CW500 and IT leadership skills
The most successful IT managers have developed beyond the core technology skills and exhibit great interpersonal and communication skills to make them effective IT leaders. We talk to today's CIOs and IT directors, and to members of our CW500 Club of senior IT professionals, to learn from their experiences and examine how you can improve and develop your IT leadership skills.
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News
20 Jan 2025
Labour announces plans to overhaul digital government
The Government Digital Service will be expanded along with changes to the way technology is funded, built and delivered across the public sector, as Labour aims for improvements previous administrations struggled to achieve Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
20 Jan 2025
Power grid constraints threaten Dutch digital innovation ambitions
The Netherlands risks falling behind in crucial digital innovations such as artificial intelligence as power grid congestion reaches critical levels across the country Continue Reading
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News
12 Mar 2021
PAC slams Home Office digital border programme
The Home Office has failed to acknowledge and be transparent about Digital Services at the Border programme problems, according to the Public Accounts Committee Continue Reading
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12 Mar 2021
What the Net can learn from car culture
In an open letter celebrating the birthday of the web Tim Berners-Lee and co-author, Rosemary Leith have called for better connectivity for young people in order to build a better post Covid world. ... Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
11 Mar 2021
Potential miscarriages of justice of Scottish subpostmasters move to full review
The Post Office Horizon scandal gets bigger as subpostmaster prosecutions in Scotland are reviewed Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
11 Mar 2021
Scotland launches digital strategy
Updated strategy aims to equip Scotland for technological transformation post-coronavirus and focuses on building an ethical digital nation Continue Reading
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11 Mar 2021
CW Europe: Nordic tech startups create blueprint for post-Covid working environment
Business can learn lessons from Nordic tech startups to prepare employees to return to the office after Covid restrictions end. Also read why Netherlands police need a training ‘roadmap’ to get them up to speed to tackle cyber crime. Continue Reading
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News
10 Mar 2021
UK launches fellowship to attract tech talent to government
Programme jointly run by Number 10 and Government Digital Service will see 10 leaders enlisted to address key challenges in the public sector Continue Reading
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News
10 Mar 2021
Welsh FA boss linked to recruitment of controversial former Post Office executive to step down
Football Association Wales CEO Jonathan Ford is stepping down after losing a vote of no confidence triggered by the controversial appointment of Angela van den Bogerd, who was involved in the Post Office IT scandal Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
10 Mar 2021
Government’s refusal of freedom of information request about Post Office scandal ‘deeply concerning’
MP condemns department’s ‘bizarre’ rejection of freedom of information request linked to Post Office IT scandal Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
09 Mar 2021
UK's Starling Bank reaches unicorn status
UK app-based bank Starling reaches unicorn status following its latest round of funding Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Opinion
09 Mar 2021
Gartner: Three tips to avoid cloud service suspension
As recent events have shown, public cloud providers have the power to terminate cloud contracts, and seemingly legitimate businesses may be at risk Continue Reading
By- Lydia Leong
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News
09 Mar 2021
Prime minister yet to respond to serious subpostmaster concerns over Horizon IT scandal inquiry
Subpostmaster victims who have spent millions bringing the Post Office IT scandal to light have received no reply to their concerns from Boris Johnson Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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E-Zine
09 Mar 2021
Are you ready to return to the office?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, a year after lockdown began, we look at employers’ changing attitudes to returning to the workplace. We find out how the software developer community has coped during the Covid-19 pandemic. And we examine the cyber security concerns prompted by latest social media craze, Clubhouse. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
08 Mar 2021
Government to change unfair private prosecution rules used to prosecute innocent subpostmasters
Government agrees to change private prosecution rules that were abused by the Post Office in its pursuit of subpostmasters wrongly accused of financial crimes Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Opinion
08 Mar 2021
Why it’s fantastic to be a woman in the technology sector (and what’s stopping more from joining)
The enforced move by many employers to flexible home working during the pandemic is challenging the culture of long hours in the office – and opening up new opportunities for women in tech Continue Reading
By- Bev White, Nash Squared
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Video
05 Mar 2021
Sarah Wilkinson, most influential person in UK tech 2021 – winner’s speech
In this video from Computer Weekly’s annual UKtech50 event, in partnership with Spinks, Sarah Wilkinson, CEO of NHS Digital, gives her acceptance speech as the 2021 most influential person in UK tech Continue Reading
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News
05 Mar 2021
Affordable legal advice for all – from a robot
Artificial intelligence project strives to make legal advice affordable to the whole of society Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
04 Mar 2021
Bank of Ireland to reduce branch network by almost half
Bank of Ireland is latest bank to pin its future on digital channels as customers change their banking habits Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
04 Mar 2021
Parliament bill to create the UK's Advanced Research and Invention Agency
The ‘high-risk, high-reward’ UK equivalent of ARPA will be provided with powers to fund and develop projects, including exemption from freedom of information requests and 10 years to prove its own success Continue Reading
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News
