Information technology (IT) in Germany
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- News19 Feb 2026
European politicians amplify disinformation about UN rapporteur
Government officials from the US and Europe have condemned UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese for remarks about Israel she never made, based on a truncated clip circulating online that takes her statements out of context Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton,Data & ethics editor
- News12 Feb 2026
Europe’s data protection supervisors warn over plans to ‘narrow’ privacy rights
European data protection supervisors warn the European Commission against narrowing the privacy protections for personal data as it gears up for a swathe of data protection reforms Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin,Investigations Editor
- News12 Feb 2026
UK fintech investment slumped in 2025
Investment in the UK fintech sector fell to its lowest level since 2020, but it is still the European destination attracting the most money Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- News13 Jan 2026
Berlin anarchists cite AI in attack on key energy infrastructure
Berlin anarchists have sabotaged key energy infrastructure in the city, claiming it as an act of ‘self-defence’ against the planet’s destruction by ‘energy-guzzling’ technologies and the wider fossil fuel economy that underpins their development Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton,Data & ethics editor
- News30 Dec 2025
Top 10 European IT stories of 2025
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 European technology stories of 2025 Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- News27 Nov 2025
SAP selects Tata Consultancy Services to transform its IT operations
Software firm agrees five-year IT transformation project with Indian outsourcing giant, taking relationship up to 20 years Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- News19 Nov 2025
Artificial intelligence helps Klarna double revenues with half the staff
Swedish fintech has gradually replaced half of its staff with artificial intelligence and doubled its revenues Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- News11 Nov 2025
German healthcare aims to replace faxes and phones with secure messaging
Germany’s digital health agency, Gematik, has turned to open source for secure messaging services that will link patients, doctors and pharmacies Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin,Investigations Editor
- News31 Oct 2025
European governments opt for open source alternatives to Big Tech encrypted communications
European governments are rolling out decentralised secure messaging and collaboration services as they seek to reduce their reliance on Big Tech companies Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin,Investigations Editor
- News17 Oct 2025
AI talent war sees UBS recruit leadership from JPMorgan
Research from Evident reveals US banks lead the way in AI adoption in the finance sector, with a talent war simmering Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- News09 Oct 2025
Chat Control encryption plans delayed after EU states fail to agree
Plans to require technology companies across Europe to monitor the contents of encrypted messages and emails have been delayed after European Union member states were unable to reach agreement following German objections Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin,Investigations Editor
- News06 Oct 2025
Police facial recognition trials show little evidence of benefits
In-the-wild testing of police facial recognition systems has failed to generate clear evidence of the technology’s benefits, or to assess the full range of socio-technical impacts Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton,Data & ethics editor
- News01 Oct 2025
EU Chat Control plans pose ‘existential catastrophic risk’ to encryption, says Signal
As EU member states prepare to vote on plans to mandate tech companies to introduce technology to scan messages before they are encrypted, Signal warns that Chat Control will create new security risks Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin,Investigations Editor
- News19 Sep 2025
French court ruling may lead to legal challenges over state Sky ECC and EncroChat phone hack
A decision by the French supreme court may pave the way for defendants to challenge the lawfulness of France’s hacking of the EncroChat and Sky ECC cryptophone networks used by organised crime groups Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin,Investigations Editor
- News17 Sep 2025
Lufthansa pilots EU Digital Identity Wallet-based travel
Travellers will only be required to tap their phone to pass the various steps of checking in and boarding aircraft Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- News11 Sep 2025
Chat Control: EU to decide on requirement for tech firms to scan encrypted messages
Law enforcement and police experts meet on Friday to decide on proposals to require technology companies to scan encrypted messages for possible child abuse images amid growing opposition from security experts Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin,Investigations Editor
- Feature10 Sep 2025
Quantum startups fear EU too slow to lead
Europe’s bid to win the race to build viable quantum computers wants details, money and confidence of the industry it is intended to serve Continue Reading
By- Mark Ballard
- News03 Sep 2025
European court upholds EU-US Data Privacy Framework data-sharing agreement
