Government IT

Cross Channel: Sales Predictions & Smartphone VR Challenges

All the latest news from the world of the channel, including an IBM Cloud customer win

8 years ago

Russia To Block LinkedIn Access Over ‘Data Protection Violations’

Access to LinkedIn to be blocked within days over violations of Russia's strict data protection laws

8 years ago

Government Needs ‘Careful Consideration’ To Avoid The Pitfalls Of AI

Government report on the future of Artificial intelligence (AI) says Whitehall must consider impact of the technology on privacy, jobs…

8 years ago

Old School Polling Methods Hid Trump’s Popularity With Voters

Traditional data sampling and analysis methods that worked well for decades suddenly failed during the Presidential election of 2016

8 years ago

Camden Council CIO Wants To Save Lives With Data Analytics

Omid Shiraji, CIO of London Borough of Camden, reveals how the council is mapping data to help vulnerable people

8 years ago

How Smart City Projects Are Taking Shape Around The World

Smart cities are one of the promised benefits of the IoT, but there is still much work to do. Here…

8 years ago

Welsh Government Seeks EU Funding For Superfast Broadband Rollout Despite Brexit

After Assembly criticises Superfast Cymru project, government promises £80m to extend coverage - £37m is projected BT returns and £20m…

8 years ago

Cyber-Politics Reached New Heights In 2016 Presidential Election

ANALYSIS: Never before have social media and even cyber-spying been used to such an enormous extent to shape voter sentiment

8 years ago

Facebook & WhatsApp Pause Data Sharing In UK After ICO Threats

Facebook and WhatsApp have yet to agree to a commitment to be more transparent over how they collect and use…

8 years ago

US Election 2016: Silicon Valley Mostly Picks Clinton Over Trump

Major tech firms are clearly on the side of Hillary Clinton with Trump failing to win much favour in Silicon…

8 years ago

Chess Champion Seeks Microsoft Protection From Russian Hackers

Current world chess champion appoints Microsoft to bolster cyber defences ahead of showdown with Putin's lacky

8 years ago

China Adopts Controversial Cybersecurity Law Despite Foreign Criticism Over Internet Freedoms

The legislation could put further privacy and security pressures on foreign companies trying to operate in China

8 years ago

Code.Gov Repository For Open Source US Government Code Goes Live

US government decides to place all Federal source code on one website, calling it the 'people's code'

8 years ago

Tech Quiz Of The Week: Microsoft

Microsoft is arguably the biggest name in IT. But what do you know about its history, it's products and its…

8 years ago

Ukrainian Hackers Claim To Have Breached And Leaked Kremlin Emails

The emails purportedly show Russia could have a plan to carve up pro-Russian parts of Ukraine

8 years ago

Government ‘Can Change’ Despite GDS Turmoil And Long-Term IT Contracts With Megavendors

UK Cloud CEO says there is evidence of a culture shift in Whitehall as smaller vendors wouldn't have got a…

8 years ago

Women Earn 19.6 Percent Less Than Men In IT Sector

There is still work to be done to close the gender pay gap in the IT world

8 years ago

Cyber Security Challenge UK Tasks Hackers With Energy Firm Defence

Challenge sees amateurs battle to protect energy firm from cyber attacks, both internal and external

8 years ago

National Cyber Security Centre Head: Fearmongering Must Be Replaced With Facts

National Cyber Security Centre chief Dr Ian Levy wants an empirical, transparent approach to cybersecurity policy - not hysteria

8 years ago

Switzerland To Ease Red Tape For Fintech Startups

Swiss government proposes new rules to help financial technology startups enter the market

8 years ago

Pilot Lets 999 Calllers Livestream Emergencies From A Smartphone

999EYE livesteam service will provide real-time information back to emergency service control rooms. aiding their response

8 years ago

Microsoft Blames Russia For Exploiting Google-Exposed Windows Flaw

Microsoft says Russian hackers behind exploit of unpatched Windows flaw, revealed by Google

8 years ago

Sir Tim Berners-Lee: Hackers Could Exploit Open Data To Wreak Real-World Chaos

ODI founders want the government to consider open data as critical infrastructure that needs protection

8 years ago

Microsoft Positions ‘Responsible’ AI At Centre Of Digital Transformation Vision

FUTURE DECODED: Microsoft describes how 'respectful', 'trusted' AI and cloud infrastructure can change every business responsibly

8 years ago

Chancellor’s Vision Of Tech As The Future Of UK Economy Is Less Believable After Brexit

ANALYSIS: Government outlines ambition to make technology the poster child for Britain's economy after EU exit, but Brexit and unanswered…

8 years ago

UK Government Pledges ‘To Strike Back’ In Cyberwar As It Invests £1.9bn In Cybersecurity

Philip Hammond outlines the government's new cybersecurity strategy and how £1.9 billion will boost defences, enable law enforcement and aid…

8 years ago

Government ‘Could Save’ £2bn By 2020 If It Sorts Out Its Digital Strategy

Institute for Government slams Whitehall for digital transformation failures and lack of leadership

8 years ago

Four Years After EE 4G Launch, UK Must Do More If It Is To Be 5G And IoT Leader

ANALYSIS: Last weekend was the 4 year anniversary of the UK's first 4G network launch, but it's clear we're only…

8 years ago

MPs Demand National Roaming Network To Improve Rural Mobile Coverage

Broadband Infrastructure Group (BIG) believes macro not spot targeting for national roaming could help solve rural mobile coverage problems

8 years ago

Home Office Extends Fujitsu Contract Another Two Years

The long-running contract will now extend to the spring of 2018, in spite of official Whitehall policy favouring smaller suppliers

8 years ago