03 Mar 2021
Budget 2021: Tax relief for data and cloud, digital skills for SMEs, more IT firepower for HMRC
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a slew of tech-related measures in this year's Budget, which also included a visa review for highly-skilled IT professionals and a £375m fund for innovative businesses Continue Reading
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Opinion
03 Mar 2021
Three ways to extend a digital vision beyond the tech team
The role of the CIO will change radically if every business is expected to become a tech innovator Continue Reading
By- Shaheen Sayed, Accenture
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News
03 Mar 2021
CIO interview: Laura Dawson, CIO, London School of Economics
LSE’s CIO talks about focusing on team development, her vision of creating a connected network of technologists, and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic Continue Reading
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News
02 Mar 2021
How Aberdeenshire Council is using Cherwell’s ITSM platform
Tech leaders are seeing opportunities to expand the remit of IT service management beyond IT Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
02 Mar 2021
Goldman Sachs CEO comments highlight need for home working balance
The remote working revolution has been prominent in the banking sector and organisations have a balancing act to perform once the pandemic passes Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
02 Mar 2021
HSBC offers to help customers transitioning to digital banking as branch closures continue
HSBC is offering its customers training in how to bank digitally in a safe and effective way as it, like many banks, moves customers out of branches and towards using online services Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
02 Mar 2021
FINN completes Covid-delayed migration to the cloud
Norwegian online advertising marketplace completes cloud migration in a single night after months of delay due to the pandemic Continue Reading
By- Gerard O'Dwyer
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E-Zine
02 Mar 2021
The most influential people in UK technology
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we reveal our annual list of the 50 most influential people in UK IT, and talk to this year’s winner, NHS Digital CEO Sarah Wilkinson, about an unprecedented year of challenges. Also, we examine the best software patching strategies and see how the pandemic has affected women in tech. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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01 Mar 2021
UKtech50 2021: The most influential people in UK technology
Computer Weekly has announced the 11th annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK tech sector. Continue Reading
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News
01 Mar 2021
Covid accelerates Bradford University remote working project
Pandemic injected fuel into university’s existing project to introduce remote working Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
01 Mar 2021
What it means to be born digital
We speak to Robert Wigley about his new book, Born Digital, which looks at the societal impact of Generation Z Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
25 Feb 2021
UKtech50 2021: The most influential people in UK technology
Computer Weekly has announced the 11th annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK tech sector Continue Reading
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News
25 Feb 2021
UKtech50 interview: Sarah Wilkinson, CEO, NHS Digital
The UKtech50’s most influential person in UK IT in 2021, NHS Digital CEO Sarah Wilkinson, talks about how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the speed of projects, staff pressures and key leadership lessons Continue Reading
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News
25 Feb 2021
Tech-enabled hybrid working enables HSBC to cut 40% of its global office space
Bank is making huge reductions in the amount of office space it uses through a global hybrid-working policy Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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E-Zine
25 Feb 2021
CW Nordics: Nordic startups aim to take the lead in pet tech advances
Nordic technology startups are looking to take pet tech mainstream following the acceleration of the industry during the coronavirus pandemic. Also in this issue, read how businesses can learn lessons from Nordic technology startups to prepare employees to return to the office after Covid-19 restrictions lift. Continue Reading
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Photo Story
24 Feb 2021
UKtech50 2021 – The most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly's annual search for the 50 most influential people in the UK tech scene is complete – meet the top 20 of 2021 Continue Reading
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24 Feb 2021
Businesses forced to ask IT service providers for help during pandemic
IT service providers have been approached by long-time enterprise customers asking for price cuts due to the impact of the pandemic Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
24 Feb 2021
Sadiq Khan wants innovators to support London's recovery
Mayor of London announces partners and goals for the capital’s £1m Resilience Fund, and an extra £500,000 to develop design-led solutions aimed at the challenges presented by the crisis Continue Reading
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News
24 Feb 2021
Appointment of disgraced former Post Office director triggers vote of no confidence in Welsh FA boss
Vote of no confidence in Football Association of Wales boss triggered by recruitment of former Post Office executive who tried to mislead a judge in IT trial Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
23 Feb 2021
Subpostmaster group calls for prime minister to pause Horizon ‘whitewash’ inquiry
Subpostmasters call for Boris Johnson to pause and reshape the government’s Horizon inquiry Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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E-Zine
23 Feb 2021
Computers in space – managing a datacentre on the ISS
In this week’s Computer Weekly, as the International Space Station gets a datacentre upgrade, we look at the challenges of system maintenance in space. As nation states increase their cyber attacks, we assess the risk for businesses. And our latest buyer’s guide looks at the colocation market. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
19 Feb 2021
UK to launch 'high-risk, high-reward' research agency, dubbed ARIA
Backed by £800m of public investment, the Advanced Research & Invention Agency (ARIA) will identify and fund groundbreaking science and technology Continue Reading
