March 10, 2016 10 Mar'16

  Indian suppliers are mopping up Nordic business

  Indian IT suppliers are blazing a trail in the Nordic region with large deals and major local investments

• March 10, 2016 10 Mar'16

  Startup trials autonomous delivery robots in Greenwich

  Estonian robotics startup Starship Technologies secures permission to trial self-driving delivery robots in Greenwich, south-east London

• March 10, 2016 10 Mar'16

  Third of knowledge workers expect their jobs to be computerised in five years

  Knowledge workers realise their jobs will either change dramatically or disappear as the result of new technology, according to research

• March 09, 2016 09 Mar'16

  IT outsourcing consultancy Alsbridge enters overlooked Australia

  IT outsourcing consultancy sets up operations in Australia, which it says has been overlooked for outsourcing services

• March 03, 2016 03 Mar'16

  MasterCard uses artificial intelligence to help UK sales team

  Financial services firm is deploying AI software created by one of the IT startups it supports in a global programme

• February 26, 2016 26 Feb'16

  Digital minister Matt Hancock calls for big data mining complex in south Wales

  Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock has highlighted the potential of public sector data science expertise in Cardiff and Newport

• February 26, 2016 26 Feb'16

  Israeli high-tech startups seek UK funding

  Israeli high-tech startup companies visit London in search of venture capital and angel investors

• February 26, 2016 26 Feb'16

  We Are Colony: Tackling the death of traditional film and abundance of content

  Founder of content streaming platform We Are Colony explains why the film industry should be making the most of digital content to provide the best experience for modern consumers

• February 19, 2016 19 Feb'16

  Asia-Pacific’s most advanced datacentre coming to Asean

  Asean country Thailand will get one of the world’s most advanced datacentres, which is set to stir up competition in the region

• February 16, 2016 16 Feb'16

  Mobile apps could put an end to ‘hated’ staff appraisals

  Josh Bersin, founder of Bersin by Deloitte, reveals the top HR technology trends for 2016

• February 12, 2016 12 Feb'16

  Asean poised to gain in the global offshoring battle

  According to AT Kearney’s 2016 Global Services Location Index, robotics process automation and business process as a service could change the outsourcing industry, benefiting Asean countries

• February 11, 2016 11 Feb'16

  Digital internships in India with TCS now open to UK graduates

  India’s biggest IT supplier, Tata Consultancy Services, plans to recruit 1,000 UK graduates for paid internships over the next four years

• February 10, 2016 10 Feb'16

  MK:Smart enlists IoT supplier ThingWorx for speedy development

  Milton Keynes smart city project selects ThingWorx to provide a rapid application deployment environment

• February 10, 2016 10 Feb'16

  Public sector outsourcing grew more than 50% in second half of 2015

  IT outsourcing in the UK public sector accelerated in the second half of 2015, according to research

• February 09, 2016 09 Feb'16

  Invest in people or risk ‘digital culture shock’, says Accenture

  Marc Carrel-Billiard, Accenture’s global director of technology R&D, tells Computer Weekly that companies must invest in people if they want to benefit from innovative technology

• February 09, 2016 09 Feb'16

  Banks should allow open data sharing to help customers compare services

  The Open Banking Working Group has suggested information about products and customer transaction data should be open to improve service comparison and drive competition

• February 08, 2016 08 Feb'16

  CIO interview: Johan Kestens, ING Belgium

  ING Belgium’s CIO talks to Computer Weekly in depth about the technology-driven changes in the banking sector

• February 04, 2016 04 Feb'16

  Insurance giant RSA outsources to Wipro

  Insurance group takes on infrastructure as a service from Indian supplier Wipro in a bid to consolidate its European IT

• February 02, 2016 02 Feb'16

  Electronic money providers double over past two years

  Companies providing electronic money services, such as online or mobile payments accounts, have more than doubled since 2013

• February 02, 2016 02 Feb'16

  WhatsApp reaches one billion user milestone

  As the WhatsApp messaging service hits a new peak, Facebook plans to use it to make money by enabling businesses to communicate with customers

