HTTP/2 200 date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 07:33:44 GMT content-type: application/xml;charset=UTF-8 content-encoding: gzip cf-ray: 98f5dea6ba70c1ba-BLR cf-cache-status: HIT cache-control: max-age=0 , s-maxage=300 content-language: en last-modified: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 07:31:21 GMT vary: Accept-Encoding via: 1.1 google p3p: CP="CAO DSP COR NID CURa ADMa TAIa IVAo IVDo CONo TELo OTPo OUR IND PHY ONL UNI NAV DEM" x-frame-options: SAMEORIGIN server: cloudflare Copyright TechTarget - All rights reserved ComputerWeekly’s best articles of the day https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Techtarget Feed Generator en Thu, 16 Oct 2025 03:31:21 GMT https://www.computerweekly.com editor@computerweekly.com <p>At <a href="https://www.oracle.com/ai-world/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oracle AI World</a> in Las Vegas, the software giant has been showcasing new agentic <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632671/AI-will-create-a-better-world-says-Oracles-Ellison" target="_blank" rel="noopener">artificial intelligence</a> (AI) features within its <a href="https://www.oracle.com/erp/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fusion Cloud Applications Enterprise Resource Planning</a> (ERP) suite, and other parts of the Fusion Cloud product line-up.</p> <p>Built in <a href="https://www.oracle.com/applications/fusion-ai/ai-agents/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oracle AI Agent Studio for Fusion</a>, the agents will embed within finance processes to realise productivity gains, enhance business performance, and help accounts teams stay compliant with the various regulatory regimes they must adhere to.</p> <p>Speaking to Computer Weekly in advance of the supplier’s announcements this week, Oracle Applications vice president Hari Sankar said that business financial functions can benefit hugely from AI.</p> <p>“Firstly, accounting is governed by rules, the focus is compliance, the focus is ensuring things are done right [and] that’s a big part of the role of finance,” said Sankar. “I want to make sure that I sign on the dotted line saying these numbers are accurate that I’m complying with rules and regulations.</p> <p>“That will never change but if you look at how it is performed today it’s a very labour intensive process so we believe there’s a lot of opportunity for automation.”</p> <p>Sankar continued: “Secondly, a lot of accounting work tends to be back-end loaded at the end of the month or quarter. There are a lot of adjustments, reconciliations, all that needs to be done [and] these adjustments and reconciliations need to be documented because they need to be auditable.</p> <p>“What AI agents give you is an opportunity to take those processes from a back-end fire drill to a set of continuous processes that happen throughout each quarter.”</p> <p>Rondy Ng, Oracle executive vice president of applications development, added: “Oracle is ushering in a new era of agent-driven finance, where AI assistants turn fragmented, complex, staff-heavy processes into proactive, continuous operations that free teams to focus on judgment and strategic outcomes.</p> <p>“Finance leaders gain a step change in operational efficiency and real-time business insights to help drive faster decisions and close cycles, stronger compliance and auditability, and healthier working capital.”</p> <p>The new agents are prebuilt and integrate natively with both Fusion Cloud ERP and Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) at no extra cost to the customer.</p> <p>The new agents include Payables Agent to help manage inbound invoices, Ledger Agent to help improve overall financial management and improve visibility, Planning Agent to help finance teams improve their planning processes, and Payments Agent to help optimise outbound payments.</p> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="Customer insight: Choctaw Indian nation uses Fusion AI"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i>Customer insight: Choctaw Indian nation uses Fusion AI</h2> <p>Although it is yet to venture down the agentic path, one of the US’ largest Indian nations, the 250,000-strong <a href="https://www.choctawnation.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma</a>, is incorporating Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications into its workflows, and has been using various embedded Fusion AI features to automate various processes and goals.</p> <p>With roots dating back centuries the Oklahoma Choctaw operate as a sovereign nation and as such the tribal administration is responsible for running a range of programmes in areas such as education, healthcare, and housing. The nation even has an independent judiciary dating back to the 1830s.</p> <p>The tribe also oversees a range of business activities, operating casinos, resorts and restaurants, and agriculture and farming.</p> <p>The Choctaw government turned to Oracle’s AI services out of a desire to streamline its business processes, expand its capabilities and offer an evolving range of services to its members.</p> <p>“For sovereign nations, leadership means planning for future generations. Embracing AI is key to building a strong foundation that supports our values, drives economic growth, and secures our long-term success,” said Emily Crow, Choctaw Nation IT director of enterprise services.</p> <p>“With Oracle Fusion Applications, we’ve been able to automate key business processes, improve insights, and help grow the next generation of leaders. We’ve already adopted over 40 generative AI capabilities and look forward to leveraging more of Oracle’s AI agents and the AI Agent Studio to better support our people and improve operational efficiency as we continue to expand,” she said.</p> <p>“With broad and complex operations, it’s often challenging for tribal nations to oversee business and workforce data across multiple industries while also meeting unique regulatory requirements," said Steve Miranda, executive vice president of applications development at Oracle.</p> <p>“With Oracle Fusion Applications, the Choctaw Nation has been able to take advantage of advanced AI capabilities to increase productivity, streamline critical business processes, cultivate the next generation of leaders, and set the stage for a future of innovation and growth.”</p> <p>The Choctaw IT team is using Oracle Fusion Cloud AI features in two core areas, finance and human resources.</p> <p>On the HR side, seeking to improve the experience for its 13,000-plus employees, generate more insightful data on its workforce, and reduce time-consuming manual processes, it is now using AI-powered features in <a href="https://www.oracle.com/human-capital-management/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fusion Cloud Human Capital Managemen</a>t (HCM).</p> <p>These features include agentic capabilities to support employees in areas such as goal-setting and performance reviews, and career and skills development guidance and opportunity discovery.</p> <p>The organisation is already realising benefits in several areas – beyond mere time-savings it said it was now able to scale career growth conversations more broadly across its employee base.</p> <p>Turning to financial matters, the Choctaw Nation is using Fusion Cloud ERP in the service of increasing productivity, reducing costs and improving financial controls and is already using embedded AI capabilities to streamline its invoice processing. It also hopes to implement more AI-powered features such as predictive cash forecasting and narrative reporting.</p> <p>In addition to all this, the Choctaw Nation is also spinning up Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Generative AI to support translation between English and Choctaw, and preserve and grow its pre-Colombian language, which has fewer than 300 living speakers.</p> <div class="extra-info"> <div class="extra-info-inner"> <h3 class="splash-heading">Read more about Oracle</h3> <ul style="list-style-type: square;" class="default-list"> <li>Nvidia lands hyperscalers Meta and Oracle for its Spectrum-X networking fabric and is leading an industry coalition&nbsp;<a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632665/Nvidia-scores-Meta-and-Oracle-for-networking-fabric">to adopt an 800-volt DC power standard for datacentres</a>.</li> <li>Nato has chosen Oracle and Druid to secure private 5G networks for cyber defence, war gaming and research,&nbsp;<a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632128/Nato-chooses-Oracle-to-secure-battlefield-communications">using Oracle Cloud and edge technology</a>.</li> <li>Oracle pushes a patch for a dangerous zero-day under active exploitation by&nbsp;<a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632397/Oracle-patches-E-Business-suite-targeted-by-Cl0p-ransomware">one of the most notorious ransomware gangs around</a>.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> Oracle AI World has seen a host of new introductions, among them agentic capabilities for customer finance teams. https://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/visuals/German/article/cloud-computer-migration-adobe.jpg https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632781/AI-World-Oracle-brings-agents-to-bear-on-world-of-finance Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:42:00 GMT <p>Capita has been fined £14m for its failure to secure personal data, which led to millions of people’s information being stolen after a <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/365534245/Three-day-Capita-outage-was-result-of-cyber-attack">Black Basta ransomware cyber attack</a> in March 2023.</p> <p>The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which imposed the fine, said six million people had been affected by the data breach, with the information stolen including pension and staff records and details of Capita’s customers.</p> <p>The cost of the breach to Capita could rise because thousands of affected individuals are involved in legal action against the outsourcing services provider.</p> <p>The cyber attack was subsequently <a href="https://therecord.media/capita-investigates-authenticity-data-leak">claimed by the Black Basta ransomware crew</a>, which listed Capita on its dark web leak site and published documents that appeared to have been stolen from its systems, <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/capita-faces-deepening-hack-crisis-bstqkjcqq">including client information</a>.</p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">The <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/365534245/Three-day-Capita-outage-was-result-of-cyber-attack">incident caused major IT outages</a> and had a significant impact on customer-facing services at many public sector bodies and some operators of critical national infrastructure across the UK, with staff left unable to take calls from members of the public and others falling back on traditional pen and paper. A total of 325 organisations, which are customers of Capita, were impacted by the data breach, said the ICO.</span></p> <p>The ICO fined Capita plc £8m and Capita Pension Solutions £6m for failing to ensure the security of processing of personal data, which left it at significant risk. It added that the company did not have the “appropriate technical and organisational measures” to respond effectively.</p> <p>UK information commissioner John Edwards said: “Capita failed in its duty to protect the data entrusted to it by millions of people. The scale of this breach and its impact could have been prevented had sufficient security measures been in place.</p> <p>“When a company of Capita’s size falls short, the consequences can be significant. Not only for those whose data is compromised – many of whom have told us of the anxiety and stress they have suffered – but for wider trust amongst the public and for our future prosperity. As our fine shows, no organisation is too big to ignore its responsibilities.”</p> <blockquote class="main-article-pullquote"> <div class="main-article-pullquote-inner"> <figure> This fine, and mounting legal proceedings, should be a wake-up call to any firm still playing fast and loose with its customers’ data </figure> <figcaption> <strong>Adnan Malik, Barings Law</strong> </figcaption> <i class="icon" data-icon="z"></i> </div> </blockquote> <p>The ICO initially planned to fine Capita £45m, but the fine was reduced after the business submitted representations and mitigating factors, including improvements it made following the attack, support offered to affected individuals and engagement with other regulators.</p> <p>The attack began when a malicious file was unintentionally downloaded onto an employee’s device. Capita’s failure to quarantine the device for 58 hours meant the attacker was able to exploit its systems.</p> <p>Adolfo Hernandez, CEO at Capita said: “When I joined as CEO the year after the attack I accelerated our cyber security transformation, with new digital and technology leadership and significant investment. As a result, we have hugely strengthened our cybersecurity posture, built in advanced protections and embedded a culture of continuous vigilance."</p> <p>“Following an extended period of dialogue with the ICO over the last two years, we are pleased to have concluded this matter and reach today’s settlement.”</p> <p>Adnan Malik, head of data protection at Barings Law, which is undertaking <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366566652/Victims-of-2023-Capita-data-breaches-head-to-High-Court">legal action on behalf of thousands of affected individuals</a> against Capita, said the ICO fine represents less than 1% of Capita’s annual revenue, which last year exceeded £2bn.</p> <p>“It does little to set right the harms caused by the firm’s inadequate cyber security procedures, which led to the loss of highly sensitive data, including benefits and pension records,” added Malik.</p> <p>The ICO fine is separate to Barings Law’s legal action against Capita, and changes nothing about its ongoing claim,” added Malik. “If anything, we would expect that this will mean our case progresses more quickly.”</p> <p>He said there are increasing data breaches against major firms, which are incredibly damaging to people’s finances, privacy and trust. “This fine, and mounting legal proceedings, should be a wake-up call to any firm still playing fast and loose with its customers’ data.”</p> Outsourcing giant hit with £14m fine over 2023 cyber attack, but costs could rise as legal actions continue https://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/visuals/LeMagIT/hero_article/Ransomware_hero.jpg https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632591/ICO-fines-Capita-14m-after-ransomware-caused-major-data-breach Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:46:00 GMT <p>The day <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/The-importance-of-upgrading-to-the-latest-Windows-operating-system">Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 10</a> has coincided with a Patch Tuesday update, with several zero-day flaws that attackers could exploit to target the older Windows operating system.</p> <p>Among these is CVE-2025-24990, which covers a <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Cliff-Sarans-Enterprise-blog/Windows-10-end-of-life-A-time-to-open-up">legacy device driver</a>&nbsp;that Microsoft has removed entirely from Windows. “The active exploitation of CVE-2025-24990 in the Agere Modem driver (ltmdm64.sys) shows the security risks of maintaining legacy components within modern operating systems,” warned Ben McCarthy, lead cyber security engineer at Immersive.</p> <p>“This driver, which supports hardware from the late 1990s and early 2000s, predates current secure development practices and has remained largely unchanged for years,” he said. “Kernel-mode drivers operate with the highest system privileges, making them a primary target for attackers seeking to escalate their access.”</p> <p>McCarthy said threat actors are using this vulnerability as a second stage for their operations. “The attack chain typically begins with the actor gaining an initial foothold on a target system through common methods like a phishing campaign, credential theft, or by exploiting a different vulnerability in a public-facing application,” he said.</p> <p>McCarthy added that Microsoft’s decision to remove the driver entirely, rather than issue a patch, is a direct response to the risks associated with modifying unsupported, third-party legacy code. “Attempts to patch such a component can be unreliable, potentially introducing system instability or failing to address the root cause of the vulnerability completely,” he said.</p> <p>In removing the driver from the Windows operating system, McCarthy said Microsoft has prioritised reducing the attack surface over absolute backward compatibility. “By removing the vulnerable and obsolete component, the potential for this specific exploit is zero,” he said. “The security risk presented by the driver was determined to be greater than the requirement to continue supporting the outdated hardware it serves.”</p> <p>McCarthy said this approach demonstrates that an effective security strategy must include the lifecycle management of old code, where removal is often more definitive and secure than patching.</p> <div class="extra-info"> <div class="extra-info-inner"> <h3 class="splash-heading">Read more Windows security stories</h3> <ul class="default-list"> <li><a href="https://www.techtarget.com/searchwindowsserver/tutorial/Secure-Windows-with-Microsofts-Security-Compliance-Toolkit">Secure Windows</a> with Microsoft's Security Compliance Toolkit: Learn how to work with the tools and security baselines provided by Microsoft to tighten the defences in the Windows environment.</li> <li><a href="https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/feature/Windows-security-tips-for-the-enterprise">Windows security tips</a> for the enterprise: Securing a Windows environment is no easy feat. Read up on low-hanging fruit to quickly address, as well as top tips from two security practitioners to get started.</li> </ul> </div> </div> <p>Another zero-day flaw that is being patched concerns the Trusted Platform Module from the Trusted Computing Group (TCG). Adam Barnett, lead software engineer at Rapid7, noted that the CVE-2025-2884 flaw concerns TPM 2.0 reference implementation, which, under normal circumstances, is likely to be replicated in the downstream implementation by each manufacturer.</p> <p>“Microsoft is treating this as a zero-day despite the curious circumstance that Microsoft is a founder member of TCG, and thus presumably privy to the discovery before its publication,” he said. “Windows 11 and newer versions of Windows Server receive patches. In place of patches, admins for <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Windows-10-end-of-support-Time-to-go-virtual">older Windows products such as Windows 10</a> and Server 2019 receive another implicit reminder that Microsoft would strongly prefer that everyone upgrade.”</p> <p>One of the patches classified as “critical” has such a profound impact that some security experts advise IT departments to patch immediately. McCarthy warned that the CVE-2025-49708 critical vulnerability in the Microsoft Graphics Component, although classed as an “elevation of privilege” security issue, has a severe real-world impact.</p> <p>“It is a full virtual machine [VM] escape,” he said. “This flaw, with a CVSS score of 9.9, completely shatters the security boundary between a guest virtual machine and its host operating system.”</p> <p>McCarthy urged organisations to prioritise patching this vulnerability because it invalidates the core security promise of virtualisation.</p> <p>“A successful exploit means an attacker who gains even low-privilege access to a single, non-critical guest VM can break out and execute code with system privileges directly on the underlying host server,” he said. “This failure of isolation means the attacker can then access, manipulate or destroy data on every other VM running on that same host, including mission-critical domain controllers, databases or production applications.”</p> Windows 10 is no longer supported, but that does not mean it is not impacted by the latest Patch Tuesday update https://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/visuals/ComputerWeekly/Hero%20Images/software-code-keyboard-adobe.jpeg https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632872/Patch-Tuesday-Windows-10-end-of-life-pain-for-IT-departments Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:45:00 GMT <p>The UK risks squandering its potential to become a leader in the <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366623986/How-close-is-quantum-computing-to-commercial-reality">field of quantum computing</a> without more support from the government to build sovereign capabilities in the technology, the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee has heard.</p> <p>The committee exists to examine the output and policies of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).</p> <p>The committee is amid an inquiry to pinpoint technological areas it claims DSIT should be championing through its work to establish itself as the new “digital centre for government”.</p> <p>As part of this work, a committee hearing on 14 October turned its attention to what needs to happen to ensure the UK does not squander its potential to become a leader in quantum computing.</p> <p>Introducing the session, committee member and Liberal Democrat MP Martin Wrigley described quantum computing as being an “emerging and transformational technology” that the UK has the “very unusual position” of being “potentially world leaders” in.</p> <p>“This is an opportunity to not make the same mistakes we have made as a country with AI [artificial intelligence] and lose control to other nationalities, but to enforce the UK’s lead,” said Wrigley.</p> <p>This line of conversation was then expanded on during the evidence session by an oral submission from Sebastian Weidt, the CEO and co-founder of Haywards Heath-based company Universal Quantum.</p> <p>The company is focused on building what Weidt termed modular and utility-scale quantum computers that can be used to accelerate drug discovery by pharmaceutical firms, optimise supply chains and help governments strengthen national security.</p> <p>“Our ambition, to be very clear, is not to build a billion-pound company, [but] with the right support, we have the opportunity to build a billion-pound company here in the UK,” said Weidt. “The societal impact could be profound.”</p> <p>And that is entirely possible to achieve in the UK, he continued, but not without some urgent interventions.</p> <p>“We have the science, the talent and entrepreneurial drive, but make no mistake – this is a global race,” he said. “The UK has an unfair advantage with homegrown talent, but risks losing it if decisive actions are not taking effect.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/365535653/Swedish-university-demos-quantum-chemistry-simulation">Universal Quantum started as an organisation spun out of a university</a> and has now become a “globally recognised leader in modular quantum architectures”, said Weidt.</p> <p>“We have entities in Germany, the US, Denmark, and [we are in the] process of expanding our efforts within the EU and in Asia,” he continued.</p> <p>“These nations have become major supporters of Universal Quantum, demonstrated, for example, through contracts worth in excess of €70m from Germany. And yet here in the UK … [in terms of government support] the contrast is stark.”</p> <p>Weidt continued: “The UK is rich in scientific talent. Our universities, our research base … all give the UK a really strong foundation in quantum, but there are challenges we must address if we are to stop key quantum computing capabilities being lost to foreign players.”</p> <p>Expanding on this point, he said the UK needs to “go further” than building research and development centres for quantum that other nations can use to “achieve quantum superiority”.</p> <p>What the UK needs to do, according to Weidt, is build its own “true sovereign quantum capability” through the “creation and procurement of virtual and quantum computers made in Britain”.</p> <p><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Cliff-Sarans-Enterprise-blog/Quantum-Computing-A-UK-moon-shot-or-670m-research-indulgence">But there are a number of challenges and barriers</a> that need to be overcome to make that possible, including speeding up the time it takes players in the field of quantum computing to access investment, with Weidt calling out entities such as the British Business Bank and the National Wealth Fund as being “too slow and risk-averse” on this front.</p> <p>“In a field where other nations are moving with urgency, speed of execution is as important as the scale of the commitment,” he said.&nbsp;“If these institutions would act as fast-moving lead investors, it would unlock significant follow-on capital already in the markets.”</p> <p>From an infrastructure perspective, Weidt said it is important to build quantum facilities in the UK, but also to manufacture quantum computers for global export too.</p> <p>“Let’s keep the hardware development, the tools, the knowledge and the talent on our shores, and export the discoveries that follow,” he said.</p> <p>On a related point, he said it is worth noting that Germany has contracted Universal Quantum to build machines for it, but the UK has not, and a lack of senior government support for the quantum computing sector risks putting the industry on the back foot.</p> <p>“When we engage with foreign governments on large deals, they often ask whether we have senior-level government support,” he said. “This has not always been easy to demonstrate. Greater coordination between commercial engagement and financial support at the state level would significantly enhance our ability to export Great British innovations.”</p> <p>Weidt added: “None of these are theoretical asks … they are practical steps that would help us ensure the UK retains a sovereign capability in quantum computing. They will show investors and international partners [we are] serious about leading in this field.” &nbsp;</p> <div class="extra-info"> <div class="extra-info-inner"> <h3 class="splash-heading">Read more about quantum computing</h3> <ul class="default-list"> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366623986/How-close-is-quantum-computing-to-commercial-reality">At a recent event, experts explored the progress towards logical qubits</a> and how these will be applied to empower business IT.</li> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Quantum-startups-fear-EU-too-slow-to-lead">Europe’s bid to win the race to build viable quantum computers</a> wants details, money and confidence of the industry it is intended to serve.</li> </ul> </div> </div> The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee’s inquiry into DSIT’s priorities hears evidence about the risk posed to the UK’s ability to lead in the field of quantum computing without more government support https://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/visuals/German/article/quantum-computing-3-adobe.jpg https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632761/Calls-for-more-government-support-and-faster-investment-if-UK-to-lead-in-quantum-computing Wed, 15 Oct 2025 07:57:00 GMT <p>Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is creating 5,000 jobs in the UK and talking up its contribution to the economy amid growing UK and India trade ties. The additional staff will take TCS’s UK workforce to 27,000, about 5% of its global workforce of just more than 600,000.</p> <p>With trade ties between India and the UK growing, Indian IT services companies will look to benefit. These suppliers have a significant chunk of corporate sector business with most of the UK’s largest firms outsourcing to them already.</p> <p>Jason Stockwood, UK government minister for investment, said: “As a valued investor for the UK, Tata Group and its companies like TCS are central to this mission which ultimately will create jobs, put money in people’s pockets and deliver economic growth across both countries.”</p> <p>Despite their impressive UK customer lists, there is a huge relatively untapped market in the UK public sector for India’s IT suppliers. Traditionally, there were fears that UK jobs were being offshored to India. With huge numbers of people working in the UK public sector, governments were reluctant to use Indian suppliers for fear of a backlash. There were also security concerns regarding public sector data residing in Indian datacentres.</p> <p>But today, the suppliers have large UK presences and IT infrastructures. <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366574833/Post-Office-scandal-fallout-for-Fujitsu-could-open-UK-public-sector-to-Indian-giants">Speaking to Computer Weekly</a>&nbsp;about TCS’s UK public sector plans last year, Amit Kapur, its UK country head, said there was “potential, paucity and action” with “good engagement”.</p> <p>TCS has also announced the findings of a report it commissioned which outlined the supplier’s contribution to the UK economy. The findings of the Oxford Economics study reveal that contrary to taking jobs from the UK, TCS supports 42,700 jobs either directly or through its supply chain across 19 sites in the UK, with 15,300 employees working in technology positions such as engineering and data analytics.</p> <p>It revealed that in 2024, TCS contributed £3.3bn to the UK economy and supported a total tax contribution of more than £780m. In the public sector, TCS already provides services to the Department of Work and Pensions, pension provider Nest, the Department for Education, the BBC, and Cardiff City Council.</p> <p>TCS is not alone in looking towards more UK government work. This week fellow Indian supplier <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632687/Infosys-multiplies-UK-public-sector-revenue-by-160-with-12bn-NHS-deal">Infosys announced a £1.2bn, 15-year HR services contract with the NHS</a>. Prior to that deal, the supplier had just £7.45m in live UK public sector contracts.</p> <p>And it’s not just the biggest Indian players getting in on the act. Tier two supplier Hexaware recently expanded its UK presence through a new office in London’s Canary Wharf, as part of an expansion plan that it said will see it <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366623572/Indias-Hexaware-targets-public-sector-business-as-it-expands-UK-operation">bid for UK public sector business</a>.</p> <p>In response to TCS announcing a new operation in London, Nick Mayes, principal analyst at industry analyst firm PAC, said: “This latest investment from TCS reinforces its position as the leading provider of critical digital services in the UK. TCS serves a diverse portfolio of clients across critical sectors including financial services, retail, manufacturing, life sciences and public services in the UK.”