EU General Court upholds EU-US Data Privacy Framework, bringing certainty to businesses that exchange data with the US – for now. An appeal may be in the offing Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin,Investigations Editor
- Opinion14 Aug 2025
Protecting your data in the EU means protecting an independent authority
As the EU faces mounting scrutiny over institutional transparency, ensuring the genuine independence of the European Data Protection Supervisor is key to preserving the rule of law and the credibility of the Union’s digital governance. Continue Reading
By- Aída Ponce Del Castillo, senior researcher at the Foresight Unit, ETUI
- News28 Jul 2025
European digital market figurehead pleads to Westminster
Big EU industry joins with Europhile MP to persuade obstinate government officials to join the dataspaces intended to become the bedrock of Europe’s digital single market Continue Reading
By- Mark Ballard
- News24 Jul 2025
UK loses second spot in global fintech to UAE
The UK has been pushed into third spot on global fintech market size data for the first half of this year Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- News21 Jul 2025
Netherlands calls for European shift to post-tracking internet as privacy laws fail
Dutch research institute argues decade of regulation hasn’t curbed surveillance capitalism, proposes fundamental business model change Continue Reading
By- Kim Loohuis
- News17 Jul 2025
Travelex replacing its software spine as part of cloud migration
The foreign currency supplier is replacing its legacy supply chain backbone to enable its migration to the cloud Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- News16 Jul 2025
Meta AI training will be challenged at Europe’s highest court, says data protection chief
The data protection commissioner for Hamburg believes Meta’s AI training should be stopped Continue Reading
By- Mark Ballatd
- News11 Jul 2025
ACM president Yannis Ioannidis sees a more humane role for AI
Panel brought together academic, industry and policy leaders to discuss how AI can support climate goals, financial inclusion and infrastructure development Continue Reading
By- Pat Brans
- News23 Jun 2025
Europe’s semiconductor leaders are racing to meet energy demands
Innovative ideas are discussed at Leti Innovation Days, as datacentres swell under the weight of AI workloads Continue Reading
By- Pat Brans
- News20 Jun 2025
Dutch cloud pioneers face the hard limits of digital sovereignty
The Netherlands’ ambitious talk of digital independence meets the unforgiving economics of global cloud dominance Continue Reading
By- Kim Loohuis
- News19 Jun 2025
UBS employee data leaked after cyber attack on supplier
UBS and fellow Swiss bank Pictet have been affected by a cyber attack on a procurement service provider Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- News16 Jun 2025
Intelligence sharing key to cyber security in Europe, says EU Commission cyber expert
Cyber criminals choose not to attack Europe due to its resilience and preparedness, says the EU Commission’s principal advisor for cyber security coordination, Despina Spanou Continue Reading
- News13 Jun 2025
Fusion and AI: How private sector tech is powering progress at ITER
When commercial AI meets the world’s most ambitious science experiment, nuclear fusion, surprising things start to happen Continue Reading
By- Pat Brans,Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management
- News10 Jun 2025
Third-party security weaknesses threaten Europe’s big banks
Security breaches via third parties increased by 25% at Europe’s largest finance firms Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- News04 Jun 2025
Microsoft outlines three-pronged European cyber strategy
Microsoft chair Brad Smith outlines an expansive cyber programme targeting governments across Europe with enhanced threat intelligence and support Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton,Security Editor
- News07 May 2025
Europe leads shift from cyber security ‘headcount gap’ to skills-based hiring
Research from Sans Institute reveals European organisations are leading a global shift in hiring priorities, driven by regional regulatory frameworks Continue Reading
By- Kim Loohuis
- News06 May 2025
EU acts to mend ailing AI competitiveness
Lack of private investors, malformed markets and over-regulation present a big challenge for European officials trying to turn the continent into a global AI superpower Continue Reading
By- Mark Ballard
- Opinion02 Apr 2025
Bridging Borders: The rise of Ukrainian-British tech collaboration
The IT sectors of the UK and Ukraine have built strong relationships since Russia’s invasion of the latter, and there is more to come, writes the IT Ukraine Association’s ambassador in the UK Continue Reading
By- Alexandra Govorukha
- News24 Mar 2025
The Netherlands bets on brain-inspired computing for a greener future
The Netherlands is building a neuromorphic computing ecosystem, harnessing brain-inspired tech for unprecedented energy efficiency Continue Reading
By- Kim Loohuis
- News03 Mar 2025
European fintech must take different path to Trump’s US on diversity
Leading light in women in fintech says Europe must take separate path to Trump’s US on diversity, equity and inclusion Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- News24 Feb 2025
European Union calls for more cyber data-sharing with Nato
Updates to the EU’s Cyber Blueprint, establishing best practice for multilateral security incident response in Europe, include calls for more collaboration with Nato member states, as the geopolitical environment becomes ever more fractious Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton,Security Editor
