Data quality management and governance

ORG urges ICO to revise public sector enforcement approach

The Open Rights Group is urging the Information Commissioner’s Office to revise its light touch approach to public sector data protection issues, arguing that its experimental policy of limiting its enforcement actions to reprimands and notices, rather issuing fines, is allowing bad practices to continue largely unabated Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Post Office project taking control of Horizon data from Fujitsu as part of messy split

The Post Office will no longer rely on Fujitsu for Horizon data past and present once cloud migration project is complete, in a major uncoupling of the 30-year relationship Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Interview: Raymond Boyle, vice-president of data and analytics, Hyatt Hotels

Data culture is a key focus for the strategy at the global hotel chain, especially as AI opens up new opportunities to drive personalisation and trust with customers Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Adventures in AI at Tripadvisor

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how travel site Tripadvisor is embracing AI to offer new products and services to its users. Gartner says the chance of a successful digital project is like ‘flipping a coin’ – we went to its annual IT leadership symposium to ask why. And we examine what companies must do to comply with the EU’s new NIS2 cyber security rules. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

How banks are navigating the AI landscape

Industry experts discuss the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in banking, while addressing the challenges and governance implications of integrating AI into financial services Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Denmark’s AI-powered welfare system fuels mass surveillance

Research reveals the automated tools used to flag individuals for benefit fraud violate individuals’ privacy and risk discriminating against marginalised groups Continue Reading

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• Josh Osman, Computer Weekly

MPs hold first ever debate on live facial recognition

MPs have held an open debate on police use of live facial recognition technology for the first time since it was initially deployed by the Met Police in August 2016 Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Police cloud project raises data protection concerns despite legal reforms

Ongoing data protection issues with the use of hyperscale public cloud infrastructure by UK police could complicate the ambitions of nine forces to move their common records management system into the cloud Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Innovating with weather data at the Met Office

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how the Met Office is using its vast stores of weather data to create innovative new products. Our latest buyer’s guide looks into identity and access management systems. And we examine the geopolitical threats that could curb the openness of open source. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Fresh concerns over NHS England registries procurement

Clinicians and technologists behind a number of medical devices registries being brought together by NHS England on a new common platform have accused the health service of flouting public sector procurement regulations Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

What is qualitative data?

Qualitative data is descriptive information that focuses on concepts and characteristics, rather than numbers and statistics. Continue Reading

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• Robert Sheldon

Interview: Petra Molnar, author of ‘The walls have eyes’

Refugee lawyer and author Petra Molnar speaks to Computer Weekly about the extreme violence people on the move face at borders across the world, and how increasingly hostile anti-immigrant politics is being enabled and reinforced by a ‘lucrative panopticon’ of surveillance technologies Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Snowflake brings AI to data for Australian businesses

At the Sydney leg of the Snowflake World Tour, the company showcased how its platform simplifies data management, reduces costs and drives AI adoption for Australian businesses Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Virtual collaboration within and across industries – promises and challenges

New technologies enable intuitive and realistic visual and auditory landscapes that put users within applications. We look at which industries will likely illustrate the impact of virtual collaboration in commercial environments Continue Reading

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• Martin Schwirn, Computer Weekly

What is dimensionality reduction?

Dimensionality reduction is a process and technique to reduce the number of dimensions -- or features -- in a data set. Continue Reading

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• Alexander S. Gillis, Technical Writer and Editor

Data classification: What, why and who provides it

You need to know where your data is, what it is, its governance requirements and relationship to the rest of your data. We look at data classification and how AI can help Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

How Manulife is empowering sales and call centre agents with AI

Canadian insurance giant is leveraging generative AI to personalise customer experiences, transform contact centre workflows and automate underwriting processes Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Prudential taps AI to improve health insurance experience

Insurance giant Prudential teams up with Google Cloud to streamline claims processing, personalise healthcare journeys and improve health outcomes Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Hillingdon Council commits £9m to tech revamp in digital strategy

Hillingdon’s three-year digital strategy will see the council fund attempts to modernise its systems and infrastructure, change how residents interact with the local authority and make better use of data Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Trusting the Cybercab with software quality

