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Government's digital strategy has lost momentum, claims Science and Technology Committee report
MPs slam government's faltering digital strategy
G-Cloud 11 goes live with 4,200 suppliers onboard
Launch of G-Cloud 11 comes as over £4bn has been spent on IT procurement by public sector bodies via the service
NHS Wales to overhaul IT systems through Microsoft deal
The rollout will begin next month and provide over 100,000 NHS Wales staff with access to modern workplace tools.
MPs launch electronic waste and circular economy inquiry
Politicians will explore the true extent of the UK's e-waste problem and how a circular economy can be created for electronic goods.
Government launches £153m programme to commercialise quantum tech
Total spending on quantum technology by the government surpasses £1bn
UK tech visa applications continue to rise, according to Tech Nation
The increase in applications comes as uncertainty around Brexit continues
Kelkoo contacts US antitrust authorities over Google
Kelkoo believes that not enough is being done in Europe to tackle Google's unfair promotional practices
UK needs kitemark system to warn consumers of device security threats, say MPs
The government needs to take a long-term approach to protecting against the risk of cyber-attacks, says Public Accounts Committee chair.
Government to spend £22m on army cyber warfare centres
The cyber warfare centres will be up-and-running in the early 2020s
The US government's concession to Huawei explained
US Department of Commerce will consider a further extension beyond the current 90 days
Government appoints leading experts to UK's new AI council
Ocado CTO Paul Clarke among the experts who will work with government to accelerate the adoption of AI in the UK
New UK visa available for foreign tech entrepreneurs
Sam Meymand, immigration lawyer at Fletcher Day, explains the new immigration system which will apply to tech entrepreneurs, amongst others
Algorithms in Society: Protecting people v protecting IP
James Kitching, Solicitor - Corporate, Coffin Mew, discusses the growing controversy around the use of algorithms and AI affecting privacy
Digital Services Tax branded 'half-baked' as intent to catch Apple appears to miss the mark
Chris Denning, head of international and corporate taxation, MHA MacIntyre Hudson, points to widespread confusion around the new tax, and questions its ability to catch the firms it apparently has in its sights
Local authorities must re-examine how they use data
Councils are not taking full advantage of the data they collect
EU Council approves reform to break down barriers for free movement of data
The regulation should make it easier to switch cloud providers or recover data from them
Microsoft executives remain committed to supplying tech to military - including AI
President Brad Smith explained Microsoft's controversial decision in an open letter
Microsoft employees speak out against US government's JEDI Project
Like Google, Microsoft workers have concerns about how the Department of Defense will use technology
Growing teams prompt IT budget rise amongst London councils
Councils have budgets of millions of pounds to secure skilled IT staff
Google bows out of bidding for $10 billion contract due to new AI principles
The search giant says that the Pentagon's work does not comply with its new ethical commitments around artificial intelligence
HMRC's successful blockchain proof-of-concept: the technology's the easy part
Initial trials 'very successful' says platform architect Richard Mander, but mind the policy gap
How Egress is doing away with usernames and passwords, and making security frictionless
Tony Pepper, CEO of Egress, explains what he's doing to make security a help rather than a hindrance, and how his organisation is finding success at the highest levels of government
NASA could nudge or nuke to divert any near-Earth objects
A nuclear strike has been considered, but Bruce Willis is nowhere in sight
Switching to the cloud has lowered wait times, increased visibility and freed up resources at Stockport Council
The SMBC service desk gets about 5,000 tickets a month, and going online has saved time for customers and agents
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