- News19 Feb 2025
European and African tech skills programme could increase economic ties
Africa is a continent on the up, and if Europe wants to form lucrative relationships with its nations, it must have something to trade. IT skills and knowledge exchanges unlock opportunities Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- News13 Feb 2025
Baltic skills programme to help reduce European skills gap via Africa
Lithuanian project sets out to connect professionals in Africa with European businesses in need of skills Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- News11 Feb 2025
AI Action Summit: European AI investment ramps up
A number of private companies and European governments have announced large-scale investments in artificial intelligence during the two-day AI Action Summit in Paris Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton,Data & ethics editor
- Feature10 Feb 2025
The story behind Alps, Europe’s second largest computer
The director of CSCS and professor of computational physics at ETH, Thomas Schulthess, explains the development of one of the world’s fastest supercomputers, Alps, in Switzerland Continue Reading
By- Pat Brans,Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management
- Feature07 Feb 2025
DACH’s venture capital prominence: an outlier, or the start of a golden age?
The DACH region is attracting venture capital investment with startups in Austria and Switzerland benefiting, but will it be sustained? Continue Reading
- News04 Feb 2025
IT supplier helps address ‘overwhelming’ volumes of data from space
CGI is building on its decade-long relationship with the European Space Agency, and as more and more satellites entering orbit, its role in processing data is not set to diminish Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- News08 Jan 2025
German court finds hacked EncroChat phone evidence inadmissible
The Berlin Regional Court has found that evidence obtained by a joint French and Dutch operation to hack the EncroChat encrypted mobile phone network is legally inadmissible, raising questions about its use in other European countries Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin,Investigations Editor
- Feature07 Jan 2025
Will Europe be the first region to enact regulation for green software?
There is currently no regulation in the world specific to the environmental impact of software, but Europe is expected to be the first region to enact regulation that enforces green software practices Continue Reading
By- Pat Brans,Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management
- News24 Dec 2024
Top 10 EMEA stories of 2024
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Europe, Middle East and Africa stories of 2024 Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- News27 Nov 2024
Dutch politicians raise concerns over Big Tech reliance
Dutch political parties have warned about the Netherlands’ growing reliance on US tech giants Continue Reading
By- Kim Loohuis
- News26 Nov 2024
Russian threat actors poised to cripple power grid, UK warns
UK government escalates cyber rhetoric in a speech at a Nato event, saying Russian advanced persistent threats stand ready to conduct cyber attacks that could ‘turn off the lights for millions’ Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton,Security Editor
- News22 Nov 2024
EU promotes plan to usurp US Big Tech with digital market
European Union is at an important point in its plan to build a single market and strengthen its cloud computing sector Continue Reading
- News29 Oct 2024
Tata Consultancy Services to deliver Irish pension scheme
Indian IT services giant adds to its growing customer base in the pensions sector with Irish contract win Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- News17 Oct 2024
EU cyber security bill NIS2 hits compliance deadline
The EU’s NIS2 bill will harmonise how companies and member states approach cyber security, but its success will depend on how well it is implemented and enforced Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton,Data & ethics editor
- News20 Sep 2024
UN body urges ‘globally inclusive and distributed’ AI governance
A United Nations body set up to investigate the international governance of AI says the nature of how the technology currently operates requires a global approach to regulation that prioritises equity and inclusion Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton,Data & ethics editor
- Feature12 Aug 2024
AI interview: Thomas Dekeyser, researcher and film director
On the politics of ‘techno-refusal’, and the lessons that can be learned from a clandestine group of French IT workers who spent the early 1980s sabotaging technological infrastructure Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton,Data & ethics editor
- Feature09 Aug 2024
How UK firms can get ready for the implementation of NIS2
Many British companies will need to adhere to NIS2’s cyber security risk management and reporting requirements if they want to continue operating in the EU market and avoid huge fines Continue Reading
- News15 Jul 2024
DACH education ‘ready for AI’ as parents call for next phase of innovation
A rallying cry for digital intervention in the sector across the DACH region could set the tone for a continental shift towards more dynamic and intuitive learning in the years to come Continue Reading
- News09 Jul 2024
Atos jumps on ‘moving train’ for Euro 2024
Atos provides the IT supporting major recurring sporting events including Uefa’s European Football Championship Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- News13 Jun 2024
