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• September 30, 2021 30 Sep'21

  UK consumers would collectively pay over £1bn a year for control of their data

  UK consumers are willing to pay a small fee per month to have control of the data they share with Google and Facebook

• September 29, 2021 29 Sep'21

  Russia arrests prominent cyber security executive

  Founder and CEO of cyber security firm Group-IB detained in Moscow on treason charges

• September 29, 2021 29 Sep'21

  UK government announces industry group to lead digital pound debate

  Joint forums set up by HM Treasury and the Bank of England for a Central Bank Digital Currency include representatives from big tech firms, fintechs and incumbent banks

• September 29, 2021 29 Sep'21

  Dedicated number for victims of fraud launched amid national security threat

  Consumers that suspect they are being targeted by fraudsters can call 159 to be directly linked to their bank, as part of a 12-month pilot

• September 29, 2021 29 Sep'21

  Women in fintech welcome Barclays initiative and demand more from the sector

  Women in UK financial technology have welcomed bank’s new female-focused lab and funding initiative and call for more like it from the sector

• September 28, 2021 28 Sep'21

  Dutch IT firm transforms HR policy built on lessons from pandemic

  Software firm rips up human resources rule book and replaces it with a hybrid working policy

• September 28, 2021 28 Sep'21

  Government announces data strategy for defence

  The plan sets out the goals around treating data as a strategic asset to be achieved by 2025

• September 27, 2021 27 Sep'21

  CIO interview: Jon Braithwaite, CIO, Compass Group UK & Ireland

  FTSE 100 catering services company is undergoing a widespread overhaul of its technology and improving the digital offering to customers

• September 27, 2021 27 Sep'21

  Scotland sees increase in job opportunities in tech

  Driven by startups and scaleups, employment in digital firms in Edinburgh and Glasgow is growing more than in other parts of the UK, according to data

• September 24, 2021 24 Sep'21

  HMRC postpones Making Tax Digital until 2024

  Digital tax changes have been delayed to allow more time for customers taking part in the pilot and for the government to enhance the service

• September 23, 2021 23 Sep'21

  Government digital chief outlines extent of legacy IT challenge

  Central Digital and Data Office director Joanna Davinson says ageing IT is holding back digital transformation

• September 22, 2021 22 Sep'21

  JP Morgan Chase to replace core banking system with Google-inspired cloud platform

  JP Morgan Chase is the latest bank to acquire the cloud-native core banking technology of UK fintech Thought Machine

• September 22, 2021 22 Sep'21

  UK government launches first national artificial intelligence strategy

  Ten-year plan is expected to drive corporate adoption of the technology, boost skills and attract international investments

• September 22, 2021 22 Sep'21

  Mastercard invests in digital competence training for five million very small businesses

  Mastercard is working with suppliers to embed training for small businesses onto their digital platforms

• September 22, 2021 22 Sep'21

  Legacy, unautomated IT was root cause of human error in pensions underpayment

  Caseworkers at Department for Work and Pensions had to use systems dating back to 1988 and manually move data to different systems, leading to human error

• September 21, 2021 21 Sep'21

  NHS App reaches 16 million users

  Tool has seen a surge in uptake since the addition of the NHS Covid Pass in May

• September 21, 2021 21 Sep'21

  Digital Clinical Safety Strategy adds to NHS patient safety plan

  Objective is to ensure digital technologies in health and care are safe and to use them to improve patient safety

• September 21, 2021 21 Sep'21

  Dutch scientist receives top award for work on digital media’s effect on society

  Utrecht University media scientist José van Dijck wins the Spinoza Award and funds for her research into the effects of social media on society

• September 21, 2021 21 Sep'21

  Open banking objectives a decade away for over a third of UK finance firms

  The completion of complex open banking initiatives could still be over a decade away for many companies in the finance sector

• September 20, 2021 20 Sep'21

  UK government announces digital trade strategy

  Five-point plan is aimed at improving ways to sell and deliver services digitally, making the sector more resilient to disruption

• 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

  Transport for London contracts TCS as it modernises taxi and private hire operation

  TfL signs 10-year deal with Indian IT services giant to digitally transform taxi and private hire administration

• September 14, 2021 14 Sep'21

  Government minister holds secret meeting with Post Office Horizon scandal victims

  BEIS minister Paul Scully has Zoom call with three subpostmasters who were victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal

• September 09, 2021 09 Sep'21

  Delays to replacing legacy police IT puts access to information at risk, says NAO

  National Audit Office says five-year delay to the Home Office’s project to create a National Law Enforcement Data Service, replacing two existing legacy IT systems, puts police access to vital information at risk

• 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

• September 02, 2021 02 Sep'21

  Apple workers challenge company on toxic workplace culture

  Workers participating in the #AppleToo movement say they have collected nearly 500 testimonies from employees about their experiences of discrimination, harassment and abuse at Apple

