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April 26, 2021 26 Apr'21
Another 38 subpostmasters submit appeals against convictions

The biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history is set to get bigger as more subpostmasters take their cases to the Court of Appeal
April 26, 2021 26 Apr'21
Post Office scandal CEO steps down from roles after massive miscarriage of justice is laid bare

Former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells has left roles in the church, Morrisons and Dunelm after postmasters’ convictions were overturned in the Court of Appeal
April 23, 2021 23 Apr'21
Post Office scandal victims have criminal convictions overturned in Court of Appeal

Subpostmasters have their criminal convictions overturned after a judge rules that the Post Office prosecuted them without investigating computer errors
April 23, 2021 23 Apr'21
London mayoral candidates debate tech

The four mayoral candidates have set out their plans for the tech sector, including creating skills academies, harnessing kinetic energy, creating a London passport and setting up new tech hubs, but Tech London Advocates founder Russ Shaw says they ...

April 21, 2021 21 Apr'21
Government should do more to protect well-being in the digital world, says report

A select committee report argues that new health and employment rights are needed to tackle the negative effects of increasing digitisation
April 21, 2021 21 Apr'21
CIO interview: Richard Corbridge, Boots

Boots has been hugely successful in its transition to e-commerce and the Covid-19 pandemic has seen several digital initiatives spun up to continue offering services to customers
April 21, 2021 21 Apr'21
Ocado advances autonomous vehicle strategy with Oxbotica deal

The £10m investment is part of a push to enhance Ocado’s last-mile delivery and logistics capabilities, with first prototypes expected for 2023
April 20, 2021 20 Apr'21
Banco Santander moving more than 200 servers to cloud per day

Banco Santander has migrated about 60% of its IT infrastructure to the cloud and is reaping the benefits
April 20, 2021 20 Apr'21
Transatlantic relationship strengthens Sweden’s startup sustainability

Nordic startup network is taking lessons from Canada in getting women into the IT industry
April 19, 2021 19 Apr'21
BBC appoints new digital and technology leaders

BBC splits former chief technology and product officer role into two, with Just Eat executive Storm Fagan to join in September

April 19, 2021 19 Apr'21
UK technology job creation nears two-year peak

Pace of recruitment accelerates and optimism reaches highest level since 2014, according to KPMG
April 19, 2021 19 Apr'21
Tech professionals most likely to see mental health decline due to pandemic

Struggling to cope with anxiety and new ways of working are among the problems workers in the sector face, study says
April 16, 2021 16 Apr'21
London tech manifesto calls on next mayor to support tech industry

The London tech manifesto, put together by several tech organisations, calls on the city’s next mayor to support tech companies, increase digital skills investment and tackle the lack of diversity in the sector
April 15, 2021 15 Apr'21
Only government standing in the way of fair compensation for subpostmasters

The UK government is the only block to fair compensation for subpostmasters who were wrongly punished for accounting shortfalls
April 14, 2021 14 Apr'21
Tesco reports online sales surge, advances digital platform

Retailer announces 77% boost to e-commerce sales, details on Clubcard app uptake and advances in its IT remediation plan
April 14, 2021 14 Apr'21
Europe provides growth for TCS despite year floored by pandemic

Tata Consultancy Services grows its continental European business despite economic slowdown brought by Covid-19 restrictions
April 13, 2021 13 Apr'21
End of the road for Post Office IT system that destroyed lives

The Post Office has revealed the end to its controversial Horizon IT system which, through its errors and the Post Office's denial of them, caused huge suffering for hundreds of subpostmasters
April 12, 2021 12 Apr'21
Another 27 Danish banks get access to open banking APIs

Nordic banks gain access to open banking capabilities from Nordic API Gateway, with an agreement through their shared IT service provider
April 09, 2021 09 Apr'21
University students adapt to remote learning but question value for money

New research outlines students’ fears around the impact of long-term remote education and lecturers’ skills to operate online
April 09, 2021 09 Apr'21
Global demand for IT and business services highest ever for first quarter

Global demand for IT and business services began the year strongly, with a record first quarter
April 09, 2021 09 Apr'21
CIO interview: Nitin Chaturvedi, chief digital and technology officer, KFC Global

The Covid-19 pandemic led to the digital element of KFC’s business becoming increasingly important, says the fast food retailer’s chief digital and technology officer
April 09, 2021 09 Apr'21
Tech industry sees surge in remote working job postings

Pandemic drives an increase in demand for “work anywhere” jobs and hybrid skills, research says
April 08, 2021 08 Apr'21
Post Office Horizon contract extension is part of project to bring Fujitsu work in-house

The Post Office is to move work done by Fujitsu in-house when its outsourcing contract ends, and is already recruiting IT experts
April 08, 2021 08 Apr'21
Future working models at big banks begin to fall into place

Banks traditionally lead the way in technology adoption, but what can businesses take from their post-Covid-19 remote-working strategies?
April 08, 2021 08 Apr'21
CIO interview: Gary Delooze, CIO, Nationwide