• January 27, 2016 27 Jan'16

  CIO interview: Jo De Vliegher, Hydro

  The CIO at Norway's Hydro has established an IT department that allows for regional autonomy and central guidance at the same time

• January 27, 2016 27 Jan'16

  New government plan to support cyber security startups

  Government has announced a £250,000 programme to increase the rate of cyber security startup development in the UK

• January 26, 2016 26 Jan'16

  Wal-Mart to make huge data and analytics investment in India

  Retail giant Wal-Mart is investing heavily in its IT development centre in Bangalore, turning the city into its most important centre outside the US

• January 25, 2016 25 Jan'16

  Alstom outsources IT transformation to HCL Technologies

  Train engineering company Alstom has outsourced its IT to HCL Technologies as part of a five-year transformation project

• January 25, 2016 25 Jan'16

  Twitter chief claims executive exodus voluntary

  Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey confirms CTO and COO are to take on additional responsibilities with the departure of four top executives

• January 20, 2016 20 Jan'16

  Bournemouth Council considers bringing IT back in-house

  Bournemouth Council could bring IT and other services back in-house to gain more control over its budget and meet tough cost-cutting targets

• January 19, 2016 19 Jan'16

  Offshoring IT services: Beyond the usual suspects

  India is the prime location for offshoring IT – but it may not be the best fit for every business, and there are now many alternatives around the world

• January 18, 2016 18 Jan'16

  Data standards ‘should be led by market, not European Commission’, says UK government

  In its response to the EU consultation on a single digital market, UK government highlights the need for healthy competition and transparency

• January 12, 2016 12 Jan'16

  More endpoints managed is security concern, say IT services firms

  The rising number of devices connected to corporate networks is a security challenge for the IT services firms managing these endpoints

• January 12, 2016 12 Jan'16

  Ofcom outsources IT management to Indian services supplier NIIT

  UK communications regulator Ofcom outsources its help desk, datacentre and application management services to IT services provider NIIT

• January 12, 2016 12 Jan'16

  India still top destination for global service delivery

  Technological development and changing model for offshore business services and IT could threaten India’s dominance

• January 08, 2016 08 Jan'16

  IT procurement lead Sarah Hurrell to leave Crown Commercial Service

  Government purchasing agency’s commercial director for technology will depart to take up a job in the private sector

• January 08, 2016 08 Jan'16

  70% rise in venture capital funding for UK tech startups in 2015

  Study shows UK tech startups won £2.46bn in venture capital funding last year, with London taking the lion’s share

• January 05, 2016 05 Jan'16

  Nominet Trust 100 tech for good list: The organisations driving change

  Nominet Trust releases its annual guide of 100 organisations across the globe using technology to drive positive change

• January 04, 2016 04 Jan'16

  Games developers to be in demand in 2016

  The UK video games industry is set to grow over the next year, with more than 70% of employers planning to make new hires

• December 31, 2015 31 Dec'15

  The IT pioneers on the 2016 honours list

  This year's honours list features many from the IT world for service to the technology industry, equality and Stem education

• December 31, 2015 31 Dec'15

  Top 10 internet of things stories of 2015

  2015 was the year the internet of things began to move from theory to widespread practice, and the fledgling industry shook off the millstone of connected kitchen appliances

• December 31, 2015 31 Dec'15

  Top 10 retail IT stories in 2015

  Computer Weekly looks over what 2015 meant for the world of retail IT as the shift to omni-channel made the consumer king

• December 30, 2015 30 Dec'15

  Government calls on industry to develop UK digital strategy

  The government turns to the public and industry for ideas on how to push forward the UK’s digital transformation

• December 29, 2015 29 Dec'15

  Top 10 IT outsourcing stories of 2015

  IT outsourcing is as popular as ever to organisations that want to focus on core business. Here we look at some of the top articles on the subject in 2015

• December 22, 2015 22 Dec'15

  Dorset County Council rejects outsourcing

  Council decides against outsourcing back-office services, including IT, due to a lack of flexibility

• December 18, 2015 18 Dec'15

  Cisco to create 200 new cloud computing jobs in UK

  Networking giant outlines plans to treble the size of the Cisco Meraki team by 2017