Q&A: Adalbjorn Thorolfsson on IT project management in Iceland
With a small, but very sophisticated population, Iceland has unique ways of keeping up with the rest of the world in the IT sector. Adalbjorn Thorolfsson, president of the Icelandic Project Management Association, describes some lessons for the rest of the world Continue Reading
By- Pat Brans,Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management
- News07 Jun 2024
European data chief prepares bid to get UK to join EU digital single market
Data initiative Gaia-X is trying to plug the UK into a planned digital European single market, as the EU seeks to extend the reach of vast and controversial data laws over global supply chains Continue Reading
By- Mark Ballard
- News08 May 2024
Germany: European Court of Justice ruling on EncroChat could lead to new legal challenges
A ruling by the European Court of Justice could prompt legal challenges in EncroChat prosecutions in Germany and other EU states Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin,Investigations Editor
- Feature22 Apr 2024
Austrian AI: from academia to commercial success and beyond
Austria has established itself as a European frontrunner when it comes to artificial intelligence exploration and, importantly, deployment Continue Reading
- News21 Apr 2024
Crime agency criticises Meta as European police chiefs call for curbs on end-to-end encryption
Law enforcement agencies step up demands for ‘lawful access’ to encrypted communications Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin,Investigations Editor
- News05 Apr 2024
Europol offers law enforcement agencies data on Europe’s most threatening crime networks
Europol has collected and analysed data from over 40 countries to identify 800 most threatening criminal networks operating in Europe in what it describes as a unique dataset for law enforcemnt Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin,Investigations Editor
- News05 Mar 2024
Dutch organisations start building a federated European cloud
The ‘European cloud services in an open federated ecosystem’ (ECOFED) project is co-funded by the Dutch government and will run from 2024 to 2027 Continue Reading
By- Kim Loohuis
- News04 Mar 2024
Amazon lobbyists banned from European Parliament
Amazon lobbyists have had their access badges to the European Parliament revoked, following allegedly repeated refusals to engage with lawmakers on issues around working conditions and rights Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton,Data & ethics editor
- News09 Feb 2024
Europe carves out niche in quantum computing
As the US, China and Europe accelerate investment in quantum computing, Europe is beginning to develop its own unique position in the fledgling global ecosystem Continue Reading
By- Pat Brans,Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management
- News22 Jan 2024
Chat control: Tech companies warn ministers over EU encryption plans
Tech companies have written to EU ministers to urge them to back the European Parliament, rather than the European Commission, over proposed regulations to police child abuse Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin,Investigations Editor
- News15 Jan 2024
Santander bank added 4,500 tech staff last year
Santander added thousands of IT staff to its global operation last year, as part of its digital transformation Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- News08 Dec 2023
Fancy Bear targets Nato entities via critical Outlook flaw
A vulnerability patched in March has likely been exploited by the Russian state actor Fancy Bear, for over two years, according to the latest intelligence Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton,Security Editor
- E-Zine07 Dec 2023
CW EMEA: Prepare for cyber war
When the war between Hamas and Israel began in October, cyber security professionals and major government and private organisations braced for an inevitable accompanying online war. In this issue of CW EMEA, we outline cyber war, patterns of threat activity, and find out what security teams can do to protect their organisations. We also look at Finland’s advances in quantum computing, how Belgian researchers have developed technology to help datacentres process data faster, and the secrets of KPN’s successful business transformation. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
- News04 Dec 2023
Atos selected for UEFA Euro 2024 IT contract
IT services company Atos will deliver on-site and remote IT services for next year’s international football event in Germany Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- Opinion24 Nov 2023
DORA raises the stakes for cloud use in financial services
The EU's DORA regulations will raise the stakes for cloud in financial services but resilience is more than just a tech issue, says NetApp's Steve Rackham Continue Reading
By- Steve Rackham
- Feature16 Nov 2023
Luxembourg-based cloud provider aims to transform the AI landscape in Europe
Gcore runs cloud services worldwide, which gives it a front-row seat for observing global computing trends, and now the company expects to lead one of the major trends in Europe Continue Reading
By- Pat Brans,Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management
- News13 Nov 2023
Encrypted mail service Tuta says it was wrongly accused of being a front for intelligence services
German encrypted email service Tuta, formerly known as Tutanota, has denied claims by a former Canadian police intelligence officer accused of passing secrets to criminals that it was compromised by intelligence services Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin,Investigations Editor
