The UK public sector is a huge spender on technology from desktops to databases. And as the government attempts to make more public services digital, it remains a vital source of IT spending.
The NHS already has the data to identify rare diseases and discover new treatments. It just needs to find it.
Having gone through the mayhem of WannaCry, UK healthcare agency National Health Service underscores the importance of investing in and building up cybersecurity defences as well as ensuring the leadership team recognises the importance of security.
According to a report, Huawei will be allowed to provide antennas and non-core infrastructure for the 5G network build-outs across the United Kingdom.
Opinion: Censorship won't stop teens from bypassing age checks and will only show up the lawmakers behind the changes.
Adult websites will have to implement age-checks for UK visitors by July 15 or risk getting banned by UK ISPs.
Live updates: US DOJ indicts Assange on hacking charges, confirms extradition request.
Internet and email communications are essential for performing modern business tasks, but companies must put rules in place to reduce the risks that come along with those technologies. This policy offers...
Patients like video consultations with a doctor. But what does the rise of private GP apps mean for the future of the NHS?
The health service is faced with increasing demand for its services combined with underfunding. Can it use technology to reinvent itself?
The UK has a terrible record for delivering fibre to premises. While Ofcom is trying to change that, the slow progress of fibre to the home will ensure the UK is also a laggard when it comes to switching off today’s copper networks
With just days to go before the UK could leave the European Union, there are still huge questions about the potential impact on tech.
France says while the UK is making tech talent feel less welcome, it is opening its doors.
UK law enforcement notified about local disinformation network. Romanian network ran by individual associated with local ruling political party.
Former Australian Prime Minister warns the intent of a vendor can change in a heartbeat.
Security concerns found by the UK government last year will take between three and five years to resolve, Huawei has reportedly said, while it also awaits European decisions on whether it can take part in 5G deployments.
The UK telco has secured nationwide licences in China that will enable it to directly contract and bill Chinese customers, marking the first time a foreign telecommunications company has been allowed to do so across the country.
A wargame aimed at finding hidden cyber-security talent took place in Winston Churchill's wartime bunker.
The government program generally known as Obamacare is the poster child for poor government IT work. There have been others though.
The U.S. government mass surveillance scandal may be the biggest ongoing story of the year. In this updating timeline, you can explore the full scope of the Edward Snowden leaks, which have implicated the world's most powerful nations in the worldwide spying operation.
Despite Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange's successful asylum bid, he picked the worst embassy to try and escape from. Here's why, and how he could possibly evade the U.K. authorities.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange gave a statement to protesters and the media from the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Sunday.
Really Apple? The iPad design is so new, so unique, that you can use it to legally ban the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 from the EU? I Don't Think So.
ZDNet UK attended the first ORGCon, an Open Rights Group conference featuring panelists who discussed topics ranging from copyright to content distribution
Tech election 2010: having spoken to a range of political parties, ZDNet UK lines up their tech policies on the key issues for a side-by-side view
At a demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament, campaigners protested at the Digital Economy Bill's provisions for suspending people's internet connections
The Alston Moor area will have next-generation broadband connectivity by the end of the year, thanks to a social enterprise rollout that is partly funded by the NHS
'Biggest ever' deletion of biometric data by government comes after HMRC obtained data "unlawfully" according to privacy regulator.
A complex set of considerations will have informed the UK's decision-making around 5G. Read more: https://zd.net/2GVpVWs
A new 'Brextension' delays the UK leaving the European Union until October. But the continued uncertainty around Brexit is leaving many in the technology industry confused, frustrated - and losing out on business.
ZDNet's Danny Palmer tells TechRepublic's Karen Roby about the latest Brexit decision that is, yet again, delaying the UK from leaving the European Union until October. Read more: https://zd.net/2IzAH5Z
France says while the UK is making tech talent feel less welcome, it is opening its doors. Read more: https://zd.net/2CjAYpA
The landscape for tech startup funding has shifted significantly since the 2016 Brexit vote.
Impact of no-deal Brexit is already being felt on recruitment and investment. And uncharted waters lay ahead. Read more: https://zd.net/2Gc3YDm
Despite the growing risk of a no-deal Brexit, many tech companies don't know how to prepare themselves -- or even whether they can.
Over 80 government websites are down after TLS certificates expired and there's nobody on hand to renew them. Read more: https://zd.net/2TLRy81
NHS ordered to replace paper-based communications with secure email.
Huawei says that restricting competition will increase prices and delay the implementation of 5G, putting the US behind rival countries.
New guidelines for IoT makers have been published. But will device manufacturers pay attention?
Intel says the UK is not turning out enough tech grads but, like other multinationals, the company is doing its bit to help.
As the UK slides further down the broadband rankings, can a new approach to rollouts fix the problem?
Politicians need to start taking tech seriously, especially when they want it to do the near impossible.
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Fighting diseases with data science: How the NHS wants to smash silos to supercharge healthcare
