Data quality management and governance

How to use AI to enforce data governance policies

AI models and agents can automate data governance policy enforcement for proactive governance in dynamic data environments. But don't forget the human element. Continue Reading

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• Anne Marie Smith, Ph.D., Alabama Yankee Systems, LLC

CW@60: A career in data - it's all about the people that you meet

Former chief data officer Caroline Carruthers reflects on an unexpected life in data Continue Reading

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• Caroline Carruthers

Self-harm and cyberflashing added to online safety offences list

The Online Safety Act has been updated to include ‘self-harm’ and ‘cyberflashing’ as ‘priority offences’, meaning online service providers will need to update their risk assessments of both categories Continue Reading

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• Larissa Steel, Computer Weekly

Gartner declares ‘agentic AI’ the next step function

AI agents will transform complex data management, optimise cloud costs and overcome the limitations of standalone generative AI, according to Gartner Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Metropolitan Police chief warns against law updates amid substantial tech expansion

The Metropolitan Police is to significantly expand use of AI, drones and facial recognition to ‘regain the advantage’ over criminals, but warns progress could be held back by legislation and data integration issues Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

CFIT is ‘shaking up business models’ with UK government backing

The Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology received further government backing in April Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

The Business and IT partnership of the future

This is a guest blogpost by Andy MacMillan, CEO of Alteryx. 64% of UK organisations now use AI, up from 52% in 2025. This widespread and growing adoption reflects how quickly AI has moved to ... Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Civil society: Police facial recognition must be strictly limited

Digital rights groups map out ‘minimum, necessary’ human rights protections to be included in UK government’s upcoming legal framework for police facial recognition Continue Reading

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• Larissa Steel, Computer Weekly

US suspension of Anthropic models prompts AI sovereignty calls

The US government’s control order to suspend access to Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models raises concerns about the UK’s over-reliance on American tech Continue Reading

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• Larissa Steel, Computer Weekly

Everpure aims to bridge AI data gap with Universal Data Intelligence

Storage-to-data-management firm expands Enterprise Data Cloud at Accelerate 2026 with OneTouch integration and AI pipeline automation to combat enterprise data sprawl Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

Scottish minister clarifies police facial-recognition approach

The Scottish government has confirmed its intention to ensure police use of facial recognition is lawful before deployments start taking place, unlike in England and Wales where the technology has been rolled out in a ‘legal vacuum’ without any formal scrutiny or debate Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Amnesty calls for ban on AI risk-profiling systems

Amnesty International says AI-driven risk profiling systems are discriminatory and may lead to misleading results that violate international human rights law Continue Reading

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• Larissa Steel, Computer Weekly

Google Cloud unpacks governance challenges of AI agents

With AI agents poised to act as digital co-workers, Google Cloud’s Michael Gerstenhaber argues that IT leaders must rethink identity management, security and observability to build trust in the technology Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Prince William charity and Salesforce set up data lab to tackle homelessness

Prince William’s Homewards charity is partnering with Salesforce and LandAid to launch a data lab with the aim of using data technology to predict and prevent homelessness Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

The politicisation of Silicon Valley

Former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg speaks about his tenure at Meta and how the tech giants have turned to Maga Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How the UK should take AI from sandboxes to scale

This is a guest blogpost by Rupal Karia, SVP & GM – UKI, Northern Europe & MEA at Celonis. As we enter London Tech Week, many conversations will be focused on how to make the UK a key ... Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Navigating culture to govern AI successfully

Data governance is critical for scaling AI safely, but the biggest hurdles are people, not technology. Here’s why moving governance out of IT and securing executive buy-in are key for AI success Continue Reading

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• Sally Parker

Challenging AI hype narratives with director Valerie Veatch

Computer Weekly speaks with Valerie Veatch, the director of a documentary charting the historical development of artificial intelligence, about the difficulties of challenging hype narratives and the pressing need to build a culture of technological refusal Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Inside FDP - part 5: Addressing the objections

Many people - in the NHS, in Parliament, in the tech sector and beyond - have raised objections to FDP and its supplier. Some have merit, others less so Continue Reading

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• Tom Bartlett, Bartlett Data

How FedEx aims to deliver on agentic AI

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the chief digital and information officer at courier giant FedEx about the challenges of implementing agentic AI. British MPs labelled the launch of the government’s digital ID policy a ‘fiasco’ – we examine why. And we look at the political, legal and economic risks around data sovereignty. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Inside FDP – part 4: The NHS data model