• September 02, 2021 02 Sep'21

  Finance firms faced up to £760,000 costs per DNS attack during pandemic

  Financial services firms have been the focus of attacks by cyber criminals during the Covid-19 crisis

• September 02, 2021 02 Sep'21

  The Gulf is counting on its smart cities for a sustainable and profitable future

  The countries in the Gulf region are leading the way in the development of smart cities as part of their economic diversification

• September 01, 2021 01 Sep'21

  University of Sunderland applies technology through robot dog

  Students will apply technologies such as artificial intelligence to robotic dog as part of their learning

• August 31, 2021 31 Aug'21

  NHSX sets out digital guidelines for NHS organisations

  The What Good Looks Like framework provides instructions on how NHS leaders should improve the use of digital in their organisations

• August 31, 2021 31 Aug'21

  Subpostmasters demand more clarity on Horizon public inquiry before committing their support

  Subpostmaster campaign group founder demands that financial redress for members be included in public inquiry before it ‘willingly’ participates

• August 25, 2021 25 Aug'21

  How to reconfigure for hybrid work

  While many businesses are reopening offices, staff are reluctant to come to the office every work day. We look at how to support hybrid work patterns

• August 23, 2021 23 Aug'21

  It’s time to reshape NHS innovation approach, says science and technology council

  Council for Science and Technology sets out how the government should harness tech for the NHS through interoperable systems, building skills and capacity and developing an evidence base to underpin effective use of tech

• August 20, 2021 20 Aug'21

  Swedish IT industry braced for China’s response to Huawei 5G ban

  Swedish IT and communications equipment suppliers fear economic backlash from China following Huawei ban

• August 19, 2021 19 Aug'21

  Inside Estonia’s tech startup scene

  Estonia is a Baltic tech tiger that is fast-gaining an international reputation for competently delivered government e-services at a level that surpasses most of its European and international counterparts

• August 19, 2021 19 Aug'21

  UN launches peacekeeping digital transformation strategy

  United Nations strategy sets out the need for data-driven and technology-enabled peacekeeping, but also highlights potential risks that come with a digital world

• August 19, 2021 19 Aug'21

  Challenger banks make reputational gains in business banking

  The business banking sector is a big target for digital challengers and some are already building good reputations in the market

• August 17, 2021 17 Aug'21

  CIO interview: Victoria Higgin, Highways England

  The chief digital and information officer for digital services at Highways England discusses a roadmap for end-to-end data sharing and asset management

• August 17, 2021 17 Aug'21

  Overturned convictions of subpostmasters mount up, but 555 victims no closer to justice

  The government has failed to provide fair compensation to the subpostmasters who exposed the full extent of the Horizon scandal to the world

• August 17, 2021 17 Aug'21

  What will be the bank branch balance in the digital age?

  Will the traditional banks be permanently disadvantaged by the need to retain bank branches or could they turn it to their advantage?

• August 13, 2021 13 Aug'21

  GoStudent: Europe’s newest edtech unicorn

  Europe’s biggest ed-tech unicorn reaches unicorn status and tests sector traditions

• August 12, 2021 12 Aug'21

  LGA goes live with Digital Pathfinders Programme

  Programme offers £20,000 in funding to councils that come up with ‘pioneering solutions’ for cyber security, digital inclusion and connectivity

• August 11, 2021 11 Aug'21

  Four more subpostmasters set to have convictions overturned

  A further four subpostmasters are set to have their wrongful convictions overturned in the latest development in the Post Office Horizon scandal

• August 11, 2021 11 Aug'21

  The Netherlands still lacks digital resilience, says report

  Report by National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security says the Netherlands’ digital resilience has improved, but is still insufficient

• August 10, 2021 10 Aug'21

  Banks could be blocked from closing branches through FCA legislation

  UK financial services regulator the Financial Conduct Authority considers legislation that could block some bank branch closures to ensure citizens have easy access to cash

• August 10, 2021 10 Aug'21

  Third of finance firms accelerate use of artificial intelligence to detect money laundering

  Financial services firms are stepping up their use of artificial intelligence and machine learning technology to fight increasing money laundering activity

• August 06, 2021 06 Aug'21

  CIO interview: Michael Voegele, CDIO, Philip Morris International

  Tobacco giant’s CDIO is helping to transform the company’s business model through smart use of technology

• August 03, 2021 03 Aug'21

  Executive interview: Chris McShane, MD, Halfords Mobile Experts

  Cycling and motoring retailer Halfords has developed its own service management software, which it is now taking to market

• July 28, 2021 28 Jul'21

  Vote now: Most Influential Woman in UK Technology 2021

  Who should be the 2021 most influential woman in UK tech? Submit your vote to tell us what you think

• July 28, 2021 28 Jul'21

  Thousands wrongly given criminal convictions after computer error

  HM Courts and Tribunals Service report reveals that computer error wrongly assigned guilty pleas to more than 5,000 defendants