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September 16, 2021 16 Sep'21
Dutch education administrators underestimate threat of cyber crime

Research shows educational establishments in the Netherlands are becoming favoured targets of cyber criminals and administrators are underestimating the risks
September 15, 2021 15 Sep'21
Nordic central banks drive fintech and digital currency

Banks are working together through a cross-border financial technology development hub
September 08, 2021 08 Sep'21
Estonian government opens its digital heart to tech testers

Tech startups are being invited to build and test their products and services on the Estonian government’s IT estate for free, in return for use of the software developed
September 06, 2021 06 Sep'21
Saudi tourism development fund goes cloud-first with Oracle

$4bn fund will be used to invest in developing Saudi Arabia’s tourism industry as the country reduces its economic reliance on oil and gas

The second coming: The Nordic datacentre market comes of age

As concerns mount about space and power constraints within several of Europe’s largest datacentre hubs, enterprises are being urged to consider shifting more of their energy-intensive workloads to the Nordic countries Continue Reading
How Bureau Veritas migrated 85% of its applications to the AWS cloud

In six years, France-based services giant BV has migrated 115 applications to the AWS cloud, mostly using in-house expertise. We talk to the company’s IT director Continue Reading
Anti-money laundering technology must operate in a collaborative ecosystem

With new technologies making it easier for banks to spot money laundering activity, we look at why the problem persists at scale, finding that ecosystems and collaborative processes need to be built Continue Reading

Your election choice: Protectionist Stagflation or Radical (Technology enabled) Change

We are promised forests of magic money trees instead of plans to use technology to do more for less ... Meanwhile most on-line health systems are "As user friendly as a cornered rat" Continue Reading
Is Brexit an existential threat to the new (including digital) Establishment?

Uncontrolled Brexit is an existential threat to the British Establishment and the Westminster lobbying community Continue Reading
Only the hardiest need apply for freezing Finnish startup fest

If you’ve ever gone through the process of getting a tech startup off the ground, you’ll be familiar with the nerve-wracking process of pitching a group of stony-faced investors with your idea to ... Continue Reading

Why Brexit will make software licence transfers and database copyright harder for UK firms

Brexit will make it more difficult for UK companies to sell unused software licences and to enforce their database rights in Europe. Firms will face a legislative disadvantage over AI-generated databases Continue Reading
EC publishes approach to human and ethical implications of AI, but what will UK do?

The European Commission has published a guide to the EU’s approach to the human and ethical effects that artificial intelligence might bring Continue Reading
The art of surveillance: the Stasi archives and the Investigatory Powers Act

A photographic exhibition captures the chilling impact of surveillance in the UK and the former German Democratic Republic Continue Reading

Lauri Love: how reformed hackers halted the WannaCry virus

Lauri Love presents a compelling story of the WannaCry malware that nearly brought down the NHS, and the behind the scenes work of former hackers, and security researchers that helped to prevent lives being lost. Love is facing extradition to the US after allegedly taking part in a hacking protest over the death of internet pioneer Aaron Swartz, who faced jail for using a hidden computer to downloading academic journals at MIT.
Locked in by choice: Why Munich is dropping open source for Microsoft

Munich has saved €11m by moving to open source. Now, in a move seen as highly political, lord mayor Dieter Reiter is planning a return to Microsoft