All articles by Pete Swabey
Pete Swabey
‘I took a sharp intake of breath.’ RIBA CTO Avril Chester on tackling IT’s carbon footprint
The Royal Institute of British Architects’ technology chief explains how the UK tech leadership community is sharing insight and experience on decarbonising IT.
The platform game: Tackling the challenges of digital platform business models
Why have so few traditional companies made digital platform business models a success?
Tesco app outage: Why does UK plc still struggle with cyber risk?
Online disruption after an attempt to “interfere” with Tesco’s IT systems reveals cyber risk management is still a work in progress, even for the UK’s largest companies.
Facebook may struggle to fill its 10,000 new ‘metaverse’ jobs in Europe
The social media giant plans to create 10,000 new jobs in the EU to support its metaverse strategy but the field is facing a ‘talent drought’.
The UK and Europe may diverge on police facial recognition
Policymakers in Europe have called for a ban on police using facial recognition software. Such a move is unlikely to be replicated in the UK.
Can digital technology prevent supply chain disruptions?
Technologies including blockchain and digital twins can help companies boost their supply chain resilience but will require collaboration between partners.
UN calls for ‘urgent’ co-operation on cross-border data flows
Fractured rules for how and when data can cross international borders are exacerbating inequality, the UN has warned. But is international consensus possible?
Policymakers want businesses to share more data. How might it work?
The EU and the UK government want to encourage business-to-business data sharing. From ‘data spaces’ to ‘data safe havens’, a bewildering number of ways to make it happen are in development.
The UK’s National AI Strategy shores up its strengths – but who will benefit?
A new National AI Strategy will help co-ordinate the UK’s considerable AI capabilities but Big Tech might draw the greatest benefit, critics warn.
How is London’s tech boom shaping the city?
London’s tech sector is enjoying an unprecedented investment boom. Research suggests this may exacerbate income inequality.