Spring Statement 2019 allocates £200m to technology

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ISSUE DATE: 14 March 2019 TOP STORIES Spring Statement 2019 allocates £200m to technology Chancellor Philip Hammond's latest statement announces funding to support progress in areas including supercomputer development, photonics and bioinformatics, promises tighter digital regulation and attempts to ensure flow of skilled professionals into the UK. READ MORE → Datacentre industry needs to raise its profile to address skills gaps, says panel The veil of secrecy the datacentre industry operates under is doing it no favours when it comes to attracting talent, according to Data Centre World panel. READ MORE → ICO pledges to support innovation UK data privacy watchdog is increasingly gearing up to support innovation to ensure developers of tech and digital services do not lose society’s trust. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH Furman Review urges greater competition for tech giants The six-month review into the UK digital economy includes recommendations of a new code of conduct for large companies, along with greater data openness and mobility. READ MORE → OpenText Enterprise World Europe: CEO Barrenechea stakes claim for EIM as competitive edge OpenText’s CEO and CTO Mark Barrenechea used his keynote at the company’s inaugural Enterprise World Europe customer and partner conference in Vienna to make a case for enterprise information management as a software category that can give corporate organisations a competitive edge. READ MORE → Bank of England’s large IT spend partly due to use of manual processes and legacy systems The Bank of England admits there is room for improvement when it comes to IT efficiency. READ MORE → Shetlands get broadband upgrade to support local NHS services Shetland Islands Council is to receive £1.91m of funding to expand full-fibre broadband expansion to NHS sites on remote islands through the government’s Local Full-Fibre Networks initiative. READ MORE →

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