• December 16, 2015 16 Dec'15

  IBM pairs IoT development with Watson at business unit

  IBM cuts the ribbon on a global headquarters for its Watson internet of things business unit in Munich

• December 11, 2015 11 Dec'15

  Eight startups selected for Cyber London security accelerator programme

  Cyber London has selected startups from the UK, Finland, Hungary, Israel, Brazil and South Africa for its second cyber security accelerator programme

• December 11, 2015 11 Dec'15

  HyperCat smart city venture sets up shop in India

  UK government-backed HyperCat Consortium seeks Indian startups for Hyderabad-based incubator

• December 08, 2015 08 Dec'15

  Indian IT services supplier Infosys creates jobs in Ireland

  Indian IT services supplier Infosys is creating 250 jobs in Ireland to support customers and innovate around financial services IT

• December 07, 2015 07 Dec'15

  Australia launches plan to reduce reliance on natural resources

  The Australian government has announced plans to reduce its dependency on industries that rely on natural resources and increase its activities in areas such as IT

• December 02, 2015 02 Dec'15

  Lack of skills make government infrastructure projects more complex, says John Manzoni

  Chief executive of the civil service, John Manzoni, claims a lack of appropriate skills is a barrier to government projects

• November 27, 2015 27 Nov'15

  Digital drives business consultancy in IT outsourcing renewals

  As IT outsourcing contracts come up for renewal, CIOs might consider more business expertise to help them negotiate contracts that support inevitable digital expansion

• November 26, 2015 26 Nov'15

  AWS draws on startup appeal to win over the enterprise

  The startup community has keenly adopted the cloud technologies of Amazon Web Services to disrupt the enterprise market, and now enterprises are fighting back

• November 17, 2015 17 Nov'15

  Lack of digital skills is killing off startups, reveals Rakuten survey

  A lack of digital skills is one of the main reasons so many startups in the UK are failing, study shows

• November 17, 2015 17 Nov'15

  Deutsche Bank signs India’s HCL Technologies for digital services and systems integration

  Deutsche Bank is expanding its long-established relationship with IT services supplier HCL Technologies as it forges on with its digital transformation

• November 13, 2015 13 Nov'15

  Framework agreement boosts public-sector digitisation in Sweden

  Swedish public sector procurement organisation creates a framework to make it easier for organisations to offer digital services

• November 10, 2015 10 Nov'15

  Boris Johnson lobbies for stronger UK technology ties with Israel

  Mayor of London Boris Johnson wants Israel’s “top tech talent” to come to London and strengthen the UK’s technology partnership with the country

• November 09, 2015 09 Nov'15

  Young tech entrepreneurs take advantage into the future, says Duke of York

  Entrepreneurs involved with technology from a young age will have the advantage when the world shifts in that direction in the future, says the Duke of York

• November 09, 2015 09 Nov'15

  IT and business process outsourcing surges after general election

  Business confidence following the general election is explained as the main reason for a massive hike in spending on IT and business process outsourcing by UK organisations

• November 09, 2015 09 Nov'15

  Amsterdam Arena aims to set digital example to others

  The Amsterdam Arena is a digital powerhouse which, according to its CIO, wants to set an example for the city to follow

• November 05, 2015 05 Nov'15

  Disconnect between IT suppliers and retailers as need for retail tech grows

  The need for technology in retail environments is growing, but almost half of IT suppliers say retailers have no idea what tech they need

• November 04, 2015 04 Nov'15

  Singapore’s Smart Nation vision entices startups and IoT developers

  The Singapore government is pitching to make the tiny Asean city-state a centre for the development of smart city and internet of things technology, and wants to bring UK startups to its shores. Computer Weekly meets Steve Leonard, the man in charge...