“We expect software to work perfectly,” the CEO of Dyntatrace, Rick McConnell proclaimed at the opening of the company’s European Innovate event in Amsterdam. This should not be an aspiration, but ... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Why responsible AI is a business imperative

Tools are emerging for real-world AI systems that focus more on responsible adoption, deployment and governance, rather than academic and philosophical questions about speculative risks Continue Reading

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• Mary Branscombe, Computer Weekly

Data and technology key to the future of the subsurface, report says

The report highlights the important role of the subsurface, but lack of accessible data and the likely need for new policy and regulation on the use of new technologies are barriers to future sustainable and efficient use Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

APAC organisations embrace generative AI

Study reveals a surge in GenAI adoption across APAC, with businesses looking to train their own models, likely to address specific regional needs and market dynamics Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Businesses are getting some value from AI, but struggling to scale

Survey from KPMG reveals IT leaders struggling to keep up with the pace of technology innovation Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

AI: From exploration to production – five case studies on GenAI in action

Many organisations are testing out uses for generative AI, but how are they getting on? We speak to five early adopters to find out the lessons learned so far Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Data sharing for immigration raids ferments hostility to migrants

Data sharing between public and private bodies for the purposes of carrying out immigration raids helps to prop up the UK’s hostile environment by instilling an atmosphere of fear and deterring migrants from accessing public services Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

The flight to data success

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at how Manchester Airport Group has set course to become the world’s most intelligent airport through its data-led approach. After much hype about artificial intelligence, we look at the failings of AI initiatives as the tech hits roadblocks, as well as explore what can be done to improve success. And we take a peek at what support networks are available to those new in the CISO role. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Sony Research, AI Singapore to refine Sea-Lion for Tamil

Sony Research and AI Singapore are collaborating to enhance the Sea-Lion LLM for Tamil, a language spoken in Southeast Asia and India Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

AI hype hits reality roadblock

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Chief data officers highlight data integrity woes

In a report from the company co-founded by web inventor Tim Berners-Lee, CDOs discuss the challenges of artificial intelligence and using increasing amounts of personal data Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

AI hype hits reality roadblock

Recent surveys point to failings of artificial intelligence initiatives to achieve business objectives and deliver return on investment Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Social care must ensure IT systems comply with data standards

As social care is moving towards meeting its target of 80% of providers having digital records, the Department for Health and Social Care calls on them to ensure the digital systems meet national standards Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Navigating the data analytics and AI landscape

Analysts at the Gartner Data and Analytics Summit in Sydney call for organisations to focus on business outcomes, extend data literacy to AI literacy and foster human-AI collaboration to benefit from the AI era Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

What is data loss prevention (DLP)?

Data loss prevention (DLP) -- sometimes referred to as 'data leak prevention,' 'information loss prevention' or 'extrusion prevention' -- is a strategy to mitigate threats to critical data. Continue Reading

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• Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Site Editor
• Garry Kranz
• Andy Patrizio

Nearly a third of GenAI projects to be dropped after PoC

At least 30% of generative AI projects will be abandoned by 2025 as organisations struggle to realise the value of the technology, says Gartner Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

What is electronic data processing (EDP)?

Electronic data processing (EDP) refers to the gathering of data using electronic devices, such as computers, servers and internet of things (IoT) technologies. Continue Reading

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• Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Site Editor
• Rahul Awati

What is data lifecycle?

A data lifecycle is the sequence of stages that a unit of data goes through from its initial generation or capture to its archiving or deletion at the end of its useful life. Continue Reading

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• Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Site Editor
• Paul Kirvan
• Ivy Wigmore

What is data labeling?

