Author: ComputerWeekly.com

The UK government has named Barnsley as the nation’s first ‘tech town’, with initiatives to boost education, health and local businesses

This week’s Computer Weekly ezine digs into the latest twist in a long-running datacentre planning saga, concerning a server farm in Iver, Buckinghamshire, that the government has now admitted it was wrong to grant planning permission for. We also hear from the head of advanced analytics at Dutch Bank ING about how its foray into using AI technologies is benefiting both its business and the customers it serves. Sticking with the AI theme, we take a deep dive into how the technology is being used as an enabler for the development of urban digital twins, and find out how it can be used to assist IT security teams. Read the issue now.

The government's plans to offer AI skills training to UK citizens depends almost entirely on US big tech companies - how is this meant to support the aim of supporting homegrown AI firms and enhancing sovereignty?

HM Revenue & Customs is bidding to modernise its tax systems by migrating from ECC6 to SAP’s cloud-based Rise with SAP programme, adopting S/4Hana and AI to enhance efficiency and taxpayer experience

Councillors at audit committee urged to ensure strong project governance, adequate tech staffing levels and change management procedures

Intercepted communications data used to prosecute drug crime gangs is unreliable and does not conform to international standards of evidence, according to an expert report presented to a court in Antwerp

As it underwent a growth spurt in the early 2020s, graphic design platform Canva turned to 1Password to manage identity across its expanding organisation

Forrester examines the key factors security leaders and IT decision-makers need to evaluate when considering AI-enabled IT security

Early signs show that former Post Office Capture users face derisory initial compensation offers and face impossible appeals process

The UK government’s long-awaited ‘radical’ policing reform whitepaper has finally dropped, but there is a distinct lack of detail in it about how exactly the Police Digital Service will fit into its vision for a nationally led policing sector