The NHS needs both a data model and the products to enforce it - the combination will be a key measure of success for the Federated Data Platform Continue Reading

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• Tom Bartlett, Bartlett Data

Home Office sitting on data about scale of eVisa errors

The Home Office holds data on the scale of errors and software issues with its electronic visa system, but is yet to release the information Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Inside FDP – part 3: The data architecture that makes it work

An in-depth look at the specific features of Palantir's Foundry, the commercial software platform on which FDP is built, and how the system makes use of them Continue Reading

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• Tom Bartlett, Bartlett Data

What an LA County Court case means for the future of social media

A recent county court judgment ruled in favour of a plaintiff who sued certain social media companies for damaging her mental health by addictive design practices. What does this mean for the future of social media and online platforms? Continue Reading

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• Peter Ray Allison

Data governance metrics: Measure success, identify issues

Implementing a data governance program isn't enough. Data leaders also need to track and analyze various metrics to evaluate its effectiveness and address shortcomings. Continue Reading

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• Chris Tozzi

Data residency becomes the GCC’s next AI battleground

As sovereign AI strategies accelerate across the Gulf, organisations are shifting their focus from ‘how do we use AI?’ to ‘where does the data live?’, turning data residency into a strategic differentiator rather than a compliance exercise Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill prompts ethical concerns

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is intended to improve school standards, child safety and social care. However, recent amendments to the proposal have led to ethical concerns regarding personal data Continue Reading

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• Peter Ray Allison

Google’s Agentic Data Cloud to power ‘systems of action’

As enterprises move from reactive analytics to AI agents, Google Cloud’s data chief details new metadata, cross-cloud and database tools to help them govern and scale AI agents Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

ANZ enterprises turn to AI for customer and employee insights

At Qualtrics Experience Live in Sydney, leaders from Zip Co, Fonterra, Swyftx and Commonwealth Bank shared how AI is accelerating research, breaking down data silos and turning feedback into measurable business value Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

UK data watchdog accused of dragging feet on eVisa investigation

Despite longstanding data protection issues with the Home Office’s electronic visa system being flagged five months ago, the UK’s data regulator is yet to take any action Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

How to develop a data governance strategy: 7 key steps

A strong data governance strategy enables more effective data use and helps prevent financial, legal and reputational problems. Follow these steps to develop one. Continue Reading

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• Donald Farmer, TreeHive Strategy

Science, Innovation and Technology committee chair questions UK’s tech sovereignty approach

House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee chair Chi Onwurah questions the UK’s approach to tech sovereignty Continue Reading

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• Anna Mahtani

Google launches Gemini Agent Platform, eighth-generation TPUs

With more AI agents moving to production, Google Cloud is targeting governance, multi-cloud data architecture and purpose-built silicon to help enterprises orchestrate agentic workflows Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Singapore pushes for global standard to test generative AI

The proposed standard aims to ensure trustworthy AI by standardising benchmarking and red teaming methodologies, as IMDA’s chief urges faster action on global rules Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Scientists map coral reefs off northern Australia

Researchers have mapped a previously uncharted network of coral and rocky reefs hidden in the murky coastal waters of Australia’s north, without ever setting foot on a boat Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

How to develop an enterprise data strategy: 12 key steps

Here are 12 to-do items for data leaders developing a data strategy to help their organization use data more effectively for analytics and business decision-making. Continue Reading

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• Anne Marie Smith, Ph.D., Alabama Yankee Systems, LLC

Finance regulator outlines its open finance vision

Financial Conduct Authority wants small businesses and consumers to be able to use their data to get better finance deals Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Why the enterprise brain is your greatest asset in the era of AI agents

This is a guest blogpost by Sanchan Saxena, head of product, Teamwork Collection, Atlassian.  For decades, organisations have treated their internal knowledge as an afterthought rather than a ... Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

High Court dismisses judicial review against eVisa system

The High Court rules that the Home Office is acting lawfully in refusing to issue alterative proof of immigration status outside of its electronic visa system, but both the judge and the department accepts that those affected by data quality and integrity issues are facing ‘real difficulties’ in their day-to-day lives Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Interview: Jem Walters, CTO, Vanquis

Having come into the company through the acquisition of his money-saving app, the IT chief is bringing an agile and startup culture to the 146-year-old financial services firm Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Lendi Group standardises on MongoDB for AI-ready data layer