Data labeling is the process of identifying and tagging data samples commonly used in the context of training machine learning (ML) models. Continue Reading

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• Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Site Editor
• Alexander S. Gillis, Technical Writer and Editor
• Ivy Wigmore

India bolsters digital agriculture and space tech in Budget 2024

India will extend its digital public infrastructure to the agriculture sector and set up a venture capital fund for space startups, among other tech initiatives in its latest Budget Continue Reading

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• Kavitha Srinivasa

The data, networking and GenAI driving The Open golf championship

Computer Weekly goes behind the scenes at the 152nd Open golf tournament to find out how private 5G, data visualisation and deep learning tools are enhancing the ancient traditions of the sport Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Fundamental guardrails to address AI risk and value

Leveraging existing governance approaches and current success will make AI governance less daunting while supporting business goals Continue Reading

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• Svetlana Sicular

Labour government plans new laws around cyber security, data sharing and skills

The King's Speech outlined the legislative agenda for the new Parliament, including several bills that will impact the tech community Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

How Snowflake is tackling AI challenges

Snowflake’s regional leader Sanjay Deshmukh outlines how the company is helping customers to tackle the security, skills and cost challenges of AI implementations Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

IBM: Reimagine processes to unlock AI’s value

Asia-Pacific organisations must reimagine processes for AI success, says IBM’s general manager for the region, Paul Burton Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Challenges of deploying AI to run public services more efficiently

A report from an organisation headed by former prime minister Tony Blair has set an AI challenge for the Labour government Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How data drives decisions at BAE Systems

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the chief data officer of one of the UK’s biggest manufacturers, BAE Systems, about data strategy and diversity. Microsoft’s claims over sovereign cloud for government IT are under scrutiny – we examine the issues. And our latest buyer’s guide looks at trends in cloud databases. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

How Qualtrics is driving experience management with AI

During the Sydney leg of its X4 conference, Qualtrics’ top executives dived deeper into its efforts to help organisations improve customer and employee experiences with AI Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

data structure

A data structure is a specialized format for organizing, processing, retrieving and storing data. Continue Reading

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• Scott Robinson, New Era Technology
• David Loshin, Knowledge Integrity Inc.
• Sarah Lewis

TDCX and Supa team up on data labelling

TDCX has teamed up with data labelling firm Supa to speed up data labelling with up to 98% accuracy using the human-in-the-loop approach Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Kmart taps event streaming for real-time insights

Retailer’s Hamilton event streaming platform delivers real-time insights on container shipments, sales and customer interactions to support its online retail business Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

General election 2024: Labour promises to boost digital infrastructure

The Labour Party manifesto for the UK general election promises a new industrial strategy and an overhaul of planning rules to help support the digital and tech sector Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Drilling into data to help the UK’s energy transition

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how data is accelerating the UK’s energy transition to net zero. With Windows 10 support ending next year, we examine the issues around preparing to upgrade to Windows 11. And we explore the key considerations when deploying artificial intelligence infrastructure to harness its full potential. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Trawling industry data for usability

Spending time with penguins in the Falkland Islands may not seem an obvious background for an IT leader, but it’s worked for Nic Granger, who is overhauling the way data is used in the oil and gas sector. Continue Reading

Data lake governance: Benefits, challenges and getting started

A data lake that isn't well governed might become more of a swamp. Explore the key benefits and challenges of data governance in a data lake, plus initial steps to take. Continue Reading

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• Anne Marie Smith, Ph.D., Alabama Yankee Systems, LLC

How Dataiku is supporting ‘everyday AI’

Dataiku president Krish Venkataraman outlines what it takes for enterprises to scale and govern their use of artificial intelligence while making the technology accessible across their business Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

IBM, AI Singapore to bolster Sea-Lion LLM

IBM will work with AI Singapore on technical exchanges to enhance Sea-Lion and make the region’s first LLM available to data scientists and engineers through its AI use case library Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Interview: EU data chief Ulrich Ahle on obstacles to Europe’s digital single market

EU data scheme Gaia-X is trying to plug the UK into Europe’s planned digital single market as opposition mounts to efforts to extend the reach of Europe’s vast and controversial data laws over global supply chains Continue Reading

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• Mark Ballard

How the next government could rewire the state

Overhauling the way government uses and exchanges data could dramatically improve public services Continue Reading

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• Jon Nash, Public First

CIO interview: Nic Granger, director of corporate and CFO, North Sea Transition Authority

Spending time with penguins in the Falkland Islands may not seem an obvious background for an IT leader, but it's worked for Nic Granger as she sets out to overhaul the way data is used in the oil and gas sector Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

How SingPost is delivering on digital transformation

SingPost group CIO outlines the company’s efforts to leverage AI and automation to improve operations, emphasising the importance of building the right culture as it expands its regional footprint Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

What’s it like being the IT chief at Man Utd?

