IT for government and public sector
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Feature
27 Aug 2024
Computer simulations show Swedish fusion initiative could have global impact
The only nuclear fusion initiative in the Nordics, Novatron, believes it has a lot to offer on the global scale Continue Reading
By- Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management
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News
20 Aug 2024
Helsinki braced for elevated cyber attacks
The City of Helsinki is increasing its collaboration with cyber security and crime investigators following a major attack on its systems Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Mar 2015
Cyber crime: What every business needs to know
Computer Weekly gets the low-down on cyber crime from law enforcement officers and investigators Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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E-Zine
02 Mar 2015
Food giant acts fast on lean IT
In this week's Computer Weekly, we talk to the CIO from food giant Iglo – owner of Birds Eye – about how to work with outsourcers to keep IT lean and agile. We examine microservices, an important emerging trend in systems architecture. And we look into the issues around hybrid cloud storage. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
25 Feb 2015
SMEs seek legal advice over controversial Capita contracts with government
SMEs that claim to have lost significant revenue through two government contracts are seeking legal advice over alleged breaches of competition law Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
25 Feb 2015
£700m spent on Universal Credit yet to deliver value for money, say MPs
The Department for Work and Pensions has spent £700m on Universal Credit so far, but has yet to convince MPs it is value for money Continue Reading
By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
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E-Zine
23 Feb 2015
Banks take the fight to the web giants
In this week's Computer Weekly, with internet giants like Google, Apple and Facebook offering banking services, Santander is leading the fightback by launching a cloud storage service; but can it win? Our latest buyer's guide looks at cloud-optimised IT. And we examine how the economic trends will affect CIOs this year. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
17 Feb 2015
Home Office wins appeal against £224m Raytheon payment over e-Borders cancellation
The Home Office has won an appeal against a tribunal decision to award £224m to supplier Raytheon over the cancellation of its e-Borders contract Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
17 Feb 2015
International spyware operation linked to NSA
The US National Security Agency has reportedly hidden surveillance software in the hard drives of several top computer makers Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
16 Feb 2015
DWP starts national Universal Credit IT rollout
The next phase of the national IT rollout for the controversial Universal Credit programme has started Continue Reading
By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
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E-Zine
15 Feb 2015
Who will get your digital vote?
In this week's Computer Weekly, we hear from the UK's three main political parties as they debate their digital policies ahead of the general election. Is the rise of the CDO a threat to the CIO's position? We find out what IT leaders have to say. Continue Reading
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News
12 Feb 2015
Airwave's Tetra emergency services radio "costly and inflexible"
Incumbent Airwave failed to advance to the next stage of the Emergency Services Network procurement because its Tetra radio technology was too inflexible for current needs, according to reports Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
11 Feb 2015
General election 2015: Major parties focus on tech agenda
With advancements around data protection and state surveillance of internet traffic, the UK is heading into its first tech-aware general election Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Opinion
11 Feb 2015
What is government as a platform and how do we achieve it?
There are lots of discussion going on at the moment about digital “platforms”, and the impact they might have on UK public services Continue Reading
By- Mark Thompson, Exeter Business School and DIGITLab
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News
10 Feb 2015
Why peer-to-peer lending is such a threat to banks
Consumer trust for finance firms has never been high, and since the financial turmoil at the end of the previous decade it has reached rock bottom Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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09 Feb 2015
Universal Credit costs will not be revealed until after general election
The government will not reveal the full cost of its troubled Universal Credit system until after the general election in May 2015 Continue Reading
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News
06 Feb 2015
National Police ICT Company finally set to start operations
A national Police ICT Company is set to begin operations after finally being approved by the UK’s police and crime commissioners Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
05 Feb 2015
Newport to get resilient fibre ring for community safety projects
As part of a wide-reaching regeneration plan, Newport City Council deploys resilient fibre optic network to support community safety Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
05 Feb 2015
Ross Ulbricht faces life for Silk Road dark market conviction
Ross Ulbricht faces life in jail after being convicted of seven charges related to the Silk Road online illegal drugs dark market Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
04 Feb 2015
Offshoring data is biggest barrier to government in the cloud
Offshoring data is the biggest obstacle to putting government services in the cloud, according to a survey of MPs and peers Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
03 Feb 2015
EC3 announces industry partnership in fight against cyber crime
Europol's European Cybercrime Centre has partnered with security firm AnubisNetworks to help fight the global threat of cyber crime Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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Blog Post
03 Feb 2015
Gov dodged scrutiny of Universal Credit
Damage coalition cuts and bodge have done to Universal Credit was omitted from the National Audit Office assessment of the scheme in November.The full story emerged a week after the auditor ... Continue Reading
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News
02 Feb 2015
Government and Labour trade accusations and insults over Universal Credit progress
