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• February 09, 2016 09 Feb'16

  Flexible working good for profit, productivity and reputation, says Vodafone

  A report conducted for mobile operator Vodafone indicates the scale of acceptance of flexible and mobile working practices

• February 08, 2016 08 Feb'16

  Bulk data collection unnecessary for surveillance, says cyber expert

  Opting for bulk data collection and other intrusive surveillance overlooks other means available that do not involve collateral damage to businesses and innocent people, says cyber expert

• February 08, 2016 08 Feb'16

  Post Office faces group litigation over Horizon IT as subpostmasters fund class action

  Subpostmasters who claim to have been wrongly convicted of fraud take the Post Office to court after getting the funds for a group action

• 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 03, 2016 03 Feb'16

  IT industry fails to break male-only stereotype

  Almost half of young people think the technology sector is more suitable for men

• February 02, 2016 02 Feb'16

  Women should worry less about not having tech background when going into Stem

  Panellists at Tomorrow’s Tech Leaders Today conference claim women don’t need a technical background to build a career in the technology industry

• February 01, 2016 01 Feb'16

  Jaguar Land Rover sets up ‘living lab’ to test autonomous cars

  Car manufacturer invests £5.5m in a 41-mile ‘living laboratory’ to test and develop connected and autonomous vehicle technology

• January 29, 2016 29 Jan'16

  ICO launches data privacy assessment tool for SMEs

  The ICO has launched an online self-assessment tool to help SMEs to comply with data protection laws and improve data handling procedures

• January 28, 2016 28 Jan'16

  Business urged to take action on data privacy

  Security professionals use Data Protection Day to encourage businesses to do more to protect personal data

• January 27, 2016 27 Jan'16

  Keep data safe or risk financial impact, ICO warns business

  The knock-on effect of a data breach can be devastating for a company, warns information commissioner Christopher Graham

• January 27, 2016 27 Jan'16

  VMware to cut 800 jobs in cloud-focused company restructure

  Virtualisation company VMware confident adoption of software-defined datacentres will offset softening demand for older products

• 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 26, 2016 26 Jan'16

  Blue light services should share control rooms and IT, Home Office says

  The Home Office plans to make emergency services collaboration mandatory and to join up back-office IT and control rooms

• 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 22, 2016 22 Jan'16

  Bank of England CIO John Finch leaves for new role at Thomson Reuters

  The Bank of England is dividing its technology team in two to replace departing CIO John Finch

• January 21, 2016 21 Jan'16

  Digital methods will improve government projects, says civil service chief

  Civil service CEO John Manzoni tells MPs that lessons learned from digital technologies will help improve the track record of all major projects in government

• January 20, 2016 20 Jan'16

  Met Police appoints Angus McCallum as CIO

  BG Group’s Angus McCallum is the Metropolitan Police’s CIO, heading up its Digital Policing arm and serving on the management board

• January 20, 2016 20 Jan'16

  NHS 24 admits ‘systematic failure’ of £117m IT project

  NHS 24 has admitted that a “systematic failure around project governance” was the cause of its major IT transformation project disaster

• January 20, 2016 20 Jan'16

  CIO interview: Janne Aalto, Finnish telco DNA

  When Finnish telco DNA wanted to transform its business, it made startup consultant Janne Aalto its CIO to lead the move to lean and agile

• January 20, 2016 20 Jan'16

  Mars court filings reveal extent of Oracle licence probe

  Court documents have revealed just how far Oracle will go to extract cash from some of its larger customers

• January 19, 2016 19 Jan'16

  Cornwall Council transfers 270 staff back in-house as BT deal ends

  Cornwall Council’s £160m outsourcing deal with BT has officially come to an end as the council transfers 270 staff back in-house

• January 19, 2016 19 Jan'16

  Government should exploit blockchain technology, says chief scientist Mark Walport

  Distributed ledgers – the technology behind systems such as bitcoin – could transform public services, says government chief scientist Mark Walport

• 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 19, 2016 19 Jan'16

  Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull calls for free, open and secure internet

  International norms of behaviour should prohibit states from conducting cyber intellectual property theft, says Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull

• January 15, 2016 15 Jan'16

  CIO interview: Kari Saarikoski, Finnair

  Finnair is on a digital transformation journey and the airline’s CIO is changing the IT department as it progresses