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we speak to the chief digital information officer at Manchester United Football Club to discuss the IT that keeps a premiership team running. We also investigate how well prepared the UK is for major semiconductor supply chain disruptions. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Podcast: How to prepare your data for digital transformation

We talk to Chris Gorton, EMEA managing director at Syniti, about how to prepare data for digital transformation Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

CW Innovation Awards: Gleaning data insights with AI

Hong Kong-based Citic Telecom CPC has built a data platform that leverages large language models to generate insights and speed up data retrieval and analysis Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

CW Innovation Awards: Making AI pervasive

DBS Bank’s AI Industrialisation Programme has been instrumental in industrialising the use of data and artificial intelligence across its business, resulting in over S$370m of incremental economic benefits Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

data classification

Data classification is the process of organizing data into categories that make it easy to retrieve, sort and store for future use. Continue Reading

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• Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Site Editor
• Garry Kranz
• Laura Fitzgibbons

AI tapped for citizen outreach as India goes to the polls

Political parties in this year’s high-stakes elections are leveraging AI for the first time, but measures to curtail misuse must continue to evolve with the rapid developments of the technology Continue Reading

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• Kavitha Srinivasa

Government struggles to upgrade legacy IT systems, says PAC chair

In her annual report, Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier calls legacy IT one of government’s ‘big nasties’ and says money urgently needs to be spent to fix the situation Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Top AI infrastructure considerations

Artificial intelligence workloads can put considerable strain on technology infrastructure. Here are some of the key considerations when deploying AI infrastructure to harness its full potential Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Boomi CEO anticipates rise of the AI agent economy

Boomi CEO talks up the company’s efforts to build up an AI agent architecture, its upcoming AI capabilities set to debut next month, and its footprint in the Asia-Pacific region Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Indian large language models gain momentum

Indian LLMs trained on Indic languages are now being used by businesses and governments to better serve the needs of a diverse multilingual country Continue Reading

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• Pratima Harigunani

Open Data Institute launches digital policy manifesto

The Open Data Institute has launched a policy manifesto ahead of the UK general election that outlines policies and issues it believes must be part of the political discussion around digital and data Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

raw data (source data or atomic data)

Raw data is the data originally generated by a system, device or operation, and has not been processed or changed in any way. Continue Reading

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• Robert Sheldon
• Gavin Wright

Open source promises advantages for business applications

Open source software may provide a cost-effective approach to building business applications, as well as ensuring transparency, but there are challenges to keep in mind Continue Reading

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• Peter Ray Allison

AI Singapore, Google to build regional dataset for LLMs

AI Singapore and Google Research Asia-Pacific will build a corpus of open-source training data through Project SEALD to drive the development of LLMs in Southeast Asia Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Singapore refreshes geospatial masterplan

Masterplan aimed at driving mainstream adoption of geospatial applications and grooming geospatial talent, among other goals, will help to position Singapore as a global geospatial hub Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

data quality

Data quality is a measure of a data set's condition based on factors such as accuracy, completeness, consistency, reliability and validity. Continue Reading

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• Robert Sheldon
• Craig Stedman, Industry Editor

How ANZ organisations can address challenges in AI adoption

Pure Storage's global CTO Alex McMullan discusses the data and sustainability challenges in artificial intelligence adoption, which can be addressed by centralising datasets and focusing on data quality and management Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

What is data governance and why does it matter?

Data governance is the process of managing the availability, usability, integrity and security of the data in enterprise systems, based on internal standards and policies that also control data usage. Continue Reading

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• Craig Stedman, Industry Editor

Met Police to scrap and replace ‘racist’ Gangs Violence Matrix

A database used by the Metropolitan Police to identify and track people linked with gang violence is being decommissioned and replaced. The decision follows a long-running controversy over its discriminatory impacts on young black people, but campaigners warn that racial discrimination will persist with new tool Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

How DBS is industrialising AI across its business

Southeast Asia’s biggest lender is building a strong data foundation and upskilling employees on data and artificial intelligence to realise its vision of becoming an AI-fuelled bank Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Why open data is needed in the battle to address homelessness

Centrepoint needed to send FOIs to more than 300 local authorities in England to access required information Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

UK police facial recognition explained: What you need to know

In this essential guide, Computer Weekly looks at the use of facial recognition technology by UK police forces, including the points of contention around its deployment so far and where it’s heading next Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Tech companies warn EU over encryption plans

In this week’s Computer Weekly, tech companies are calling on the European Commission to rethink plans to weaken internet encryption – we explore the issues. We talk to credit rating agency Moody’s about why it thinks now is the time to start investing in quantum computing. And we examine how a different approach to recruitment could ease the datacentre sector skills gap. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

18 top data catalog software tools to consider using in 2024

Numerous tools can be used to build and manage data catalogs. Here's a look at the key features, capabilities and components of 18 prominent data catalog tools. Continue Reading

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• George Lawton

16 top data governance tools to know about in 2024

Data governance software can help organizations manage governance programs. Here's a look at the key features and capabilities of 16 prominent governance tools. Continue Reading

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• David Weldon

Expert guide to e-discovery

An expert guide to why your organisation needs an electronic discovery policy and how to go about creating one Continue Reading

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• Martin Nikel, Thomas Murray

Davos 2024: AI-generated disinformation poses threat to elections, says World Economic Forum

Disinformation and misinformation are the top risks facing businesses, governments and the public over the next two years Continue Reading

Davos 2024: AI disinformation tops global risks

In this week’s Computer Weekly, AI-generated disinformation and misinformation will be the top risks for businesses, governments and the public over the next two years, according to the World Economic Forum. Intel’s CTO discusses the chip maker’s plans for the European market. And we examine the dearth of digital skills among elected officials. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

NAO head calls for clean data and modern government IT

Better IT procurement, better IT systems and better data are among the recommendations Gareth Davies is giving to Parliament Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How legal disclosure failures disrupted the Post Office Horizon inquiry

From overly narrow search terms, overzealous deduplication of documents and failed email migrations, poor management of legal discovery has delayed justice for postmasters in the Horizon inquiry   Continue Reading

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• Martin Nikel, Thomas Murray

UK government seeks public views on impacts of AI-generated porn

The government’s Pornography Review will look in part at the use of AI throughout the industry to generate sexually explicit content without people’s consent Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Davos 2024: AI-generated disinformation poses threat to elections, says World Economic Forum

Disinformation and misinformation are the top risks facing businesses, governments and the public over the next two years Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

The future of CISOs in APAC

This is a guest post by Geoffrey Coley, regional chief technology officer for Asia-Pacific at Veritas Technologies The pace at which the cyber threat landscape is evolving with the use of malicious ... Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

India firms warm to responsible AI

Almost two-thirds of organisations said their responsible AI practices and policies were mature or they had taken steps towards responsible AI adoption, according to a Nasscom study Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Top 10 India IT stories of 2023

We recap the year’s top 10 stories in India, including the country’s datacentre boom and innovations in space and agriculture technologies Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Top 10 information management stories of 2023

Generative AI was inescapable as the leading theme of the information management stories of 2023 gathered here. But also selected are pieces about data and healthcare, and the inexorable rise of the CDO Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications

NHS whistleblower Peter Duffy threatens trust with legal action in row over alleged email tampering

NHS whistleblower warns his former employer of potential litigation over a dispute concerning allegations of email tampering Continue Reading

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• Tommy Greene

data sovereignty

Data sovereignty is the concept that information that has been generated, processed, converted and stored in binary digital form is subject to the laws of the country in which it was generated. Continue Reading

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• Paul Kirvan

UK police plan national roll-out of facial-recognition phone app

UK police chiefs plan to expand use of facial-recognition technology through a nationwide roll-out of mobile-based tools and increases in retrospective facial-recognition, but oversight problems persist Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Outgoing police tech watchdog warns of declining oversight

The outgoing biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner for England and Wales discusses police deployment of powerful new surveillance technologies, and the declining state of oversight in this area Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor