Big data: how use, tech and governance is changing
Data trends in big data are changing the whole tech industry. The growth in big data means that not only do processors have to advance to be capabl…
The biggest govtech deals of the week (23/3/20)
This is the latest instalment of an exclusive series analysing the UK’s biggest public sector tech deals. In partnership with GlobalData, we’ve dri…
Coronavirus disruption means Google to abandon Chrome 82
Coronavirus has hit Google’s release schedule – prompting it to abandon Chrome 82 and skip straight to Chrome 83 instead. Google announced last we…
NHSX launches Techforce19 fund for social isolation interventions
Government funding of up to £500,000 will be awarded to tech sector innovations that help to counter the ill effects of social isolation, including…
NHS tech staff and suppliers count as key workers, government confirms
Technologists working to support social care services or the NHS during the coronavirus outbreak classify as key workers, the government has confir…
UK could track mobile location data in coronavirus response
BT, owner of UK mobile operator EE, is in talks with the UK government about handing over its phone location and usage data for the purpose of moni…
Will Covid-19 affect the future of data privacy?
The Covid-19 global health crisis may alter the future of data privacy in the name of public safety. According to published reports, the US governm…
Edge computing is the next growth area for MSPs, says Insight Enterprises CEO
Insight Enterprises is Fortune 500 company that is estimated to be worth around $9.2bn. The company is an IT services company and managed services …
Covid-19 requires information hygiene as well as personal hygiene
Covid-19 is throwing our need for and use of information into stark relief. Data is no longer a nice-to-have, but a necessity: something we have to…
Zoom urged to be transparent about government data requests
Digital rights advocacy group Access Now has called on video conferencing company Zoom to produce a transparency report on security and privacy. Th…
French telecoms regulator postpones 5G spectrum auctions
French telecoms regulator ARCEP (Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et des Postes) has announced a delay of the 5G auctions in…
The Pentagon is reconsidering decision to award Microsoft $10 billion JEDI contract
Last week, the Pentagon pitched into a pensive mood. In a court filing, it said it “wishes to reconsider” its decision to award the $10…
Will Verizon’s latest attempt to extract value from Yahoo work?
Last week Verizon unexpectedly launched Yahoo Mobile, a prepaid digital wireless service that will run on Verizon’s 4G LTE network. The app-based s…
UK publishes framework for post-Brexit EU data adequacy agreement
The UK government has published a number of documents championing the country’s scrupulous data protection standards, in order to convince th…
Brussels issues multi-million-euro plea for startups’ coronavirus solutions
The European Commission is preparing to spend tens of million of euros on startups and SMEs’ solutions to the coronavirus outbreak. A new cal…
Salesforce’s UK chief departs after seven months
Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia has stepped down as chief executive of Salesforce UK and Ireland just seven months after taking on the role. Previously the …
Cyber-attack on US health agency aimed to disrupt COVID-19 response
A cyber-attack on the US Health and Human Services Department’s (HHS) computer system has been framed as a campaign of disruption aimed at hi…
As remote working surges, will network operators cope?
For network operators already coming to grips with the effects of more customers “cutting the cord”, the next few months will demonstrate whi…
EU tells members: Want to trace Covid-19 using smartphone data? You’ll need to legislate
The European Union’s committee of data protection regulators has clarified that national governments will need to lay down new laws if they w…
Israel to use “anti-terrorist” surveillance tech to track coronavirus spread
Israel is kicking its coronavirus response up a gear with prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that the government plans to deploy anti…
The biggest govtech deals of the week (16/3/20)
This is the latest instalment of an exclusive series analysing the UK’s biggest public sector tech deals. In partnership with GlobalData, we’ve dri…
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