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Subpostmaster group calls for prime minister to pause Horizon ‘whitewash’ inquiry Subpostmasters call for Boris Johnson to pause and reshape the government’s Horizon inquiry Share this item with your network: By Published: 23 Feb 2021 16:30 The campaign group at the centre of the fight for justice for subpostmasters who had their lives ruined by the Post Office’s error-prone computer system has asked prime minister Boris Johnson to pause the government inquiry into the scandal. In...

Malaysia government intervenes to drive 5G forward The government of Malaysia pledges to spend 15bn ringgit to set up an entity that would be granted spectrum and operational scope to manage 5G roll-outs Share this item with your network: By Published: 23 Feb 2021 2:52 Malaysia is speeding up 5G deployments in the country through a “special purpose vehicle” (SPV) that will receive 5G spectra, as well as build, operate and lease 5G infrastructure to new and existing telcos by the end of...

TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / February 23, 2021 / GlobeX Data Ltd. (OTCQB:SWISF) (CSE:SWIS) (FRA:GDT) ("GlobeX" or the "Company"), the leader in Swiss hosted secure communications and secure data management

How GeoSpock is supercharging geospatial analytics Company’s GeoSpock DB is aimed at optimising queries of large volumes of geospatial data with scale and speed Share this item with your network: By Published: 23 Feb 2021 8:19 Storing and analysing huge volumes of geospatial data from internet-of-things (IoT) devices using traditional databases can be tedious and expensive, with analytics applications often plagued by high latency and slow response times. That was the problem that the fo...

As the number of private sector firms enforcing blanket bans on contractors grows, Techcentre Umbrella is offering IT workers displaced by the reforms a safe haven, claims its founder

Post Office Horizon and the subpostmasters’ justice fight – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast By Listen to this podcast In this episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Karl Flinders joins Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald, and Brian McKenna to discuss the Post Office Horizon system that brought havoc to the lives of subpostmasters and subpostmistresses In this episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Karl Flinders joins Caroline Donnelly, Clare Mc...

Industry concerns over government digital identity plans risk a confusing outcome for users About This Blog Computer Weekly\s editor gives a personal perspective on the biggest issues in technology and IT strategy. Latest Blog Posts Related Content Does email security need a human solution or a tech solution? Why Microsoft’s $19bn acquisition of Nuance makes sense Download Current Issue A flurry of recent activity suggests the government is ramping up its plans for the long-awaited ...

The Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) — the UK government’s new strategic centre for digital, data and technology — has a big challenge on its hands. How does it break the repeating cycle of digital government initiatives and deliver the long-promised transformation of our public services?

HMRC accused of utter hypocrisy over use of IT contractors enrolled in tax avoidance schemes Campaign group calls for HMRC to face an investigation, while accusing the department of ‘utter hypocrisy’ for using IT contractors enrolled in disguised remuneration schemes Share this item with your network: By Published: 18 Feb 2021 15:45 HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) stands accused of “utter hypocrisy” for hiring IT contractors enrolled in disguised remuneration (DR) schemes, despite b...

Swedish police fined for unlawful use of facial-recognition app Sweden’s data watchdog has found that Swedish police failed to conduct the data protection checks required by law before using controversial facial-recognition tool Share this item with your network: By Published: 18 Feb 2021 16:30 Sweden’s data protection authority IMY has fined the Swedish Police Authority €250,000 for unlawfully using controversial facial-recognition technology company Clearview AI to identify individ...