In your organisation, do you have a CIO? A CTO? A CTIO, perhaps? Technology is notorious for its acronym-laden array of job titles. Indeed, almost like software code they seem to keep on proliferating. This is doubtless because technology is itself such a fast-moving area – as the field of responsibilities and priorities keeps shifting…
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The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has begun a consultation following on from Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt’s £2.5bn funding for quantum technologies. The National quantum strategy sets out the UK’s vision to become a world-leading quantum-enabled economy by 2033, and in its introduction, Michelle Donelan, secretary of state for science, innovation and…
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The UK government has extended tariff-free imports from Ukraine as part of a digital trade agreement, which will make the country’s IT sector more attractive to UK businesses. Ministers also used The Road to Ukraine Recovery conference in London to encourage UK businesses to engage with Ukraine on future rebuilding projects. Business and trade secretary…
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More than ever before, technology is changing the way companies and government agencies are managed – and the rate of change is picking up. The ability of the chief information officer (CIO) to anticipate, identify and acquire the appropriate ICT capabilities is a key ingredient in the success or failure of organisations in countries around…
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Orchestrating suppliers and IT teams during a major digital transformation is what Russ Thornton finds himself doing in his role as CTO at UK lending and savings bank Shawbrook. Bringing a large group of people with different skills together and making them collaborate is not new to him. A musical conductor by education, Thornton “fell into…
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Two years ago, the National Audit Office (NAO) report into digital change in government made fairly grim reading. It documented many seemingly intractable issues government has experienced in trying to deliver “digital” (essentially, “technology”) initiatives at the programme level. For example, understanding of its aims, getting the commercial aspects right, tackling its vast legacy estate,…
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During the first 10 months of Ukraine’s war with Russia and the massive disruption it brought, the country’s IT industry continued to grow. According to a report from the IT Ukraine Association, the value of IT exports in the time from Russia’s invasion in February last year to the end of December was $6bn, some…
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Prior to the pandemic, many European companies had already tried allowing employees to work from home. In most cases, this was only for a small number of workers and highly dependent on the type of job involved. For example, salespeople and other customer-facing employees need to be away from the office as much as possible,…
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The people that run government departments need a better understanding of digital transformation if billions of pounds of efficiency savings are to be made, according to the latest National Audit Office (NAO) report. In Digital transformation in government: addressing the barriers to efficiency, the NAO warned this could continue unless the government addresses a lack of…
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Everywoman has announced the winners of this year’s Everywoman in Technology Awards, selected by more than 30 expert judges from more than 80 finalists. First launched in 2011, each year the Everywoman in Technology Awards aim to celebrate women in tech from across many sectors and organisations for their achievements. Highlighting the importance of showcasing…
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