Following a merger that left the Australian fintech with a fragmented data architecture, Lendi Group has consolidated its databases onto MongoDB Atlas to reduce microservices sprawl and power AI-driven broker tools Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Interview: Diana Schildhouse, chief data and analytics officer, Colgate-Palmolive

The consumer goods giant is taking its advanced analytics approach and adding AI for greater value, but its data leader stresses the importance of getting the data foundations in place first Continue Reading

Why real-time data is key for enterprise AI

Moving AI from experiment to production requires high-quality, real-time data streaming. Australia tech leaders from Confluent, Bendigo Bank, Telstra, and Coles share how they are turning systems of record into systems of action Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Build trust on a federated governance model

Follow this practical blueprint to adopt a modern data governance approach that aligns people, processes and platform to deliver measurable results from AI across the business. Continue Reading

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• Tom Walat, Editor
• Andy Hayler, Information Difference

Public and private sector key to Digital Realty in West Africa

As Digital Realty opens its first datacentre in Ghana, executives explain how the country – and wider continent – sits in its global strategy, and how local partnerships are vital Continue Reading

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• Fleur Doidge

AI chooses nuclear escalation in 95% of simulated crises

With artificial intelligence increasingly deployed in analysis and decision-making in armed conflict, research shows AI systems will not naturally default to ‘safe’ outcomes in nuclear crises Continue Reading

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• Charlotte Lang

15 top data catalog software tools to consider using in 2026

Organizations can use numerous tools to build and manage data catalogs. Here are 15 prominent ones that data leaders should consider for their data management needs. Continue Reading

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• George Lawton
• Craig Stedman, Industry Editor

Landmark legal challenge against Home Office eVisa system heard

The UK High Court will examine whether the Home Office policy of refusing to issue alternative proof of immigration status outside of its electronic visa system is lawful Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Scattered data, cloud transfers creating challenges in enterprise AI

The cost, speed, and governance of moving petabytes of data across hybrid and multicloud environments is becoming a challenge for enterprises looking to harness the benefits of AI Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

The UK’s proposed social media ban explained

The UK government will use new legal powers to lay the groundwork for an under-16 social media ban after its consultation on children’s digital well-being, but opponents warn the measures being considered will only treat the symptoms of the problem if they ignore the structural power of big tech Continue Reading

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• Charlotte Lang

Data and AI governance must team up for AI to succeed

AI applications won't produce reliable results -- and could create compliance and business ethics risks -- without strong data governance processes underpinning them. Continue Reading

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• Craig Stedman, Industry Editor

The ethical challenges of America’s social media vetting policy

The US government is incorporating social media vetting as part of its border control policy, leading to concerns about what data will be collected and how it will be protected Continue Reading

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• Peter Ray Allison

Second ever international AI safety report published

More than 100 artificial intelligence experts have produced the second international AI safety report ahead of a summit in India, outlining a high degree of uncertainty about the development and risks of AI Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

UAE’s TII challenges big tech dominance with open source Falcon AI models

Through its Falcon models and an open, efficiency-driven research strategy, the Technology Innovation Institute is positioning the UAE as a producer of foundational AI, not merely a consumer of global platforms Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

DWP rejigs operating model for data transformation by 2030

The Department for Work and Pensions’ 2023-2030 data strategy aims to modernise systems, slash costs by 20%, promote data sharing, and embed a data culture in a hub and spoke model Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

2026 is the year we must get serious about being a data nation

While the UK has the data assets and the expertise to deliver real public benefit with artificial intelligence, a lack of consistency, completeness and interoperability in its data foundations risks missing these opportunities Continue Reading

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• Resham Kotecha, The Open Data Institute

Home Office announces sweeping police technology plans

The Home Office plans to ramp up its deployment of artificial intelligence and facial-recognition technologies under wide-ranging reforms to UK policing Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

South Korea debuts foundation model in sovereign AI push

A consortium led by SK Telecom has built a sovereign AI model designed to reduce reliance on foreign tech, lower costs for local industry and propel South Korea into the top ranks of AI powers Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

SAP overcomes rough start to post 8% growth

SAP reports €36.8bn for 2025, up 8%, despite what CEO Christian Klein called a ‘rough start to the year’ due to geopolitical unrest from tariff conflict between the US and the EU Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Nvidia releases synthetic dataset to support Singapore’s AI ambitions

The AI chip giant has developed a synthetic dataset of personas to help developers build AI models that understand Singapore’s demographic and cultural nuances without using personally identifiable information Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Transfer learning and governance help bridge healthcare AI divide

