Social exclusion, IoT and data privacy the biggest issues facing digital economy

At the 2015 Parliament and Internet conference in Westminster, a series of panels explored some of the key issues affecting the UK’s digital economy

Retailers will never have pure play, says Watchfinder founder

Founder of luxury second-hand watch reseller Watchfinder explains that retailers will never have an entirely online or offline business

British American Tobacco saves £1.4m after automating candidate selection

British American Tobacco uses custom profiling software to cut the number of applications managers have to screen by half, as part of a major re-organisation of its recruitment processes

Ford adds social media controls to Sync system

Ford is to give drivers the ability to access their social media accounts using voice controls while on the road

European Union passes watered-down net neutrality laws

The European Parliament rejects proposed amendments to the net neutrality regulations that would have closed a number of loopholes

Transforming Singapore Post through modern technology

When Singapore Post realised it had to change its business model to survive, it appointed its first CIO to front the technology transformation

The post-merger world: What the future holds for EMC and its federation

A look at the integration challenges Dell faces in trying to merge EMC’s various business units with its own

Net neutrality laws have dangerous loopholes, says Tim Berners-Lee

As the European Parliament prepares for a key vote on net neutrality, web inventor Tim Berners-Lee has warned that stronger amendments are needed to close a number of worrying loopholes

CIO interview: Christina Scott, CIO, Financial Times

As a leading global media firm, the FT is at the forefront of digital change – not to mention a new owner that means bringing IT back from its former parent

BBC announces digital content season as part of Make it Digital initiative

Six months on from the launch of its Make it Digital initiative to help children embrace technology, the BBC announces digital content season across its media channels

Microsoft makes fresh legal bid to protect emails stored in Irish datacentre from US government

Software giant's ongoing battle to protect emails stored in overseas datacentre from US government enters new phase

Chef secures $40m spending round as enterprise DevOps adoption soars

Automation software supplier Chef dismisses buyout talk after sharing details of latest funding round

Early plans for Universal Credit show DWP expected to complete project in two years

An early plan drawn up by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for its Universal Credit scheme reveals unrealistic ambitions for the troubled project

Equinix buys Japanese datacentre firm Bit-isle to tap into Asia-Pacific cloud demand

Datacentre giant Equinix reveals details of its latest acquisition target, Japanese firm Bit-isle, to meet demand for cloud and hosting services in the Asia-Pacific region

CityFibre ousts BT from Edinburgh Council WAN

Edinburgh City Council to connect 294 of its sites to CityFibre’s Edinburgh Core fibre network as it ends a long-term contract with BT

School kids would rather study coding than a foreign language, says Ocado

A year since computer science was added to the school curriculum Ocado discovers kids would rather learn to code than to speak another language

Myanmar internet gets boost with content delivery network

Myanmar internet users will start benefiting from changes in the law that encourages foreign direct investment in communications infrastructures

BBC director general Tony Hall proposes an 'open BBC for the internet age'

As the internet changes the way the public consumes content, the BBC proposes to make itself a platform for UK talent and an ongoing trustworthy source

Digital kiosks fail to stem Argos sales decline

Retailer Argos reports a small increase in sales in comparison to its last quarter, but still suffers revenue decline year-on-year despite digital initiatives

Newcastle City Council puts free Wi-Fi in 69 public buildings

Newcastle City Council enables 69 public buildings across the city as part of the government-supported Go Digital Newcastle programme

The Effects of Dirty Email Data

Inaccurate or incomplete data often means less return in email marketing. A recent report shows how some marketers are cleaning up their email records.

Lufthansa picks Inmarsat GX for 10-year in-flight broadband deal

German flag carrier Lufthansa will offer Inmarsat’s Global Xpress satellite broadband service on 150 of its aircraft

EU net neutrality laws a threat to UK Open Internet Code, says BSG

The Broadband Stakeholder Group’s Richard Hooper says that the EU’s Connected Continent Regulation could damage the UK’s Open Internet Code

The problem of smart cities and connectivity in the UK

Only once leaders develop a framework for local economic and societal development can the “smart city” buzz can evolve into “intelligent communities”

CIO interview: Steve Watt, University of St Andrews

CIOs at universities have very demanding clients in the form of tech-savvy students, but this is only part of the story, explains University of St Andrews CIO Steve Watts

IBM reports continued sales decline in Q3 results

IBM reports sales and profits down again in its Q3 results, as the company continues its transformation across the business to fight off competition

Consumer take-up of Gigaclear fibre broadband exceeds BDUK rates

Ultrafast altnet Gigaclear marks a major milestone in its network roll-out and claims a higher take-up rate for its FTTP product than BT is seeing on the Openreach FTTC network