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Sellafield whistleblower ordered to pay costs after email tampering claims

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Alison McDermott, an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion expert, has been ordered to pay £5,000 following a whistleblowing claim she brought against Sellafield, a former HR director at the Cumbrian nuclear complex and regulatory body the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). A tribunal has found that McDermott “acted unreasonably in the way these proceedings were conducted by…

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Post Office and Fujitsu had tense relationship, but were joined at hip when protecting their brands

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The Post Office’s relationship with IT supplier Fujitsu was “tense” in 2010 amid major problems rolling out the online version of the controversial Horizon computer system used in branches, the public inquiry has been told. The tensions mirrored those between the two organisations when legacy Horizon was first rolled out in 2000, which even saw…

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Sir Alan Bates hits out at Post Office ‘incompetence’ after data breach

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Campaigner Sir Alan Bates has hit out at the “utter incompetence” of Post Office bosses after he learned that a document containing the names and addresses of victims of the scandal was published on the Post Office website. The document, titled “Confidential Settlement Deed,” was discovered by journalist Nick Wallis, and has since been removed…

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Bupa turns to data to provide personalised health services

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Private healthcare company Bupa, which provides health and insurance services to 7.2 million people in Australia and the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, is rolling out technology to allow it to communicate with its customers in a personalised way, through email, mobile phones, the web and call centres. Over the past four years, the non-profit organisation has…

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Microsoft admits no guarantee of sovereignty for UK policing data

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Microsoft has admitted to Scottish policing bodies that it cannot guarantee the sovereignty of UK policing data hosted on its hyperscale public cloud infrastructure, despite its systems being deployed throughout the criminal justice sector.  According to correspondence released by the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) under freedom of information (FOI) rules, Microsoft is unable to guarantee…

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Post Office Horizon system investigators were blocked and threatened as they witnessed cover-up

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Independent forensic accountants contracted to investigate controversial Post Office Horizon system in 2012 describe Post Office cover-ups, threats, obstruction and the “worst corporate behaviour” seen in their long careers. During the latest Post Office Horizon scandal public inquiry, investigators Second Sight revealed the lengths the Post Office went to in its efforts to prevent knowledge…

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Digital transformation – the missing government mission?

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Unless current election polling proves to be massively mistaken, the UK is on the brink of a Labour government. But what will that mean for long-standing government efforts to deliver a “digital transformation” of the public sector? Computer Weekly has provided useful insight into how the Lib Dems, Conservatives, and Labour view the role of…

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Digging into the Labour Party’s election manifesto datacentre planning reform pledge

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The Labour Party’s election manifesto includes a pledge to remove the planning barriers that have halted datacentre developments and, in turn, stunted the UK’s economic growth. According to a report by The Telegraph in the days leading up to the publication of the full manifesto on 13 June, the Labour Party wants to reclassify datacentres…

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Why AI could finally get CIOs a seat at the table

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For years, CIOs have wanted to be taken more seriously by senior managers, and the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) might finally help them to make the breakthrough they want. Many organisations are trying to work out their route forward with AI, which creates an opportunity for the CIO to make their mark, according…

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General election 2024 – the digital policies examined

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Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 18 June 2024 General election 2024 – the digital policies examined Share this item with your network: In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the digital policies revealed in the three main political parties’ general election manifestos. Our new buyer’s guide looks at the latest trends…

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