Singapore researchers show how adapting pre-trained AI models can solve data scarcity issues in countries with limited resources. Separately, they have proposed forming an international consortium to build consensus on AI governance in medicine Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

UK government’s National Data Library works up steam

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology finishes ‘discovery phase’ of £100m National Data Library programme, including pilot projects Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Dell Technologies Forum Dubai highlights AI as the next great economic accelerator

At its flagship regional event, Dell Technologies set out how AI leadership, data readiness and skills development are shaping digital transformation across the UAE and the wider Middle East Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

AI slop pushes data governance towards zero-trust models

Organisations are implementing zero-trust models for data governance thanks to the proliferation of poor quality AI-generated data, often known as AI slop Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Met claims success for permanent facial recognition in Croydon

Met Police boasts that its permanent deployment of live facial recognition cameras in Croydon has led to more than 100 arrests and prompted a double-digit reduction in local crime, ahead of an upcoming judicial review assessing the technology’s lawfulness Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

How open banking is evolving to unlock finances

In this week’s edition of the Computer Weekly ezine, we take a look at how – eight years after its introduction – the concept of open banking is expanding and evolving, and giving rise to new use cases within financial services. We also sit down with the CTO of Norsk Global and find out how swapping out its legacy VMware estate for Nutanix’s technology has saved it money and helped it shift away from having a reactive IT strategy. Elsewhere in the issue, we find out how agentic AI is shaking up business processes within the enterprise architecture landscape. And in the second of our three buyer’s guide features on digital sovereignty, we find out why this is a topic IT buyers and IT departments need to get a handle on in 2026. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

UK copyright law unfit for protecting creative workers from AI

As the UK government considers its approach to artificial intelligence and copyright, Computer Weekly explores the dynamics at play in copyright markets, and what measures can be taken to ensure that creatives are protected Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Dutch researcher’s AI breakthrough tackles the structured data paradox

Table representation learning unlocks 99% of organisational data that remains unused Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

AI governance provides guardrails for faster innovation

Dataiku’s field chief data officer for Asia-Pacific and Japan discusses how implementing AI governance can accelerate innovation while mitigating the risks of shadow AI Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Zoho opens its first UAE datacentres to boost cloud adoption

New Dubai and Abu Dhabi facilities support data sovereignty, providing CIOs with local access to more than 100 Zoho and ManageEngine cloud services Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

Every Post Office victim deserves an OBE, says Betty Brown

In the first edition of the Computer Weekly ezine for 2026, we reveal who in the world of tech has received gongs in the New Year Honours List, and why. We also sit down with competition lawyer Maria Luisa Stasi, who is in the midst of a legal action to secure billions of pounds in compensation for UK businesses that have been allegedly overcharged by Microsoft for opting to run its software in competing cloud environments. Elsewhere in the issue, we find out why automotive enterprises are being advised to revamp their networks and embrace openness. And in the first of our three buyer’s guide features on the knotty topic of digital sovereignty, we find out what role data auditing has to play in building a cast-iron data sovereignty strategy. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Sovereign stress test: how do I know I’m in control of my AI and data?

This is a guest blog post by Jozef de Vries, Chief Product Engineering Officer, EDB. In 2025, the UK government announced a Sovereign AI Unit with up to £500 million of funding allocated to the ... Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Interview: Diana Schildhouse, chief data and analytics officer, Colgate-Palmolive

The consumer goods giant is taking its advanced analytics approach and adding AI for greater value, but its data leader stresses the importance of getting the data foundations in place first Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Top 10 police technology stories of 2025

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 police technology stories of 2025 Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

The intersection of AI Governance and Innovation

The intersection of AI Governance and Innovation This is a guest blog post by Michelle Eisenberg, General Counsel, Unit4. Companies often battle with two conflicting pressures: (i) the need for ... Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Top 10 information management stories of 2025

Artificial intelligence continued to have a big impact on information management in 2025. Also selected are case studies and interviews with data chiefs that show the enduring value of good data management Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Top 10 ASEAN stories of 2025

Southeast Asia’s 2025 tech landscape saw financial institutions, healthcare researchers and government agencies moving decisively from technology pilots to large-scale AI deployments and infrastructure modernisation Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

How to build a data catalog: 10 key steps

A data catalog helps business and analytics users explore data assets, find relevant data and understand what it means. Here are 10 important steps for building one. Continue Reading

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• Anne Marie Smith, Ph.D., Alabama Yankee Systems, LLC