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News
19 Feb 2021
Interview: From healthcare to healthcare IT provider
One route into IT is to take your knowledge of a certain sector to an IT firm that specialises in it. This is Katy Cain’s story Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
18 Feb 2021
Why technology leaders must drive post-Covid agenda
IT has shown its worth during the pandemic and in 2021, Accenture believes business leaders will need to apply IT more strategically Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
18 Feb 2021
Fingerprints will help payment cards retain relevance
Biometric payment cards using fingerprint technology could add billions to global banking revenues, says UBS Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
17 Feb 2021
Finnish IT sector demand increases after months of decline
IT sector in Finland sees small signs of recovery as demand increases after months of Covid-19-related decline Continue Reading
By- Gerard O'Dwyer
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News
17 Feb 2021
Swedish central bank extends digital currency project
Sweden's central bank has extended its pilot of a digital currency for at least another year Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Feature
17 Feb 2021
Coronavirus: Managing software development during lockdown
The Computer Weekly Developer Network examines the impact of Covid-19 on the software application development community Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
- Adrian Bridgwater
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News
16 Feb 2021
TransferGo to harness Google-inspired tech capability
Payments fintech TransferGo chooses cloud-native core banking platform to build a digital wallet and expand its services Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
16 Feb 2021
Qatar regulator launches platform to monitor human understanding of financial crime
Qatari financial services regulator works with global body to provide digital platform to assess whether financial services workers understand how to prevent financial crime Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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16 Feb 2021
CIO interview: Deryck Mitchelson, director of digital, NHS Scotland
We speak to NHS Scotland’s head of digital about the IT to help ease the pressure on the health service, which has intensified during the Covid-19 pandemic Continue Reading
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E-Zine
16 Feb 2021
How Covid-19 has hit IT salaries and job prospects
In this week’s Computer Weekly, our salary survey reveals the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on IT professionals’ wages and job security. A potentially deadly cyber attack on a US water plant highlights the risks to critical infrastructure. And we find out how NHS Scotland is using tech to support its vaccine roll-out. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
12 Feb 2021
University benefited from early virtual desktop investments when pandemic struck
Edinburgh Napier University was able to react quickly to some of the main challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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E-Zine
11 Feb 2021
CW Benelux: Is reluctance to report cyber crimes in the Netherlands helping the criminals get away?
According to an academic study in the Netherlands, only one in seven Dutch people report a cyber crime to the police when it happens - feeling it is better to sort the problem out themselves because they don’t think the police will do anything. This is storing up trouble as cyber crime is an increasing problem in the country. Also in this issue, read why Dutch bank ABN Amro is selling its head office. Continue Reading
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News
10 Feb 2021
Société Générale adopts work-from-home policy
French bank formalises remote working policy after discussions with labour unions Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
10 Feb 2021
TCS to recruit 1,500 UK tech professionals this year
Indian IT service provider Tata Consultancy Services commits to recruiting UK IT professionals Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
10 Feb 2021
Century-old insurer uses low code as digital demands increase
Lloyds of London insurance and reinsurance broker Miller breaks from the past by adopting low-code software development platform Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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09 Feb 2021
Executive interview: Antony Roberts, Audi
The head of digital at Audi UK discusses how the luxury car company has revamped its online presence as it shifts gear to drive online sales Continue Reading
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E-Zine
09 Feb 2021
Audi fine-tunes its digital performance to boost online car sales
In this week’s Computer Weekly, the digital chief at Audi UK discusses how the carmaker is tackling the slump in new car sales. One of the largest global malware botnets has been taken down, but how much of a blow will it be for cyber criminals? And we hear how one county council made huge savings on its SAP installation. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
08 Feb 2021
Data of thousands of Dutch citizens leaked from government Covid-19 systems
Weak access controls and outdated systems blamed for leaking of the personal details of thousands of Dutch citizens tested for Covid-19 Continue Reading
By- Kim Loohuis
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News
08 Feb 2021
Sweden to establish national cyber security centre
Sweden becomes latest Nordic state to establish a national cyber security centre as the threat landscape grows Continue Reading
By- Gerard O'Dwyer
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News
04 Feb 2021
Revolut rewrites policy to include permanent remote working
Challenger finance firm Revolut is redesigning its office spaces and introducing permanent remote working policies Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
04 Feb 2021
Boeing outsources to Dell affecting 600 IT jobs
US aircraft manufacturer contracts hundreds of IT roles to Dell as it accelerates outsourcing plans Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
04 Feb 2021
CIO interview: David Walmsley, chief digital and omni-channel officer, Pandora
The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic could have been a disaster for the jeweller, but due to its digital transformation programme, it was ready to carry on serving its customers online Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2021
Has Covid-19 made bank branch closures easier to sell?