The political battle over the future of Universal Credit is heating up, as shown in an extraordinary exchange of letters last month Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
02 Feb 2015
Cyber crime is a threat to global economy, says researcher
Halting cyber crime could have a positive impact on the global economy, says Intel Security Europe security researcher and CTO Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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E-Zine
02 Feb 2015
Windows 10 in the enterprise
In this week's Computer Weekly, Microsoft has released more details of the forthcoming Windows 10 release – we look at what it means for enterprise IT. The UK government has set out its vision for an EU digital economy – we examine the issues. And our latest buyer's guide covers data science. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
02 Feb 2015
Health trust proposed offshoring mental care through Skype
Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust considered cutting costs by using Skype and low-cost staff to treat patients with depression Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
30 Jan 2015
Government network services tender deadline slips again
Crown Commercial Service pushes back deadline for tender submissions to Network Services framework to give suppliers more time to prepare Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
28 Jan 2015
Post Office faces grilling by MPs over Horizon accounting system
The Post Office faces a grilling by MPs over its mediation scheme for subpostmasters penalised by its Horizon accounting system Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
27 Jan 2015
Universal Credit costs will not be revealed until after general election
The government will not reveal the full cost of its troubled Universal Credit system until after the general election in May 2015 Continue Reading
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News
27 Jan 2015
HMRC’s move away from Aspire unachievable by deadline, say MPs
MPs claim Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs will be unable to move away from Aspire outsourcing contract by 2017 deadline Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
26 Jan 2015
QinetiQ hosts latest Cyber Security Challenge competition
UK defence firm QinetiQ challenged amateur cyber defenders in a realistic global online terrorist attack simulation Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
26 Jan 2015
Future of parliament report calls for digital engagement and online voting
A report outlines how parliament should embrace digital technology to be more transparent, inclusive and better able to engage the public Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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Blog Post
22 Jan 2015
Universal Credit bodged its bodge
Iain Duncan Smith looked like a fall guy when he started work on Universal Credit. He humbled forward to take the stage for his grand social project, with a little shove from his superiors. He ... Continue Reading
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News
21 Jan 2015
UK leads in global ranking of social open data sharing
The UK has been named the number one country to use open data for social and economic benefit Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
21 Jan 2015
MPs force inquiry into Post Office subpostmaster mediation scheme
MPs force inquiry into Post Office scheme to redress grievances of subpostmasters claiming to have been wrongly punished for false accounting Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
19 Jan 2015
NHS to bring two IT systems in-house away from BT
Two NHS IT systems will be moved from BT to be managed in-house by the Health and Social Care Information Centre from February 2015 Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
19 Jan 2015
HMRC trials Gov.uk Verify in busiest month of the year
Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs is to trial the government’s Verify identity assurance scheme in its busiest month Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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Photo Story
19 Jan 2015
UK's fastest supercomputer upgrades to 2Pflops and 5PB of tiered storage
The UK's fastest supercomputer upgrades to 4,920 nodes and 2 Petaflops performance with tiered storage including 5PB of direct-attached disk Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
16 Jan 2015
Blackburn with Darwen Council renegotiates Capita outsourcing deal
Blackburn with Darwen Council is renegotiating its £200m 15-year outsourcing deal with Capita as it tries to save millions of pounds in its budget Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
15 Jan 2015
Supplier relationship management lessons from the car industry
IT can learn a lot from the car industry, which has transformed supplier relationship management Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
13 Jan 2015
Obama calls for single US data breach notification law
The US president is calling for a single US data breach notification law as part of proposed legislation to improve data security Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
08 Jan 2015
Cyber attack now primary weapon for countries, says ViaSat UK
Cyber attacks are becoming the first weapon of choice for countries in conflict, says ViaSat UK Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
31 Dec 2014
Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2014
Computer Weekly looks back at the most significant stories on cyber crime in the past 12 months Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
22 Dec 2014
Top 10 CIO interviews of 2014
The top technology chiefs in the UK shared their opinions and experiences of modern IT leadership Continue Reading
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News
19 Dec 2014
Accenture and BT to battle for NHS email contract
The NHS has shortlisted two suppliers for its email system, with BT and Accenture still in the mix Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
18 Dec 2014
MP accuses Post Office of acting "duplicitously" in IT investigation
MPs claim Post Office was being "high handed" towards MPs and running a "flawed, deteriorating" accounting system Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
17 Dec 2014
Cabinet Office begins procurement for next stage of Gov.uk Verify
The Cabinet Office has submitted a tender notice for a £150m three-year framework for the provision of identity assurance services Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
17 Dec 2014
Technology needed to help ambulance services cope with increased demand
The future of the ambulance and emergencies services needs more investment in networking Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
17 Dec 2014
US interception in the EU faces new legal challenges
US government orders against Microsoft to hand over email data 'infringes privacy legislation' in other countries Continue Reading
