Uber autonomous vehicle death raises questions for UK law review

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ISSUE DATE: 22 March 2018 TOP STORIES Uber autonomous vehicle death raises questions for UK law review Uber suspended testing of autonomous vehicles in North America after one of its cars struck and killed a pedestrian this week, and the tragic accident raises big questions in the light of the UK’s ongoing legal review of self-driving cars. READ MORE → Ministry of Justice CDIO Tom Read claims CIO role will succumb to cloud Speaking at Cloud Expo Europe, Ministry of Justice CDIO Tom Read says CIOs must be prepared to make their own roles redundant by embracing commodity cloud services and utility computing. READ MORE → Shared services project is about user needs, not tech, says strategy director If you’re hoping for the government’s shared services strategy to “break revolutionary ground” in terms of tech, you’ll be disappointed. It’s about serving user needs – not tech – says its strategy director Andy Helliwell. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH What would coders do in ethical grey areas? Software developers are writing code that affects the lives of millions of people and how businesses are run, but what do coders think about some of the ethical questions they face?  READ MORE → Fintechs weigh up their partnership options Fintechs need to consider what type of companies they should work with to make the most of open banking regulations. READ MORE → MoD to focus on SMEs to raise supply chain cyber security The Ministry of Defence continues to develop a joint initiative with industry aimed at raising the security posture throughout the UK’s defence supply chain, with increasing focus on SMEs. READ MORE → Tech North aims to fill 24 tech jobs in 24 hours Government-backed initiative is launching a campaign to try to fill 24 digital job vacancies in the north of England within a day. READ MORE →

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