• January 15, 2016 15 Jan'16

  BT and EE to merge in weeks after deal gets final approval

  Acquisition of mobile network operator is expected to conclude at the end of January after Competition and Markets Authority gives go-ahead

• January 14, 2016 14 Jan'16

  Gatwick Airport’s Community App keeps everyone better informed

  Gatwick’s head of IT commercial, Abhilash Chacko, explains the airport’s latest internal communications innovation

• January 13, 2016 13 Jan'16

  NHS England launches hunt for ‘CI&TO’ to replace Kelsey

  NHS England seeks chief information and technology officer to take over from director for patients and information Tim Kelsey, who left late last year

• January 13, 2016 13 Jan'16

  Firms can monitor employees’ online chats, EU court rules

  Human rights court says it is not unreasonable for employers to want to verify that staff are completing their professional tasks during working hours

• January 11, 2016 11 Jan'16

  ICO reiterates call for stronger sentences for data theft

  The information commissioner (ICO) reiterates his call for stronger sentences for data theft after a court fined a woman just £1,000 for selling 28,000 customer records

• January 11, 2016 11 Jan'16

  BT picks insider Clive Selley to run Openreach

  BT has announced CIO Clive Selley will take charge of the organisation's Openreach infrastructure division

• January 08, 2016 08 Jan'16

  Rapid Router: why Ocado Technology turned to open source

  Retailer’s technology division open-sources learning-to-code initiative to encourage continuous development of coding game

• January 08, 2016 08 Jan'16

  Blackpool becomes third NHS trust to get open-source EPR

  Open-source electronic patient records continue to gain traction in the NHS as Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust signs up

• January 08, 2016 08 Jan'16

  Tech firms critical of UK draft Investigatory Powers Bill

  Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Yahoo say they are particularly concerned about six key aspects of the UK's draft Investigatory Powers Bill

• January 07, 2016 07 Jan'16

  Mixed prospects for IT spending in Europe

  Europe’s economies have varying expectations for IT spending over the next couple of years as the global market sees moderate growth

• January 07, 2016 07 Jan'16

  Gov.uk notifications platform to begin sending texts and emails

  Latest project in government-as-a-platform strategy aims to make it easier to keep individuals informed about applications and services

• January 06, 2016 06 Jan'16

  UK IoT research hub opens with support from academic world

  A consortium of nine UK universities have come together to work alongside the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council on research into the internet of things

• January 06, 2016 06 Jan'16

  CIO interview: Mats Hultin, Saab Group

  Saab Group's CIO talks to Computer Weekly about the huge challenge of integrating 40 separate IT organisations into one

• January 05, 2016 05 Jan'16

  Aviva partners Beyond the Classroom to inspire girls into tech

  Chika Aghadiuno, vice chair of Aviva’s women’s network, says it is important to make young people aware of potential careers

• 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

• 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 29, 2015 29 Dec'15

  CIO interview: Chris Hewertson, CTO at hotel group GLH

  Chris Hewertson combines the responsibilities of a chief technology officer and CIO with the aim of customer-focused technology transformation

• December 23, 2015 23 Dec'15

  CIO interview: Henry Cohen, CIO, Telegraph Media Group

  The newspaper publisher is developing an agile mindset in response to the growth of digital over printed publications

• December 23, 2015 23 Dec'15

  BBC CTO Matthew Postgate to head up technology division

  Matthew Postgate, chief technology officer of the BBC, will take on a different role in April 2016 leading a new division for the firm

• December 21, 2015 21 Dec'15

  The CW500 Club in 2015

  Computer Weekly's CW500 Club attracts the top IT leaders in the UK to talk to their peers about the latest trends and technologies, and to discuss the challenges they face. Here, we present the coverage of all the 2015 CW500 events, including ...

• December 17, 2015 17 Dec'15

  National security ‘not affected’ by failed e-Borders programme, says Home Office

  Despite the key Warnings Index system suffering an average of two high-priority incidents a week – such as a system component not being available – Home Office officials deny it causes risk to national security

• December 15, 2015 15 Dec'15

  IT industry needs people with emotional intelligence, says Network Rail CIO

  As Network Rail’s third ‘Could IT be you?’ competition draws to a close, the company’s CIO explains why the project was launched

• 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 10, 2015 10 Dec'15

  Three tips to help reduce Oracle licensing costs

  London councils are spending hundreds of thousands of pounds a year with Oracle. Controlling these costs is the first step in taming Oracle licensing