Digital Ethics Summit 2025: Open sourcing and assuring AI

Industry experts met to discuss the ethical challenges associated with assuring AI systems, and how open source approaches can challenge concentrations of capital and power Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Error-prone eVisa system a precursor of digital ID

Research highlights how the Home Office’s electronic visa system has used migrants as a ‘testing ground’ for the government’s wider digital ID ambitions Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

How police live facial recognition subtly reconfigures suspicion

A growing body of research suggests that the use of live facial recognition is reshaping police perceptions of suspicion in ways that undermine supposed human-in-the-loop protections Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Clean up your data: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

How Imperial Brands put in place the right data management and governance to enable a smooth migration to SAP S/4Hana Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How to build a data dream team  

Why you need to get the right data team in place before you start to deploy AI in your organisation. Continue Reading

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• By Jack Capel, Harvey Nash and Adam Asprey, Maximus UK

Mandatory digital ID paves way for surveillance and exclusion, MPs hear

It is currently unclear how the UK’s government’s proposed mandatory digital ID scheme will help with its stated goal of curbing illegal migration and working Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Sea-Lion powering AI tools for migrant workers, local businesses

The inaugural Sea-Lion summit showcased real-world applications of Southeast Asia’s first homegrown large language model, which now supports multimodal inputs and can run on a standard laptop Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Databricks predicts AI tipping point as ANZ firms fix data issues

As AI projects move from the realm of technologists to the business environment, major organisations including Telstra and Fonterra share how they are tackling legacy data issues to prepare for agentic AI Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Giving ourselves the chance to lead the AI race, and stay ethical too

This is a guest blog post by Denas Grybauskas, Chief Governance and Strategy Officer at Oxylabs. Within the UK and Europe more broadly, many companies developing AI are having to balance an ... Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Antwerp court adjourns high-profile drugs case amid questions over Sky ECC intercept

Defence lawyers ask court to adjourn after unexplained changes found in evidence files containing intercepted messages from Sky ECC encrypted phone network infiltrated by French and Dutch police Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Hungry for data: Inside Europol’s secretive AI programme

The EU’s law enforcement agency has been quietly amassing data to feed an ambitious but secretive artificial intelligence development programme that could have far-reaching privacy implications for people across the bloc Continue Reading

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• Apostolis Fotiadis
• Giacomo Zandonini
• Luděk Stavinoha

National Highways to get more out of its data through single platform

Government-owned organisation National Highways will get more out of its data through extended working with IT service provider Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

SnapLogic Integreat: Preparing legacy IT for agentic AI

If replacing legacy was easy, IT leaders would be falling over backwards in the race to get onto the latest and greatest technology Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Ryt Bank taps agentic AI for conversational banking

Malaysia’s Ryt Bank is using its own LLM and agentic AI framework to allow customers to perform banking transactions in natural language, replacing traditional menus and buttons Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Is digital ID worth the risk?

The UK government’s recently announced digital ID scheme aims to curb the prospect of work for undocumented migrants, along with claiming benefits for UK citizens and legal residents. However, are the threats to our personal data worth the risk? Continue Reading

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• Peter Ray Allison

What is a data governance policy?

A data governance policy is a documented set of guidelines for ensuring an organization's data and information assets are managed consistently and used properly. Continue Reading

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• Paul Kirvan
• Mary K. Pratt
• Ben Cole, Executive Editor

UK police to upgrade illicit asset recovery system

A new system is being developed by the Police Digital Service and NEC Software Solutions to help manage the recovery of criminal assets, replacing 20-year-old legacy infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Cloudera Evolve London: 91% of organisations say data unfit for AI purposes

Cloudera research finds only 9% of organisations have fully AI-ready data, with siloed data and security major barriers to enterprise AI success, as well as gender bias in AI development Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Police facial recognition trials show little evidence of benefits

In-the-wild testing of police facial recognition systems has failed to generate clear evidence of the technology’s benefits, or to assess the full range of socio-technical impacts Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Interview: Chris Belasco, chief data officer, City of Pittsburgh

Building data pipelines – the ‘connective tissue’ – is helping to improve operations and deliver better public services in the City of Pittsburgh Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

The UK’s National Data Strategy must evolve to unlock AI in the public sector

The UK government is investing both hope and money into using AI to improve public services - but the benefits will remain elusive unless the public sector changes its approach to data strategy Continue Reading

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• Matt Harris, HPE

Interview: Wayne Barlow, head of terminal products, Bloomberg

Techie turned business leader Wayne Barlow heads up the development of Bloomberg’s customer-touching terminal software Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA