On 22 September 2026, Computer Weekly turns 60. To mark the milestone, we asked some of our friends – experts, parliamentarians, IT leaders and suppliers – for their perspectives on how tech has changed their lives over six decades. What’s changed the most for you since then? In 1990, a lecturer stood before a room…
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Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 11 August 2026 Where next for digital government? Share this item with your network: In this week’s Computer Weekly, after new UK prime minister Andy Burnham scrapped the Whitehall department responsible for technology, we examine the future for digital government. As pressure grows on cyber security…
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On 22 September 2026, Computer Weekly turns 60. To mark the milestone, we asked some of our friends – experts, parliamentarians, IT leaders and suppliers, as well as our journalists – for their perspectives on how tech has changed their lives over six decades. What’s changed the most for you since then? In the beginning…
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On 22 September 2026, Computer Weekly turns 60. To mark the milestone, we asked some of our friends – experts, parliamentarians, IT leaders and suppliers – for their perspectives on how tech has changed their lives over six decades. What’s changed the most for you since then? Back in 1966 when Computer Weekly was launched,…
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The Good Law Project and Open Rights Group have threatened the UK data regulator with legal action after accusing it of “brushing aside” thousands of data protection complaints from the public, a situation they claim will be made worse by its new approach to complaint handling. Under the UK’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the…
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Freshworks CIO Ashwin Ballal hasn’t taken the typical digital leadership journey. Having completed a PhD in material science and engineering, he started in business-focused operations, working in marketing, engineering, product and operations. His shift into IT came much later, almost to the extent that he could be seen as an accidental CIO. “My career wasn’t…
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The Nvidia RTX 3060 and 3050 are apparently making a comebackA graphics card maker in Asia has new models planned as budget alternatives, and this practice could spread to other regionsMeanwhile, we’re hearing that SK Hynix plans to accelerate development of its memory chip production capacity and triple it by 2034The RAM crisis appears to…
Scotland will ensure that any police use of facial recognition technology is “lawful, effective, proportionate and grounded in respect for human rights,” according to the Scottish justice secretary. Writing to Scottish biometrics commissioner Brian Plastow – who urged the Scottish government in late May 2026 to introduce primary legislation for the police use of live…
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The UK’s Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has worked with Google Cloud, Google DeepMind and Faculty – a company recently acquired by Accenture – to improve the planning system. The collaboration on the Augmented Planning Decisions (APD) tool, which uses Google Cloud, is being developed and alpha-tested with local planning authorities in the…
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Capita is expected to miss the June 30 deadline to have the Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS) administration running as it should, according to trade union. The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) said it was told by the Cabinet Office that it expected Capita to miss the deadline set by Cabinet Office minister Nick…
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