Big banks continue to close branches and invest more in technology as the Covid-19 pandemic makes a case for digital banking Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
03 Feb 2021
CIO interview: Deryck Mitchelson, director of digital, NHS Scotland
We speak to NHS Scotland’s head of digital about the IT to help ease the pressure on the health service, which has intensified during the Covid-19 pandemic Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
02 Feb 2021
CIO interview: Paul Coby, CIO, Johnson Matthey
Johnson Matthey’s CIO is working to create an agile IT department and says the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a company-wide appreciation of what IT does Continue Reading
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02 Feb 2021
Business intelligence helps ambulance service’s pandemic response
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how one ambulance service is using business intelligence tools to join up datasets to improve its response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Our latest buyer’s guide examines video conferencing and collaboration. And we look at the benefits of real-time streaming data analytics. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Opinion
01 Feb 2021
NHS Digital completes NHSmail migration to the cloud
NHS Digital’s Chris Parsons shares how the organisation managed to migrate more than 2.1 million NHSmail accounts to the cloud during a global pandemic Continue Reading
By- Chris Parsons
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News
01 Feb 2021
West Midlands refreshes digital strategy
Combined authority’s 2021-2026 digital roadmap aims to address the digital divide and make the West Midlands the most digitally connected region in the country Continue Reading
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News
29 Jan 2021
Commerzbank announces big job cuts and branch closures
German bank is closing hundreds of branches and cutting thousands of jobs as it reshapes for the digital age Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
28 Jan 2021
Rethinking IT recruitment
IT job applications tend to look for skills in particular technologies, but for some tech roles, life skills and worldly experience are equally important Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
28 Jan 2021
Contactless payment limit could rise to £100 as FCA seeks industry views
UK financial services regulator is considering raising the contactless card payment limit to £100 Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
27 Jan 2021
Yorkshire Building Society migrating application development to improve customer satisfaction
Yorkshire Building Society is moving to new application development platform to support the creation of customer-friendly online services Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
27 Jan 2021
After a push at the start, Mencap’s automation journey is gathering pace
UK charity was helped out by a bank at the start of an automation investigation that is now a project sweeping across the organisation Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
26 Jan 2021
Customers turn to cash as IT issue hits card payments at major supermarkets
IT problem at payment processing company has forced shoppers to resort to cash in Morrisons and Co-op stores Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
26 Jan 2021
Saudi IT spending to hit $11bn in 2021
Saudi Arabian organisations will spend about $11bn on IT this year, with emerging technologies high on shopping lists Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
26 Jan 2021
Gartner: IT budgets shift to mature processes around remote business
The pandemic forced businesses to work remotely. Now, almost a year on, CIOs must consider the IT to run long-term remote business strategies Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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E-Zine
26 Jan 2021
Salad as a service: How tech could revolutionise farming
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how new technologies are supporting the rise of vertical farming, and could revolutionise food supply chains. We examine one of the biggest trends in the cloud – serverless computing. And Brexit has not yet ended the debate about UK-EU data protection. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
25 Jan 2021
Are banks overburdened with responsibility for money lost to online scams?