- E-Zine09 Nov 2023
Heineken lets the data flow
In this month’s CW EMEA ezine, we find out about Heineken’s mission to make the most out of the data it holds through an enterprise-wide data ecosystem. We also look at how the UK has turned its back on the German government-funded Gaia-X data platform, why cyber experts are urging the EU to rethink vulnerability disclosure plans, and how the IT industry is responding to the software developer skills shortfall. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
- News02 Nov 2023
EU digital ID reforms should be ‘actively resisted’, say experts
Over 300 cyber security experts have called for the EU to rethink its proposals for eIDAS digital identity reforms, saying some of the provisions risk damaging user privacy and security Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton,Security Editor
- News01 Nov 2023
AI Summit: 28 governments and EU agree to safe AI development
In a joint communique at the UK government’s AI Safety Summit, all participating governments agreed to deepen their cooperation around the risks associated with artificial intelligence Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton,Data & ethics editor
- News27 Oct 2023
Germany: European Court opinion kicks questions over EncroChat back to national courts
Germany lawfully obtained data on German EncroChat users from France, but whether the evidence is legally admissible is a matter for national courts Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin,Investigations Editor
- E-Zine13 Oct 2023
CW EMEA: Prepare for AI explosion
In this month’s CW EMEA, we look at generative artificial intelligence, which Accenture claims is the next big thing in enterprise IT. The IT services giant says GenAI will transform 40% of all working hours – and it is putting its money where its mouth is with plans to invest $3bn in AI and create 40,000 AI-focused roles. Part of the huge investment has already been assigned to the creation of an AI and generative AI lab in Brussels focused on the public sector in Europe. We also look at a Deutsche Telekom-led consortium’s demo of multi-supplier non-real-time RAN optimisation, how last month’s Ryder Cup tested out technology to improve how fans digitally consume the event, and find out how Zurich Insurance has cut the time it takes to complete development of ServiceNow applications. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
- News04 Oct 2023
UK emphasises EU split by kicking digital trade scheme into long grass
Former Gaia-X CEO talks exclusively to Computer Weekly about UK inertia on cross-border data tech Continue Reading
By- Mark Ballard
- News15 Sep 2023
TikTok fined €345m under GDPR for failing to protect children’s privacy
Data protection regulators warn social media companies to take all necessary measures to protect children’s privacy Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin,Investigations Editor
- News13 Sep 2023
GCHQ breached privacy rights of IT professional and security researcher, human rights court rules
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg finds UK intelligence services breached the privacy rights of two overseas nationals – an IT professional and a security researcher Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin,Investigations Editor
- News12 Sep 2023
European enterprises to spend more on generative IT to close gap on US
European organisations are upping their spending on generative AI innovation, but face challenges recruiting the right people to support this Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- News12 Sep 2023
European fintech investment plummets, but more sustainable future lies ahead
Investment in European fintechs has seen a dramatic drop, but a more sustainable sector will result from investment discipline Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- Feature07 Sep 2023
Interview: Ashish Gupta, head of EMEA, HCLTech
It’s not just enterprises that changed their operating models during and after Covid, but also the suppliers that took them on the journey, HCLTech Europe’s head explains Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- News05 Sep 2023
Ryder Cup testbed to feature tech firsts in Rome
This year’s Ryder Cup will test out technology to improve how fans digitally consume the event while reducing the workload on IT teams Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- News16 Aug 2023
Accenture’s Brussels AI lab to focus on European public sector and health
Accenture will use its Brussels AI lab to test AI and generative AI's application in the European public sector Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- News02 Aug 2023
Cubbit offers cut-price cloud with DS3 distributed storage
Cubbit’s DS3 offers cloud at up to 20% the cost of the main providers via on-premise software that builds a cloud with other users and targets unstructured data use cases such as backup Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead,Computer Weekly
- Opinion26 Jul 2023
NATO countries must coordinate their cyber forces to combat the Russian threat
The top item on the agenda at the Vilnius NATO Summit this month was the revamping the alliance’s defences. Continue Reading
By- CEO of SimSpace and former military officer at US Cyber Command
- News18 Jul 2023
Traditional IT outsourcing rockets as Europe’s businesses cut costs
Overall spending on IT services is up in European countries despite continued reduction in investments in cloud-based contracts Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- E-Zine13 Jul 2023
CW EMEA: Can we trust AI?
