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Public sector

John Lewis launches technology apprenticeship scheme

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Apprentices to help multi-channel push for retailer
17 May 2013

Britain can 'lead the world' on public sector data

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Shakespeare Review pushes economic benefits of letting public sector data free
16 May 2013

Google denies accusations of 'unethical' tax arrangement

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Google's European boss, Matt Brittin, once again faces Public Accounts Committee over tax
16 May 2013

Computing ICT in education roundtable: What BYOD means for schools

A panel of experts assesses the validity of own device use in education
15 May 2013

E-Skills UK and employers team up to launch cyber security apprenticeship

Degree-level qualification aims to boost the number of young people working in IT security
15 May 2013

Oracle to open cloud data centre dedicated to G-Cloud

Computer giant follows Salesforce in announcing public-sector-focused data centre
14 May 2013

HMRC analyses data to catch offshore tax evaders

US and Australian tax administrations working with HMRC to fight tax evasion
14 May 2013

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust issues £50m tender for 'strategic ICT partner'

Ten-year contract up for grabs for provision of ICT services
13 May 2013

E-Skills UK creates more than 300 IT apprenticeships in seven months

Skills body is on track to create 550 roles by the end of 2013
13 May 2013

Arqiva wins government contract to improve rural mobile connectivity

£150m tender awarded to Arqiva to improve mobile coverage for up to 60,000 premises
13 May 2013

US data breach exposes 160,000 social security numbers

Vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion app server used to break into official system
13 May 2013

Teach engineers cyber security skills to protect critical national infrastructure, says IET

SMEs are at particular risk of losing IP because they don't think they are vulnerable
10 May 2013

Huawei boss breaks silence on US block, saying 'rest of the world is big enough'

'We can withstand the difficulties from the US government' says Zhengfei
10 May 2013

Obama signs executive order promoting use of open data

Policy designed to foster innovation, especially among start-ups
10 May 2013

Transport for London installs O2 and Cognito mobile workforce management solution

Fare evasion already reduced as a result, says TfL
09 May 2013

£7.45m granted to universities to train cybersecurity experts

Royal Holloway and Oxford University selected to boost number of PhD graduates with cyber skills
09 May 2013

Government sneaks in Communications Data Bill replacement in Queen’s Speech

Proposals aim to combat cybercrime, says Whitehall
08 May 2013

Interview: Paul Woobey, CIO, Office for National Statistics

Woobey discusses big data, how Oracle Exadata has improved budgetary calculations tenfold, and why he won't use the cloud
08 May 2013

Opinion: IT users’ feedback on education must be acknowledged

'It is not just about technical skills - but how these skills can be executed'
07 May 2013

Pentagon accuses China of hacking US government computer systems

Department of Defense annual report to Congress points the finger directly at Beijing for the first time
07 May 2013

Proposed Dutch laws grant police hacking powers – in the Netherlands and abroad

Dutch police seek the power to tap Gmail, Skype and WhatsApp communications in the interests of cyber security
03 May 2013

What does ‘The Instagram Act’ mean for online image copyright?

The government says it’s much-needed legislation, but critics argue it allows wholesale theft of copyrighted material. Danny Palmer examines the implications of the The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act
03 May 2013

DWP: the benefit claims site 'does not work properly' with Mac, Unix or IE 7 and above

'You may wish to claim another way' says DWP advice screen
02 May 2013

Salesforce to open UK data centre to support European growth

Slough selected to host Salesforce's European data centre
02 May 2013