Bank boss calls for cross-industry cooperation to reduce scams that trick people into making instant payments online Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
25 Jan 2021
Executive interview: Antony Roberts, Audi
The head of digital at Audi UK discusses how the luxury car company has revamped its online presence as it shifts gear to drive online sales Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
25 Jan 2021
McLaren Group hires new CIO
Chris Hicks will take on the role as CIO for McLaren Group following the departure of Karen McElhatton in December 2020 Continue Reading
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News
22 Jan 2021
Nine out of 10 UK card payments in 2020 were contactless
Contactless cards payments accounted for around 90% of card payments in the UK in 2020 Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
21 Jan 2021
UKtech50 2021: Vote for the most influential person in UK technology
Our judges have picked a shortlist, and now we invite readers to tell us who should be chosen as the most influential person in the UK tech scene for 2021 – submit your vote now Continue Reading
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21 Jan 2021
Government needs to ‘take stock’ of digital progress, says Reform
Think-tank says Covid-19 has shown the importance of a ‘digitally enabled’ public sector, but there is still a long way to go to realise the full potential of technology Continue Reading
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News
21 Jan 2021
Digital knowledge must be integral part of Dutch police training
Research reveals gaps in digital knowledge among Netherlands police, with calls for a training ‘roadmap’ to get officers up to speed to tackle cyber crime Continue Reading
By- Kim Loohuis
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E-Zine
21 Jan 2021
CW APAC: Trend Watch – CIO trends
Data is everywhere and businesses are seeking ways of using this data to benefit themselves, their customers and their employees. In this handbook, focused on CIO trends in the Asia-Pacific region, Computer Weekly reviews some key IT trends that are likely to shape the industry in 2021 and looks at what a number of companies in the region are doing in the field of big data analytics. Continue Reading
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News
20 Jan 2021
More subpostmasters’ prosecutions sent to appeal for wrongful conviction
Four more subpostmasters are to have their appeals against criminal convictions heard in the appeal courts Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
20 Jan 2021
HSBC closing more branches as customers turn to digital channel
Bank announces branch closures as it reshapes its network for the digital age Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Opinion
19 Jan 2021
Could ambiguous rules spur IT personnel offshoring bonanza?
Could the combination of Brexit and ambiguous rules on recruitment enable businesses to hire IT staff from overseas to carry out work remotely? Continue Reading
By- Yash Dubal
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E-Zine
19 Jan 2021
The UK’s struggle with digital schooling
In this week’s Computer Weekly, the UK government’s sudden decision to close schools left many unable to provide children with online schooling - we examine the home learning challenges. Cyber security experts give us their forecasts for 2021. And we find out how technology supports the work of the Guide Dogs charity. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
18 Jan 2021
UKtech50: The 2021 longlist
Each year, Computer Weekly launches its annual search for the most influential people in UK IT, where the tech industry nominates who it thinks should be in the top 50 – here is the longlist for 2021 Continue Reading
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Opinion
18 Jan 2021
Smarter use of AI means business process optimisation, not simply automation
To get the most from artificial intelligence and automation, IT leaders need to focus on where the technology adds real-world business value, not the trendy tech Continue Reading
By- Rob Bamforth, Timefort
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News
15 Jan 2021
Tech partnership to drive Finland’s quantum computing project
Organisations in Finland are developing quantum computing capabilities through a state and private sector partnership Continue Reading
By- Gerard O'Dwyer
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News
15 Jan 2021
UK government urged to implement cloud-centric transformation plan
The approach to digital public services needs to be reinvented to catch up with global leaders, according to new research Continue Reading
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News
14 Jan 2021
Numbers stack up for UK open banking three years on
Three years have passed since open banking regulations came into force and momentum is gathering Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
14 Jan 2021
Scottish councils need better digital skills, report finds
Councils in Scotland still suffer from a lack of digital skills among staff despite progress during the pandemic, and the Scottish Local Government Digital Office has failed to deliver its goal of common platforms and joint procurement, according to Audit Scotland’s Accounts Commission Continue Reading
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14 Jan 2021
CW Middle East: $60m venture capital fund targets 120 startups
Countries in the Middle East see technology as an industry of the future and are investing heavily in the sector as part of their economic diversification plans. Read in this issue how the latest development will see a $60m venture capital fund, based in Bahrain, invest in 120 early-stage startups across the Middle East region. Also read how Saudi Arabia has signed two agreements with Chinese IT suppliers as it strives to deliver its ambitious programme to diversify its economy. Continue Reading
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News
13 Jan 2021
Three-quarters of finance firms report more potentially criminal activity in their networks
Fears of failing to comply with strict regulations grow as financial services firms identify more suspicious financial activity on their networks Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Blog Post
13 Jan 2021
Unravelling the new digital leadership plans in UK government
In September 2019, the then civil service chief executive John Manzoni told Computer Weekly that the new digital leader he wanted to recruit for the UK government would “have to be very wise, very ... Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
13 Jan 2021
European IT outsourcing spend up in 2020 after cloud boost
IT outsourcing sector growth is an indication that businesses are beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel amid the Covid-19 pandemic and the economic disruption it has brought Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA