Government IT

Tales In Tech History: Classic BT Red Telephone Box Celebrates 80th Birthday

The red K6 telephone box is forever a symbol of Britain and this week it celebrates its 80th birthday

8 years ago

Tech Quiz Of The Week: The BBC’s Technology Journey

The BBC has pioneered television, radio and online - but what do you know about Auntie's technology triumphs and its…

8 years ago

Cross Channel: Work In IT? Maybe It’s Time To Move North

All the latest from the world of the IT channel. This week: The north-south wage gap in IT is spending…

8 years ago

Digital Catapult Tests Blockchain ‘Smart Contract’

Blockchain could be used to encourage creative working patterns where companies law is too restrictive

8 years ago

University Of Edinburgh To Sell Supercomputing Power

The university is to sell access to its new 2,016-core Cirrus system along with support from the Edinburgh Parallel Computing…

8 years ago

Startup Showcase: Streetlife

Streetlife CEO Limvirak Chea talks about they local social network taking on Facebook, its use of AWS and why it's…

8 years ago

Federal Agencies Working With States to Guard Voter Data Security

Federal authorities saying they are investigating attempts to breach voter registration data and responding to state requests for assistance in…

8 years ago

Sky Calls For Openreach Separation As BT-Ofcom Talks ‘Falter’

Sky calls for BT Openreach to be separated (again), arguing UK could fall behind rivals. Meanwhile, talks on independence have…

8 years ago

EU ‘Demands’ Google Stop Forcing Android Makers To Install Search And Software

EU regulators want Google to stop forcing Android hardware makers to install its search and software

8 years ago

Brexit: ICO Says GDPR Will Come Into Effect Before Britain Leaves The EU

UK companies will likely need to work with in GDPR regardless of the Brexit

8 years ago

Social Media Analysis Shows Clinton Beat Trump In Presidential Debate

ANALYSIS: Analysis of sentiments expressed on social media showed how viewers' reactions tipped in favour of Hillary Clinton as debate…

8 years ago

Dropbox Receives Privacy Shield Certification For EU-US Data Transfers

Dropbox says it is protecting the privacy of its customers but is Privacy Shield better than Binding Corporate Rules?

8 years ago

The Challenges Of Deploying Box In Local Government

Boxworks 2016: How can local government authorities make the most of Box without disrupting services and protecting citizens data?

8 years ago

Snooping Becomes Legal In Switzerland To Combat Terrorism

Swiss voters have approved a law that allows security services to conduct surveillance operations

8 years ago

GCHQ And DCMS Join Forces With Cyber Security Startups

The new Accelerator centre will help startups develop cyber security systems with the help of £50 million of government funding

8 years ago

Twitter Data Will Be Used To Tackle LA Hate Crime

An $800,000 grant has been awarded to the University to create a social network powered hate speech detecting system

8 years ago

Cross Channel: HP Printers Reject Unofficial Ink, SMBs Want Local Partners

All the latest from the world of the channel. This week: Oracle, Cloud, HP, and printergate

8 years ago

Oracle Now Lays Claim As World’s One-Stop IT Shop

ANALYSIS: Oracle wants to become what IBM, the original Hewlett-Packard and Dell EMC once aspired to be: the true one-stop…

8 years ago

Tech Quiz Of The Week: Oracle

What do you know about Oracle's history, its software, its founders and its controversies?

8 years ago

Box: EU Cloud Regulations Have Hindered Our European Growth

INTERVIEW: Box COO says abolition of Safe Harbour and the EU's failure to create a single digital market has made…

8 years ago

One Third Of TechWeek Readers Use Windows 10 At Work

Eighty percent of TechWeek readers use Windows 10 but just four percent use it in the office exclusively

8 years ago

European Commission Kills Free Mobile Roaming Limits

The Commission will apply a criteria for free mobile roaming use to prevent its abuse

8 years ago

Government-Backed LPWAN IoT Network Goes Live In London

Digital Catapult and academic institutions claim LPWAN network will remove the barriers for IoT development in London

8 years ago

Box Looks Beyond Privacy Shield With EU Binding Corporate Rule Approval

Box gets EU binding corporate rules approval to safeguard European customer privacy following 'extraordinary' reversal of Safe Harbour last year

8 years ago

Network Rail ‘Shelves Plans’ To Sell Fibre Network

Network Rail suspends plans to sell fibre network, form a joint venture, or share capacity despite significant interest to boost…

8 years ago

Motorola Solutions CTO: Public Safety Will Be Transformed By Data-Driven Communications

INTERVIEW: Motorola Solutions CTO Paul Steinberg explains how data and enhanced communications can make cities safer - even if they're…

8 years ago

O2 CEO: Planning Reform Is Needed If UK To Be A 5G Leader

Ronan Dunne will leave O2 after 15 years but says out of the box thinking and better regulation will ensure…

8 years ago

Bank Of England To Rewrite Core Payment Tech By 2020

The update to the 20-year-old bank-to-bank settlement service is to take into account new technologies such as blockchain ledgers

8 years ago

MoJ Appoints Tom Read As Chief Digital And Information Officer

Government has appointed Tom Read as the chief digital and information officer at the Ministry of Justice and will oversee…

8 years ago

Tech Quiz Of The Week: Startups And Investments

What do you know Uber, Airbnb and the startup scene? Test your knowledge here

8 years ago