</p> <div class="extra-info"> <div class="extra-info-inner"> <h3 class="splash-heading">Read more about TCS in the UK</h3> <ul class="default-list"> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366539474/Indian-giant-takes-UK-teachers-pensions-contract-from-Capita">Indian IT services giant takes UK teachers’ pensions contract from Capita</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366544810/BBC-outsources-IT-to-Indias-Tata-Consultancy-Services">BBC outsources IT to India’s Tata Consultancy Services</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366542379/UK-pension-scheme-expands-relationship-with-IT-services-giant-TCS">UK pension scheme expands relationship with IT services giant TCS</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366630050/Scottish-Widows-completes-migration-of-millions-of-accounts-to-TCS-platform">Scottish Widows completes migration of millions of accounts to TCS platform</a>.</li> </ul> </div> </div> Indian IT giant will increase its UK-based workforce by thousands over the next three years https://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/visuals/ComputerWeekly/Hero%20Images/outsourcing-IT-services-1-adobe.jpeg https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632746/Indias-biggest-IT-firm-to-create-5000-UK-jobs Wed, 15 Oct 2025 07:47:00 GMT <p>While artificial intelligence (AI) was certainly the top topic of discussion during Forrester’s <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632443/Forrester-Technology-Innovation-Summit-Prepare-for-AI-failures">Technology &amp; Innovation Summit</a>, the conversation appears to have moved on. In preparation for the era of agentic AI, organisations are starting to consider where employees fit; where to use contractors and external service providers; and what tasks should be AI-enabled internally.</p> <p>In a <a href="https://www.forrester.com/blogs/predictions-2026-tech-leadership/">blog post</a> to tie in with the event, Forrester research director Mark Moccia wrote about how a third of CIOs will adopt “gig worker protocols”, where IT teams comprise AI agents, gig workers and employees with multiple jobs.</p> <p>In his keynote presentation at the Technology &amp; Innovation Summit, Manuel Geitz, Forrester principal analyst, discussed how business and technology leaders should prepare for this shift. “You start by really understanding which expertise you need to drive your business model,” he told attendees.</p> <p>For Geitz, IT leaders can get their organisations ready for workflows that may be split between internal staff, external contractors and AI agents by capturing the knowledge using structured data ontologies, to make expertise machine readable. He suggested delegates can then begin to experiment with business models that monetise this expertise on demand, eventually building a platform where AI agents become the front line for knowledge delivery, supported by humans.</p> <p>The idea of a gig economy using AI agents is something that appears to be gaining traction among industry commentators. In a recent conversation with Computer Weekly, Jessica Apotheker, managing director and chief marketing officer at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), discussed how the marketing function – which tends to draw on both external and internal expertise – could evolve with an agentic AI workflow. As an example, she discussed the content production workflow.</p> <p>“There’s a tonne of external people working in the content work group,” she said. “There’s creative agencies, production agencies, localisation agencies. There’s internal people and local marketers, and there’s the tech people. All these people need to come together and reinvent.”&nbsp;</p> <p>According to Apotheker, this is because AI has the potential to change the content workflow process. IT and business decision-makers need to reconsider what parts of the process they want to own and what parts can be automated, or should be outsourced to a service provider who may well use AI and automation to complete the work: “What is the part of the workflow I think I need to strategically own and transform, and how will that connect with what I actually outsource or potentially automate myself?”</p> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="Putting a price on value"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i>Putting a price on value</h2> <p>Research from BCG suggests organisations that are seeing significant business benefits from deploying AI tend to be AI-first, which means business leaders reconsider the role people have in a business process or workflow, where some aspects can and will be automated with AI.</p> <p>“Think of an <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366631942/Companies-reap-the-rewards-of-being-AI-first">AI-first workflow</a>,” said Apotheker. “You need to rethink what you make and what you buy. It is not obvious that your current make or buy strategy is the one that you need. You just want your contractor to do the automation on their piece of the workflow.”</p> <p>In a recent podcast, Prem Ananthakrishnan, global software practice lead at Accenture, discussed how the use of AI and agentic AI in business processes is shifting how people think about software.</p> <p>“There is a fundamental change from understanding that software cannot just be purchased as a tool, to thinking about software as a collaborator that’s driving an outcome for the business,” he said.</p> <div class="podcastdownload alignCenter"> <audio id="podcastPlayer" src="https://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/rms/podcasts/Prem%20Ananthankrishnan_mixdown.mp3" type="audio/mp3" controls="controls"></audio> <p><a type="audio/mpeg" href="https://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/rms/podcasts/Prem%20Ananthankrishnan_mixdown.mp3">Download this podcast</a></p> </div> <p>This is the next shift in software licensing, one that moves purchases of technological capabilities beyond consumption-based pricing. Mirroring the remarks of the Forrester analysts and BCG’s Apotheker, Ananthakrishnan said: “We still think of buying software as procuring a tool. We need to think about procuring a collaboration vehicle. In my view, IT buyers need to evolve from thinking about procurement to performance and design thinking. Don’t think about buying software anymore. Think about how you’re hiring digital teammates.”</p> <p>Ananthakrishnan believes these digital teammates will be paid based on outcomes, using what he terms “value-based pricing”.&nbsp;</p> <p>This is a huge mindset shift, but business and IT leaders can start with something they already have a grasp of: business process outsourcing (BPO) – evaluating which parts of the process are strategic should remain in-house. In the conversations Apotheker has had with organisations that are considering an extreme makeover of their workflows and business processes, she said: “Either you take a BPO approach and fully outsource to somebody, hope that they will transform the process with AI and incentivise on outcomes, or you reshape the process internally.”</p> <p>For now, Accenture’s Ananthakrishnan noted that <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/podcast/Value-based-contracts-A-Computer-Weekly-Downtime-Upload-podcast">token-based pricing and AI credits</a>, which are often applied when purchasing AI-based services, are proxies for value. The more an AI service is used, the more tokens are needed and the more credits are consumed. He said these consumption-based pricing models provide a bridge to leading to an outcome-based pricing model where organisations hire AI agents to take on work.</p> <p>Ananthakrishnan recommended that IT leaders start implementing business impact metrics, such as linking return on investment to an AI credit model. They might also consider a hybrid model priced on an upfront AI credit, where the supplier is paid a bonus if a certain outcome is achieved.</p> <p>There is plenty to consider as working practices adapt to include agentic AI – but irrespective of whether AI-enhanced work is achieved internally or via an external service provider, value-based pricing is coming, and people in IT leadership and procurement will need to assess how risk versus return changes when the product or service that is being procured is a probabilistic environment rather than a very deterministic environment.</p> <div class="extra-info"> <div class="extra-info-inner"> <h3 class="splash-heading">Read more about agentic AI</h3> <ul class="default-list"> <li>Ericsson claims first enterprise <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366630873/Ericsson-claims-first-enterprise-5G-Agentic-AI-agent">5G agentic AI agent</a>: Comms tech provider enhances NetCloud platform by integrating agentic AI technology framework to serve as enabler for future autonomously operating self-optimising 5G enterprise networks.</li> <li>Change management for digitisation and <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632254/Interview-Change-management-for-digitisation-and-agentic-AI">agentic AI</a>: We speak to Thomas Bodé, chief digital transformation officer at European energy company Met Group, about delivering successful digital initiatives.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> Organisations are starting to look at where artificial intelligence fits into business workflows https://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/visuals/ComputerWeekly/Hero%20Images/Robot-bot-chatbot-AI.jpg https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632852/Why-the-future-of-work-is-agentic Wed, 15 Oct 2025 07:45:00 GMT <p>Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO of Salesforce, told attendees of the software supplier’s Dreamforce conference in San Francisco that enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) will need to rise to the level of consumer AI if “agentic enterprises” are to be built.</p> <p>The customer relationship management (CRM) supplier announced <a href="https://www.techtarget.com/searchcustomerexperience/news/366632736/Salesforce-to-release-Agentforce-360-Slack-agents">Agentforce 360</a>, a platform described as the “culmination” of its agentic AI work over the past year, since Benioff placed a major bet on it. This is in contrast to co-pilot-based generative AI (GenAI)-based products, such as Microsoft Copilot.</p> <p>At <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Benioffs-Agentforce-gambit-might-just-work">Dreamforce 2024</a>, Benioff said GenAI deployed in a “bolt-on, DIY” manner had yielded little to no business value for companies and other organisations. He advocated a <a href="https://computerweekly.com/news/366610853/Salesforces-agentic-AI-platform-to-transform-business-automation">platform approach where artificial intelligence is baked into applications</a>&nbsp;and makes full use of an army of virtual agents working hand in glove with human agents.</p> <p>Benioff is also positioning <a href="https://www.techtarget.com/searchcustomerexperience/news/366610852/Salesforces-ambitions-for-Agentforce-platform-come-to-light">Slack</a>, a technology <a href="https://www.techtarget.com/searchcustomerexperience/news/252492912/Possible-Salesforce-Slack-buy-set-to-shake-up-CX-space">Salesforce acquired in 2020</a>, as the operating system (OS) of the so-called agentic enterprise, making it the primary conversational interface to agentic AI systems deployed in organisations.</p> <p>In a press and analyst conference on the opening day of the event, Benioff repudiated a claim that agentic AI adoption only stands at 8% of Salesforce’s 150,000 customers. “It’s the fastest-growing technology in our history, and you have to remember the millions of Slack customers,” he said.</p> <blockquote class="main-article-pullquote"> <div class="main-article-pullquote-inner"> <figure> Agentforce 360 connects humans, agents and data on one trusted platform, helping every employee and every company achieve more than they ever thought possible </figure> <figcaption> <strong>Marc Benioff, Salesforce</strong> </figcaption> <i class="icon" data-icon="z"></i> </div> </blockquote> <p>Benioff also said customers are being overwhelmed by the pace of technology innovation, and the answer to that is to look at agentic AI adoption among “front runners”, such as Salesforce customers Williams Sonoma, <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366628672/Interview-David-Walmsley-chief-digital-and-technology-officer-Pandora">Pandora</a>, <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366570412/CIO-interview-Nigel-Richardson-European-CIO-PepsiCo">PepsiCo</a>, FedEx and Dell.</p> <p>He also disclosed that business technology theorist <a href="https://www.informatechtarget.com/blog/cmos-and-cros-how-to-really-turbocharge-your-go-to-markets/">Geoffrey Moore</a> has been coaching him through the market adoption of agentic AI.</p> <p>In the statement announcing Agentforce 360, Salesforce claimed AI elevates rather than replaces workers: “In an <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Data-Matters/Agentic-AI-and-the-rise-of-intelligent-enterprise-orchestration">agentic enterprise</a>, every team operates with 24/7 intelligence. Sales leads are never missed, service never sleeps, and every employee has an AI partner that helps them move faster and make smarter decisions. The result is a new era of productivity, customer connection and growth.”&nbsp;</p> <p>Benioff said: “Agentforce 360 connects humans, agents and data on one trusted platform, helping every employee and every company achieve more than they ever thought possible.”&nbsp;</p> <p>The platform comprises:</p> <ul class="default-list"> <li>An Agentforce 360 Platform, featuring a “conversational builder”, hybrid reasoning for greater control and accuracy, and voice capabilities.&nbsp;</li> <li>Data 360, styled as a trusted, unified data layer that gives virtual agents business context, using Tableau Semantics.</li> <li>Customer 360 apps that are said to capture how any organisation sells its products and services, using AI agents.</li> <li>Slack as a “conversational interface for humans and agents to work together, connecting knowledge, actions and data in real time”.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>The supplier cited some customer validation of its agentic AI technology, which it said is used by 12,000 customers.</p> <p>John Thompson, vice-president of sales strategy and operations at Reddit, said its use of Agentforce has deflected 46% of support cases and cut resolution times by 84%, reducing average response time from 8.9 minutes to 1.4 minutes. “This efficiency lets us provide on-demand help for complex tasks, boost advertiser satisfaction by 20%, and free up human reps from repetitive questions,” he added.</p> <p>Pierre Matuchet, senior vice-president of IT and digital transformation at Adecco, said the recruitment firm<b> </b>handled 51% of candidate conversations outside of standard working hours with agents. “Agentforce lets us automate high-volume tasks, strategically freeing our recruiters’ time to focus on quality customer engagement,” he said.</p> <p>And OpenTable’s senior vice-president of global customer success, George Pokorny, said it was resolving 70% of diner and restaurant enquiries autonomously. “Agentforce delivered the warmth and white-glove service our industry demands. Within weeks, our restaurant agent handled 70% of questions – a marked improvement over our previous chatbot,” he said.&nbsp;</p> <p>Alongside the announcement of Agentforce 360, Salesforce promoted Slack as the primary conversational interface for its software, saying it is introducing AI capabilities into Slack to<b>&nbsp;</b>bring everything an enterprise needs into one place.</p> <p>Slack CEO Denise Dresser said: “Every company is asking where their agents will live, how they’ll get context, and how to make them useful. Slack is the answer.”</p> <p>Salesforce said:<i> </i>“Because Agentforce-powered experiences live inside your team’s conversations, they understand who you are, what you’re working on, and what matters most. This shift from static workflows to dynamic, conversational experiences means people and agents can work together in real time with all the context they need.”</p> <p>Salesforce claimed that Slack is the best place for all an organisation’s AI tools because it’s where teams are already collaborating and working.</p> <p>The supplier said OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Perplexity, Writer, Dropbox, Notion, Cognition, Vercel, Cursor, and others are delivering intelligent agents that live in Slack, bringing insights directly into an organisation’s workflow.</p> <div class="extra-info"> <div class="extra-info-inner"> <ul class="default-list"> <li>Salesforce to release <a href="https://www.techtarget.com/searchcustomerexperience/news/366632736/Salesforce-to-release-Agentforce-360-Slack-agents">Agentforce 360, Slack agents</a>: Salesforce renames Data Cloud yet again, and ports many sales, marketing, HR and more functions to Slack via agentic AI.</li> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366611052/Dreamforce-2024-Salesforce-calls-on-customers-to-flesh-out-AI-vision">Salesforce calls on customers to flesh out AI vision</a>: A stream of customers helped Salesforce make the case for its Agentforce AI offering at Dreamforce 2024.</li> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Benioffs-Agentforce-gambit-might-just-work">Benioff’s Agentforce gambit</a> might just work: At Dreamforce 2024 in San Francisco, Salesforce announced the potential for its customers to embed virtual agents on its platform, so as to avoid what the supplier dubs DIY GenAI. Will it work?</li> </ul> </div> </div> Salesforce has launched Agentforce 360, a platform for agentic AI, integrating Slack as its interface https://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/visuals/ComputerWeekly/HeroImages/Marc-Benioff-Dreamforce-2025-audience-CREDIT-Jakub-Mosur-Photography-hero.jpg https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632794/Dreamforce-2025-Benioff-vaunts-Slack-as-interface-to-agentic-enterprise Wed, 15 Oct 2025 05:59:00 GMT <p>Artificial intelligence (AI) was predictably front and centre at Oracle’s revamped and rebranded customer event – which changed its name to <a href="https://www.oracle.com/ai-world/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AI World</a> from Cloud World in a last-minute switch-up just a few short weeks ago. In his annual address to the event, company founder Larry Ellison threw everything and the kitchen sink at the technology.</p> <p>In a lengthy address, he described the two biggest opportunities – for Oracle and its users, at least – as AI training and AI reasoning. Training on public data is the fastest-growing business opportunity in history, potentially bigger than the industrial revolution, said the veteran tech leader.</p> <p>Reasoning on private data will be more valuable and, according to Ellison, who built Oracle’s first database 48 years ago, the firm’s extensive heritage means it already holds <a href="https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatabackup/tip/Steps-for-sustainable-data-management" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a great deal of it</a>.</p> <p>“What will change the world is when we start using these remarkable electronic brains to solve humanity’s most difficult and enduring problems,” he said.</p> <p>Ellison went on to reject characterisation of the current AI hype as akin to the dotcom bubble that ruined many fortunes at the turn of the century, although he did concede there are tech companies that claim to be AI companies which are nothing of the kind.</p> <p>“The smartest people I know are investing fortunes – to be specific, they’re investing their fortunes – in building and training these AI models,” said Ellison. “That’s how important [and] extraordinary they are.</p> <p>“I think by and large we are going to live much better lives, healthier, longer lives, eat better food, live in better houses,” he said. “It should be a much better world because these tools are so enormously powerful, [although] some of the things they will do are a little bit shocking.”</p> <div class="extra-info"> <div class="extra-info-inner"> <h3 class="splash-heading">Read more about Oracle</h3> <ul class="default-list"> <li>Nvidia lands hyperscalers Meta and Oracle for its Spectrum-X networking fabric and is leading an industry coalition <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632665/Nvidia-scores-Meta-and-Oracle-for-networking-fabric" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to adopt an 800-volt DC power standard for datacentres</a>.</li> <li>Nato has chosen Oracle and Druid to secure private 5G networks for cyber defence, war gaming and research, <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632128/Nato-chooses-Oracle-to-secure-battlefield-communications" target="_blank" rel="noopener">using Oracle Cloud and edge technology</a>.</li> <li>Oracle pushes a patch for a dangerous zero-day under active exploitation by <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632397/Oracle-patches-E-Business-suite-targeted-by-Cl0p-ransomware" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one of the most notorious ransomware gangs around</a>.</li> </ul> </div> </div> <p>Bringing things back down to earth, AI World’s opening keynote fell to CEO Mike Sicilia, who described a “once-in-a-generation moment” and said Oracle was making no secret of its ambitions to stand as an AI leader, delivering trusted services to transform organisations in every industry.</p> <p>“We’re not just showing up with some AI bells and whistles bolted on to our technology,” he said. “There’s no other company that’s bringing together the data, the infrastructure, the applications and the trust to power every AI ambition for every business at every single layer of the tech stack.”</p> <p>Representatives of Oracle customers, including car rental firm Avis Budget, Brazilian pharma and biomedical research organisation Biofy Technologies, US energy and utility supplier Exelon, and hospitality group Marriott International, joined Sicilia to discuss how they are partnering with the supplier on all things AI.</p> <p>Ty Breland, chief human resources officer and executive vice-president of operations services at Marriott International, said he was using AI to both empower the organisation’s 800,000 employees – who are scattered across around 9,000 properties – and enhance the guest experience.</p> <p>Marriott started its AI journey with Oracle in 2023, and as the two organisations deepened their partnership, he said, it was important to him that his own people didn’t feel forced into engaging with a potentially unwelcome, even threatening, new technology.</p> <p>Early on, when planning its initial deployment among Marriott’s public-facing customer service agents, the technology team sought feedback from them as to what pain points they actually wanted to solve. The end result, so say Marriott’s leadership, was something that people genuinely wanted to use.</p> <p>“As we started to deploy those solutions, it became contagious – they wanted more,” said Breland. “If we get this right, AI isn’t replacing the human touch, it’s bringing the human forward.”&nbsp;</p> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="Oracle hits Database AI upgrade button"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i>Oracle hits Database AI upgrade button</h2> <p>Amid a plethora of announcements made at AI World, Oracle unleashed a major upgrade to Oracle AI Database, moving from 23ai to 26ai and promising to “architect AI into the core of data management”. The firm said this advances its vision of a next-gen AI-native database spanning the entire data and development stack.</p> <p>At its heart, the upgrade enables customers to look to run more dynamic agentic workflows that provide them with specific answers and solutions from a combination of private database data and public information.</p> <p>Building on an open AI strategy, 26ai’s capabilities will supposedly offer customers more freedom of choice when building and deploying AI apps and services. In a nod to growing cyber security concerns over so-called harvest now, decrypt later attacks, it also now includes the NIST-backed quantum-resistant ML-KEM algorithm to encrypt data when it’s on the move.</p> <p>The firm also announced the general availability of Oracle AI Data Platform, which is designed to enable customers to securely connect generative AI models to their enterprise data, applications and workflows, and the expansion of a longstanding partnership with AMD to launch the first public AI supercluster powered by AMD’s Instinct MI450 Series graphics processing units (GPUs).</p> <p>This will begin with an initial 50,000 GPU deployment beginning towards the back end of 2026, pending further expansion, and is designed to help customers scale their AI projects.</p> </section> Oracle ramped up its plans to lead in all things AI on the opening day of its renamed customer event, AI World, with founder Larry Ellison emphasising AI’s transformative potential https://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/visuals/ComputerWeekly/Hero%20Images/technology-digital-ai-binary-adobe.jpeg https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632671/AI-will-create-a-better-world-says-Oracles-Ellison Wed, 15 Oct 2025 05:45:00 GMT <p>Chinese-linked hacking groups are responsible for a rising number of cyber attacks against the UK, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has confirmed.</p> <p>Paul Chichester, director of operations at the NCSC, said it recognised that nation states such as China were using cyber attacks as a tool to pursue national strategy and national intelligence outcomes.</p> <p>According to the NCSC’s <a href="https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/ncsc-annual-review-2025">annual review</a>, the country “continues to be a highly sophisticated and capable threat actor”, and is targeting a wide range of sectors and institutions across the globe, including in the UK.</p> <p>The warning came as government ministers <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-letter-on-cyber-security-to-leading-uk-companies">wrote to leaders</a> of hundreds of large businesses urging them to take concrete actions to manage cyber threats.</p> <p>Last year, the Five Eyes intelligence agencies, including the UK, exposed a <a href="https://media.defense.gov/2024/Sep/18/2003547016/-1/-1/0/CSA-PRC-LINKED-ACTORS-BOTNET.PDF">Chinese company</a> operating a malicious botnet of 260,000 devices.</p> <p>In August, they warned that Chinese state-sponsored actors were <a href="https://media.defense.gov/2025/Aug/22/2003786665/-1/-1/0/CSA_COUNTERING_CHINA_STATE_ACTORS_COMPROMISE_OF_NETWORKS.PDF">targeting the routers of major telecommunications providers</a>, and using infected devices to pivot onto other networks. &nbsp;</p> <p>There are concerns that some nation states, including Russia, are “pre-positioning” cyber capabilities in readiness to attack critical infrastructure. “We absolutely recognise that there is a threat there,” said Chichester. “The conflict in the Ukraine shows that Russia believes it can further its aims by disrupting critical infrastructure.”</p> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="AI is an enabler – not an existential threat"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i>AI is an enabler – not an existential threat</h2> <p>The NCSC also reported that hostile states are using artificial intelligence (AI) to increase the efficiency and frequency of their existing attack methods, but are not yet using the technology for novel attacks.</p> <p>Actors linked to China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are starting to use large language models to evade detection, exfiltrate data, research security vulnerabilities and devise social engineering to gain access to systems.</p> <p>Over the past 18 months, researchers have identified new AI threats, including automated spear phishing campaigns, hijacking cloud-based large language models, and data exfiltration.</p> <p>The most significant AI-cyber developments in the near term will be from AI used for vulnerability research and the development of exploits, according to NCSC research.</p> <p>NCSC chief technology officer Ollie Whitehouse said that AI in isolation is being used by attackers as a “natural productivity enhancer” and currently does not pose “an existential threat”.</p> <p>It is being used by less experienced hackers to run more sophisticated attacks and by existing attackers to run operations at greater scale and depth.</p> <p>“You can think of AI as being a productivity enhancement tool for an adversary,” he said. “We’re seeing it across a range of capabilities, from using it to develop malware, through to trying to integrate it into certain capabilities in order to avoid detection.”</p> </section> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="Ransomware is most acute threat"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i>Ransomware is most acute threat</h2> <p>For organisations in the UK, ransomware remains the most acute threat. Despite a spate of attacks on retailers this year, including Marks and Spencer, the Co-op and Harrods, cyber criminals are opportunistic and target organisations in any sector that is vulnerable.</p> <p>Chichester said the NCSC reviewed reports from businesses hit by ransomware every day. “Sadly, every morning we’re seeing organisations like schools, charities, small businesses – people and organisations that are at the heart of the economy and society – that are absolutely having a dreadful day and having a really bad time,” he added.</p> <p>The forthcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, which will require organisations providing key infrastructure, including datacentres and managed service providers, to report cyber incidents within 24 hours, and provide more detail within 72 hours, would increase resilience across the UK.</p> <p>Richard Horne said it was vital that board directors understood cyber security risks. “And I think it’s not just a case of commissioning reports, but being able to understand the urgency with which they need to act is really important,” he added.</p> <p>Horne’s comments came as ministers wrote to the leaders of major companies asking them to step up security collaboration in the wake of rising cyber threats.</p> <p>The letter asks company bosses to “take concrete actions” to manage cyber risks and boost their company’s protection against attacks.</p> <p>It warns that cyber activity in the UK has become “more intense, frequent and sophisticated”, and can seriously disrupt organisations’ operations, impacting their workers, damaging their brand and profits.</p> <div class="extra-info"> <div class="extra-info-inner"> <h3 class="splash-heading">NCSC’s recommendations to business</h3> <ul class="default-list"> <li>Make cyber risk a board-level priority using the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cyber-governance-code-of-practice">Cyber Governance Code of Practice</a>.</li> <li>Sign up to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/section/active-cyber-defence/early-warning">NCSC’s Early Warning service</a>.</li> <li>Require your supply chain to adopt <a href="https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/cyberessentials">Cyber Essentials</a>.