Building society’s CIO talks about building a technology strategy, working with the rest of the business and the Covid-19 pandemic
April 07, 2021 07 Apr'21
A billion extra contactless payments in year since limit increase

Visa said there was an extra one billion contactless payments made by its customers last year
April 07, 2021 07 Apr'21
Post Office gives controversial Fujitsu contract another year

The Post Office's controversial contract with Fujitsu has been extended another year to help the organisation manage its exit
April 06, 2021 06 Apr'21
Demands for changes to ‘barmy’ rules on digital evidence have government’s ear

The government is listening to calls for changes in how digital evidence is considered in court, as Post Office IT scandal spells out current rule's inadequacy
April 06, 2021 06 Apr'21
CDDO will assess delivery of government digital projects

Government Digital Service boss Tom Read and the government’s Central Digital and Data Office executive director Joanna Davinson reveal next steps for digital, data and technology in government
April 06, 2021 06 Apr'21
GDS seeks director for identity assurance programme

The new leader will be focused on efforts to deliver a single digital identity system for online public services
March 31, 2021 31 Mar'21
Commerzbank picks Google for cloud migration

German bank expands its work with Google Cloud and plans to move 85% of applications to its platform
March 31, 2021 31 Mar'21
Cyber Security Council to champion UK security pros

A new cyber security professional body has launched with the aim of developing and promoting UK cyber security excellence globally and growing the skills base
March 31, 2021 31 Mar'21
Nordics run information sharing on digital vaccination passports

Nordic countries advance plans for digital Covid-19 vaccination passports in a bid to kick-start their economies
March 30, 2021 30 Mar'21
Asda bags ex-Marks and Spencer CIO

Carl Dawson, who has been CIO at department store M&S for six years, is leaving the retailer to become CIO at Asda
March 29, 2021 29 Mar'21
How Gulf SMEs are building digital resilience amid the pandemic

SMEs in the Gulf region have accelerated their digital transformations during the Covid-19 pandemic
March 29, 2021 29 Mar'21
How far has open banking come in Europe?

Open banking is a relatively new concept, having come into effect in Europe only in the last couple of years. So what is the state of play?
March 29, 2021 29 Mar'21
TSB Smart Agent integrated into mobile banking app

TSB has integrated a smart agent, developed to relieve pressure on its contact centres during the Covid-19 pandemic, into its mobile app
March 26, 2021 26 Mar'21
Sarah Wilkinson resigns as NHS Digital CEO

After four years at the helm of NHS Digital, CEO Sarah Wilkinson will leave in the summer of 2021, and the organisation is looking for an interim replacement
March 26, 2021 26 Mar'21
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences combines AI and practice

University ensures cooperation between scientists and industry when developing artificial intelligence
March 25, 2021 25 Mar'21
DWP completes in-house VME replacement project

The department has taken an in-house approach to swapping its virtual machine environment (VME), getting rid of legacy infrastructure and replacing 11 key benefits systems
March 25, 2021 25 Mar'21
NHS Wales shapes up ambitious plans for digital patient-facing app

Computer Weekly looks at NHS Wales’ project to create a patient-facing app and a collaborative ecosystem for technology suppliers and NHS providers to deliver joined-up care
March 25, 2021 25 Mar'21
Government faces judicial review into plans for Post Office Horizon inquiry

Subpostmasters that suffered great hardship at the hands of the Post Office are applying for a judicial review of a government inquiry into the scandal, which they see as a "whitewash"
March 25, 2021 25 Mar'21
Liverpool announces test and development area for drone technology

Project aims to stimulate investment opportunities, employment and skills for the region
March 24, 2021 24 Mar'21
Ex-Post Office CEO Paula Vennells walked away from IT scandal with over £400,000 in pay and bonuses

Former Post Office chief was paid over £400,000 when she left despite the organisation being involved in what would become the biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history
March 24, 2021 24 Mar'21
Prime minister says people should be held to account for Post Office IT scandal

Boris Johnson agrees with MP that those responsible for the Post Office Horizon scandal should be brought to book
March 24, 2021 24 Mar'21
Post Office was told in 2013 that Fujitsu witness was unreliable in subpostmaster prosecutions

The Post Office was warned that a former Fujitsu employee had misled courts when giving evidence on its behalf
March 23, 2021 23 Mar'21
Commission calls for adult social care to get digital revamp

A commission on adult social care has called for the government to fund a personalised social care innovation programme, as well as invest £450m to replace outdated care and housing technology infrastructure
March 23, 2021 23 Mar'21
Interview: Ivan McKee, Scottish innovation minister

Scotland’s innovation minister talks to Computer Weekly about the country’s new digital strategy, the importance of inclusion, and why the strategy is underpinned by ethical thinking
March 22, 2021 22 Mar'21
Post Office staff instructed to shred documents that undermined its claims Horizon was robust

Barrister advising the Post Office in 2013 stated that destroying documents would "amount to a conspiracy to pervert the course of justice"
March 22, 2021 22 Mar'21
CIO interview: Juliette Atkinson, IT director, Bradford University

Bradford University’s IT director took a different route than most to get into IT leadership