UK data protection complaints have more than doubled since GDPR deadline
The UK’s privacy watchdog has recorded a sharp rise in data protection complaints since GDPR came into force in May. In the five weeks follow…
Australia may have banned China’s 5G tech, but it will only become harder to resist
This excerpt is published in NS Tech’s latest newsletter. Sign up below for our weekly briefing on technology, business and politics. Over t…
SIG’s Christian Alt on modernising a legacy machine data system
When Christian Alt, director of digital transformation at SIG, a Swiss-based packaging company, compared his company to others several years ago, h…
Institute of Coding launches £2.3m fund to improve graduates’ digital skills
The government-backed Institute of Coding is seeking bids for a share of a £2.3m fund aimed at improving digital skills education for university st…
Matt Hancock appoints Hadley Beeman as NHS’s chief tech advisor
The health secretary, Matt Hancock, has appointed Hadley Beeman, the Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport’s former tech and secur…
How “regtech” could usher in a new era for the finance sector
Financial services as we know them are changing as new technologies enter and disrupt the market, promising consumers and businesses more efficient…
Microsoft is preparing a fix for a new zero-day Windows exploit
Microsoft is preparing to issue a patch for a zero-day Windows exploit after it was first disclosed by a security researcher on Twitter. The bug, w…
The week in govtech: the biggest tenders and awards (28/08)
This is the latest instalment of an exclusive feature analysing the UK’s biggest public sector tech deals. In partnership with data analysis firm T…
Can a new government fund help to close tech’s diversity gap?
The government has launched a new £1m fund to equip people from underrepresented groups with the skills they need to thrive in the tech sector. Thr…
Iranian cyber criminals may have infiltrated British universities
Cyber criminals linked to the Iranian government are attempting to steal intellectual property from British universities, new research has revealed…
Australia warned it will “meet its nemesis” after banning Chinese tech from 5G supply chain
The Australian government has been warned that it will “meet its nemesis” after banning telecoms operators from using 5G components mad…
A cybercrime gang linked to North Korea is turning its hand to Mac malware
A cybercrime gang linked to the North Korean government has launched a new malware campaign targeting cryptocurrency exchanges. The gang, known as …
“We can use AI, AR and IoT to transform golf,” says European Tour CTO Michael Cole
“My ambition is to create a truly connected tour whereby we have the ability to engage and connect with everything across that course, and when eve…
The Home Office is searching for an IT leader to oversee Brexit tech
The Home Office is searching for an IT leader to oversee the delivery of new technology in the run up to Brexit. The successful candidate will earn…
Exclusive: Google is taking on Microsoft and Amazon in the UK’s £600m public sector cloud market
Google has been listed on the government’s cloud services framework for the first time, giving the tech giant the chance to compete directly …
“Uncoordinated and fragmented”: government innovation comes under fire in official review
The Government Digital Service has pledged to draw up the first official innovation strategy for UK public services, after a review branded governm…
The week in public sector tech: the biggest tenders and awards (20/08)
This is the latest instalment of an exclusive feature analysing the UK’s biggest public sector tech deals. In partnership with data analysis firm T…
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube could face EU fines over extremist propaganda
The European Commission is drawing up plans to fine social media companies that fail to remove extremist propaganda from their platforms. The propo…
The silent creep of workplace surveillance: why the TUC wants to crack down on employee monitoring
More than half of UK workers fear they are being monitored by their employer and 65 per cent think the practice could spark discrimination and a se…
University computer science admissions have risen 60 per cent in a decade – but the gender gap persists
The number of students enrolled on computer science courses at British universities has risen by more than 60 per cent over the last decade, accord…
The UK’s biggest NHS trust is poised to spend £400m on an electronic patient record system
The NHS’s biggest hospital trust has signalled its intention to spend up to £400m on an electronic patient record system, in one of the bigge…
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