Government IT

UK Tech Industry Pressures Government Over Brexit Impact

An open letter to Prime Minister Theresa May raises concerns around the impact leaving the EU will have on the…

8 years ago

How IoT Is Supporting Critical Infrastructure And Public Services

IoT has the potential to transform our personal lives but what about the services that support society?

8 years ago

FBI ‘Hacked 8,700 Users’ In Tor Sting

Court documents reveal US investigators hacked thousands of suspects' computers around the world

8 years ago

AdBlock Plus Maker Wins Court Challenge

Another German regional court upholds the principle of ad-blocking, but publishers are wary of Eyeo's market dominance

8 years ago

‘Snooper’s Charter’ Repeal Petition To Be Considered By Parliament

The petition is to be considered for parliamentary debate after receiving more than 130,000 signatures

8 years ago

Ofcom Notifies EC Of Plans To Legally Split BT & Openreach

Talks between BT and Ofcom fail to result in agreement over Openreach future

8 years ago

Election Recount Unlikely To Reveal Evidence Of Vote System Hacking

ANALYSIS: Despite the suspicions a group of computer scientists, a recount of close presidential election tallies in three states won't…

8 years ago

San Francisco Public Transport Hit By Ransomware Attack

Passengers ride for free after ransomware shuts down Muni staff computers in San Francisco

8 years ago

BlackBerry Awarded CE+ Cyber Security Certification From UK Government

BlackBerry is the first UK mobile communications vendor to get the certification

8 years ago

The Economics Of OpenStack

Canonical's Mark Baker explains how the economics of Openstack can work in favour for your business when compared to public…

8 years ago

Can The UK Government Really Benefit From Blockchain?

IN DEPTH: Beyond the hype, can the government exploit Blockchain in the same way as other industries such as banking…

8 years ago

TechWeekEurope Is Now Silicon UK

The world of IT is changing. So are we. Find out more

8 years ago

Broadband Industry Welcomes Government’s FTTP Commitment

INDUSTRY VIEW: Government pledge of cash for 'full fibre' is well received but each firm has its own view on…

8 years ago

Government Pledges £400m For ‘Ultrafast’ FTTP Broadband Rollout

Chancellor Philip Hammond set to detail new funds for 'full fibre' but who will get money for FTTP?

8 years ago

IBM Plans Four New UK Data Centres To ‘Meet Cloud Demand’

IBM will treble its cloud capacity in the UK, targeting regulated industries and government, but European cloud head confirms plans…

8 years ago

Government Commits £2bn To Cutting-Edge Tech And Research Funding

Prime Minister Theresa May has outlined plans to pour an additional £2 billion per year in to Britain’s research and…

8 years ago

Ordnance Survey, Met Office & 5GIC Create 5G Network Mapping Tool

DCMS commissions consortium to create 5G network 'windtunnel' that can accurately predict how thousands of expected sites needed will perform

8 years ago

Tech Quiz Of The Week: Microsoft Office

What do you know about Microsoft Office?

8 years ago

GDS Appoints Anna Shipman As Open Source Lead

The government legitimises its commitment to open source

8 years ago

Snooper’s Charter 2.0 Is Set To Become Law As Lords Pass Controversial IP Bill

ISPs set to be required to keep your internet search history on record for at least a year in order…

8 years ago

UK Police’s 10 Year Digital Plan Focuses On Communications, Forensics

A 10-year strategy sees UK police forces taking wider advantage of digital tech, while training to handle its risks

8 years ago

GDPR ‘To Require’ 75,000 Data Protection Officers Worldwide

The privacy protection role is currently almost unknown outside the EU, a study finds

8 years ago

Facebook Suspends WhatsApp Data Sharing Across EU

Facebook stopped harvesting WhatsApp data in the UK last week, now it's doing the same across Europe

8 years ago

Fujitsu: UK Government Is ‘More Realistic’ With Its IT Supplier Ambitions

Fujitsu Forum: Big firms working with startups allows government IT to be better delivered

8 years ago

Tech Giants Call For President Trump ‘Dialogue’ And Support For Encryption

Facebook, Amazon, Google and others call on the US president-elect to support encrypted communications, net neutrality

8 years ago

‘Test Messages’ Sent To 1.2m Staff Downs NHSmail Email System

A test message mistakenly sent to the entire NHS restricted access to the email system

8 years ago

GSMA Demands Global Government Support For 5G

GSMA wants governments to harmonise spectrum and promote investment for 5G ahead of WRC-19

8 years ago

How The Internet Came Of Age As A Campaign Tool In 2016 Election

ANALYSIS: Politicians have been adapting to the internet and in Election 2016, they have fully integrated the internet into every…

8 years ago

Tech Quiz Of The Week: China And IT

China is a growing force in technology. But what do you know about its history, its companies and its IT…

8 years ago