By- Fiona O’Cleirigh
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News
16 Dec 2014
MPs to debate subpostmaster IT injustice claims
Debate about the Post Office scheme to redress grievances of subpostmasters will be held in Westminster Hall Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
15 Dec 2014
Lloyd’s Register Foundation grants £10m to Alan Turing Institute
The Lloyd’s Register Foundation has announced £10m in funding over five years to support research by the Alan Turing Institute Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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News
15 Dec 2014
IBM named as supplier for NHS HR replacement system
IBM has been named as the preferred supplier for the new NHS electronic staff record (ESR) project Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
12 Dec 2014
Care.data faces more delays over concerns about patients
The NHS’s Care.data scheme may face more delays due to concerns over lack of publicity and clarity of the proposed programme Continue Reading
By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
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News
10 Dec 2014
Why MPs lost faith in the Post Office's IT investigation, but vowed to fight on
A group of 140 MPs has removed its backing for a Post Office scheme to redress subpostmasters' grievances over alleged false accounting Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
09 Dec 2014
Digital governments meet in London to commit to best practices
Digital governments from across the world are meeting in London today as part of the inaugural D5 summit Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
08 Dec 2014
MPs blast Post Office over IT system investigation and remove backing
Post Office scheme to redress sub-postmaster grievances over IT system is failing, say MP group supporting alleged victims Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
03 Dec 2014
UKtech50 2014 - The most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly has announced the fifth annual UKtech50, our definitive list of the movers and shakers in UK IT Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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Photo Story
03 Dec 2014
Computer Weekly UKtech50: Rising Stars 2014
Chosen by the Computer Weekly team from people we’ve met over the past 12 months, here are our five rising stars of 2014 Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
02 Dec 2014
Ministry of Defence consolidates with green datacentre
The MoD is aiming to reduce its IT carbon footprint with the construction of a new datacentre to replace the existing host site in Bath Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
25 Nov 2014
Pressure on Universal Credit’s digital service mounts as testing begins
Risks remain for Universal Credit as DWP continues its twin-track gradual roll-out of live and digital services Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
24 Nov 2014
Cert-UK calls for better cyber threat data-sharing
Cert-UK has called for more UK firms to join the government’s Cyber Security Information Sharing Partnership Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
20 Nov 2014
UK police make four arrests in international cyber crime crackdown
UK police make four arrests during an international crackdown on cyber criminals using malware tools to steal data Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
19 Nov 2014
Home Office continues to engage with suppliers over Emergency Services Network
The Home Office is continuing its discussions with suppliers around the requirements for the new Emergency Services Network (ESN). Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
18 Nov 2014
HM Revenue and Customs hopes electronic forms will save £800,000 by March 2015
Taxpayers completing forms for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will be able to do so online by the end of 2014 Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
17 Nov 2014
US State Department bolsters email security after suspected breach
The US State Department took its unclassified email system offline to bolster security after a suspected breach in October 2014 Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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Feature
14 Nov 2014
The business challenges and benefits of identity and access management
IT leaders gathered at a CW500 Club meeting to hear from peers about the challenges of identity and access management Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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Opinion
13 Nov 2014
Revolutionising digital public service delivery
Public sectors across the world are attempting a transition away from closed, top-down, bureaucratic, and paper-based transactional models Continue Reading
By- Alan Brown, Jerry Fishenden & Mark Thompson
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News
13 Nov 2014
Ministry of Justice searches for IT staff to join digital team
The Ministry of Justice is recruiting people to join its team tasked with designed digital public services Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
12 Nov 2014
Government CTO Liam Maxwell says Microsoft “conversation has changed”
CTO Liam Maxwell says the government's relationship with Microsoft has changed after meeting CEO Satya Nadella Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
11 Nov 2014
US Postal Service latest government target for cyber attack
Hackers breach the networks of the US Postal Service in the latest of a series of attacks on US government agencies Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
07 Nov 2014
Ofcom to auction tranche of MoD-owned spectrum
190 MHz of spectrum in two bands currently controlled by the Ministry of Defence is to go under the hammer Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
07 Nov 2014
Police forces use private cloud to access Holmes database
Police forces across the UK will access the Holmes major investigation system via a private cloud service Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
06 Nov 2014
Southampton university fuels research with IBM Watson analytics
The University of Southampton has begun a far-reaching initiative to redefine the future of research powered by IBM Watson analytics Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
05 Nov 2014
Why national roaming may not be the answer to mobile not-spots
Industry suggests alternative strategies as government threatens to force mobile operators to allow national roaming Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
05 Nov 2014
Government open standards - the curious case of Microsoft and the minister
What role, if any, did science minister David Willetts take in helping Microsoft try to overturn government IT policy? Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
04 Nov 2014
