NHSX on track for May launch of Covid-19 contact-tracing app but challenges remain

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ISSUE DATE: 29 April 2020 TOP STORIES NHSX on track for May launch of Covid-19 contact-tracing app but challenges remain Leading UK scientific experts assure MPs that much-anticipated application will be ready for launch in May but concede that challenges exist on achieving meaningful uptake. READ MORE → Met Police assessing evidence of potential perjury in Post Office IT trials Force examines information about evidence given in court by Fujitsu staff on the Horizon IT system before deciding whether to investigate further. READ MORE → Confidence of UK startups rocked by coronavirus Firms worry how to keep sales up and secure investment during pandemic. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH What if we find we rather like this working from home thing? Sometimes it takes a major economic shock to change the accepted wisdom of economics and work – our working life after the coronavirus crisis might be very different. READ MORE → Snapshots 101: Array vs backup software We run the rule over snapshots in storage arrays and backup software and find a range of capabilities that go from mere support to fully snapshot-centric approaches. READ MORE → Hey teacher, leave those kids to (low) code As the BBC’s Kate Russell said this week on the broadcaster’s flagship techzine programme ‘Click’, “I wouldn’t be doing my job as a tech evangelist if I didn’t point out that lockdown is a perfect time to learn coding.” READ MORE → Nordics’ IT leaders facing the coronavirus crisis In this e-guide we look at some of the innovations, in the region, that are addressing Covid-19 challenges. But we also feature news that many tech startups in the region might soon face problems innovating at all as investment funds dry up. READ MORE →

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