• October 30, 2015 30 Oct'15

  Software developer insolvencies grow as competition tightens

  Insolvencies for ICT companies fall overall but more software developers struggle as competition intensifies

• October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15

  CIO interview: Mette Jæpelt, Egmont Group

  Egmont CIO Mette Jæpelt is a supplier and colleague to the company's business groups, which makes her current role different from any other in her 35-year career

• October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15

  Tech will turn HR into a ‘productivity department’

  HR technologies are moving away from managing staff in favour of helping them become more productive

• October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15

  Using open data to solve social challenges

  The Open Data Institute has spent the past two years funding startups to build applications that could solve socio-economic problems

• October 27, 2015 27 Oct'15

  European Union passes watered-down net neutrality laws

  The European Parliament rejects proposed amendments to the net neutrality regulations that would have closed a number of loopholes

• October 26, 2015 26 Oct'15

  Outsourcing renewals: Where do I source services?

  With thousands of IT services contracts coming up for renewal, CIOs should take a careful look at where they source services from

• October 21, 2015 21 Oct'15

  Nationwide Building Society outsources IT infrastructure

  Nationwide has outsourced its IT infrastructure to Capgemini for the next five years to bring it up to date for the digital age

• October 15, 2015 15 Oct'15

  Technologies to consider when renewing an IT services contract

  Technology changes quickly, so organisations should ensure flexibility is built into IT services contracts to avoid missing out on the benefits of the latest advances

• October 13, 2015 13 Oct'15

  Retail sector will be London’s next big tech drive, says Tech London Advocates

  Retail technology industry predicted to follow in the footsteps of the financial technology sector by producing London’s next generation of industry-changing startups

• October 12, 2015 12 Oct'15

  Government sets up £4m fund to spur video games industry

  The Department for Culture, Media and Sport announces grants of up to £25,000 from the Video Games Prototype fund to help new UK games developers get off the ground

• October 07, 2015 07 Oct'15

  Interview: Nils Knutsson, senior advisor public sector, Tieto

  Tieto executive Nils Knutsson is an expert in Swedish public sector IT. In this interview he tells Computer Weekly about the IT challenges and opportunities for Sweden's public sector

• October 01, 2015 01 Oct'15

  National Coding Week 2015 – older people can learn programming skills too

  National Coding Week took place from 21 to 25 September 2015 with a programme of activities helping adults in the UK master technical skills

• October 01, 2015 01 Oct'15

  JLab’s 2015 startups explain how the accelerator has helped them

  Finalists of the John Lewis JLab accelerator explain what experience they have gained on the programme

• September 30, 2015 30 Sep'15

  Smart peep-hole maker Peeple announced as 2015 Jlab winner

  John Lewis accelerator JLab announces Peeple, a smart peep-hole producer, as its 2015 winner

• September 30, 2015 30 Sep'15

  Free energy from radio waves could power the internet of things

  A pocket-sized pollution monitor is one of the first applications to use free energy from Wi-Fi and mobile phone signals

• September 29, 2015 29 Sep'15

  CIO interview: Monique Shivanandan, Aviva

  Aviva’s CIO, Monique Shivanandan, talks agile working, digital disruption and changing the culture of a complex 300-year-old company

• September 29, 2015 29 Sep'15

  News UK reduces IT supplier complexity with single outsourcing contract

  News Corps UK subsidiary outsourced its IT infrastructure services in an effort to bring all its supplier management together and reduce complexity

• September 24, 2015 24 Sep'15

  Nominet Trust Tech for Good list – why awareness of good causes is important

  Nominations for the Nominet Trust Tech for Good closes at the end of September 2015 – and here's how highlighting good technology deeds helps the industry

• September 22, 2015 22 Sep'15

  DVLA looking for new CIO after completing major insourcing project

  The DVLA is looking for a new CIO as incumbent Iain Patterson completes major insourcing projects and moves back to Cabinet Office

• September 21, 2015 21 Sep'15

  MPs launch inquiry into the UK's digital economy

  Business, Innovation and Skills Committee investigation will examine the challenges facing digital industries

• September 16, 2015 16 Sep'15

  Defence minister Michael Fallon promises increased MOD spending with SMEs

  Opening up the Ministry of Defence (MOD) supply chain to access SME innovation is vital to meet its technology needs, says secretary for defence Michael Fallon

• September 10, 2015 10 Sep'15

  Government-backed IoTUK programme launches

  IoTUK programme is backed by £40m of government funding and will explore how the internet of things can be used to enable growth and improve quality of life