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> Ministers write to business leaders urging them to step up cyber security in wake of threats from ransomware and nation state-sponsored hackers https://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/visuals/LeMagIT/hero_article/security-threat-cyber-attack-1-adobe.jpeg https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632649/China-responsible-for-rising-cyber-attacks-says-NCSC Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:30:00 GMT <p>With nearly three million people – so far – signing <a href="https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730194">an online petition</a> against the introduction of “digital ID cards”, the government is already fighting to reclaim the initiative after prime minister <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366631981/Keir-Starmer-launches-digital-ID-scheme-but-does-it-stand-a-chance">Keir Starmer’s botched announcement of plans for a mandatory national digital identity scheme</a>.</p> <p>Civil service officials last week attempted to quell the second uproar of the year from private sector digital ID app providers in a behind-closed-doors meeting, while this week (Monday 13 October) new technology secretary Liz Kendall attempted to face down MPs from all parties in a <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025-10-13/debates/37D3137B-302E-4E1B-A6E4-0676456F26D0/DigitalID">House of Commons debate</a> as they expressed their concerns and protestations at the plans.</p> <p>Kendall was correct when she told MPs: “There is a lot of misinformation out there about this proposal.” But she did not acknowledge that any misinformation was largely a result of the government’s poor communication around the original announcement.</p> <p>As <a href="https://www.techuk.org/resource/reclaiming-control-why-digital-id-is-about-data-sovereignty-not-surveillance.html">fintech industry body Innovate Finance – a supporter of digital identity – put it</a>: “The reaction, frankly, has been to focus on the worst-case scenario – ‘compulsory digital ID’ is being framed as an erosion of civil liberties, a gateway to mass surveillance, and a tool of digital exclusion. It’s all fear and no finesse.”</p> <p>Christopher Holmes, a Conservative peer who has long been an advocate for digital identity, <a href="https://www.finextra.com/the-long-read/1467/why-the-government-has-the-wrong-approach-to-digital-id">said</a>: “The government’s current approach, <a href="https://www.finextra.com/the-long-read/1467/why-the-government-has-the-wrong-approach-to-digital-id">suggesting mandatory digital ID to stop illegal immigration</a>, is going about it in precisely the wrong way.”&nbsp;</p> <p>Based on discussions with industry insiders, however, it may in fact be the case that Starmer’s mandatory national digital ID scheme will prove to be neither mandatory nor national.</p> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="What, exactly, will be mandatory?"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i>What, exactly, will be mandatory?</h2> <p>Starmer’s announcement seemed clear: it will be <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632094/Government-to-introduce-mandatory-digital-ID">mandatory for anyone seeking a job in the UK to prove their right to work using a government digital identity app</a> on their smartphone – with limited exemptions for those unable to do so.</p> <p>However, the language used in the Commons by Kendall was subtly different. She talked about “making ID checks both mandatory and digital for all employers”. Her speech tried to focus on the <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/How-digital-identity-will-empower-people-and-drive-economic-growth">wider benefits of digital identity</a>, citing the need to modernise public services and make them easier to access in a digital age.</p> <blockquote class="main-article-pullquote"> <div class="main-article-pullquote-inner"> <figure> Years from now, having your ID on your phone will feel like second nature, putting more power directly into people’s hands and giving them more control over how they interact with government services. That is worth striving for </figure> <figcaption> <strong>Liz Kendall, technology secretary</strong> </figcaption> <i class="icon" data-icon="z"></i> </div> </blockquote> <p>“Years from now, when we look back, I believe that having your ID on your phone will feel like second nature, putting more power directly into people’s hands and giving them more control over how they interact with government and the whole range of services. That is something worth striving for,” she said.</p> <p>As shadow technology secretary Julia Lopez pointed out, the previous Conservative government had already introduced mandatory right-to-work checks for employers and launched a mechanism whereby a digital identity app can be used, voluntarily, to <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252525621/Digital-right-to-work-checks-officially-go-live">prove an individual’s right to work in the UK</a>. Most UK citizens will have had to prove their right to work (RTW) using physical documents such as a passport.</p> <p>Any apps used as part of RTW checks have to be approved through the government-backed Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF), which was given a statutory basis through the <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366626126/UK-data-reforms-become-law">Data (Use &amp; Access) Act</a> (DUA), which received Royal Assent in June.</p> <p>Run by the Office for Digital Identities and Attributes (OfDIA), nearly 50 third-party identity service providers (IDSPs) have received approval under DIATF for their apps to be used for RTW and other statutory government checks, such as <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366567793/UK-government-consults-on-age-verification-tech-in-alcohol-sales">age verification</a> or <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366628365/Companies-House-ID-verification-to-start-in-November-2025">registering as a company director</a>.</p> <p>Kendall confirmed to MPs that the government will bring legislation during this Parliament – so, before 2029 – for “making ID checks mandatory and digital”. She said there will not be a central database of digital identities, and there will be no sanction or penalty for people if they do not have a digital ID – only for employers that do not conduct RTW checks.</p> <p>The only legal change the government has proposed so far is that RTW checks will have to be conducted digitally. There will be a government digital identity app that people can use to digitally prove their right to work, but the question remains: will they be compelled to use the government app, or will any app from a DIATF-approved IDSP be acceptable?</p> </section> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="What are officials saying in private?"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i>What are officials saying in private?</h2> <p>Last week, officials from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and OfDIA met with industry representatives in a second attempt this year to quell <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Computer-Weekly-Editors-Blog/UK-digital-identity-turns-to-drama-or-farce-over-industry-fears-and-security-doubts">fears that the government is looking to squeeze private sector suppliers out of the digital identity market</a> – despite years of investment in building third-party apps.</p> <p>The first attempt came after the announcement of the <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366624844/Govuk-Wallet-open-to-public-sector-bodies">Gov.uk Wallet</a> and its proposed use for age verification – for example, when buying alcohol or accessing age-restricted online services. Many IDSPs specialise in age verification and have spent millions of pounds developing, testing and proving their capability to determine someone’s age using facial verification through a smartphone app.</p> <p>Then <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366623927/Government-starts-private-sector-engagement-on-digital-ID-and-Govuk-Wallet">technology secretary Peter Kyle was forced to meet with suppliers in May</a> to assure them the government had no intention of muscling in – only that the government wants to play a role and it would be strange not to offer its own app. <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Computer-Weekly-Editors-Blog/Calm-settles-over-digital-identity-market-for-now-Hark-is-that-Big-Tech-on-the-horizon">Kyle’s reassurances were warmly received</a>, and supplier executives left the meeting confident that government and industry would be working hand-in-hand going forward.</p> <p>So, when Starmer announced that the government would be further treading on the IDSPs’ turf, there was understandable outrage.</p> <p>At the meeting last week, civil service officials outlined how Starmer’s plans would be brought to fruition.</p> <p>IDSPs were told that OfDIA chief executive Hannah Rutter would be moving into a new role, leading development of the policy and overseeing a consultation planned for early 2026. They heard that Rutter would be replaced at OfDIA by John Peart, who is seen by suppliers as supportive of the private sector’s role. When asked by Computer Weekly, DSIT would not confirm or deny the appointments.</p> <p>The consultation process – calling for, and responding to, submissions – is likely to take about a year. Draft legislation would then be put before Parliament in 2027, with the new government digital ID scheme likely to be in place by mid-2028, about a year before the next general election.</p> <p>The legislative process will not be easy. As <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/How-digital-identity-will-empower-people-and-drive-economic-growth">David Crack, chair of industry body the Association of Digital Verification Professionals</a>, told Computer Weekly, many Labour MPs are opposed to the concept of mandatory digital identity, opposition parties are lining up against it, and because the policy was not included in Labour’s manifesto, the House of Lords may find it constitutionally acceptable to delay or even deny its approval. If millions of voters are against the proposals too, it’s not a policy likely to be enacted in a general election year.</p> <p>“<span data-teams="true">There is a plan – for a plan for a national ID scheme – but not an [actual] plan</span>. Realpolitik will prevail,” said Crack.</p> <p>During the meeting with IDSPs, DSIT officials reiterated that measures introduced by the DUA Act will still be implemented.</p> <p>Significantly, this includes the launch of an “information gateway” which will allow IDSPs to access government-held data as part of the process of confirming people’s identities digitally – for example, passport or driving licence checks – greatly expanding the range of public data that non-government apps can use as credentials to prove that app users are who they say they are.</p> <p>Well before the likely launch of a government digital ID scheme in 2028, therefore, there will already be a wide variety of digital identity apps and services on the market and already in use by people choosing voluntarily to prove their right to work digitally.</p> <p>If use of those apps numbers in the millions by 2028, will legislation really force them to move to a government-developed app instead?</p> <p>Crack said DSIT officials told suppliers they are open to ideas on how to implement mandatory digital RTW checks. “Note, mandatory RTW checks, but not necessarily a mandatory digital ID scheme,” he said. Crack believes that “government is listening”.</p> <p>Others in the industry are less convinced. “The truth is out – a confirmation that the government made a policy decision to go ahead and do this stuff themselves. We are told the DUA Act will be continued, but my sense is that they see the private sector as interim or peripheral,” said one supplier executive, who asked to remain anonymous.</p> <p>However, stakeholders across the digital identity sector agree on two things.</p> <p>First, that Starmer’s announcement has propelled digital identity into a topic for national debate – something even the most worried suppliers have welcomed.</p> <p>And second, that the manner of Starmer’s announcement – linking digital ID to tackling illegal immigration – means the public will need to be educated on what digital identity really means.</p> </section> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="Dispelling the myths"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i>Dispelling the myths</h2> <p>With nearly three million signatories, the petition against the government proposal is one of the largest such online protests, but the statement people sign up to support says, “We demand that the UK government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID card”.</p> <p>The government has failed to establish to the public that digital identity is not an attempt at “ID cards by stealth” – and the highly publicised <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Computer-Weekly-Editors-Blog/Controversy-ahead-the-many-challenges-facing-a-UK-government-national-digital-ID-scheme">support for the policy from the Tony Blair Institute has not helped to dispel such concerns</a>, given Blair was the prime minister who tried to introduce physical ID cards during the 2000s.</p> <p>Furthermore, critics have lined up to attack the use of a centralised government database – but Kendall confirmed there is no such plan, there never was, and as anybody familiar with how digital identity works would explain, the technology relies on the secure sharing of credentials, not large amounts of personal data or referencing an identity database.</p> <p>For example, an age verification app simply confirms that the holder is over 18 when buying alcohol. It shares a digital credential saying “yes” when asked, “Is this person over 18?” – the app does not need to identify the person to the retailer in any way.</p> <p>Lurid newspaper headlines have warned of US tech companies getting their hands on UK citizens’ personal data, with particular fears over the involvement of Palantir, the controversial data integration supplier that works closely with US military and intelligence services, <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366560657/Palantir-awarded-NHS-FDP-data-contract">as well as the NHS</a>. One MP in the Commons debate warned of “writing Fujitsu a blank cheque” – a reference to the <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Fujitsus-role-in-the-Post-Office-scandal-Everything-you-need-to-know">shamed IT services supplier</a> that developed the Horizon system at the heart of the <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Post-Office-Horizon-scandal-explained-everything-you-need-to-know">Post Office scandal</a>.</p> <p>However, Kendall confirmed that the government app will be developed in-house, by the Government Digital Service – there are no plans to award a contract to a single supplier to develop the digital ID software from scratch.</p> <p>The software will be a continuation of existing developments – notably, <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366581353/Govuk-One-Login-accounts-on-the-rise">Gov.uk One Login</a>, the digital identity system that will become the standard way to log in to online public services and is already in use by many government websites.</p> <p>It’s likely that the digital ID system will use the Gov.uk Wallet to store digital credentials, provided by the government, that prove the holder is who they say they are and that they have the right to work in the UK – much the same as the existing private sector apps that are used for the same purpose today.</p> <p>By the time any legislation is passed, the amount of further development needed for One Login and the digital wallet is likely to be comparatively minimal – and certainly not require a huge new software development project.</p> <p>Those plans are not without risks – Computer Weekly revealed earlier this year that the National Cyber Security Centre has, in the past, raised <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366622533/Government-faces-claims-of-serious-cyber-security-and-data-protection-problems-in-One-Login-digital-ID">serious security concerns over One Login</a>, and that a security exercise conducted by an external consultancy in March showed that <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366623991/Security-tests-reveal-serious-vulnerability-in-governments-One-Login-digital-ID-system">One Login could be hacked</a> without being detected. <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366623835/Govuk-One-Login-loses-certification-for-digital-identity-trust-framework">One Login has also lost its DIATF approval</a>.</p> <p>DSIT will need to be far more transparent about how it has solved those problems before public trust in the system can be established.</p> <p>Industry trade association TechUK has called on the government to help address the concerns its announcement has provoked, and to work together to explain the benefits that digital identity can offer the public, citing the “uncertainty for citizens and the private sector alike” that came as a result of Starmer’s announcement.</p> <blockquote class="main-article-pullquote"> <div class="main-article-pullquote-inner"> <figure> [Keir Starmer’s announcement] inappropriately positions digital ID as a silver bullet for a multifaceted and nuanced issue, rather than focusing on the benefits that digital ID can actually deliver, meaning its broader benefits are currently missing from the current political narrative </figure> <figcaption> <strong>TechUK report</strong> </figcaption> <i class="icon" data-icon="z"></i> </div> </blockquote> <p>“The announcement primarily centred on immigration enforcement, with government linking digital ID to the reduction of illegal working – and without acknowledgement that digital ID solutions, provided under the DIATF, were already being used for this purpose,” said TechUK, in a new report, <i><a href="https://www.techuk.org/resource/digital-id-the-uk-empowering-citizens-enabling-growth.html">Digital ID &amp; the UK: Empowering citizens, enabling growth</a>.</i></p> <p>“It inappropriately positions digital ID as a silver bullet for a multifaceted and nuanced issue, rather than focusing on the benefits that digital ID can actually deliver, meaning its broader benefits are currently missing from the current political narrative.”</p> <p>The report added: “Government must work alongside the digital ID sector, civil society, citizens, and other key stakeholders to build public trust, support innovation, and drive adoption. Indeed, the digital ID sector is prepared for a sustained period of engagement, where long-term decisions on digital ID infrastructure, governance, and market design will need to be carefully considered. Clearer communication around future plans is imperative for citizens and the digital ID sector alike.”</p> <p>There is a path that Starmer and his government could follow, to back away from a badly received proposal and appear to be listening to public concerns, which would promote digital identity as the social and economic benefit it has proved to be in numerous other countries.</p> <p>It would involve rescinding plans for a “national, mandatory” scheme, in favour of offering the public a wide choice of digital ID apps – both private sector and government-developed – that will enable a mandatory digital right-to-work check to be implemented nationwide. Who knows, maybe it might even have an impact on immigration?</p> <p>But industry, the public and sceptical MPs alike can only wait and see whether Starmer is politically savvy enough to grasp the opportunity to turn a bad proposal into good policy.</p> <div class="extra-info"> <div class="extra-info-inner"> <h3 class="splash-heading">Read more about government digital identity</h3> <ul class="default-list"> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366625861/MPs-to-investigate-potential-for-government-digital-identity-scheme">MPs to investigate potential for government digital identity scheme</a>: Amid growing calls for a national digital ID scheme, Home Affairs Committee launches inquiry into likely benefits and risks.</li> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Building-the-foundations-A-national-roadmap-for-digital-identity-and-sovereign-data">Building the foundations: A national roadmap for digital identity and sovereign data</a>: Now the UK government has offered some clarity on the future of private and public sector digital identity services, it's time to work together to put the essential foundations in place to make digital ID work.</li> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366571833/DSIT-publishes-results-of-public-digital-identity-trust-consultation">DSIT publishes results of public digital identity trust consultation</a>: Report from Department for Science, Innovation and Technology shows UK public wants government to be accountable and transparent, and views trust and inclusivity as key.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> The government’s proposals for a national digital identity scheme have been widely criticised, but is the prime minister smart enough to realise that an alternative plan could bring wider public benefits? https://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/visuals/ComputerWeekly/Hero%20Images/London-parliament-digital-mobile-adobe.jpeg https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632744/Why-Keir-Starmers-mandatory-national-digital-ID-system-may-be-neither-mandatory-nor-national Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:19:00 GMT <p>Cohesity has become a prominent name in cyber resilience, as enterprises worldwide look for smarter ways to secure and recover data in an age of increasingly sophisticated threats. For <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366618042/Cohesity-CEO-on-Veritas-integration-and-IPO-plans">CEO Sanjay Poonen</a>, the company’s mission reflects this shift in urgency: “Our mission is to protect, secure and provide insights into the world’s data. The largest organisations in the world, the biggest brands, rely on us for cyber resilience.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Storage-technology-explained-Ransomware-and-storage-and-backup">Traditional backup approaches are no longer enough as ransomware evolves.</a> Poonen highlights how enterprises today face persistent threats from nation-state actors across the US, Europe and the Middle East. To address this, Cohesity has built what it describes as an immutable, zero-trust security platform designed for fast recovery.</p> <p>The Middle East, he says, is particularly important in this landscape. Countries across the region are investing heavily in digital transformation and AI, creating opportunities and challenges for data protection.</p> <p>Cohesity has established a strong presence in the region, working with banks, hospitals, telcos, and public sector institutions. “The Middle East is moving faster than any other region when it comes to data resilience,” Poonen says. “We have hundreds of customers here and are working closely with partners to deploy AI-powered solutions tailored to the market.”</p> <p>A key element of Cohesity’s approach is the integration of AI into its platform. <a href="https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatabackup/news/366618483/Cohesity-exec-Gaia-will-unlock-data-for-AI-applications">Its product, Gaia</a>, leverages generative AI to provide advanced data insights, anomaly detection, and threat scanning, allowing organisations to protect and make sense of their data in ways that traditional backup solutions cannot.</p> <p>“We’ve modernised the discussion from traditional storage to security. Generative AI on top of data is the next frontier for enterprises everywhere, including the UAE and wider Middle East,” says Poonen.</p> <div class="extra-info"> <div class="extra-info-inner"> <h3 class="splash-heading">Read more about Cohesity CEO Sanjay Poonen</h3> <p>A month after closing a landmark <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366569673/What-will-result-from-Cohesitys-Veritas-acquisition">acquisition of Veritas’ enterprise data protection business</a> late last year, Cohesity CEO Sanjay Poonen wasted no time in laying the groundwork for the combined company’s future.</p> <p>The $3bn deal, which Poonen described as “once in a lifetime”, created a data security giant with a market presence that dwarfs its competitors by marrying Cohesity’s cloud-based data security and management capabilities and Veritas’ NetBackup data protection software.&nbsp;</p> <p>In an interview with Computer Weekly in Singapore in January 2025, Poonen outlined his top priorities following the closure of the deal, including employee engagement, a focus on product innovation and building relationships with key customers and partners.</p> <p><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366618042/Cohesity-CEO-on-Veritas-integration-and-IPO-plans">Click here to read our earlier interview with Cohesity CEO Sanjay Poonen</a> on his vision for integrating Veritas’ enterprise data protection business, uniting 12,000 customers, driving AI-powered innovation and building a public-ready company.</p> </div> </div> <p>Looking ahead, Cohesity’s global priorities revolve around three strategic areas - multi-cloud data protection, advanced security capabilities, and AI-driven intelligence on the data being protected. “These three pillars are central to our innovation strategy, not just in the US but globally, and the Middle East is no exception,” he adds.</p> <p>Poonen also emphasises the role of <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/GITEX-Dubais-rise-as-a-global-technology-hub">events like Gitex</a>, where he met with Computer Weekly, in fostering awareness and collaboration. “This conference is incredible, it brings together 200,000 people and showcases how technology can enable resilience everywhere,” he said.</p> <p>With cyber threats evolving rapidly and data becoming a critical economic asset, Cohesity sees its role as helping organisations navigate the complex intersection of AI, cloud adoption, and cyber resilience. For the Middle East, a region accelerating in AI adoption and digital transformation, the company’s CEO believes there is a unique opportunity to establish robust, secure, and future-ready data infrastructure.</p> <div class="extra-info"> <div class="extra-info-inner"> <h3 class="splash-heading">Read more about Cohesity</h3> <ul class="default-list"> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/blog/CW-Developer-Network/Cohesity-Veritas-combination-galvanises-data-protection-grade">Cohesity Veritas 'combination' galvanises data protection grade</a> - Cohesity has completed its “combination” with Veritas’ enterprise data protection business. The company now claims to be the world’s largest data protection software provider by market share.</li> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/blog/CW-Developer-Network/Cohesity-CTO-Turning-backup-into-heads-up-through-generative-AI">Cohesity CTO: Turning 'backup into heads-up' through generative AI</a> - The Computer Weekly Developer Network sat down with Mark Molyneux, EMEA CTO at Cohesity.</li> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366569673/What-will-result-from-Cohesitys-Veritas-acquisition">What will result from Cohesity’s Veritas acquisition?</a> The $7bn backup giant will leverage huge assets in enterprise customer base, compliance and governance intelligence, AI, R&amp;D, and Kubernetes backup and storage.</li> </ul> </div> </div> At Gitex in Dubai, Sanjay Poonen, CEO at Cohesity, highlights how the region’s rapid digital growth is shaping new priorities in cyber recovery, AI-driven backup, and secure data platforms https://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/rms/German/Hero-data-backup-Tierney-adobe.jpg https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632585/Cohesity-CEO-The-Middle-East-is-moving-faster-than-any-other-region-in-data-resilience Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:13:00 GMT <p>Calculating carbon emissions is not as simple as it seems. When greenwashing meets poor carbon accounting, progress in establishing industry standards is delayed. This can erode trust in businesses, stalling sales and inhibiting economic growth.</p> <p><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366631812/Digital-Catapult-sets-sights-on-boosting-AI-take-up-in-agrifood-sector">At Digital Catapult we work across high-value sectors</a> to accelerate the practical application of deep tech innovation and equip the UK to be future-ready. &nbsp;</p> <p>We do this by driving industrial decarbonisation, and recognise that a cross-sector framework is needed to achieve greater transparency, accountability, and cross-sector collaboration.</p> <p>This is where innovation can provide an answer, enabling businesses to distinguish the green washers from the green winners, decarbonising operations safely and sustainably, while driving industrial supply chain resilience too.&nbsp;</p> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="A cross-sector decarbonisation framework"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i>A cross-sector decarbonisation framework&nbsp;</h2> <p>With global energy demand projected to rival Japan’s <a target="_blank" href="https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/7ceECgJxkgiwzMpn6SNfpu4bWNG?domain=weforum.org/" rel="noopener">total consumption by 2030</a>, power is part of a bigger story. Datacentres drive water consumption, land competition, electronic waste, and noise pollution. Without a standard framework, innovators often struggle to identify what a solution might look like, driving some to fall victim to unreliable partners, as they commence their journey towards net-zero.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>The UK policy to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 has accelerated innovation in the commercial space, prompting technology providers to explore new solutions at an unprecedented speed.</p> <p>The risk here, however, is that many businesses misunderstand carbon accounting or the environmental impact of their operations, prompting some to look for a quick-fix or a partnership with a company guilty of greenwashing.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>In the UK, large companies must disclose Scope 1 and 2, but Scope 3 reporting is largely voluntary. This loophole matters. Much of the tech sector’s footprint lies in Scope 3, which come from outsourced datacentres, cloud services, and supply chains.</p> <p>For companies reliant on global datacentres and sprawling supply chains, this creates a convenient blind spot, and risks companies falling short of their decarbonisation targets and stalling the environmental progress of entire sectors and markets.&nbsp;</p> <p>As such, an intervention is key to mitigate greenwashing in supply chains, and bolster supply chain resilience, which can be achieved when deep tech innovation is practically applied to industry, like we’ve achieved&nbsp;with some of our interventions. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </section> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="Using deep tech to solve its own sustainability challenges"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i>Using deep tech to solve its own sustainability challenges&nbsp;</h2> <p>At Digital Catapult we recognise that while deep tech innovation often depends on energy-intensive infrastructure that can create new pressures elsewhere, we need a framework grounded in systems thinking.