Artificial intelligence and the opportunities and dangers it introduces into society has been a hotly debated subject in tech circles for many years, but today with the increased use of platforms such as ChatGPT, these debates include a wider section of the public.The fact that schoolchildren are even asking ChatGPT for help with their homework brings home the importance of these debates and the responses to them by national policy-makers. Continue Reading
- News11 Jul 2023
EU formally grants data adequacy to US
The European Commission has formally granted the US data adequacy, allowing companies and organisations to freely transfer personal data across the Atlantic via the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. But privacy activist Max Schrems has already committed to legally challenging the decision Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton,Data & ethics editor
- News05 Jul 2023
Germany: European Court of Justice hears arguments on lawfulness of EncroChat cryptophone evidence
The European Court of Justice will decide whether the collection and sharing of data intercepted by law enforcement from EncroChat crypto phone network is compatible with European law Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin,Investigations Editor
- News04 Jul 2023
EU judgment sinks Meta’s argument for targeted ads
The EU Court of Justice has issued a significant judgment against Meta, ruling that national anti-trust bodies can investigate GDPR breaches, disrupting the platform’s entire basis for carrying out targeted advertising Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton,Security Editor
- News21 Jun 2023
Software spending grows fastest as finance firms spend $652bn on tech in 2023
Banks and investment firms are increasing their spending on IT despite gloomy economic outlook, but priorities have changed Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- Feature21 Jun 2023
Interview: Michael Kagan, chief technology officer, Nvidia
The chip maker's CTO explains how the compute demands of AI are pushing semiconductor technology beyond the principles of Moore's Law Continue Reading
By- Pat Brans,Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management
- E-Zine08 Jun 2023
CW EMEA: IT budgets buck economic trends
Despite the gloomy economic outlook across the world, IT leaders in the EMEA region appear confident that they will have more to spend on IT this year, with 44 expecting IT budgets to increase, according to TechTarget/Computer Weekly’s IT Priorities survey for 2023. Also in this issue, we look at how health authorities in the United Arab Emirates are increasing their emphasis on new, smart technologies to modernise healthcare services, we find out how global tech pioneers Finland and Estonia are increasingly sharing their expertise, and we look at what the Dutch government is doing to address unconscious stereotypes and bias that are still preventing girls in the Netherlands to study engineering or IT. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
- News30 May 2023
Europe’s central bank reveals drop in Euro Zone card fraud
Euro Zone card fraud drops with card-not-present scams down following the introduction of Strong Customer Authentication rules Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders,Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
- News17 May 2023
CTO interview: Europe benefits from energy gains in AMD chips
AMD’s chief technology officer explains how the latest chip technology can help European organisations solve the energy puzzle facing IT departments Continue Reading
By- Pat Brans,Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management
- News12 May 2023
MEPs vote in raft of amendments to EU AI Act
The proposed amendments to the EU’s AI Act have garnered a mixed reception from both industry and civil society, with the former seeing it as too stringent and the latter as not stringent enough in many areas, despite positive progress in others Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton,Data & ethics editor
- E-Zine11 May 2023
CW EMEA: The future of work
In this month’s CW EMEA, we look at the future of work in Europe after the pandemic forced a change in entrenched human behaviour. For years, people talked about flexible working being the way forward, but scepticism within the management of large companies held it back. This all changed when Covid-19 began to spread out of control and governments and businesses quickly told people to work from home where possible. We also look at the increasing problem of IT failures in Dutch hospitals and how they are affecting patient care, highlighting the need to improve IT security in hospitals. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
- News08 May 2023
Chat control: EU lawyers warn plans to scan encrypted messages for child abuse may be unlawful
Leaked legal advice warns that European ‘chat control’ proposals to require tech companies to scan private and encrypted messages for child abuse are likely to breach EU law Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin,Investigations Editor
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