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Public sector

Information Commissioner calls for prison sentences as council employee is fined for taking medical data

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Fines are not a big enough deterrent, believes Information Commissioner Christopher Graham
24 May 2013

1-in-10 school computers is an Apple iPad, Android, Windows or Amazon tablet

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11 per cent of secondary education conducted through apps, according to trade body BESA
24 May 2013

Chinese IP theft costs US $300bn a year, says report

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The Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property urges stronger action to be taken
23 May 2013

Cyber Security MSc launched by De Montfort University and Deloitte

Course will look into hacker psychology and industrial control systems security
22 May 2013

Apple CEO Tim Cook defends company against charges of aggressive tax avoidance

Apple pays one-in-forty corporate tax dollars, says Cook
22 May 2013

Ed Miliband says Google must pay more in UK taxes

Labour leader is 'disappointed' in Google's arrangements
22 May 2013

NS&I selects Atos over HP and Capita in £660m outsourcing deal

Deal will save taxpayers £400m over seven years
21 May 2013

Amazon wins cloud clearance from US government

Deal makes it easier for government agencies to use Amazon Web Services
21 May 2013

18 million university staff and students to benefit from Windows Azure

Deal between Microsoft and Janet will also see Office 365 enabled for use at universities
21 May 2013

NHS Wales selects V1 over Oracle to save £1m a year

V1's document management solution also chosen ahead of Brainware, Kofax Markview, Cannon and Readsoft
21 May 2013

IT job vacancies rise to just 15 per cent behind pre-recession high

Technology industry 'at forefront of Britain’s growth' says CWJobs
20 May 2013

John Lewis launches technology apprenticeship scheme

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

Britain can 'lead the world' on public sector data

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

Google denies accusations of 'unethical' tax arrangement

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