</p> <p>This should be adaptive, holistic, and connected, and is why we are working on a framework that is flexible to change, can account for a range of impacts, and will recognise unintended consequences. This will ultimately empower businesses to apply better deep tech solutions to their operations, equipping them with the tools necessary to be future-ready.&nbsp;</p> <p>The resulting offerings may include artificial intelligence (AI) that can optimise industrial processes, reduce waste, and increase efficiency or quantum computing, which may one day process vast datasets at a fraction of today’s energy. Meanwhile, the Internet of Things is already making supply chains more transparent and energy efficient.</p> <p>At Digital Catapult, we enable deep tech startups to scale successfully, and we have first-hand knowledge of how deep tech innovation could be used to drive industrial decarbonisation and mitigate greenwashing, particularly when it’s used within a valid framework.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </section> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="Meeting the demand for decarbonisation"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i>Meeting the demand for decarbonisation&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2> <p>Digital Catapult’s AI innovation programme, which considers how AI can be used for decarbonisation, is developing a framework that could be used across industries and will solve some of the challenges that come with carbon accounting and deep tech’s environmental impact.</p> <p>It will also enable businesses across sectors to identify where deep tech innovation like AI can deliver the greatest decarbonisation benefits, understand potential trade-offs, and make more informed decisions about deep tech adoption that mitigates the risk of green washing.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Similarly, our supply chain work focuses on strengthening industrial resilience in the UK while creating greater transparency around Scope 3 emissions, which remain a critical blind spot in carbon accounting.</p> <p>Through the Logistics Living Lab, we are applying deep tech innovations such as AI and distributed ledger technology to reduce inefficiencies like empty lorry journeys.</p> <p>By cutting unnecessary miles on the road, this approach not only lowers emissions across logistics and haulage but also demonstrates how targeted deep tech solutions, when embedded within a wider framework, can deliver measurable decarbonisation while reducing the risks of greenwashing, as well as making supply chains more resilient.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>If the UK is to reach its net-zero targets, it must look beyond surface-level commitments and tackle the structural challenges that allow greenwashing to persist.</p> <p>Deep tech alone will not deliver sustainable change, but when embedded in robust, cross-sector frameworks it can provide the transparency, accountability, and adaptability businesses need.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>By applying systems thinking, addressing Scope 3 blind spots, and deploying innovation responsibly, we can ensure deep tech becomes a force for genuine decarbonisation, and that industrial supply chain resilience can be achieved across industries.&nbsp;</p> <p>The winners will be those who embrace this approach, building trust, resilience, and a greener industrial future.</p> <div class="extra-info"> <div class="extra-info-inner"> <h3 class="splash-heading">Read more from the IT Sustainability Think Tank</h3> <ul class="default-list"> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/IT-Sustainability-Think-Tank-Environmental-trends-to-redefine-IT-strategies-in-2025">Sustainability has shifted from a buzzword to a business imperative</a>. It is no longer just a tick-box exercise – it is now a central pillar shaping the future of enterprise strategy, according to Gartner.</li> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/IT-Sustainability-Think-Tank-The-10-energy-risks-enterprises-must-prepare-for-now">As the global transition towards developing low-carbon economies continues apace</a>, Gartner shares its take on the actions enterprises must take now to navigate an increasingly volatile energy landscape.</li> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/IT-Sustainability-Think-Tank-How-IT-directors-can-spot-false-green-claims-from-Big-Tech-suppliers">In an era where nearly every tech supplier touts green credentials</a>, IT directors face the challenging task of separating genuine sustainability commitments from marketing spin. But how?</li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> In an era where nearly every tech supplier touts green credentials, IT directors face the challenging task of separating genuine sustainability commitments from marketing spin. But how? https://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/visuals/ComputerWeekly/Hero%20Images/IT-sustainability-think-tank-hero.jpg https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/IT-Sustainability-Think-Tank-Distinguishing-the-green-washers-from-the-green-winners Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:35:00 GMT <p>IT decision-makers and people in IT procurement have seen various types of software licensing evolve. On-premise software licensing, normally charged per user or per processor, has moved to a subscription-based licensing model with the growth of Software as a Service (SaaS). But as Prem Ananthakrishnan, global software practice lead at Accenture notes, there is a new model that is now emerging, based on the idea of measuring the value that the software or service provides.</p> <p>Looking at the evolution of software licensing, he says: “The perpetual licensing model, where you would pay a one time fee for the software and own that version forever, has been rapidly declining. The dominant model today is where the customer pays a recurring fee. This could be per user or per tier for a given term.”</p> <p>This model is predictable for software firms, who, he says, are able to extract value on a fixed term basis.</p> <p>While there was some resistance from IT buyers over the move from buying software as capital expenditure to an OpEx (operational expenditure) model, he says, it is helping them avoid buying shelfware or being locked in. “They also recognise that they can pay, see value and then continue to invest incrementally in software,” he adds.</p> <p>Another model that has been gaining traction over the last decade is based on usage, where an IT buyer purchases consumption credits. “Think of the cell phone type plans popularised by the hyperscale cloud providers,” Ananthakrishnan says.</p> <p>Accenture is now seeing the emergence of outcome-based or value-based pricing models as Ananthakrishnan explains: “The idea here is that you pay for the actual results or business impact that the software creates and not just for the access.”</p> <p>“When Gen AI came to the scene with ChatGPT in 2022, people quickly realised that AI makes software dynamic.” Unlike traditional software where the value sits in dashboards and reports Ananthakrishnan says agentic AI and AI software is smart: “It thinks, it acts and it reasons.”</p> <p>It also consumes compute resources in real time and is unpredictable. As Ananthakrishnan points out, &nbsp;software providers find it difficult trying to apply a static software licence to price something that is dynamic.</p> <p>From an IT buyer perspective, Ananthakrishnan says the big shift is a fundamental change from understanding that software cannot just be purchased as a tool. “Think about software as a collaborator that’s driving an outcome for the business,” he says.</p> <p>For now, IT buyers will have seen the use of tokens as a way of measuring AI’s value. In effect, this offers a form of usage -based licensing that approximates value based on the number of tokens - or phrases - a generative AI engine handles. Ananthakrishnan says: “The tokenisation or using computing credits or GPU credits, are all just proxies for value.”</p> <p>Accoridng to Ananthakrishnan, the reason most AI providers have gravitated towards token-based pricing is because it offers a simple way for customers to understand value. He says: “Truly understanding value points and attributing the value generated by software to a particular [value metric] is a very, very hard problem to solve.”</p> <p>Nevertheless, for Ananthakrishnan, this is where the software market is heading.</p> We speak to Accenture partner, Prem Ananthakrishnan about the evolution of software licensing in the age of AI and agentic AI https://www.computerweekly.com/podcast/Value-based-contracts-A-Computer-Weekly-Downtime-Upload-podcast Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:56:00 GMT <p><a href="https://www.techtarget.com/searchstorage/opinion/IT-leaders-face-data-infrastructure-gaps-as-AI-workloads-grow?_gl=1*5wosjg*_ga*MTYwOTQwNDI5Ny4xNzQyMjk2NTEz*_ga_TQKE4GS5P9*czE3NjA0NDE2NDAkbzQxNiRnMSR0MTc2MDQ0MjMzNCRqMzMkbDAkaDA.">The revenue generated by neocloud service providers</a>, who are seemingly usurping the traditional hyperscale providers when it comes to hosting artificial intelligence (AI) workloads, is expected to exceed $23bn during 2025.</p> <p>That’s according to market data shared by Synergy Research Group (SRG), which confirmed the revenue generated by neoclouds surpassed $5bn during the second quarter of 2025, which is up 205% on the previous year.</p> <p>Throughout the course of 2025, there have been numerous announcements about neocloud providers, such as CoreWeave and the OpenAI-backed Stargate project, announcing the opening or future development of datacentre sites that will be used to house compute-intensive AI workloads.</p> <p>The purveyors of neocloud services specialise primarily in the provision of the graphics processing units (GPU) infrastructure needed to run AI workloads, and – for this reason – are sometimes referred to as being GPU-as-a-service (GPUaaS) providers.</p> <p>This is in contrast to the more traditional hyperscale providers who offer a broader range of cloud services, rather than just GPU infrastructure services. &nbsp;</p> <p>The uptick in demand for neocloud services has, in turn, given rise to a “lot of hype and exaggerated or unsubstantiated claims about the massive buildout of gigawatt campuses” to underpin the projected growth of generative AI workloads, said SRG in its research note.</p> <p>However, it predicts that the revenue generated by neoclouds will hit $180bn by 2030, albeit with “road bumps” along the way, in the form of financing difficulties, power supply issues and problems sourcing the necessary hardware.</p> <div class="extra-info"> <div class="extra-info-inner"> <h3 class="splash-heading">Read more about neoclouds and AI</h3> <ul class="default-list"> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Nscale-explained-Everything-you-need-to-know">AI infrastructure provider Nscale has risen to prominence in UK tech circles</a> over the course of the past year, having aligned itself with the government’s AI strategy. But what is Nscale, and who is behind it?</li> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366631259/Microsoft-to-invest-30bn-in-expanding-its-operations-and-AI-infrastructure-footprint-in-UK">Microsoft to invest $30bn in expanding</a> its operations and AI infrastructure footprint in UK.</li> </ul> </div> </div> <p>However, it is SRG’s view that the underlying demand for AI services will help the neocloud sector overcome these barriers and other competitive pressures, on account of the fact that providers are targeting the fast-growing AI segment.</p> <p>“Neocloud plans and initiatives remain somewhat fluid, but in aggregate, Synergy sees them steadily gaining market share in those high-growth target market segments,” said SRG in its research note.</p> <p>“In terms of being a direct competitor to the traditional hyperscale cloud providers, CoreWeave is leading the group. While its focus and business model is different from the other neoclouds, OpenAI is the largest of the group, and will remain a key player over the coming years thanks to its Stargate initiatives.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366631959/AI-infrastucture-provider-Nscale-secures-11bn-in-series-B-funding">As previously reported by Computer Weekly</a>, the OpenAI-backed Stargate initiative has seen the ChatGPT maker embark on joint ventures with the likes of GPU provider Nvidia and neocloud firm Nscale in the UK, in the interests of <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366631325/Government-confirms-North-East-as-location-of-second-AI-Growth-Zone">providing sovereign compute capacity for the sole purpose of hosting AI models</a>.</p> <p>Typically, neoclouds are either relatively new startup companies or, as is the case with Nscale, are crypto mining companies that have pivoted to providing high-performance computing services, said SRG.</p> <p>“There is a lot of hype around neocloud, Stargate and gigawatt campus developments, but when you work through the marketing smoke and mirrors and look at the underlying numbers, the growth rates and future market size are truly impressive,” said SRG founder and chief analyst Jeremy Duke.</p> <p>“GPUaaS and GenAI platform services are currently growing at around 165% per year and neoclouds are gaining share in those high-growth markets,” he added. “There is every reason to believe that they will continue to grow their market share, as cloud providers of all types struggle to match supply with burgeoning AI demand.”</p> IT market watcher Synergy Research Group is predicting big things for the neocloud market through 2025 and beyond https://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/visuals/ComputerWeekly/Hero%20Images/Storage-cloud-computing-Adobe.jpg https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632731/Revenue-generated-by-neoclouds-expected-to-exceed-23bn-in-2025-predicts-Synergy Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:30:00 GMT <p>A member of Fujitsu’s top team of executives told staff he expects the firm to experience about 12 to 18 months of “flux” in the UK before getting back into “everybody’s good books”. He said this will come after Fujitsu headquarters pays its contribution to the costs of the <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Post-Office-Horizon-scandal-explained-everything-you-need-to-know">Post Office scandal</a>.</p> <p>The comment came in July this year, days after the <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366627174/Post-Office-inquiry-chair-cannot-rule-out-scandal-caused-13-suicides">publication of a report</a> that linked the scandal, which <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Fujitsus-role-in-the-Post-Office-scandal-Everything-you-need-to-know">Fujitsu fuelled</a>, to 13 suicides, 10 attempted suicides and 59 people contemplating suicide.</p> <p>As <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632424/Fujitsu-boss-said-Post-Office-inquiry-report-wasnt-that-bad-despite-link-to-suicides">revealed by Computer Weekly last week</a>, the business leader, whose identity is known to Computer Weekly, described the first report from the Post Office Horizon scandal public inquiry, which <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366627174/Post-Office-inquiry-chair-cannot-rule-out-scandal-caused-13-suicides">linked Fujitsu’s software to the suicides</a>, as “not that bad”.</p> <hr> <h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>• Read more: <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632424/Fujitsu-boss-said-Post-Office-inquiry-report-wasnt-that-bad-despite-link-to-suicides">Fujitsu boss said Post Office inquiry report wasn’t ‘that bad’, despite link to suicides</a> •</b></h3> <hr> <p>In the same meeting, in a recording heard by Computer Weekly, the now departed member of Fujitsu’s top UK leadership team also said he expects the company to return to normal trading in as little as a year.</p> <p>He told colleagues: “My personal prediction [is] 12 to 18 months of this sort of flux, and then once we’ve actually made the contribution [towards scandal costs], I think there will be the whole self-cleaning process, and then I think we should be back to normal trading terms.</p> <p>“I still feel as an organisation in the UK, we are built to service the public sector – our delivery model, our people, our capability. Less so for the private sector.”</p> <p>Fujitsu’s <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366626737/Fujitsus-grip-on-HMRC-loosening-but-bags-of-taxpayer-cash-still-to-be-made">history in the government sector</a> dates back to its acquisition of British IT company ICL in the 1990s. In its most recent financial year, it made sales worth £450m to the UK public sector.</p> <p>“I’m keen that we don’t lose that advantage as well, while we go through the pipe cleaning, the self-cleaning, and we get back into everybody’s good books,” said the business leader in the July meeting.</p> <blockquote class="main-article-pullquote"> <div class="main-article-pullquote-inner"> <figure> It is way past time that the government recognised that Fujitsu is not a fit and proper organisation to be involved in government contracts </figure> <figcaption> <strong>James Arbuthnot, Conservative MP</strong> </figcaption> <i class="icon" data-icon="z"></i> </div> </blockquote> <p>The executive, who is leaving Fujitsu, apologised for his comments via a company email account: “I am very sorry if my words have caused harm to any of the victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal. I am not involved in, or responsible for, Fujitsu’s response to the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry. This was my own personal speculation that I shared with my team as part of a private and informal discussion.”</p> <p>But one Fujitsu worker said: “I didn’t hear anything from any other leader about the public inquiry report, but based on their other behaviour regarding subpostmasters, employees, etc, he wasn’t a rogue voice, he just spoke without the corporate filter that usually hides their lack of empathy and indifference behind polished, PR remorse.”</p> <p>A Fujitsu UK spokesperson confirmed the senior business leader had left&nbsp;the company, but did not give any reason for his exit.&nbsp;“We thank [him] for his efforts and wish him every success for the future,” they said.&nbsp;</p> <p>Peer James Arbuthnot, who has campaigned for justice for affected subpostmasters for over 15 years, asked: “[Fujitsu] expect to get back into the nation’s good books? Really?”</p> <p>He listed Fujitsu’s responsibilities for what unfolded over the <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Post-Office-Horizon-scandal-explained-everything-you-need-to-know">25 years of the Post Office scandal</a>.</p> <p>“It was Fujitsu’s software and hardware that failed to work and that caused false figures to land the subpostmasters in such terrible trouble. It was Fujitsu’s evidence in court that the software and hardware were not to blame,” said Arbuthnot.</p> <p>“It was Fujitsu that said they could not remotely alter the subpostmasters’ accounts when they were doing so on an industrial scale. And then Fujitsu watched silently as subpostmasters were sued, prosecuted, imprisoned and, in the most tragic cases, took their own lives.”</p> <hr> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>• Read more: <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Fujitsus-role-in-the-Post-Office-scandal-Everything-you-need-to-know">Fujitsu’s role in the Post Office scandal: Everything you need to know</a> •</strong></p> <hr> <p>He told Computer Weekly: “They have not shown the smallest bit of remorse for this, and they have not paid a penny in compensation. It is way past time that the government recognised that Fujitsu is not a fit and proper organisation to be involved in government contracts.”</p> <p>Reacting to a LinkedIn post by Arbuthnot about <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632424/Fujitsu-boss-said-Post-Office-inquiry-report-wasnt-that-bad-despite-link-to-suicides">last week’s Computer Weekly exposé</a> of the internal Fujitsu meeting, Clark Vasey, who was head of corporate affairs at Fujitsu from 2014 until this year, said: “Doing the right thing is always the right thing for a business to do. If there was a genuine desire to do that, [Fujitsu] would have acted long before now.</p> <p>“The comments are shocking, but speak to a deliberate and well-established approach to this scandal. Avoiding consequences at whatever cost is the logical conclusion anyone can draw about their strategy. By their actions, [it is clear] UK leadership care little for the victims, their families, the taxpayer or indeed their own employees.”</p> <p>Soon after the ITV drama of the Post Office scandal stirred the public and government in January 2024, Fujitsu announced it would pause bidding for government contracts until completion of the statutory public inquiry into the scandal, which had already been running for two years.</p> <p>But, as revealed by Computer Weekly in April last year, Fujitsu <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366577734/Fujitsu-staff-instructed-how-to-bid-for-government-contracts-during-self-imposed-ban">instructed staff how to get around its own ban</a> through technicalities. The recording this July revealed the top team executive reaffirming that staff could continue to bid for government contracts through partner firms.</p> <p>There has been a decline in Fujitsu’s UK public sector business, with, for example, its <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366626737/Fujitsus-grip-on-HMRC-loosening-but-bags-of-taxpayer-cash-still-to-be-made">“cash cow” HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC)</a> plotting a move away from the supplier through a <a href="https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010581-2025">contract worth £500m</a>, designed to exit the supplier’s services. The <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366624207/HMRC-begins-escape-from-Fujitsus-grip-through-500m-contract">tender from May this year</a> is the clearest sign that HMRC is ready to break away and is looking for a supplier for a 10-year Data Centre Exit (DCE) contract, which will begin in April 2026.</p> <p>Furthermore, Fujitsu will no longer service the Post Office when its <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366616872/Post-Office-Fujitsu-contract-extended-by-a-year-as-decision-time-looms">contract comes to an end in March next year</a>, ending a flow of billions of pounds of taxpayer cash to the supplier. But the top executive’s comments suggest Fujitsu is confident of winning substantial business in the sector, which accounts for half its revenues.</p> <p>Private sector organisations have also become conscious of the implications of working with the scandal-tainted supplier. For example, <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366616292/Fujitsu-snubbed-on-private-sector-deal-with-Centrica-due-to-Post-Office-scandal-backlash">Fujitsu lost out on a contract with British Gas owner Centrica</a> after the company’s board, fearful of reputational damage, blocked it, despite the troubled supplier being the preferred bidder.</p> <p>Fujitsu is trying to repair its reputation by investing heavily in a PR campaign.</p> <p>In April 2024, months after the ITV drama, Computer Weekly revealed that Fujitsu had <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366577734/Fujitsu-staff-instructed-how-to-bid-for-government-contracts-during-self-imposed-ban">spent £27m on a project known as Holly</a>, established to help the supplier through the Post Office scandal ramifications, with the contracting of public relations, business ethics and law firms.</p> <p>The supplier is still focused on its reputation. During the recorded meeting, the Fujitsu executive said: “This is a time for us to actually go out and start getting that Fujitsu story out there. So hopefully, there will be a point of view that we start putting out that gives our customers the confidence that they did the right thing by standing by us and backing us, because they could have also had some other reactions.”</p> <p>During the meeting, the top executive said part two of the public inquiry report “will be critical” to the company.</p> <p>The second, more substantial report, due next year, will cover the remaining six phases. Pertinent to Fujitsu’s role, the remaining phases covered issues including the Horizon IT system’s history, its operation, and legal actions against subpostmasters.</p> <p>When the second part of the public inquiry report is published next year, Fujitsu will be exposed to huge public pressure.</p> <p>The Post Office scandal was&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240089230/Bankruptcy-prosecution-and-disrupted-livelihoods-Postmasters-tell-their-story">first exposed by Computer Weekly in 2009</a>, revealing the stories of seven subpostmasters and the problems they suffered due to the accounting software&nbsp;<i>(see timeline of Computer Weekly articles about the scandal below).</i></p> <div class="extra-info"> <div class="extra-info-inner"> <h3 class="splash-heading">Timeline: Computer Weekly articles about the scandal since 2009</h3> <ul type="square" class="default-list"> <li>May 2009:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240089230/Bankruptcy-prosecution-and-disrupted-livelihoods-Postmasters-tell-their-story">Bankruptcy, prosecution and disrupted livelihoods – postmasters tell their story</a>.</li> <li>September 2009:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/1280090846/Post-masters-form-action-group-after-accounts-shortfall">Post-masters form action group after accounts shortfall</a>.</li> <li>November 2009:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/1280091449/Post-Office-theft-case-deferred-over-IT-questions">Post Office theft case deferred over IT questions</a>.</li> <li>May 2010:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/1280092879/Royal-Mail-postpones-Horizon-roll-out-after-outages">A pilot of the new Horizon Online system at Royal Mail has been scaled back after connectivity problems and outages</a>.</li> <li>February 2011:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/1280095088/Post-Office-faces-legal-action-over-alleged-accounting-system-failures">Post Office faces legal action over alleged accounting system failures</a>.</li> <li>October 2011:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240105787/85-sub-postmasters-seek-legal-support-in-claims-against-Post-Office-computer-system">85 subpostmasters seek legal support in claims against Post Office computer system</a>.</li> <li>June 2012:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240158501/Post-Office-launches-external-review-of-system-at-centre-of-legal-disputes">Post Office launches external review of system at centre&nbsp;of legal disputes</a>.</li> <li>January 2013:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240175402/Post-Office-admits-that-Horizon-system-needs-more-investigation">Post Office admits Horizon system needs more investigation</a>.</li> <li>January 2013:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240175994/Post-Office-calls-for-amnesty-for-Horizon-evidence">Post Office announces amnesty for Horizon evidence</a>.</li> <li>January 2013:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240176122/Post-Office-wants-to-get-to-bottom-of-IT-system-allegations">Post Office wants to get to bottom of IT system allegations</a>.</li> <li>June 2013:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240186334/Investigation-into-Post-Office-accounting-system-to-drill-down-on-strongest-cases">Investigation into Post Office accounting system to drill down on strongest cases</a>.</li> <li>July 2013:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240187566/Post-Office-Horizon-system-investigation-reveals-concerns">Post Office Horizon system investigation reveals concerns</a>.</li> <li>October 2013:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240207934/End-in-sight-for-sub-postmaster-claims-against-Post-Offices-Horizon-accounting-system">End in sight for subpostmaster claims against Post Office’s Horizon accounting system</a>.</li> <li>October 2013:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240208118/Former-Lord-Justice-of-Appeal-Anthony-Hooper-joins-Post-Office-Horizon-investigation">Former Lord Justice of Appeal Hooper joins Post Office Horizon investigation</a>.</li> <li>November 2013:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240209819/150-subpostmasters-make-claims-to-Horizon-accounting-system-investigation">150 subpostmasters file claims over “faulty” Horizon accounting system</a>.</li> <li>September 2014:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240230333/Fresh-questions-raised-over-Post-Office-IT-systems-role-in-fraud-cases">Fresh questions raised over Post Office IT system’s role in fraud cases</a>.</li> <li>December 2014:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240236243/MPs-blast-Post-Office-over-IT-system-investigation-and-remove-backing">MPs blast Post Office over IT system investigation and remove backing</a>.</li> <li>December 2014:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240236291/Why-MPs-lost-faith-in-the-Post-Offices-IT-investigation-but-vowed-to-fight-on">Why MPs lost faith in the Post Office’s IT investigation, but vowed to fight on</a>.</li> <li>December 2014:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240236777/Debate-over-Post-Office-IT-system-to-be-held-in-Westminister">MPs to debate subpostmaster IT injustice claims</a>.</li> <li>December 2014:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240236938/MP-accuses-Post-Office-of-acting-duplicitously-in-IT-investigation">MP accuses Post Office of acting ‘duplicitously’ in IT investigation</a>.</li> <li>January 2015:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240238523/MPs-force-inquiry-into-Post-Office-subpostmaster-mediation-scheme">MPs force inquiry into Post Office&nbsp;subpostmaster mediation scheme</a>.</li> <li>January 2015:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240239009/Post-Offices-faces-grilling-by-MPs-over-Horizon-accounting-system">Post Office faces grilling by MPs&nbsp;over Horizon accounting system</a>.</li> <li>February 2015:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240239385/Post-Office-CIO-would-talk-to-any-subpostmaster-about-IT-problems-promises-CEO">Post Office CIO will&nbsp;talk to any subpostmaster&nbsp;about IT problems, promises CEO</a>.</li> <li>March 2015:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240242064/Post-Office-ends-IT-system-investigation-day-before-potentially-damning-report">Post Office ends working group for IT system investigation&nbsp;day before potentially damaging report</a>.</li> <li>March 2015:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500242929/MPs-seeks-reassurance-over-Post-Office-mediation-scheme">MPs seek reassurance over Post Office mediation scheme</a>.</li> <li>March 2015:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500243220/Retiring-MP-aims-to-uncover-truth-of-alleged-Post-Office-computer-system-problems">Retiring MP aims to uncover truth of alleged Post Office computer system problems</a>.</li> <li>April 2015:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500244656/Post-Office-failed-to-investigate-account-shortfalls-before-legal-action-report-claims">Post Office failed to investigate account shortfalls&nbsp;before legal action, report claims</a>.