Government asks for more information on digital currencies
The government has released a Call for Information to invite views on the benefits and risks of digital currencies Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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Photo Story
01 Nov 2014
Inside Kashiwa-no-ha: Hitachi Smart City near Tokyo
Hitachi shares what its Kashiwa-no-ha Smart City looks like near Tokyo, Japan. Continue Reading
By- Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly
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News
31 Oct 2014
Ipswich hospital improves healthcare service with Esri data visualisation
Health pilots location-based technology that delivers data visualisation Continue Reading
By- Archana Venkatraman, Datacentre Editor
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News
30 Oct 2014
Problems surface as first users attempt to use Gov.uk Verify
Problems have surfaced as users try to use Gov.uk Verify to prove their identities Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
30 Oct 2014
Business needs to take cyber crime seriously, says top EU cyber cop Troels Oerting
Troels Oerting, head of Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre, says businesses must heed the risk of cyber crime Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
30 Oct 2014
Half a million citizens to be using Gov.uk Verify by April 2015
Government now expects to have nearly half a million people using its Gov.uk Verify service for online identity assurance by April 2015 Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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Feature
30 Oct 2014
How the BBC became digital in three-and-a-half years
The BBC has undergone a digital transformation that started 18 months prior to the London 2012 Olympic Games Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
29 Oct 2014
Home Office appeals against $300m Raytheon payment in e-Borders dispute
The Home Office has appealed against a decision to award $300m to Raytheon over the cancellation of its e-Borders contract Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
29 Oct 2014
HMRC to save £200m per year by scrapping Aspire outsourcing deal
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) expects to save over £200m a year by moving away from its Aspire IT outsourcing contract in June 2017 Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
28 Oct 2014
Government replaces Becta education IT procurement framework
Government seeks up to 20 suppliers to form a £300m procurement framework for ICT services to public-sector education organisations Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
27 Oct 2014
Met Police trials analytics to fight gang crime
The Metropolitan Police is experimenting with analytics software to help predict which criminals are likely to re-offend Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
24 Oct 2014
Universal Credit digital service set for first public test in Sutton
Digital service for Universal Credit to start testing with benefit claimants in Sutton, south London, in the next two months Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
23 Oct 2014
Universal Credit digital system reaches key milestone as DWP delays roll-out
The digital system supporting the Department for Work and Pension's Universal Credit programme has passed a major development milestone Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
23 Oct 2014
BBC takes iPlayer video production to AWS cloud to beat bottleneck and storage woes
Having run Video Factory on AWS for over a year, BBC's Robert Shield explains how he overcame iPlayer bottleneck and availability challenges Continue Reading
By- Archana Venkatraman, Datacentre Editor
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Feature
22 Oct 2014
Interview: Ed Vaizey MP talks digital economy and digital skills
Minister for the digital economy Ed Vaizey discusses his new role and the future of digital policy Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
22 Oct 2014
Firms lack technology for workforce of the future
European businesses will rely increasingly on freelance, geographically dispersed employees as they vie to attract the top skills to their organisations over the next 5 years. Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
22 Oct 2014
Defra first department to implement Gov.uk Verify
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs first to utilise government’s new identity assurance system Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
22 Oct 2014
Drones a threat to privacy, says former GCHQ chief David Omand
The use of drones in the UK raises significant safety, security and privacy concerns, according to a report from ex-head of GCHQ, David Omand Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
21 Oct 2014
Government releases social media guidance for civil servants
New social media guidelines for civil servants have been released by the Cabinet Office Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
21 Oct 2014
GCHQ embodies British values, says Iain Lobban
Outgoing GCHQ director Iain Lobban has defended the intelligence agency in his final speech before retiring Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
17 Oct 2014
FBI director James Comey joins call for online surveillance tools
FBI director James Comey has reiterated the need for online surveillance and joined calls for more tools to do so Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
17 Oct 2014
Local government outsourcing shrinks workforce 35%
The number of staff directly employed by a fifth of local authorities will reduce 35% by 2020 as a result of outsourcing Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
16 Oct 2014
UK is prime target for cyber attacks, says FireEye
The UK has been greatest target of advanced cyber attacks in Europe, the Middle East or Africa in the first half of 2014, report shows Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
15 Oct 2014
Industrial control systems: What are the security challenges?
Targeted attacks on industrial control systems are the biggest threat to critical national infrastructure, says Kaspersky Lab Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
15 Oct 2014
Gov.uk Verify identity assurance service ready to go live
Government expected to launch first service using digital identity assurance in "next couple of weeks" Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
10 Oct 2014
Fear and loathing could hold back UK internet of things, says KPMG report
More than two-thirds of UK consumers fear growing number of interconnected devices make it too easy for things to go wrong Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
09 Oct 2014
Housing associations launch shared internet service from BT
BT promises housing association tenants lower internet costs through new scheme Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor