Bryan Glick

Pur editorial operations will double in size starting today, as we become part of a larger company, Informa TechTarget.

Wylie inherits a digital team with a budget of £1.4bn, in an organisation that transacts £170bn a year, manages 50 million lines of code and operates one of government’s largest IT estates

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), which is responsible for both delivering key tech policies and digitally overhauling Whitehall, will see a 6.5% average increase in its spending over three years. Its current budget of £12.7bn will grow to £15.1bn in the 2025/26 financial year.

With a new government in place – one that has promised to “rewire Whitehall” and eliminate the “glaring technology gap” between the private sector and public services – can we expect to see the pace of change accelerate at last?

Rich Corbridge, the chief digital and information officer at the Department for Work and Pensions, is leaving his role in November to take up a new post as CIO at industrial property developer Segro.

Appointed in June following the merger between NTT Data and NTT Ltd –he was previously CEO of the latter – Dubey now runs a $30bn tech services and consulting business, a subsidiary of Japan’s NTT Group, a $100bn conglomerate that’s the world’s fifth largest telecoms company.

Unlike fixed sporting events, such as Wimbledon or the British Grand Prix, every year the Open is held at a different location, so it’s impossible for The R&A to have the sort of permanent tech set-up that a regular venue offers.

The tech industry needs to find better ways to engage students with the digital education that’s so vital to the future of the sector. It’s a problem recognised by British astronaut Tim Peake, the UK’s first honorary science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) ambassador, a role that involves helping to support 35,000 volunteers who encourage young people’s interest in STEM careers.

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we go behind the scenes at Wimbledon to find out how technology is improving the tennis experience for fans. We talk to Meta’s AI research chief about the challenges and opportunities of large language models. And we find out why cloud databases are becoming increasingly popular. Read the issue now.

Mercedes, like all F1 teams, makes extensive of use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), CAD/CAM systems and digital twins to model and simulate the design and engineering changes that are being made to improve the race car.

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

Computer Weekly goes behind the scenes at Wimbledon to see how tennis fans are benefiting from the latest developments in artificial intelligence

Parker was questioned about the report during the latest hearing at the Post Office scandal public inquiry. Like many previous witnesses, his responses often relied on the passing of time for him to say he could not remember certain details about which he was questioned.

The Tory manifesto document highlights many of the programmes and investments put in place by the government in recent years and promises to continue them – in line with prime minister Rishi Sunak’s oft-repeated intent to “stick to the plan”.

Today’s space tech sector already underpins many aspects of enterprise IT that digital chiefs take for granted, such as the positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) signal transmitted from GPS satellites.

The Lib Dems said in their manifesto the party would “empower people and support businesses to thrive by encouraging investment and boosting productivity” and “make Britain a world leader in the new infrastructure, businesses and technologies needed to tackle climate change”.

The advances in AI in recent years have presented F1 teams with a fresh opportunity to enhance their operations and performance at every stage of their business, from design through manufacturing to race day and competitive analysis

The plan to develop a replacement for Horizon and remove its supplier, Fujitsu, is running late, is lacking quality, and is over budget, according to auditors sent in on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).

Much of what makes the IT operation different – Attiq Qureshi has a background as CIO in retail and finance businesses in and around Manchester – comes from the range of activities that a global sporting organisation encompasses.

In his 2024 spring budget, Jeremy Hunt announced funding to use tech to improve productivity across the public sector, with most of the cash focused on digital initiatives in the NHS