</li> <li>April 2015:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500245279/Criminal-Courts-Review-Commission-set-to-review-subpostmasters-claims-of-wrongful-prosecution">Criminal Courts Review Commission set to review subpostmasters’ claims of wrongful prosecution</a>.</li> <li>June 2015:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500249009/Post-Office-looking-to-replace-controversial-Horizon-system-says-MP">Post Office looking to replace controversial Horizon system with IBM, says MP</a>.</li> <li>July 2015:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500249393/Campaigners-call-for-independent-inquiry-into-Post-Office-Horizon-IT-system-dispute">Campaigners call for independent inquiry into Post Office Horizon IT system dispute</a>.</li> <li>October 2015:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500255862/James-Arbuthnot-takes-Post-Office-IT-fight-to-House-of-Lords">James Arbuthnot takes Post Office IT fight to House of Lords</a>.</li> <li>November 2015:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500256860/Communication-Workers-Union-warns-subpostmasters-of-flaw-in-Post-Office-Horizon-accounting-system">The union that represents Post Office subpostmasters has warned of a problem with the Horizon accounting system</a>.</li> <li>November 2015:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500257572/Post-Office-IT-support-email-reveals-known-Horizon-flaw">Post Office IT support email reveals known Horizon flaw</a>.</li> <li>November 2015:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500257720/Group-litigation-against-Post-Office-being-prepared-in-Horizon-dispute">Group litigation against Post Office being prepared in Horizon dispute</a>.</li> <li>February 2016:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500272635/Post-Office-faces-group-litigation-as-subpostmasters-fund-class-action">Post Office faces group litigation over Horizon IT as subpostmasters fund class action</a>.</li> <li>June 2016:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/450297820/Considerable-risk-if-Post-Office-replaced-Horizon-system-says-chairman">Post Office chairman Tim Parker says there would be “considerable risk” associated with changing its Horizon computer system</a>.</li> <li>November 2016:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/450403690/Group-litigation-against-Post-Office-in-Horizon-system-dispute-prepares-for-next-stage">The legal team hired by a group of subpostmasters will take their case to the next stage</a>.</li> <li>January 2017:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/450411786/Game-on-for-group-litigation-against-Post-Office-after-watershed-decision">The group action against the Post Office that alleges subpostmasters have been wrongly punished for accounting errors gets green light from the High Court of Justice</a>.</li> <li>March 2017:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/450415674/1000-sub-postmasters-apply-to-join-IT-related-group-litigation-against-Post-Office">1,000 subpostmasters apply to join IT-related group litigation against Post Office</a>.</li> <li>April 2017:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/450417356/Criminal-Courts-Review-Commission-appoints-forensic-accountants-for-Post-Office-IT-system-cases">Investigation into claims of miscarriages of justice in relation to a Post Office accounting system has appointed a forensic accountant firm</a>.</li> <li>May 2017:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/450419861/Hundreds-of-sub-postmasters-have-applied-to-join-IT-related-legal-action-since-March">Hundreds of subpostmasters have applied to join IT-related legal action since March</a>.</li> <li>July 2017:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/450419861/Hundreds-of-sub-postmasters-have-applied-to-join-IT-related-legal-action-since-March">Post Office defence in computer system legal case due this week</a>.</li> <li>August 2017:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/450423858/Subpostmasters-allege-bullying-and-intimidation-by-Post-Office-over-Horizon-IT-system">Campaigners submit initial evidence in group litigation against Post Office over controversial Horizon IT system</a>.</li> <li>October 2017:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/450428525/Post-Office-computer-system-legal-case-reaches-important-procedural-juncture">Subpostmasters’ group action against the Post Office reaches an important milestone</a>.</li> <li>November 2017:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/450429076/Court-dates-set-for-Post-Office-accounting-system-trials">An end is in sight for subpostmasters’ campaign against alleged wrongful prosecution, which they blame on a faulty computer system</a>.</li> <li>November 2017:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/450430183/Post-Office-court-case-judge-issues-warning-to-legal-teams">High Court judge in subpostmasters versus Post Office case over an faulty system tells legal teams to cooperate</a>.</li> <li>January 2018:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252433741/Forensic-investigation-into-Post-Office-IT-system-at-centre-of-legal-case-nears-completion">Forensic investigation into Post Office IT system at centre of legal case nears completion</a>.</li> <li>April 2018:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252439796/Criminal-Courts-Review-Commission-findings-in-Post-Office-computer-case-raise-further-enquiries">Criminal Cases Review Commission&nbsp; examination of Post office IT system has raised further questions</a>.</li> <li>May 2018:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252440879/Connectivity-problem-hits-thousands-of-Post-Office-branches">Post Office branches unable to connect to Horizon computer system for several hours after morning opening time</a>.</li> <li>October 2018:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252451492/Why-subpostmasters-and-Post-Office-are-battling-it-out-in-the-High-Court">After over a decade of controversy, next week marks the beginning of a court battle between subpostmasters and the Post Office</a>.</li> <li>November 2018:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252452254/High-court-Post-Office-trial-puts-subpostmasters-contract-under-microscope">Case against Post Office in relation to allegedly faulty computer system begins in High Court</a>.</li> <li>November 2018:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252452444/Post-Office-trial-throws-up-more-known-computer-problems">High Court case in which subpostmasters are suing the Post Office has revealed a known problem with a computer system</a>.</li> <li>November 2018:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252452694/Post-Office-executives-cross-examined-in-Horizon-IT-system-trial">A High Court trial, where subpostmasters are suing the Post Office for damages caused by an allegedly faulty IT system, ends second week</a>.</li> <li>November 2018:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252452957/Post-Office-held-back-information-about-Horizon-IT-system-errors">Post Office director admits to Horizon errors and not sharing details with subpostmaster network</a>.</li> <li>November 2018:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252453243/High-Court-trial-over-Horizon-computer-system-completes-witness-cross-examinations">The High Court trial in which subpostmasters are suing the Post Office has reached an important stage</a>.</li> <li>December 2018:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252453546/CCRC-may-hold-off-subpostmaster-decision-until-after-Post-Office-Horizon-trial">CCRC may hold off subpostmaster decision until after Post Office Horizon trial</a>.</li> <li>December 2018:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252454055/Complex-Post-Office-Horizon-case-set-to-continue-into-2020">Court case where subpostmasters are suing the Post Office set to span at least four trials and extend into 2020</a>.</li> <li>January 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252455126/Subpostmasters-suing-Post-Office-over-IT-failures-stunned-by-CEOs-honour">Subpostmasters’ campaign group attacks Post Office CEO Paula Vennells’ New Year honour amid ongoing court case</a>.</li> <li>January 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252455877/Thousands-of-known-errors-on-controversial-Post-Office-computer-system-to-be-revealed">Thousands of known errors on controversial Post Office computer system to be revealed</a>.</li> <li>March 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252458999/Tech-under-spotlight-at-High-Court-in-second-subpostmasters-versus-Post-Office-trial">Tech under spotlight at High Court in second subpostmasters versus Post Office trial</a>.</li> <li>March 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252459274/Post-Office-considered-Horizon-IT-system-as-high-risk-court-told">Post Office considered Horizon IT system “high-risk”, court told</a>.</li> <li>March 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252459857/CCRC-watching-Post-Office-Horizon-trial-closely">CCRC watching Post Office Horizon trial closely</a>.</li> <li>March 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252459564/Subpostmasters-achieve-stunning-victory-against-Post-Office-in-Horizon-case">Judge rules that Post Office showed “oppressive behaviour” in response to claimants accused of accounting errors they blamed on Horizon IT system</a>.</li> <li>March 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252459863/Post-Office-lacked-humanity-in-the-treatment-of-subpostmasters-says-peer">Post Office “lacked humanity” in the treatment of subpostmasters, says peer</a>.</li> <li>March 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252459670/Post-Office-director-cross-examination-confirms-lack-of-investigation-into-branch-IT-problems">A High Court judge heard that the Post Office did not investigate a computer system error that could cause losses, despite being offered evidence</a>.</li> <li>March 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252459996/Horizon-IT-system-trial-suspended-after-Post-Office-accuses-judge-of-bias">The Post Office legal team in the case brought by more than 500 subpostmasters has called for the judge to be recused after questioning his impartiality</a>.</li> <li>March 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252460542/Post-Office-made-to-repay-public-money-it-allocated-to-fund-Horizon-litigation">A senior civil servant asked the Post Office to repay public money it had wrongly allocated to paying legal costs</a>.</li> <li>April 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252460815/Post-Office-could-face-huge-costs-bill-for-first-Horizon-trial">Subpostmaster claimants’ legal team makes application for the Post Office to pay millions of pounds of costs associated with trial</a>.</li> <li>April 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461096/Post-Office-to-appeal-judgment-from-first-Horizon-trial">Post Office to appeal judgment from first Horizon trial</a>.</li> <li>April 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461348/Judge-in-Post-Office-trial-rejects-application-to-recuse-himself">The Post Office’s claim that the judge overseeing the case concerning its controversial Horizon IT system was biased has been dismissed</a>.</li> <li>April 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461728/MP-questions-government-over-Post-Office-Horizon-case">MP questions government over Post Office Horizon case</a>.</li> <li>April 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461829/Government-says-no-conflict-of-interest-in-Post-Office-trial-due-to-chairmans-dual-role">Government says no conflict of interest in trial despite Post Office chairman’s dual role</a>.</li> <li>May 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252463196/Court-of-Appeal-rejects-a-Post-Office-request-in-Horizon-IT-case">The Court of Appeal has refused the Post Office’s application to appeal a major decision in the Horizon IT trial</a>.</li> <li>May 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252463625/Post-Office-applies-to-appeal-damning-judgment-in-first-Horizon-trial">The Post Office has applied for permission to appeal judgments from the first trial in its IT-related legal battle with subpostmasters</a>.</li> <li>May 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252463938/Post-Office-told-to-pay-over-5m-of-its-opponents-costs-for-first-Horizon-trial">The judge in the Post Office Horizon trial has ordered the organisation to pay the legal costs, and refused to give permission to appeal a major judgment</a>.</li> <li>June 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252465193/Post-Office-asks-Court-of-Appeal-for-permission-to-appeal-judgment-in-first-Horizon-trial">Post Office asks Court of Appeal for permission to appeal judgment in first Horizon trial</a>.</li> <li>July 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252466111/Post-Office-back-office-error-leaves-subpostmaster-with-thousands-of-pounds-extra">Post Office back-office error leaves subpostmaster with thousands of pounds extra</a></li> <li>July 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252466406/Post-Office-fixes-technical-problem-causing-accounting-errors-in-Horizon">Post Office fixes technical problem causing accounting errors in Horizon</a></li> <li>August 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252468199/Hundreds-of-Post-Office-branches-hit-by-new-Horizon-problem">Subpostmasters suffering slow running and frozen terminals while Post Office searches for a fix to issues apparently caused by a software update</a>.</li> <li>August 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252468689/Latest-Post-Office-Horizon-problems-caused-by-software-update">The Post Office has fixed the latest problems with its Horizon system, affecting hundreds of branches</a>.&nbsp;</li> <li>October 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252473026/Post-Office-IT-trial-judgement-within-days">A High Court judgment for a trial that focused on the Post Office’s IT system at the centre of a multimillion-pound litigation will be announced early next month</a>.</li> <li>November 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252474416/Court-of-Appeal-dismisses-Post-Office-application-to-appeal-damning-judgment">The Court of Appeal has rejected a Post Office application to appeal judgments made in its multimillion-pound battle with subpostmasters over IT system failures</a>.</li> <li>November 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252474583/Peer-suggests-clear-out-of-Post-Office-board-after-Court-of-Appeal-confirms-major-defeat-in-court">Peer calls for clear-out of Post Office board after Court of Appeal confirms major court defeat</a>.</li> <li>December 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252475310/Post-Office-settles-legal-dispute-with-subpostmasters-ending-20-year-battle-for-lead-claimant">The Post Office has settled its long-running legal dispute with subpostmasters, and will pay £57.75m in damages</a>.</li> <li>December 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252475442/Subpostmasters-got-the-best-deal-possible-in-legal-battle-with-the-Post%20Office-says-lawyer">Subpostmasters ended their legal battle with the Post Office at the optimal time, according to the lawyer that managed the High Court action</a>.</li> <li>December 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252475611/Subpostmasters-proved-right-on-IT-system-failures-as-calls-for-full-public-inquiry-mount">Subpostmasters proved right on IT system failures as calls for full public inquiry mount</a>.</li> <li>December 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252475773/Criminal-Courts-Review-Commission-to-review-Horizon-judgment-swiftly">Criminal Courts Review Commission to review Horizon judgment “swiftly”</a>.</li> <li>December 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252475841/National-Federation-of-Subpostmasters-cries-foul-after-court-ruling">National Federation of Subpostmasters cries foul after court ruling on controversial computer system</a>.</li> <li>December 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252475989/Former-Post-Office-CEO-apologises-to-subpostmasters-over-Horizon-scandal">Former Post Office CEO apologises to subpostmasters over Horizon scandal</a>.</li> <li>December 2019:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252476160/Call-for-former-Post-Office-CEO-to-step-down-from-public-roles-after-IT-court-battle-lost">Call for former Post Office CEO to step down from public roles after IT court battle lost</a>.</li> <li>January 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252476403/Fujitsu-must-face-scrutiny-following-Post-Office-Horizon-trial-judgment">Fujitsu must face scrutiny following Post Office Horizon trial judgment</a>.</li> <li>January 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252476569/Subpostmaster-group-calls-for-government-to-pay-legal-costs-for-Horizon-trial">Subpostmaster group calls for government to pay legal costs for Horizon trial</a>.</li> <li>January 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252476622/Why-subpostmasters-are-calling-on-the-government-to-pay-Horizon-trial-costs">Why subpostmasters are calling on the government to pay Horizon trial costs</a>.</li> <li>January 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252476768/Government-distances-itself-from-Post-Office-decisions-in-Horizon-IT-litigation">Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy says it did not make decisions in the Post Office’s recent court battle</a>.</li> <li>January 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252477142/Government-should-not-be-allowed-to-dismiss-subpostmasters-claims-over-Horizon-IT-scandal">Government should not be allowed to dismiss subpostmasters’ claims over Horizon IT scandal</a>.</li> <li>January 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252477368/Police-sent-information-about-potential-Fujitsu-staff-perjury-in-subpostmaster-prosecutions">Police sent information about potential Fujitsu staff perjury in subpostmaster prosecutions</a>.</li> <li>January 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252477433/Subpostmaster-prosecutions-move-closer-to-appeal">Prosecutions are a significant step closer to being sent to the Court of Appeal as Criminal Courts Review Commission forms a group of commissioners to review them</a>.</li> <li>January 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Alan-Bates-The-details-man-the-Post-Office-paid-the-price-for-ignoring">Alan Bates: The “details man” the Post Office paid the price for ignoring</a>.</li> <li>February 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252477786/Government-refuses-request-to-pay-legal-costs-for-subpostmasters-in-Post-Office-case">The government has refused to pay the huge legal costs subpostmasters incurred in their battle with the government-owned Post Office, which they won</a>.</li> <li>February 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252478402/Pressure-for-public-inquiry-into-Post-Office-IT-system-scandal-begins-with-mountain-to-climb">Members of Parliament seeking a public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal face huge challenges, but pressure and time could force justice</a>.</li> <li>February 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252478549/Calls-for-inquiry-into-Post-Office-IT-scandal-increase-in-Parliament-with-cross-party-support">Calls for inquiry into Post Office IT scandal increase in Parliament, with cross-party support</a>.</li> <li>February 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252478694/Concerns-raised-over-former-Post-Office-CEOs-appointment-at-NHS-trust-under-review">Care Quality Commission to review concerns over Paula Vennells’ appointment after they were raised by a former NHS consultant psychiatrist</a>.</li> <li>February 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252479087/Government-admits-it-was-too-passive-managing-Post-Office-as-parliamentary-pressure-builds">Government admits it was too passive managing Post Office as parliamentary pressure builds</a>.</li> <li>February 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252479323/Government-claims-it-was-misled-by-Post-Office-over-IT-scandal">Minister says Post Office IT experts misled the government when it asked questions about subpostmasters’ concerns over Horizon IT system</a>.</li> <li>March 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252479176/Boris-Johnson-commits-to-getting-to-the-bottom-of-Post-Office-Horizon-IT-scandal">Boris Johnson commits to “getting to the bottom of” Post Office Horizon IT scandal</a>.</li> <li>March 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252479401/Boris-Johnsons-commitment-to-inquiry-into-Post-Office-scandal-in-doubt">Boris Johnson’s commitment to inquiry into Post Office scandal in doubt</a>.</li> <li>March 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252479549/MPs-call-on-PM-to-commit-to-full-public-inquiry-into-Post-Office-Horizon-IT-scandal">MPs call on PM to commit to full public inquiry into Post Office Horizon IT scandal</a>.</li> <li>March 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252479650/Those-who-did-not-play-by-the-rules-in-Post-Office-Horizon-scandal-should-face-prosecution">Those who did not play by the rules in Post Office Horizon scandal “should face prosecution”</a>.</li> <li>March 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252479794/MPs-told-to-hold-to-account-those-responsible-for-Post-Office-Horizon-IT-scandal">MPs told to hold to account those responsible for Post Office Horizon IT scandal</a>.</li> <li>March 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252480083/Secret-Post-Office-deals-cause-fury-among-Horizon-IT-scandal-campaigners">The Post Office has sparked anger with secret settlements with subpostmasters outside the recent legal action against it</a>.</li> <li>March 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252480365/Labour%20MP%20Karl%20Turner%20tells%20Computer%20Weekly%20that%20the%20Post%20Office%20Horizon%20scandal%20is%20the%20most%20grotesque%20version%20of%20predatory%20capitalism%20he%20has%20ever%20seen">Labour MP Karl Turner tells Computer Weekly that the Post Office Horizon scandal is the most grotesque version of predatory capitalism he has ever seen</a>.</li> <li>March 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252480365/MP-warns-minister-not-to-parrot-civil-servants-lines-on-Post-Office-IT-scandal">MP Kevan Jones has warned a government minister not to repeat the mistakes of predecessors in relation to the Post Office Horizon IT scandal</a>.</li> <li>March 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252480440/Coronavirus-CCRC-uses-Microsoft-Teams-to-consider-subpostmaster-appeals">Criminal Cases Review Commission to use Microsoft Teams to ensure review of subpostmaster prosecutions is held on time</a>.</li> <li>March 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252480463/Coronavirus-Post-Office-postpones-subpostmaster-compensation-scheme-amid-Covid-19-crisis">Post Office postpones subpostmaster compensation scheme amid Covid-19 crisis</a>.</li> <li>March 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252480571/Meeting-reviewing-subpostmaster-applications-to-appeal-criminal-prosecutions-moves-into-second-day">Meeting reviewing subpostmaster applications to appeal criminal prosecutions moves into second day</a>.</li> <li>March 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252480655/Subpostmaster-prosecutions-to-be-considered-by-Court-of-Appeal-for-miscarriages-of-justice">Subpostmaster prosecutions to be considered by Court of Appeal for miscarriages of justice</a>.</li> <li>March 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252480745/How-Subpostmasters-made-legal-history-with-biggest-referral-of-potential-miscarriages-of-justice">How subpostmasters made legal history with biggest referral of potential miscarriages of justice.</a></li> <li>April 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252482260/Met-Police-assess-evidence-of-potential-perjury-in-Post-Office-IT-trials">Met Police&nbsp;examines information about evidence&nbsp;given in court by Fujitsu staff on the Horizon IT system</a>.</li> <li>May 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252482517/Subpostmasters-receive-their-inadequate-damages-over-Horizon-IT-scandal">Subpostmasters who had their lives ruined by the Post Office’s faulty IT system have&nbsp;received their damages after a High Court victory</a>.</li> <li>May 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252483344/Post-Office-executive-who-tried-to-mislead-judge-in-Horizon-trial-leaves-via-back-door">A senior Post Office executive at the centre of an IT scandal, who tried to mislead a High Court judge in relation to it, has&nbsp;left the organisation without fanfare&nbsp;despite many years of service</a>.</li> <li>May 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252483639/900-more-criminal-prosecutions-of-subpostmasters-could-be-unsafe-because-of-IT-failures">Post Office re-examines hundreds of prosecutions that could have resulted from faults in Horizon IT system</a>.</li> <li>June 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252483733/Subpostmasters-crowdfund-for-justice-in-IT-scandal">A campaign group representing subpostmasters wrongly prosecuted for theft and false accounting by the Post Office is raising money to help clear the names of victims of the scandal</a>.</li> <li>June 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252484026/Subpostmasters-to-force-scrutiny-of-governments-role-in-Post-Office-IT-scandal">Subpostmasters to force scrutiny of government’s role in Post Office IT scandal</a>.</li> <li>June 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252484100/CCRC-sends-47-subpostmaster-miscarriages-of-justice-for-appeal-asks-for-prosecution-powers-review">The Criminal Cases Review Commission sends 47 more subpostmaster cases to Court of Appeal and asks government to review private prosecution powers</a>.</li> <li>June 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252484163/Government-investigation-into-Horizon-scandal-bares-teeth">Select committee chair writes to former Post Office CEO demanding answers over her role in IT scandal</a>.</li> <li>June 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252484483/Anger-as-government-launches-pathetic-and-pointless-review-of-Horizon-scandal">The government has been accused of launching a review that fails in getting to the bottom of one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in UK history</a>.</li> <li>June 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252484566/Subpostmasters-will-not-cooperate-with-government-review-into-IT-scandal">Subpostmasters will not cooperate with government review into IT scandal</a>.</li> <li>June 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252484647/Blow-to-Government-review-of-Post-Office-scandal-as-key-forensic-accountants-refuse-to-support-it">The government’s proposed review of the Post Office IT scandal has received a further setback as forensic accountants join subpostmasters in refusing to back it</a>.</li> <li>June 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252484776/Select-committee-chair-demands-sharper-teeth-for-review-of-Post-Office-IT-scandal">Call for government review of Post Office Horizon scandal to have the power to force individuals to give evidence under oath</a>.</li> <li>June 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252484917/Post-Office-Horizon-scandal-victims-keep-pressure-on-governments-doorstep">Subpostmasters seeking justice in the Post Office Horizon IT scandal are regaining momentum in Parliament</a>.</li> <li>June 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252484963/Care-Quality-Commission-to-discuss-concerns-over-Paula-Vennells-NHS-role">Healthcare regulator will be discussing concerns about former NHS boss chairing an NHS trust at an upcoming meeting</a>.</li> <li>June 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252485110/Firm-that-investigated-controversial-Post-Office-IT-system-to-support-criminal-conviction-appeals">Second Sight is working with law firm in appeals by subpostmasters against criminal convictions in Horizon IT scandal</a>.</li> <li>June 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252485190/Former-Post-Office-CEO-and-Fujitsu-play-the-blame-game-in-Horizon-IT-scandal">Post Office and Fujitsu blame each other for many of the failings in the Horizon IT scandal that wrecked lives</a>.</li> <li>June 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252485328/MPs-to-examine-fairness-of-private-prosecutions-in-light-of-Post-Office-IT-scandal">Parliamentary Justice Committee to hold short inquiry into the rules and regulations surrounding private organisations’ ability to initiate criminal proceedings</a>.</li> <li>July 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252485826/Post-Office-scandal-victims-have-days-to-raise-thousands-of-pounds-or-perpetrators-go-scot-free">Victims of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal need to raise thousands of pounds in a week or those responsible for their suffering will avoid scrutiny</a>.</li> <li>July 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252486099/Subpostmasters-hit-funding-target-to-prevent-government-burying-IT-scandal">The government is set to face scrutiny over its involvement in the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, described as one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in modern UK history</a>.</li> <li>September 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252488725/Post-Office-Horizon-IT-scandal-victims-face-long-fight-as-government-digs-heels-in">The government repeats that it won’t pay victims’ legal costs and confirms review into the scandal will not have the power to call witnesses</a>.</li> <li>September 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252489777/Subpostmasters-still-in-the-dark-about-live-Horizon-errors">Subpostmasters still not being told about all the known errors in the controversial Post Office branch accounting and retail system that they use</a>.</li> <li>October 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252489999/Justice-for-subpostmasters-as-wrongful-criminal-convictions-are-set-to-be-quashed">The Post Office has chosen not to contest 44 out of 47 appeals, meaning most are likely to have their names cleared, but others still face a Court of Appeal battle for justice</a>.</li> <li>October 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252490154/Government-deaf-to-loud-calls-for-statutory-public-inquiry-into-Post-Office-scandal">MPs are demanding the government holds a full statutory public inquiry into the Post Office IT scandal</a>.</li> <li>October 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252490276/Care-Quality-Commissions-enquiries-into-IT-scandal-CEO-continue">NHS regulator continues enquiries about the appointment of former Post Office CEO at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust as more damning details emerge</a>.</li> <li>October 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252490447/Government-ministers-plea-for-subpostmasters-to-take-part-in-review-of-IT-scandal-rejected">Government minister met with former subpostmaster online in an attempt to get victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal involved in government review</a>.</li> <li>October 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252490580/Post-Office-races-to-solve-IT-error-under-gaze-of-public-and-banks">The Post Office is focusing urgently on fixing an IT error suffered by a subpostmaster amid the ongoing IT scandal</a>.</li> <li>October 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252490795/Labour-shares-subpostmaster-concerns-over-whitewash-Horizon-IT-inquiry">Labour politicians are calling for the government to give the Post Office Horizon scandal inquiry the power to force witnesses to give evidence if they don’t cooperate</a>.</li> <li>October 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252490996/NHS-trust-takes-another-look-at-its-appointment-of-IT-scandal-CEO">Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has asked for external review of its process when appointing controversial executive</a>.</li> <li>November 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252491520/Subpostmasters-complaint-about-government-begins-its-journey-to-Parliamentary-Ombudsman">Government faces scrutiny of its handling of the Post Office IT scandal that destroyed subpostmasters’ lives and livelihoods</a>.</li> <li>November 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252491681/Post-Office-Horizon-system-crashes-nationally">Post Office branches offline during busy business hours after suffering an IT error that the Post Office said related to IT from supplier Fujitsu</a>.</li> <li>November 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252491906/Lack-of-openness-on-Horizon-errors-remains-as-Fujitsu-refuses-to-explain-latest-outage">Fujitsu is refusing to explain what caused a national system outage in Post Office branches last week, despite the Post Office confirming the issue was the fault of the supplier</a>.</li> <li>November 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252492031/Police-open-criminal-investigation-into-potential-perjury-by-Fujitsu-staff-in-Post-Office-IT-trial">The Metropolitan Police opens criminal investigation into Fujitsu staff who gave evidence in trials of subpostmasters wrongly prosecuted and even imprisoned for financial crimes</a>.</li> <li>November 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252492118/Post-Office-explanation-of-IT-system-outage-so-vague-it-is-pointless">Post Office criticised over vagueness of its explanation of the cause of a UK-wide IT failure that saw subpostmasters unable to do business</a>.</li> <li>November 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252492186/Botched-software-update-to-blame-for-Horizon-crash">Post Office says planned firmware update caused the problem that left branches unable to do business for 90 minutes</a>.</li> <li>November 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252492350/Fujitsu-staff-under-investigation-for-potential-perjury-in-Post-Office-IT-trial-named">Court documents reveal the names of the Fujitsu employees under investigation for potentially providing misleading information in criminal trials</a>.</li> <li>November 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252492495/Subpostmasters-want-300m-from-a-government-that-allowed-Post-Office-reign-of-terror">The government allowed the Post Office to ‘run amok’ and destroy lives, says complaint to Parliamentary Ombudsman</a>.</li> <li>November 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252492572/Post-Office-accused-of-lying-and-potentially-being-in-contempt-of-Parliament-in-IT-scandal">Campaigning politician demands access to documents that could prove that the Post Office lied</a>.</li> <li>December 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252492923/Government-covers-its-ears-as-complaint-by-victims-of-Post-Office-abuse-heads-to-ombudsman">Government denies responsibility for the abuse inflicted on subpostmasters by the Post Office over faulty IT system</a>.</li> <li>December 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252493199/Post-Office-IT-scandal-CEO-Paula-Vennells-jumps-NHS-ship-as-pressure-mounts">CEO at the centre of the scandal that saw innocent people bankrupted and some sent to prison steps down from NHS role as pressure for her resignation grows</a>.</li> <li>December 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252493522/History-made-as-subpostmasters-wrongly-prosecuted-in-Horizon-IT-scandal-have-convictions-quashed">History made as subpostmasters wrongly prosecuted in Horizon IT scandal have convictions quashed</a>.</li> <li>December 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252493521/Appointment-of-disgraced-former-Post-Office-executive-at-Welsh-FA-questioned-by-MP">The appointment of a former Post Office executive, who tried to mislead a judge, in the Football Association of Wales has been questioned by an&nbsp;MP</a>.</li> <li>December 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252493818/Post-Office-suffers-latest-court-defeat-in-Horizon-IT-scandal">Court of Appeal indicates subpostmasters can pursue appeal route that could do more damage to Post Office’s reputation</a>.</li> <li>January 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252494402/NHS-trust-says-appointment-processes-robust-despite-criticism-of-role-for-Post-Office-scandal-CEO">NHS trust defends its director appointment process following an external review of its recruitment of former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells</a>.</li> <li>January 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252495079/IT-scandal-exposes-legal-rule-that-made-it-easy-for-Post-Office-to-prosecute-the-innocent">Lawyers call for changes to digital evidence rule that made it easier for the Post Office to ‘bamboozle courts’ and make subpostmasters pay a heavy price for its IT failings</a>.</li> <li>January 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252495097/More-subpostmasters-prosecutions-sent-to-appeal-for-wrongful-conviction">The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has referred four more subpostmasters’ criminal convictions to appeal, as part of the biggest miscarriage of justice in modern UK history</a>.</li> <li>February 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252496560/Fujitsu-bosses-knew-about-Post-Office-Horizon-IT-flaws-says-insider">A former senior developer who worked for Fujitsu on the Post Office IT system that led to subpostmasters being falsely accused of fraud, has claimed bosses knew of fundamental flaws before going live</a>.</li> <li>February 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252496767/Subpostmaster-group-calls-for-prime-minister-to-pause-Horizon-whitewash-inquiry">Subpostmasters call for Boris Johnson to pause and reshape the government’s Horizon inquiry</a>.</li> <li>February 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252496823/Appointment-of-disgraced-former-Post-Office-director-triggers-vote-of-no-confidence-in-Welsh-FA-boss">Vote of no confidence in Football Association of Wales boss triggered by recruitment of former Post Office executive who tried to mislead a judge in IT trial</a>.</li> <li>March 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252497419/Government-to-change-unfair-private-prosecutions-used-to-prosecute-innocent-subpostmasters">Government agrees to change private prosecution rules that were abused by the Post Office in its pursuit of subpostmasters wrongly accused of financial crimes</a>.</li> <li>March 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252497511/Prime-Minister-yet-to-respond-to-serious-subpostmaster-concerns-over-Horizon-IT-scandal-inquiry">Subpostmaster victims who have spent millions bringing the Post Office IT scandal to light have received no reply to their concerns from Boris Johnson</a>.</li> <li>March 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252497573/Governments-refusal-of-freedom-of-information-request-about-Post-office-deeply-concerning">MP condemns department’s ‘bizarre’ rejection of freedom of information request linked to Post Office IT scandal</a>.&nbsp;</li> <li>March 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252497583/Welsh-FA-boss-linked-to-recruitment-of-controversial-former-Post-Office-executive-to-step-down">Football Association Wales boss steps down after losing confidence motion triggered by appointment of an executive involved in the Post Office IT scandal</a>.</li> <li>March 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252497665/Potential-miscarriages-of-justice-of-Scottish-subpostmasters-move-to-full-review">The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) is reviewing five cases of potential miscarriage of justice in relation to subpostmaster prosecutions</a>.</li> <li>March 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252498067/Subpostmasters-in-Court-of-Appeal-to-end-20-year-torment">Subpostmasters heading to Court of Appeal to clear their names in what is potentially the biggest miscarriage of justice in English legal history</a>.</li> <li>March 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252498087/Government-to-bail-out-Post-Office-which-cant-afford-to-pay-compensation-to-subpostmasters">The Post Office does not have enough money to pay compensation to the subpostmasters it wrongfully prosecuted</a>.</li> <li>March 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252498141/Post-Office-IT-scandal-executive-forced-out-of-job-at-Football-Association-of-Wales">Angela van den Bogerd has left her role at the Football Association of Wales, following criticism of her part in Post Office IT scandal</a>.</li> <li>March 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252498245/Post-Office-staff-instructed-to-shred-documents-that-undermined-its-claims-Horizon-was-robust">Court of Appeal hearing reveals Post Office instructed employees to destroy documents that undermined an insistence that its Horizon computer system was robust</a>.</li> <li>March 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252498341/Post-Office-was-told-in-2013-that-Fujitsu-witness-was-unreliable-in-subpostmaster-prosecutions">The Post Office was warned that a former Fujitsu employee had misled courts when giving evidence on its behalf</a>.</li> <li>March 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252498358/Prime-Minister-says-people-should-be-held-to-account-for-Post-Office-IT-scandal">Boris Johnson agrees with MP that those responsible for the Post Office Horizon scandal should be brought to book</a>.</li> <li>March 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252498388/Ex-Post-Office-CEO-Paula-Vennells-walked-away-from-IT-scandal-with-over-400,000-in-pay-and-bonuses">Former Post Office chief was paid over £400,000 when she left despite the organisation being involved in what would become the biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history</a>.</li> <li>April 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252498409/Government-faces-judicial-review-into-plans-for-Post-Office-Horizon-inquiry">The UK government faces a potential judicial review over its Post Office Horizon IT scandal inquiry, after subpostmasters formally wrote to the government seeking one</a>.</li> <li>April 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252498901/Demands-for-changes-to-barmy-rules-on-digital-evidence-have-governments-ear">The government is listening to calls for changes in how digital evidence is considered in court, as Post Office IT scandal spells out current rule’s inadequacy</a>.</li> <li>April 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252498971/Post-Office-gives-controversial-Fujitsu-contract-another-year">The Post Office's controversial contract with Fujitsu has been extended another year to help the organisation manage its exit</a>.</li> <li>April 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252499045/Post-Office-Horizon-contract-extension-is-part-of-project-to-bring-Fujitsu-work-in-house">The Post Office is to move work done by Fujitsu in-house when its outsourcing contract ends, and is already recruiting IT experts</a>.</li> <li>April 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252499238/End-of-the-road-for-Post-Office-IT-system-that-destroyed-lives">The Post Office has revealed the end to its controversial Horizon IT system which, through its errors and the Post Office's denial of them, caused huge suffering</a>.</li> <li>April 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252499377/Only-Government-standing-in-the-way-of-fair-compensation-for-subpostmasters">The UK government is the only block to fair compensation for subpostmasters who were wrongly punished for accounting shortfalls</a>.</li> <li>April 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252499723/Post-Office-scandal-victims-have-criminal-convictions-overturned-in-Court-of-Appeal">The Court of Appeal has overturned the criminal convictions of 39 subpostmasters who were blamed and punished for accounting shortfalls caused by computer errors</a>.</li> <li>April 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252499778/Post-Office-scandal-CEO-steps-down-from-roles-after-massive-miscarriage-of-justice-is-laid-bare">Former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells has left roles in the church, Morrisons and Dunelm after postmasters’ convictions were overturned in the Court of Appeal</a>.</li> <li>April 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252499806/Another-38-subpostmasters-submit-appeals-against-convictions">The biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history is set to get bigger as more subpostmasters take their cases to the Court of Appeal</a>.</li> <li>May 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252500167/Post-Office-CEO-either-knew-what-was-going-on-in-Horizon-scandal-or-was-asleep-at-the-wheel">Post Office IT scandal CEO has no excuse for her inaction in preventing the biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history, says Criminal Cases Review Commission chairperson</a>.</li> <li>May 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252500232/Post-Office-dishonesty-in-Horizon-scandal-is-reason-enough-for-statutory-public-inquiry">Subpostmasters, MPs and the public call for a full statutory judge-led public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal, following another damning court judgment</a>.</li> <li>May 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252500395/Minister-promises-fair-and-speedy-compensation-for-555-subpostmasters-who-defeated-Post-Office">Government says it wants to ensure a fair pay-out for the 555 subpostmasters who defeated the Post Office in a legal battle</a>.</li> <li>May 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252500406/Post-Office-contacts-over-500-subpostmasters-potentially-wrongly-prosecuted-for-financial-crimes">The Post Office has contacted hundreds of people it might have wrongly prosecuted for financial crimes</a>.</li> <li>May 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252500460/Miscarriages-of-justice-are-the-potent-tip-of-Post-Office-scandal">The miscarriages of justice involving subpostmasters are the most disturbing element of the Post Office Horizon scandal – but it goes much deeper</a>.</li> <li>May 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252500646/Fujitsu-bags-3bn-in-public-sector-contracts-while-software-errors-wreck-the-lives-of-subpostmasters">The supplier at the centre of the Post Office Horizon scandal has so far escaped the ramifications of its role in the biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history</a>.</li> <li>May 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252500762/More-former-subpostmasters-have-criminal-convictions-quashed">Another two former subpostmasters have had their convictions for financial crimes overturned, following a hearing in Southwark Crown Court</a>.</li> <li>May 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252501013/Post-Office-Horizon-inquiry-set-to-be-given-statutory-status-with-wider-powers">The government inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal is set to be made statutory with the power to compel witnesses and evidence</a>.</li> <li>May 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252501082/Nothing-off-the-table-in-statutory-Post-Office-scandal-inquiry">The government confirmed that the inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal will be given statutory status and wider scope</a>.</li> <li>May 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252501128/Subpostmaster-campaign-group-to-meet-Post-Office-scandal-inquiry-chair">The Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance has agreed to meet the former judge heading up the inquiry into the Post Office scandal that ruined the lives of hundreds of subpostmasters</a>.</li> <li>May 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252501399/Its-a-good-day-when-we-refer-a-case-CCRC-tells-MPs-during-review-of-Post-Office-prosecutions">Criminal Cases Review Commission will not allow pressure on its resources to prevent subpostmasters seeking a review of their criminal convictions</a>.</li> <li>May 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252501510/BCS-demands-reform-to-rules-on-computer-evidence-following-Post-Office-Horizon-scandal-revelations">Professional IT body wants changes to how computer evidence is used in court in the wake of the Post Office case</a>.</li> <li>June 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252501656/Post-Office-scandal-public-inquiry-finally-begins-after-chances-to-address-problems-were-missed">The Post Office Horizon scandal inquiry begins with subpostmaster campaign group waiting for full details before committing its support</a>.</li> <li>June 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252502056/Did-government-allow-Post-Office-to-sack-forensic-accountants-to-cover-up-Horizon-scandal">Whatever the Post Office told government about its decision to sack investigators examining subpostmaster prosecutions for theft could identify if the government was part of a cover-up</a>.</li> <li>June 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252502738/Post-Office-pays-400-subpostmasters-compensation-for-losses-caused-by-computer-errors">The Post Office has so far compensated about 400 subpostmasters who suffered losses as a result of computer errors that they were wrongly blamed for</a>.</li> <li>July 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252503399/Ten-more-former-subpostmasters-set-to-have-wrongful-convictions-overturned">Another 10 subpostmasters are set to have their criminal convictions quashed as part of one of the biggest miscarriage of justice in British history</a>.</li> <li>July 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252503752/Government-commitment-to-Post-Office-Horizon-victims-was-a-false-promise">The government has made no contact with subpostmasters two months after it said it would work with them to ensure they get speedy and fair compensation</a>.</li> <li>July 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252503844/Taxpayers-will-have-to-pay-at-least-300m-to-bail-out-Post-Office-after-scandal">The cost of a scheme set up to compensate subpostmasters who were victims of the Horizon IT scandal will exceed £300m</a>.</li> <li>July 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252504363/Government-to-fund-interim-compensation-of-up-to-100000-for-each-wrongly-convicted-subpostmaster">The government will pay interim compensation within weeks to subpostmasters who were wrongly convicted of crimes due to computer errors</a>.</li> <li>August 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252505156/Four-more-subpostmasters-set-to-have-convictions-overturned">A further four subpostmasters are set to have their wrongful convictions overturned in the latest development in the Post Office Horizon scandal</a>.</li> <li>August 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252505410/Overturned-convictions-of-subpostmasters-mount-up-but-555-victims-no-closer-justice">The government has failed to provide fair compensation to the subpostmasters who exposed the full extent of the Horizon scandal to the world</a>.</li> <li>August 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252506031/Subpostmasters-demand-more-clarity-on-Horizon-public-inquiry-before-committing-their-support">Subpostmasters demand more clarity on Horizon public inquiry before committing their support</a>.</li> <li>September 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252506632/CCRC-refers-six-more-subpostmaster-convictions-for-appeal">Six more subpostmaster convictions referred for appeal in Post Office IT scandal</a>.</li> <li>September 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252506647/Government-Minister-holds-secret-meeting-with-Post-Office-Horizon-scandal-victims">Government minister holds secret meeting with Post Office Horizon scandal victims</a>.</li> <li>October 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252508099/Post-Office-Horizon-scandal-inquiry-announces-first-public-hearing">The public inquiry into a scandal that saw subpostmasters imprisoned after being blamed for accounting shortfalls will hold its first public hearing early next month</a>.</li> <li>October 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252508541/Post-Office-board-appalling-short-sighted-and-partisan-said-Minister-researching-Horizon-project">A government minister investigating the controversial Horizon IT project in 2000 described the Post Office board of directors as ‘appalling, short-sighted and partisan’</a>.</li> <li>November 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252509066/Fujitsu-escaped-huge-lawsuit-because-Post-Office-behaved-so-badly-in-Horizon-scandal">The behaviour of Post Office senior management during the Horizon scandal was so egregious that the supplier of the faulty software has escaped a large financial penalty</a>.</li> <li>November 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252509113/Police-interview-former-Fujitsu-staff-for-second-time-in-potential-perjury-investigation">Former Fujitsu staff who gave evidence in subpostmaster trials have been questioned by police for a second time</a>.</li> <li>November 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252509150/Number-of-subpostmasters-appealing-convictions-reaches-137-at-one-legal-firm">Former subpostmasters convicted of crimes based on data from error-prone Post Office computer system continue to embark on appeals</a>.</li> <li>November 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252509242/Government-and-Post-Office-should-stop-discussing-Horizon-victim-compensation-and-pay-it">The first hearing in the Post Office Horizon scandal public inquiry hears why victims should be paid compensation immediately</a>.</li> <li>November 2021:<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252509479/Convictions-of-eight-former-subpostmasters-in-Scotland-under-review">The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission is investigating eight potential miscarriages of justice linked with faulty Post Office IT system</a>.</li> <li>November 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252509618/Post-Office-agrees-to-share-privileged-legal-information-with-Horizon-scandal-inquiry">The Post Office will waive professional legal privilege for documents relating to legal advice it received regarding subpostmaster prosecutions</a>.</li> <li>November 2021&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252509696/Six-more-former-subpostmasters-have-convictions-overturned">A total number of 65 subpostmasters have now had criminal convictions overturned in Post Office Horizon scandal</a>.</li> <li>November 2021&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252509817/Subpostmasters-asked-to-remove-support-for-Post-Office-scandal-inquiry">Subpostmasters asked to withdraw support for Post Office scandal inquiry</a>.</li> <li>November 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252509860/More-wrongful-convictions-overturned-in-Post-Office-scandal">Seven more subpostmasters have been cleared after the Post Office charged them for crimes caused by its faulty Horizon software</a>.</li> <li>November 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252510062/Post-Office-supported-1999-law-change-that-eased-prosecutions-using-computer-evidence">The Post Office made clear its support for a change in UK law regarding computer evidence that was making prosecution ‘onerous’ – a change which later helped to wrongfully convict subpostmasters</a>.</li> <li>November 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252510083/Post-Office-Inquiry-clears-up-opaque-stance-on-subpostmaster-compensation">The chair of the Post Office scandal public inquiry has confirmed the compensation of a group of subpostmasters will be revisited</a>.</li> <li>December 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252510928/Government-must-go-further-after-agreeing-to-pay-compensation-for-wrongly-convicted-subpostmasters">Government must go further after agreeing to pay compensation for wrongly convicted subpostmasters</a>.</li> <li>December 2021:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252511005/Pressure-on-government-to-pay-fair-compensation-to-subpostmasters-left-out-of-current-schemes">Pressure on government to pay fair compensation to subpostmasters left out of current schemes</a>.</li> <li>January 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252511716/MPs-call-for-fair-compensation-for-excluded-victims-of-Post-Office-scandal">Almost 100 MPs have backed a call for the government to reverse its decision to exclude 555 subpostmasters from fair compensation</a>.</li> <li>January 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252511844/Post-Office-cant-access-records-of-all-money-paid-to-it-by-victims-of-the-Horizon-scandal">A parliamentary select committee was told that the Post Office is unable to access information to accurately calculate compensation for some Horizon scandal victims</a>.</li> <li>January 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252512010/Post-Office-received-1bn-taxpayer-subsidy-last-year-as-part-of-IT-scandal-compensation">The Post Office received subsidies worth over £1bn last year, including a £685m payment just last month, in a scheme labelled Post Office Historical Matters Compensation</a>.</li> <li>January 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252512095/Government-widens-subpostmaster-miscarriage-of-justice-compensation">Government widens subpostmaster miscarriage of justice compensation scheme in&nbsp;Horizon scandal</a>.</li> <li>January 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252512243/Government-has-nothing-against-paying-555-subpostmasters-fair-compensation">Government officials are open to finding a way to properly compensate victims of the Horizon scandal without setting a dangerous legal precedent</a>.</li> <li>January 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252512410/Subpostmaster-campaign-group-to-meet-government-over-unfair-compensation-settlement">The subpostmaster campaign group responsible for exposing the Post Office Horizon scandal is to meet with the government to discuss fair compensation for their suffering</a>.</li> <li>January 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252512465/Demands-on-Fujitsu-to-contribute-to-1bn-Horizon-scandal-compensation-costs">Fujitsu cannot hide away as taxpayers pick up the bill for the Post Office scandal triggered by its IT system, say peers</a>.</li> <li>February 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252512882/Cack-handed-government-compensation-scheme-prolongs-suffering-of-Horizon-scandal-victims">Victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal are being denied the millions of pounds they are owed as the government delays compensation resolution</a>.</li> <li>February 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252513159/Post-Office-scandal-victims-to-tell-their-stories-in-public">Victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal are due to tell their devastating stories to the statutory inquiry</a>.</li> <li>February 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252513492/MPs-demand-urgent-compensation-for-Post-Office-scandal-victim-group">MPs are demanding urgent action by the government to provide full compensation to a group of 555 Post Office Horizon scandal victims who have so far been left out</a>.</li> <li>February 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252513544/The-British-public-are-waking-up-to-the-scandal-that-happened-under-their-noses">Victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal have been suffering in silence for many years, but the current public inquiry is giving them a voice, and people are listening</a>.</li> <li>February 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252513687/Horizon-inquiry-questioning-raises-hopes-of-fair-compensation-for-victims-so-far-left-out">Horizon inquiry questioning raises hopes of fair compensation for victims so far left out</a>.</li> <li>February 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252513934/Government-set-to-backtrack-on-untenable-position-on-subpostmaster-compensation">Government set to backtrack on untenable position on subpostmaster compensation</a>.</li> <li>March 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252514110/Post-Office-warned-of-software-flaw-in-2006-but-failed-to-alert-subpostmaster-network">The Post Office and Fujitsu failed to alert subpostmasters to a software error that caused them to be wrongly blamed for accounting shortfalls</a>.</li> <li>March 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252514320/Horizon-scandal-inquiry-hearing-sheds-light-on-Subpostmaster-federations-role-in-hushing-up-IT">Horizon inquiry hearing sheds light on subpostmaster federation’s role in hushing up IT problems</a>.</li> <li>March 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252514929/555-subpostmasters-to-get-fair-compensation-after-government-U-turn">555 subpostmasters to get fair compensation after government U-turn on its stance on High Court settlement</a>.</li> <li>March 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252515319/Compensation-goal-finally-in-sight-for-555-Post-Office-scandal-victims">Compensation goal finally in sight for 555 Post Office scandal victims, after 13 year campaign</a>.</li> <li>April 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252515504/Fujitsu-bags-430m-government-contracts-despite-rising-cost-of-Post-Office-Horizon-scandal">Fujitsu bags £430m government contracts despite rising cost of Post Office Horizon scandal</a>.</li> <li>April 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252516173/More-Scottish-subpostmaster-conviction-reviews-expected-as-part-of-Post-Office-scandal">The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission expects more subpostmasters with potential wrongful convictions to come forward</a>.</li> <li>April 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252516273/Post-Office-scandal-victims-still-waiting-for-compensation-a-year-after-convictions-overturned">Former subpostmasters who were wrongfully convicted and punished for crimes have not yet received full compensation over a year after their convictions were overturned</a>.</li> <li>April 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252516388/Police-question-former-Fujitsu-worker-again-in-Post-Office-scandal-perjury-investigation">A former Fujitsu worker has been questioned under caution for the third time&nbsp;as police investigate potential perjury in trials of subpostmasters wrongfully convicted of financial crimes</a>.</li> <li>May 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252516635/Post-Office-scandal-CEO-could-be-stripped-of-CBE">Paula Vennells could be stripped of her CBE as the Honours Forfeiture Committee commits to reconsider its award in the light of the Post Office Horizon scandal</a>.</li> <li>May 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252516675/Judicial-intervention-inevitable-as-Post-Office-compensation-valuation-falls-short">Lawyer negotiating compensation for victims of Post Office scandal says the two sides are ‘poles apart’ on valuations</a>.</li> <li>May 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252517922/Post-Office-scandal-victims-in-Scotland-to-tell-their-stories-raising-questions-of-law">Inquiry into Post Office scandal moves to Scotland, with differences in English and Scottish law raising further serious questions about subpostmaster prosecutions</a>.</li> <li>May 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252517997/Post-Office-scandal-inquiry-chair-brings-forward-urgent-compensation-hearings">The chair of the Post Office Horizon scandal inquiry has brought forward hearings about compensation as victims warn that at this rate “people will die” before they get anything</a>.</li> <li>May 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252518010/CCRC-to-contact-88-more-former-subpostmasters-with-potentially-wrongful-convictions">The Criminal Cases Review Commission is to contact 88 more potentially wrongfully convicted Post Office workers</a>.</li> <li>May 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252518282/Controversial-Post-Office-IT-system-to-be-replaced-by-2025">The Post Office Horizon IT system at the centre of a national scandal will be replaced by 2025, with a supplier expected to be named in August</a>.</li> <li>May 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252518299/Post-Office-scandal-victim-calls-for-governments-role-in-silencing-victims-to-be-investigated">Victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal in Scotland raise further questions about Post Office and government conduct</a>.</li> <li>May 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252520527/Government-has-no-plans-to-review-controversial-court-rules-on-computer-evidence">Government accused of ‘passing the buck’ and ‘not knowing what it is talking about’ after stating it has no plans to review court rules on computer evidence</a>.</li> <li>May 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252520682/The-barristers-that-broke-their-backs-to-break-the-Post-Offices-shield-of-lies">Computer Weekly spoke to the barristers at Henderson Chambers that fought the Post Office in the High Court to expose the widest miscarriage of justice in UK history</a>.</li> <li>June 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252521309/More-wrongful-convictions-quashed-in-Post-Office-IT-scandal">Two more Post Office Horizon scandal victims have had their wrongful convictions overturned</a>.</li> <li>June 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252521718/Minister-says-compensation-offer-to-555-subpostmasters-close">The 555 subpostmasters who exposed the depth of the Post Office Horizon scandal could finally be fairly compensated</a>.</li> <li>June 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252521791/Post-Office-IT-investigator-to-be-released-from-confidentiality-obligations-for-inquiry">Forensic accounting firm that ‘knows where the bodies are buried’ will be released from confidentiality obligations by the Post Office to give evidence to public inquiry</a>.</li> <li>June 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252522193/Independent-scrutiny-brought-into-compensation-negotiations-for-wrongly-prosecuted-subpostmasters">Lawyers negotiating the compensation valuations for former subpostmasters who suffered wrongful convictions have brought in independent&nbsp;judicial scrutiny&nbsp;to break an impasse</a>.</li> <li>June 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252522141/Subpostmaster-campaigning-forces-government-to-set-up-compensation-scheme-and-make-interim-payments">Subpostmaster campaign group is a step closer to achieving what it was originally set up to do as government launches compensation scheme for its members who did not receive fair payouts</a>.</li> <li>July 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252523126/Six-more-subpostmaster-convictions-overturned">More former subpostmasters have their wrongful convictions for theft and fraud overturned in the Court of Appeal</a>.</li> <li>July 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252523143/Post-Office-attacked-subpostmasters-who-questioned-Horizon-say-victims">When the Post Office’s lie about the Horizon system failed to silence subpostmaster critics, it took more extreme measures, say victims of the scandal</a>.</li> <li>September 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252524481/Police-interview-Horizon-scandal-victim-in-investigation-into-potential-perjury-by-Fujitsu-staff">The Met Police have interviewed a former subpostmaster as part of an investigation into potential perjury by former Fujitsu staff</a>.</li> <li>September 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252525291/Post-Office-scandal-inquiry-chair-intervenes-in-slow-compensation-progress">Chair of statutory public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal has aired his disappointment over the slow progress in making interim payments to victims</a>.</li> <li>October 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252525926/Post-Office-scandal-inquiry-restarts-with-call-for-a-pause-amid-disclosure-controversy?_ga=2.192509992.363987533.1665478652-286388731.1664962548&amp;_gl=1*4vu0dy*_ga*Mjg2Mzg4NzMxLjE2NjQ5NjI1NDg.*_ga_TQKE4GS5P9*MTY2NTc0MDc3NC4zOC4xLjE2NjU3NDU4NDkuMC4wLjA.">The public inquiry into the Post Office scandal has begun phase two with a request for adjournment amid allegations that the Post Office is failing to disclose relevant documents</a>.</li> <li>October 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252526045/Those-responsible-for-subpostmaster-suffering-in-Horizon-scandal-must-face-public-inquiry">Victims demand that the perpetrators of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal face the public inquiry</a>.</li> <li>October 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252526102/Fujitsu-to-finally-face-up-to-blame-for-its-part-in-Post-Office-Horizon-scandal">Fujitsu’s part in causing the extreme suffering of subpostmasters will be made clear as the IT supplier begins giving evidence at a statutory inquiry</a>.</li> <li>October 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252526209/Subpostmaster-federation-failed-its-members-when-they-needed-it-most">A dereliction of duty saw subpostmaster federation ignore its members when IT problems hit and allowed the Post Office destroy their lives</a>.</li> <li>October 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252526537/New-minister-asked-to-pause-Fujitsu-government-contracts">Politicians are keeping up the pressure to block government contracts being awarded to Fujitsu because of its role in the Post Office Horizon scandal</a>.</li> <li>October 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252526542/Reported-Horizon-errors-should-have-been-show-stopper-public-inquiry-told">Problems reported with the Post Office’s Horizon IT system before its roll-out should have been regarded as a “show-stopper.”</a></li> <li>October 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252526586/Horizon-system-EPOSS-code-writers-lacked-basic-programming-skills-public-inquiry-hears">Horizon system code writers lacked basic programming skills, according to the task force set up to investigate reported problems with the controversial software</a>.</li> <li>October 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252526661/Post-Office-warned-of-Horizon-software-induced-tragedy-in-1999">T</a><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252526661/Post-Office-warned-of-Horizon-software-induced-tragedy-in-1999">rials of the Horizon computer system in Post Office branches in 1999 led to a warning from subpostmasters that software problems meant “a tragedy was not far away”</a>.</li> <li>November 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252526828/Game-of-hardball-in-Horizon-negotiations-left-subpostmasters-exposed-to-tragedy?_ga=2.132243406.1953818817.1667299299-286388731.1664962548&amp;_gl=1*4o99gw*_ga*Mjg2Mzg4NzMxLjE2NjQ5NjI1NDg.*_ga_TQKE4GS5P9*MTY2NzQ4NTg3OS4xMTIuMS4xNjY3NDg1OTg4LjAuMC4w">Game of ‘hardball’ in Horizon negotiations left subpostmasters exposed to tragedy</a>.</li> <li>November 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252526883/Confirmation-bias-led-Post-Office-to-prosecute-subpostmasters-without-investigation-inquiry-told">Confirmation bias led Post Office to prosecute subpostmasters without investigation, inquiry told</a>.</li> <li>November 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252527040/Six-subpostmaster-convictions-referred-for-appeal-in-Scotland">SCCRC has referred six cases of potential wrongful convictions of subpostmasters to the High Court of Justiciary</a>.</li> <li>November 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252527085/Fujitsu-expert-witness-in-subpostmaster-trial-manoeuvred-into-role-public-inquiry-told">Fujitsu expert witness in subpostmaster trial ‘manoeuvred’ into role, public inquiry told</a>.</li> <li>November 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252527307/Post-Office-changed-view-of-Horizon-problems-before-roll-out-because-of-a-sunk-cost-fallacy">Post Office changed view of Horizon problems before roll-out, because of a ‘sunk cost fallacy’</a>.</li> <li>November 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252527341/Team-working-on-controversial-Post-Office-Horizon-EPOSS-software-was-the-joke-of-the-building">Team working on controversial Post Office Horizon EPOSS software was the ‘joke of the building’</a>.</li> <li>November 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252527436/Post-Office-scandal-inquirys-expert-IT-witness-troubled-by-his-findings">The Post Office IT scandal inquiry’s appointed expert IT witness was “troubled” by the lack of integrity of data from the Horizon system that was used to send people to prison</a>.</li> <li>November 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Fujitsu-put-pressure-on-UK-government-to-sign-off-troubled-Horizon-project-public-inquiry-hears">Telegram from British Embassy in Tokyo to UK government reveals pressure on ministers to sign off controversial contract</a>.</li> <li>November 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252527837/Subpostmaster-federation-deliberately-kept-public-in-dark-over-computer-problems-secret">Subpostmaster federation deliberately kept public in dark over computer problems</a>.</li> <li>December 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252527952/Post-Office-boosted-its-coffers-as-Horizon-system-threw-up-unexplained-shortfalls-inquiry-told">Post Office boosted its ‘coffers’ as Horizon system threw up unexplained shortfalls, inquiry told</a>.</li> <li>December 2022:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252528046/Post-Office-scandal-cock-up-or-cook-up">Post Office scandal – ‘cock-up or cook-up’?</a></li> <li>December 2022:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252528356/Criminal-Cases-Review-Commission-calls-on-more-convicted-subpostmasters-to-come-forward">Criminal Cases Review Commission calls on more convicted subpostmasters to come forward</a>.</li> <li>January 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252528935/Former-subpostmaster-Alan-Bates-turns-down-OBE-offer">Former subpostmaster Alan Bates, who ‘pulled up trees and moved mountains’, turns down OBE offer</a>.</li> <li>January 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252529287/Advisory-board-goal-for-Post-Office-scandal-victims-to-be-returned-to-rightful-financial-position?amp=1">Advisory board goal for Post Office scandal victims to be returned to rightful financial position</a>.</li> <li>January 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/365529814/Former-Fujitsu-staff-under-police-investigation-to-face-Post-Office-IT-scandal-inquiry">Former Fujitsu staff under police investigation to face Post Office IT scandal inquiry</a>.</li> <li>February 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/365531937/Post-Offices-most-senior-executives-hushed-up-Horizon-errors-public-inquiry-told">Post Office’s most senior executives hushed up Horizon errors, public inquiry told</a>.</li> <li>March 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/365532018/Post-Office-ditched-plan-to-replace-Fujitsu-with-IBM-in-2015-due-to-cost-and-project-concerns">Post Office attempted to replace controversial Horizon system 10 years ago, but was put off by project’s scale and cost</a>.</li> <li>March 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/365532063/IT-worker-evidence-reveals-a-toxic-Post-Office-IT-helpdesk-that-discriminated-against-subpostmasters">IT worker tells public inquiry that the Post Office Horizon helpdesk was toxic, rudderless and racist</a>.</li> <li>March 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/365532477/Subpostmaster-demands-names-of-Post-Office-executives-who-crushed-him-to-suffocate-truth">Subpostmaster demands names of Post Office executives who crushed him to suffocate truth</a>.</li> <li>April 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/365534956/CCRC-says-door-open-for-more-reviews-of-subpostmaster-convictions">CCRC says ‘door open’ for more reviews of subpostmaster convictions</a>.</li> <li>April 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/365535112/Controversial-Fujitsu-contract-with-Post-Office-extended-after-technical-challenges-moving-to-cloud">The Post Office has extended a contract with Fujitsu after being unable to resolve technical issues related to migrating its IT to the cloud</a>.</li> <li>April 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/365535585/Post-Office-paid-IBM-millions-when-it-ended-proposed-contract-to-replace-Horizon">Post Office paid IBM millions when it ended proposed contract to replace Horizon</a>.</li> <li>April 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/365535585/Post-Office-paid-IBM-millions-when-it-ended-proposed-contract-to-replace-Horizon">The Post Office ended a proposed contract with IBM to replace its controversial Horizon system after work had already started</a>.</li> <li>May 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366535953/More-Post-Office-software-related-convictions-take-total-to-86">More Post Office software-related convictions overturned takes total to 86</a>.</li> <li>May 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366537376/Fujitsu-staff-had-unrestricted-and-unauditable-remote-access-to-Post-Office-branch-systems">Fujitsu staff had ‘unrestricted and unauditable’ remote access to Post Office branch systems</a>.</li> <li>May 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366537341/Post-Office-lawyer-bragged-how-team-destroyed-attack-on-the-Horizon-system-and-put-woman-in-prison">Post Office lawyer bragged how team ‘destroyed attack on the Horizon system’ and put woman in prison</a>.</li> <li>May 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366537461/Post-Office-executive-produced-one-sided-report-giving-Horizon-system-a-false-bill-of-heath">Post Office executive told to report false bill of health on controversial software</a>.</li> <li>May 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366538153/Campaigning-former-subpostmaster-fears-compensation-for-scandal-victims-will-be-delayed-to-2025">Campaigning former subpostmaster fears compensation for scandal victims will be delayed to 2025</a>.</li> <li>May 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366538096/Post-Office-scandal-cover-up-a-dark-chapter-in-government-corporate-and-legal-history">Post Office scandal – cover-up a ‘dark chapter’ in government, corporate and legal history</a>.</li> <li>June 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366542414/Post-Office-will-not-oppose-potential-Horizon-conviction-appellants">Post Office CEO told MPs that the organisation is telling some subpostmasters it won’t oppose them if they appeal</a>.</li> <li>July 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366543482/Public-inquiry-hears-how-Post-Office-security-withheld-evidence-from-people-it-suspected-of-theft">Public inquiry hears how Post Office security withheld evidence from people it suspected of theft</a>.</li> <li>July 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366543715/Former-Fujitsu-IT-chief-evidence-postponed-after-late-Post-Office-disclosure">Former Fujitsu IT chief evidence postponed after late Post Office disclosure</a>.</li> <li>July 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366544234/Post-Office-inquiry-must-examine-rule-on-IT-evidence-if-miscarriages-of-justice-are-to-be-avoided">Post Office inquiry must examine role of court rules around use of computer evidence that enabled it to prosecute innocent people</a>.</li> <li>July 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366544394/Peer-calls-for-every-Post-Office-prosecution-to-be-reviewed">Peer calls for every Post Office prosecution to be reviewed</a>.</li> <li>July 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366544317/Horizon-inquiry-adjourned-as-Post-Office-disclosure-failures-threaten-to-derail-proceedings">Horizon inquiry adjourned as Post Office disclosure failures threaten to ‘derail’ proceedings</a>.</li> <li>July 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366544506/Horizon-inquiry-chief-threatens-Post-Office-with-criminal-sanctions-over-disclosure-failures">Horizon inquiry chief threatens Post Office with ‘criminal sanctions’ over disclosure failures</a>.</li> <li>July 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366544874/Subpostmaster-compensation-deadline-will-be-missed-warns-public-inquiry-chair">Subpostmaster compensation deadline will be missed, warns public inquiry chair</a>.</li> <li>July 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366545596/CCRC-refers-two-more-subpostmaster-conviction-for-appeal">CCRC refers two more subpostmaster convictions for appeal</a>.</li> <li>July 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366546032/Post-Office-tried-to-convince-independent-IT-witness-that-he-was-wrong-about-Horizon">Post Office tried to convince independent IT witness that he was wrong about Horizon</a>.</li> <li>August 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366548772/MP-calls-for-review-of-computer-evidence-rule-which-meant-subpostmasters-were-wrongly-convicted">MP calls for review of computer evidence rule which led to subpostmasters being wrongly convicted</a>.</li> <li>August 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366549452/Six-subpostmaster-appeals-to-be-heard-in-Scottish-court">Six subpostmaster appeals to be heard in Scottish court</a>.</li> <li>September 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366552411/Post-Office-employee-changed-story-for-witness-statement-used-to-destroy-subpostmaster">Post Office employee changed story for witness statement used to destroy subpostmasters</a>.</li> <li>September 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366553492/Post-Office-had-no-interest-in-subpostmaster-welfare-when-taking-legal-action-says-Fujitsu-memo">Post Office had no interest in subpostmaster welfare when taking legal action, says Fujitsu memo</a>.</li> <li>September 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366552360/Government-offers-600000-to-subpostmasters-with-overturned-convictions">Government offers £600,000 to subpostmasters with overturned convictions</a>.</li> <li>September 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366553454/Five-more-subpostmasters-have-IT-system-related-convictions-overturned">Five more subpostmasters have IT system-related convictions overturned</a>.</li> <li>October 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366553642/Government-breached-privacy-of-Horizon-victims-with-compensation-offer-says-lawyer">Government ‘breached privacy’ of Horizon victims with compensation offer</a>.</li> <li>October 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366553756/First-subpostmaster-Horizon-conviction-overturned-in-Scotland">First subpostmaster Horizon conviction overturned in Scotland</a>.</li> <li>October 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366554152/Amnesia-hides-names-of-individuals-behind-Post-Offices-head-on-a-spike-strategy">Amnesia hides names of individuals behind Post Office’s ‘head on a spike’ strategy</a>.</li> <li>October 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366555336/Angry-lawyer-warned-against-Post-Office-computer-investigation-in-2010-email">‘Angry’ lawyer warned against Post Office computer investigation in 2010 email</a>.</li> <li>October 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366555682/Former-Post-Office-executive-admits-he-wouldnt-sign-unfair-contract-he-pushed-on-subpostmasters">Former Post Office executive admits he wouldn’t sign unfair contract he pushed on subpostmasters</a>.</li> <li>October 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366556296/Post-Office-auditors-presumed-subpostmasters-were-on-the-fiddle-or-in-a-muddle">Post Office auditors presumed subpostmasters were ‘on the fiddle’ or ‘in a muddle’</a>.</li> <li>October 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366556653/Taxpayers-to-fund-a-further-150m-for-Post-Office-IT-scandal">Bill for the scandal over £1bn, as campaign leader considers private prosecutions of Post Office executives</a>.</li> <li>November 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366558553/Post-Office-disclosure-failures-delay-Horizon-scandal-inquiry-again">Post Office disclosure failures delay Horizon scandal inquiry again</a>.</li> <li>November 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366558733/Former-Post-Office-manager-has-no-memory-of-preparing-witness-statement-in-legal-dispute">Former Post Office manager has no memory of preparing witness statement in legal dispute</a>.</li> <li>November 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366559812/Post-Office-scandal-inquiry-postpones-more-key-witness-hearings">Post Office scandal inquiry postpones more key witness hearings</a>.</li> <li>November 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366560655/Controversial-Fujitsu-contract-with-Post-Office-extended-again">Controversial Fujitsu contract with Post Office extended again</a>.</li> <li>November 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366561353/CCRC-refers-two-posthumous-subpostmaster-appeals-to-Crown-Court">CCRC refers posthumous appeals against convictions to Crown Court for first time</a>.</li> <li>November 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366561493/Paulla-Vennells-email-fuelled-Post-Office-Horizon-cult-inquiry-told">Paula Vennells’ email fuelled Post Office Horizon cult, inquiry told</a>.</li> <li>November 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366561572/Slow-government-response-to-Post-Office-scandal-compensation-forces-new-legislation">Slow government response to Post Office scandal compensation forces new legislation</a>.</li> <li>December 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366561574/Post-Office-lawyer-with-his-fingerprints-are-all-over-IT-scandal-spreads-blame">Post Office lawyer with his fingerprints all over IT scandal spreads blame</a>.</li> <li>December 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366562072/Undisclosed-document-could-reveal-pressure-on-Fujitsu-expert-witness-in-Post-Office-prosecution">Undisclosed document could reveal pressure on Fujitsu expert witness in Post Office prosecution</a>.</li> <li>December 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366562217/Money-at-heart-of-Post-Office-Horizon-scandal-blame">Post Office prioritised its ‘bottom line’ over justice</a>.</li> <li>December 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366562653/Former-Post-Office-investigator-called-subpostmaster-campaigners-crooks">Former Post Office investigator called subpostmaster campaigners ‘crooks’</a>.</li> <li>December 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366563257/Current-Post-Office-executive-in-denial-of-Horizon-cover-up">Current Post Office executive in denial of Horizon cover-up</a>.</li> <li>December 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366563400/Government-advised-to-overturn-all-Post-Office-scandal-convictions">Government advised to overturn all Post Office scandal convictions</a>.</li> <li>December 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366563893/Government-reveals-its-own-slow-progress-in-compensating-Post-Office-scandal-victims">Government reveals its own slow progress in compensating Post Office scandal victims</a>.</li> <li>December 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366564035/No-hiding-place-for-those-responsible-for-Post-Office-Horizon-scandal">‘No hiding place’ for those responsible for Post Office Horizon scandal</a>.</li> <li>December 2023:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366564173/Post-Office-gets-government-handout-as-Horizon-replacement-costs-increase-significantly">Post Office gets government handout as Horizon replacement costs increase ‘significantly’</a>.</li> <li>January 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366565512/Metropolitan-Police-launches-second-criminal-investigation-in-Post-Office-scandal">Metropolitan Police launches second criminal investigation in Post Office scandal</a>.</li> <li>January 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366565613/Post-Office-scandal-furore-is-moment-to-change-digital-evidence-rules">The current rules around digital evidence are partly to blame for the widest miscarriage of justice in UK history</a>.</li> <li>January 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366565715/Fujitsu-gets-stay-of-execution-as-MPs-support-exoneration-of-wrongfully-convicted-subpostmasters">Fujitsu gets stay of execution as MPs support exoneration of wrongfully convicted subpostmasters</a>.</li> <li>January 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366565752/Hero-subpostmaster-accuses-government-of-diversion-tactics-through-weaselly-statistics">‘Hero’ subpostmaster accuses government of diversion tactics through ‘weaselly’ statistics</a>.</li> <li>January 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366565720/How-Fujitsu-became-a-central-part-of-the-Post-Office-scandal">How Fujitsu became a central part of the Post Office scandal</a>.</li> <li>January 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366565784/Hundreds-of-subpostmasters-to-have-convictions-quashed-in-blanket-exoneration">The government has chosen to introduce legislation that will enable it to exonerate hundreds of subpostmasters as a group</a>.</li> <li>January 2024:&nbsp;<a href="file:///C:/Users/kflinders/Desktop/Working%20on/How%20legal%20disclosure%20failures%20disrupted%20the%20Post%20Office%20Horizon%20inquiry">How legal disclosure failures disrupted the Post Office Horizon inquiry</a>.</li> <li>January 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366566438/Fujitsu-morally-obliged-to-contribute-to-subpostmaster-financial-redress-amid-insane-delays">Fujitsu ‘morally obliged’ to contribute to subpostmaster financial redress amid ‘insane’ delays</a>.</li> <li>January 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366566755/More-than-900-subpostmaster-convictions-wouldnt-have-happened-without-Post-Office-backed-law-change">More than 900 subpostmaster convictions wouldn’t have happened without Post Office-backed law change</a>.</li> <li>January 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366566772/Anger-sparked-by-TV-drama-forces-Fujitsu-to-put-public-sector-contract-bidding-on-hold">Anger sparked by TV drama forces Fujitsu to put public sector contract bidding on hold</a>.</li> <li>January 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366566859/Fujitsu-boss-describes-Post-Office-behaviour-as-shameful%20and%20appalling">Fujitsu boss describes Post Office behaviour as ‘shameful and appalling’</a>.</li> <li>January 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366566896/Fujitsu-boss-admits-to-missed-opportunities-to-prevent-miscarriages-of-justice">Fujitsu boss admits to missed opportunities to prevent miscarriages of justice</a>.</li> <li>January 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366566896/Fujitsu-boss-admits-to-missed-opportunities-to-prevent-miscarriages-of-justice">Concerns of an expert witness in subpostmaster trials were ignored by Fujitsu</a>.</li> <li>January 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366567032/Urgent-question-asks-which-ministers-knew-of-Post-Offices-shocking-plan-to-remove-judge">Urgent question asks which ministers knew of Post Office's shocking plan to remove judge</a>.</li> <li>January 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366567093/Fujitsu-agrees-to-support-former-subpostmasters-families-beyond-financial-redress">Fujitsu agrees to support former subpostmasters’ families beyond financial redress</a>.</li> <li>January 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366567433/Committee-chair-asks-minister-to-back-Mr-Bates-clause-in-Post-Office-compensation-legislation">Committee chair asks minister to back ‘Mr Bates clause’ in Post Office compensation legislation</a>.</li> <li>January 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366567874/Expert-IT-witness-outsmarted-an-aggressive-Post-Office-to-get-to-truth-after-inspection-madness">Expert IT witness outsmarted an ‘aggressive’ Post Office to get to truth after inspection ‘madness’</a>.</li> <li>January 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366568092/MP-demands-answers-from-government-minister-over-second-faulty-Post-Office-IT-system">MP demands answers from government minister over second faulty Post Office IT system</a>.</li> <li>January 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366568333/Pre-Horizon-users-contacting-lawyers-as-more-Post-Office-IT-horror-stories-emerge">Pre-Horizon users contacting lawyers as more Post Office IT horror stories emerge</a>.</li> <li>February 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366568552/Government-dragging-it-out-by-refusing-to-share-knowledge-of-Post-Office-trial-delaying-tactic">Government ‘dragging it out’ by refusing to share knowledge of Post Office trial ‘delaying tactic’</a>.</li> <li>February 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366568812/People-are-now-listening-Post-Office-inquiry-told-as-latest-phase-ends">‘People are now listening,' Post Office inquiry told as latest phase ends</a>.</li> <li>February 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366568954/Post-Office-scandal-phase-fours-rogues-gallery">Post Office scandal: Phase four’s rogues’ gallery</a>.</li> <li>February 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366569712/More-than-1000-subpostmasters-could-have-used-second-faulty-Post-Office-system">More than 1,000 subpostmasters could have used second faulty Post Office system</a>.</li> <li>February 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Post-Office-Horizon-IT-scandal-inquiry-Two-years-of-shocking-revelations">Post Office Horizon IT scandal inquiry: Two years of shocking revelations</a>.</li> <li>February 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366569873/Post-Office-CEO-refused-to-meet-government-minister-without-her-lawyer-after-2015-Horizon-report">Post Office CEO refused to meet government minister without her lawyer after 2015 Horizon report</a>.</li> <li>February 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366570054/Post-Office-IT-insider-and-the-software-decision-that-lit-the-Horizon-scandal">Post Office IT insider and the software decision that lit the Horizon scandal</a>.</li> <li>February 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366570413/Controversial-Post-Office-Capture-system-was-developed-in-house">Controversial Post Office Capture system was developed in-house</a>.</li> <li>February 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366571076/Law-to-clear-hundreds-of-wrongfully-convicted-subpostmasters-expected-In-July?_gl=1*d95qqy*_ga*Nzg3MzQ4Njc1LjE3MDc4MTY3Njg.*_ga_TQKE4GS5P9*MTcwODg4MzMxMC41Mi4xLjE3MDg4ODM5NjAuMC4wLjA.">Law to clear hundreds of wrongfully convicted subpostmasters expected in July</a></li> <li>February 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366570712/Unisys-investigating-potential-involvement-in-controversial-Post-Office-system">Unisys investigating potential involvement in controversial Post Office system</a>.</li> <li>February 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366571135/King-Charles-strips-disgraced-Post-Office-CEO-of-her-CBE">King Charles strips disgraced Post Office CEO of her CBE</a>.</li> <li>February 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366571354/Post-Office-scandal-roundup-fourth-estate-in-full-throttle">Post Office scandal roundup: Fourth Estate in full throttle</a>.</li> <li>February 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366571394/Government-wont-rush-to-include-Post-Office-Capture-convictions-in-overturning-legislation">Government won’t rush to include Post Office Capture convictions in overturning legislation</a>.</li> <li>February 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366571363/Government-should-face-legal-deadlines-on-paying-Post-Office-victims">Government should face legal deadlines on paying Post Office victims</a>.</li> <li>February 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366571692/Pathetic-Post-Office-spat-detracts-attention-and-fuels-disdain-for-authority">‘Pathetic’ Post Office spat detracts attention and fuels ‘disdain’ for authority</a>.</li> <li>February 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366571653/Post-Office-CEOs-Capture-investigation-claims-questioned">Post Office CEO’s claim to be ‘working hard’ on Capture investigation in doubt</a>.</li> <li>March 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366571913/MPs-demand-Fujitsu-be-nailed-down-on-financial-promise-to-Post-Office-scandal-victims">MPs demand Fujitsu be ‘nailed down’ on financial promise to Post Office scandal victims</a>.</li> <li>March 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366571992/Post-Office-staff-conspired-to-pervert-the-course-of-justice-says-KC">KC names Post Office staff he believes conspired to pervert the course of justice</a>.</li> <li>March 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366572232/Perverting-course-of-justice-and-contempt-of-Parliament-a-week-in-post-drama-Post-Office-scandal">Perverting course of justice and contempt of Parliament: a week in post-drama Post Office scandal</a>.</li> <li>March 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366572277/Post-Office-prosecutions-during-Horizon-go-live-phase-are-frightening">Post Office prosecutions during Horizon go-live phase are ‘frightening’</a>.</li> <li>March 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366572513/Brutal-decisions-required-to-sort-out-Post-Office-mess-says-select-committee-chair">‘Brutal’ decisions required to sort out Post Office mess, says select committee chair</a>.</li> <li>March 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366572633/MPs-call-for-Post-Office-exclusion-from-compensation-schemes-as-trust-hits-rock-bottom">MPs call for Post Office exclusion from compensation schemes, as trust hits rock bottom</a>.</li> <li>March 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366572692/Fujitsu-should-pay-half-of-Post-Office-scandal-costs-says-MP">Fujitsu should pay half of Post Office scandal costs, says select committee chair</a>.</li> <li>March 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366573252/Current-subpostmaster-account-shortfalls-reveal-extent-of-Post-Offices-pre-2019-neglect">Current subpostmaster account shortfalls reveal extent of Post Office’s pre-2019 neglect</a>.</li> <li>March 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366573392/Unprecedented-bill-to-exonerate-hundreds-of-wrongly-convicted-Post-office-workers-arrives">Unprecedented bill to exonerate hundreds of wrongly convicted Post Office workers arrives</a>.</li> <li>March 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366573533/Children-of-Post-Office-victims-form-group-to-hold-Fujitsu-boss-to-his-word">Children of Post Office victims to hold Fujitsu boss to his word</a>.</li> <li>March 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366573602/Controversial-Post-Office-Capture-software-was-completely-rewritten-in-1994">Controversial Post Office Capture software was completely rewritten in 1994</a>.</li> <li>March 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366574833/Post-Office-scandal-fallout-for-Fujitsu-could-open-UK-public-sector-to-Indian-giants">Post Office scandal fallout for Fujitsu could open UK public sector to Indian giants</a>.</li> <li>March 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366575033/Post-Office-Capture-users-campaign-gathers-pace">Post Office Capture users’ campaign for justice gathers pace</a>.</li> <li>March 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366575372/Sums-of-money-Post-Office-stole-from-subpostmasters-may-never-be-known">Sums of money Post Office ‘stole’ from subpostmasters may never be known</a>.</li> <li>March 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366575495/Leaked-comms-reveal-Fujitsu-eyeing-huge-UK-government-bounty-despite-Post-Office-scandal-promise">Leaked comms reveal Fujitsu eyeing huge UK government bounty</a>.</li> <li>March 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366575754/Remote-access-is-the-Post-Offices-known-unknown">Remote access is the Post Office’s known unknown</a>.</li> <li>April 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366577734/Fujitsu-staff-instructed-how-to-bid-for-government-contracts-during-self-imposed-ban">Fujitsu staff instructed how to bid for government contracts during self-imposed ban</a>.</li> <li>April 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366579492/Fujitsu-should-stop-bending-rules-stop-bidding-and-pay-up-says-MP">Fujitsu should stop bending rules, stop bidding and pay up, says MP</a>.</li> <li>April 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366579713/Environment-Agency-dumps-Fujitsu-in-sign-of-Post-Office-scandal-taking-its-toll">Environment Agency dumps Fujitsu as Post Office scandal takes its toll</a>.</li> <li>April 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366579994/MPs-will-grill-Cabinet-Office-over-Fujitsu-contract-bidding-pause">MPs will grill Cabinet Office over Fujitsu contract bidding pause</a>.</li> <li>April 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366580055/Some-former-Post-Office-staff-should-be-jailed-over-scandal-says-government-minister">Some former Post Office staff should be jailed over scandal, says government minister</a>.</li> <li>April 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366580033/Further-extension-to-controversial-Post-Office-contract-with-Fujitsu-inevitable">Further extension to controversial Post Office contract with Fujitsu inevitable</a>.</li> <li>April 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366580240/Civil-servants-more-to-blame-for-Post-Office-cover-up-than-ministers-says-Alan-Bates">Civil servants more to blame for Post Office cover-up than ministers, says Alan Bates</a>.</li> <li>April 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366580376/Subpostmasters-stealing-from-branches-didnt-make-sense-former-judge-tells-inquiry">Subpostmasters stealing from branches ‘didn’t make sense,’ former judge tells inquiry</a>.</li> <li>April 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366580532/Fujitsu-public-sector-contracts-dry-up-in-Post-Office-scandal-aftermath">Fujitsu public sector contracts dry up in Post Office scandal aftermath</a>.</li> <li>April 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366580442/Former-Post-Office-executives-neglect-prolonged-Horizon-reliability-myth">Former Post Office executive’s neglect prolonged Horizon reliability myth</a>.</li> <li>April 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366580563/Post-Office-boss-said-subpostmasters-had-hands-in-till-and-blamed-technology-for-missing-cash">Post Office boss said subpostmasters had hands in till and blamed technology</a>.</li> <li>April 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366580983/Alan%20Bates%20and%20JFSA%20won%E2%80%99t%20back%20down%20in%20fight%20with%20government%20and%20Post%20Office">Alan Bates and JFSA won’t back down in fight with government and Post Office</a>.</li> <li>April 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366580983/Post-Office-boss-signed-off-hush-money-to-cover-up-smoking-gun">Post Office boss signed off hush money to cover up smoking gun</a>.</li> <li>April 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366581297/IT-expert-who-helped-expose-Post-Office-scandal-offers-to-investigate-second-controversial-system">IT expert who helped expose Post Office scandal offers to investigate second controversial system</a>.</li> <li>April 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366581519/Unisys-reveals-no-link-to-development-of-controversial-Post-Office-software">Unisys reveals no link to development of controversial Post Office software</a>.</li> <li>April 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366581672/Post-Office-lawyer-was-a-jack-of-all-trades-but-failed-his-own">Post Office lawyer was a jack of all trades, but failed his own</a>.</li> <li>April 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366581777/Fujitsu-UK-to-cut-UK-jobs-as-Post-Office-scandal-fallout-hits-sales">Fujitsu to cut UK jobs as Post Office scandal fallout hits sales</a>.</li> <li>April 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366581895/Expert-investigating-Capture-system-refuses-to-meet-untrustworthy-Post-Office">Expert investigating Capture system refuses to meet ‘untrustworthy’ Post Office</a>.</li> <li>April 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366581954/Post-Office-boss-used-husbands-descriptions-in-Orwellian-ploy-to-downplay-Horizon-problems">Post Office boss used husband’s descriptions in 'Orwellian' ploy to downplay Horizon problems</a>.</li> <li>April 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366582013/Lords-debate-amendment-to-law-on-use-of-computer-evidence-in-light-of-Post-Office-scandal">Lords debate amendment to law on use of computer evidence in light of Post Office scandal</a>.</li> <li>April 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366582214/More-evidence-emerges-that-Post-Office-executive-misled-High-Court-judge">More evidence emerges that Post Office executive misled High Court judge</a>.&nbsp;</li> <li>April 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366582332/Post-Office-lied-to-subpostmasters-when-forced-to-meet-them-says-former-federation-representative">Post Office ‘lied’ to subpostmasters when forced to meet them, says former federation representative</a>.</li> <li>April 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366582452/Post-Office-scheme-was-a-charade-that-never-intended-for-large-compensation-pay-outs">Post Office scheme was a ‘charade’ that never intended for large compensation pay-outs</a>.</li> <li>April 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366582732/Post-Office-misjudged-campaigner-it-labelled-a-bluffer">Post Office misjudged campaigner it labelled a ‘bluffer’</a>.</li> <li>May 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366583159/Post-Office-investigators-saw-subpostmasters-as-enemies-and-thats-what-they-became">Post Office investigators saw subpostmasters as ‘enemies’ – and that’s what they became</a>.</li> <li>May 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366583452/Post-Office-legal-boss-withheld-details-from-statutory-body-reviewing-miscarriages-of-justice">Post Office legal boss withheld details from statutory body reviewing miscarriages of justice</a>.</li> <li>May 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366583303/Police-told-in-2016-that-Post-Office-prosecutor-withheld-evidence-of-Horizon-errors-from-court">Police told in 2016 that Post Office prosecutor withheld evidence of Horizon errors from court</a>.</li> <li>May 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366583912/Fujitsus-Post-Office-Horizon-admission-was-bombshell-amid-religious-panic-over-reliability">Fujitsu Post Office system admission was ‘bombshell’ to barrister</a>.</li> <li>May 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Post-Office-Horizon-scandal-explained-everything-you-need-to-know">Barrister says Post Office lawyers misled him over Horizon cases</a>.</li> <li>May 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366584740/Scotlands-Post-Office-scandal-victims-to-be-exonerated-en-masse">Scotland’s Post Office scandal victims to be exonerated en masse</a>.</li> <li>May 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366585307/Comms-director-at-centre-of-cover-up-never-thought-Post-Office-were-the-baddies">Comms director at centre of cover-up never thought Post Office were the ‘baddies’</a>.</li> <li>May 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366584810/Post-Office-IT-boss-failed-to-raise-concern-over-false-Horizon-statements">Post Office IT boss failed to raise concern over false Horizon statements</a>.</li> <li>May 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366585694/Post-Office-considered-asking-Computer-Weekly-to-review-Horizon-IT-system">Post Office considered asking Computer Weekly to review Horizon IT system</a>.</li> <li>May 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366585733/Post-Office-CEO-Paula-Vennells-didnt-believe-there-were-miscarriages-of-justice-inquiry-told">Post Office CEO Paula Vennells ‘didn’t believe there were miscarriages of justice’</a>.</li> <li>May 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366585779/The-fall-from-grace-of-ex-priest-and-Post-Office-boss-Paula-Vennells">The fall from grace of ex-priest and Post Office boss Paula Vennells</a>.</li> <li>May 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366585812/Post-Office-directors-went-crawling-back-to-Fujitsu-when-IBM-project-got-complex">Post Office directors went crawling back to Fujitsu when IBM project got complex, inquiry told</a>.</li> <li>May 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366585863/You-knew-former-ally-accused-Paula-Vennells-of-knowing-about-Horizon-problems">'You knew' - former ally accused Paula Vennells of knowing about Horizon problems</a>.</li> <li>May 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366586015/Third-police-probe-into-Post-Office-scandal-under-consideration">Third police probe into Post Office scandal under consideration</a>.</li> <li>May 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366586256/Government-was-aware-of-Post-Office-strategy-to-fight-subpostmasters">Government knew of Post Office plan to remove judge</a>.</li> <li>May 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366586242/Paula-Vennells-boasted-about-removing-Horizon-risk-reference-in-Royal-Mail-flotation-prospectus">Paula Vennells boasted about removing Horizon risk reference in Royal Mail flotation prospectus</a>.</li> <li>May 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366586358/Over-700-wrongful-subpostmaster-convictions-overturned-by-new-legislation">Over 700 subpostmasters exonerated by new legislation</a>.</li> <li>May 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366586398/Post-Office-scandal-Met-Police-investigation-set-to-go-national">Met Police investigation set to go national</a>.</li> <li>May 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366586399/Government-appoints-investigators-to-analyse-Post-Office-Capture-software-used-before-Horizon">Government appoints investigators to analyse Post Office Capture software used before Horizon</a>.</li> <li>May 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366586814/Post-Office-Horizon-replacement-project-labelled-unachievable-as-taxpayer-bill-reaches-1bn">Post Office Horizon replacement project labelled 'unachievable' as taxpayer bill reaches £1bn</a>.</li> <li>May 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366587174/Fujitsu-set-for-further-180m-deal-as-Post-Office-Horizon-replacement-delayed">Fujitsu set for further £180m deal as Post Office Horizon replacement delayed</a>.</li> <li>June 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366587652/Post-Office-bosses-misled-subpostmasters-day-before-IT-project-problems-exposed">Post Office bosses misled subpostmasters a day before IT project problems were exposed</a>.</li> <li>June 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366587793/Subpostmasters-consider-legal-action-against-government-in-pursuit-of-financial-redress">Subpostmasters may take legal action against government in pursuit of financial redress</a>.</li> <li>June 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366587816/Post-Office-chair-was-aware-of-Horizon-concerns-from-day-one">Post Office chair was aware of Horizon concerns from day one but failed to act</a>.</li> <li>June 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366587837/Mystery-Post-Office-software-developer-revealed-in-1995-Horizon-project-document">Mystery Post Office software developer revealed in 1995 Horizon project document</a>.</li> <li>June 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366587935/Fujitsu-had-Post-Office-over-a-barrel-inquiry-told">Fujitsu had Post Office ‘over a barrel’, inquiry told</a>.</li> <li>June 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366588592/Post-Office-Capture-software-training-deficit-echoes-systemic-Horizon-problems">Post Office Capture software training deficit echoes systemic Horizon problems</a>.</li> <li>June 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366588662/IT-witness-hidden-away-from-Post-Office-court-battle-supported-it-from-shadows">IT witness was hidden away from Post Office court battle, but supported it from shadows</a>.</li> <li>June 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366588932/Post-Office-scandal-victims-in-Scotland-have-convictions-quashed">Post Office scandal victims in Scotland have convictions quashed</a>.</li> <li>June 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366588822/Once-ridiculed-Post-Office-scandal-campaigner-Alan-Bates-receives-knighthood">Once ridiculed Post Office scandal campaigner Alan Bates receives knighthood</a>.</li> <li>June 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366589578/Post-Office-and-Fujitsu-had-tense-relationship-but-were-joined-at-hip-when-protecting-their-brands">Post Office and Fujitsu had tense relationship, but were joined at hip when protecting their brands</a>.</li> <li>June 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366589422/Sir-Alan-Bates-hits-out-at-Post-Office-incompetence-after-data-breach">Sir Alan Bates hits out at Post Office ‘incompetence’ after data breach</a>.</li> <li>June 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366589716/Metropolitan-Police-set-to-investigate-one-of-its-own-staff-in-Post-Office-probe">Metropolitan Police could investigate one of its own staff in Post Office probe</a>.</li> <li>June 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366589563/Post-Office-expert-IT-witness-Gareth-Jenkins-resigns-BCS-membership">Post Office expert IT witness Gareth Jenkins resigns BCS membership</a>.</li> <li>June 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366589775/Numbers-prove-former-subpostmaster-federation-bosss-ignorance-over-Post-Office-scandal">Numbers prove former subpostmaster federation boss’s ignorance over Post Office scandal</a>.</li> <li>June 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366591596/Ignorance-of-legal-niceties-from-Post-Office-expert-IT-witness-saw-innocent-people-jailed">Ignorance of ‘legal niceties’ from Post Office expert IT witness saw innocent people jailed</a>.</li> <li>June 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366590300/Experts-shocked-by-extraordinary-claim-made-by-Post-Office-IT-expert-witness">Experts shocked by ‘extraordinary’ claim made by Post Office IT expert witness</a>.</li> <li>June 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366592093/Former-Fujitsu-engineer-says-Post-Office-trapped-him-into-giving-incomplete-evidence">Former Fujitsu engineer says Post Office ‘trapped’ him into giving incomplete evidence</a>.</li> <li>July 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366592443/Former-Post-Office-chair-regrets-keeping-critical-Horizon-report-secret">Former Post Office chair 'regrets' keeping critical Horizon report secret</a>.</li> <li>July 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366592775/Sir-Alan-Bates-welcomes-MPs-elevation-to-House-of-Lords">Sir Alan Bates welcomes MP’s elevation to House of Lords</a>.</li> <li>July 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366592917/Government-left-monitoring-of-Post-Office-to-luck">Government left monitoring of Post Office to ‘luck’</a>.</li> <li>July 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366593212/Civil-servant-was-lone-voice-on-Post-Office-board-to-query-legal-plan-that-blew-taxpayers-cash">Civil servant was lone voice on Post Office board to query legal plan that blew taxpayers’ cash</a>.</li> <li>July 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366593732/Civil-servant-said-subpostmasters-threat-of-legal-action-was-sabre-rattling">Civil servant said subpostmasters’ threat of legal action was ‘sabre-rattling’</a>.</li> <li>July 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366593992/Fujitsu-analyst-gave-witness-statements-when-more-qualified-colleagues-refused">Fujitsu analyst gave witness statements when more qualified colleagues refused</a>.</li> <li>July 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366596078/Government-trusted-abuser-over-the-abused-on-Post-Office-scandal">Government trusted ‘abuser’ over the abused on Post Office scandal</a>.</li> <li>July 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366596372/Ed-Davey-and-Jo-Swinson-handled-by-civil-servants-in-Post-Office-cover-up-says-Sir-Alan-Bates">Ed Davey and Jo Swinson ‘handled’ by civil servants in Post Office cover-up, says Sir Alan Bates</a>.</li> <li>July 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366596397/Former-minster-felt-she-was-fighting-department-over-Post-Office-controversy">Former minister felt she was fighting department over Post Office controversy</a>.</li> <li>July 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366596559/Post-Office-acted-the-victim-and-civil-servants-abandoned-their-principles-says-former-minister">Post Office ‘acted the victim’ and civil servants ‘abandoned their principles’, says former minister</a>.</li> <li>July 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366598430/Vince-Cable-says-the-Post-Office-lied-to-the-government-over-Horizon-issues">Vince Cable says the Post Office ‘lied’ to the government over Horizon issues</a>.</li> <li>July 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366599254/Government-commits-at-least-540m-to-financial-redress-for-wrongfully-convicted-Post-Office-staff">Government commits at least £540m to financial redress for wrongfully convicted Post Office staff</a>.</li> <li>August 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366599673/Post-Office-scandal-Phases-5-and-6-had-islands-of-conscientiousness-in-great-depths-of-neglect">Post Office scandal: Phases 5 and 6 had islands of conscientiousness in great depths of neglect</a>.</li> <li>August 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366603062/Post-Office-brings-in-new-IT-chief-as-it-awaits-funding-for-Horizon-replacement">Post Office brings in new IT chief as it awaits funding for Horizon replacement</a>.</li> <li>August 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366605718/Post-Office-systems-crash-hits-collapsing-Horizon-system">Post Office systems crash hits 'collapsing' Horizon system</a>.</li> <li>August 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366608479/Post-Office-apologises-for-IT-problem-text-alert-that-was-never-sent">Post Office apologises for IT problem text alert that was never sent</a>.</li> <li>September 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366609561/Post-Office-and-Fujitsu-malevolence-and-incompetence-means-huge-final-taxpayers-bill">Post Office and Fujitsu malevolence means huge taxpayers’ bill</a>.</li> <li>September 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366609960/Post-Office-scandal-victims-given-route-to-appeal-unfair-financial-settlements">Post Office scandal victims given route to appeal unfair financial settlements</a>.</li> <li>September 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366610126/Fujitsu-cuts-annual-staff-pay-rise-as-Post-Office-scandal-bites">Fujitsu UK staff won’t receive annual pay rise as Post Office scandal bites</a>.</li> <li>September 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366609946/Under-pressure-Post-Office-botches-hardware-procurement-in-project-to-replace-error-prone-system">Under-pressure Post Office botches hardware procurement in project to replace error-prone system</a>.</li> <li>September 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366610515/Government-receives-report-on-second-controversial-Post-Office-IT-system">Government receives report on second controversial Post Office IT system</a>.</li> <li>September 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366610815/Fujitsu-loses-50m-in-sales-after-Post-Office-scandal-furore">Fujitsu loses £50m in sales after Post Office scandal furore</a>.</li> <li>September 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366611132/Post-Office-chief-executive-Nick-Read-quits">Post Office chief executive Nick Read quits</a>.</li> <li>September 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366611257/Post-Office-scandal-victim-becomes-first-to-receive-600000-under-new-redress-scheme">Post Office scandal victim becomes first to receive £600,000 under new redress scheme</a>.</li> <li>September 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366611555/Post-Office-system-still-causing-unexplained-Horizon-shortfalls-for-half-of-subpostmasters">Post Office system still causing unexplained shortfalls for over half of subpostmasters</a>.</li> <li>September 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366611383/Fujitsu-addresses-financial-challenge-doubts-over-commitment-to-righting-Post-Office-wrongs">Fujitsu faces financial challenges, with doubts over its commitment to righting Post Office wrongs</a>.</li> <li>September 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366611619/Post-Office-IT-departments-focus-on-chasing-a-discount-meant-botched-procurement">Post Office IT department’s focus on chasing a discount meant botched procurement</a>.</li> <li>September 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366611835/Post-Office-IT-procurement-mess-saw-35m-spent-on-air-conditioner-says-board-member">Post Office IT procurement mess saw £35m spent on air conditioner, says board member</a>.</li> <li>September 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366612032/Fujitsu-accused-of-paying-lip-service-to-Post-Office-scandal-victims">Fujitsu accused of ‘paying lip service’ to Post Office scandal victims</a>.</li> <li>September 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366612054/Subpostmasters-living-years-with-disputed-but-unresolved-debts-to-the-Post-Office-inquiry-told">Subpostmasters living years with disputed but unresolved debts to the Post Office, inquiry told</a>.</li> <li>September 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366611858/More-parallels-between-Post-Office-Capture-and-Horizon-scandal-revealed">More parallels between Post Office Capture and Horizon scandal revealed</a>.</li> <li>September 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366612292/Investigation-finds-reasonable-likelihood-Post-Office-Capture-software-caused-accounting-losses">Investigation finds ‘reasonable likelihood’ Post Office Capture software caused accounting losses</a>.</li> <li>October 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366612692/Post-Office-spending-80000-a-week-on-engineers-who-cant-work-as-IT-project-burns-cash">Post Office spending £80,000+ a week on engineers who can’t work, as IT project burns cash</a>.</li> <li>October 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366612637/Post-Office-and-Fujitsu-from-blood-brothers-to-bad-blood">Post Office and Fujitsu: from blood brothers to bad blood</a>.</li> <li>October 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366612718/Late-evidence-in-Post-Office-Capture-investigation-could-not-be-reviewed">Late evidence in Post Office Capture investigation could not be reviewed</a>.</li> <li>October 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366612738/Post-Office-recruiting-tech-savvy-board-member-amid-unravelling-IT-disaster">Post Office recruiting tech-savvy board member amid unravelling IT disaster</a>.</li> <li>October 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366612666/Post-Office-senior-executive-suspended-over-allegations-of-destroying-evidence">Post Office senior executive suspended over allegations of destroying evidence</a>.</li> <li>October 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366612955/Whistleblowers-call-out-ongoing-cover-up-by-Post-Office-CEO-in-explosive-letter">Whistleblowers call out ongoing cover-up by Post Office CEO in explosive letter</a>.</li> <li>October 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366612789/Post-Office-boss-Nick-Read-Inadequate-greedy-and-self-interested-whistleblowers-tell-inquiry">Post Office boss Nick Read ‘inadequate, greedy and self-interested’, whistleblowers tell inquiry</a>.</li> <li>October 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366612938/Can-the-Post-Office-project-to-replace-Horizon-be-rescued">Can the Post Office project to replace Horizon be rescued?</a></li> <li>October 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366612944/Post-Office-IT-transformation-project-was-set-up-to-fail-chairman-tells-inquiry">Post Office IT transformation project was ‘set up to fail’, chairman tells inquiry</a>.</li> <li>October 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366613118/Under-fire-Nick-Read-was-unprepared-for-Post-Office-challenge">Under-fire Nick Read was unprepared for Post Office challenge</a>.</li> <li>October 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366613372/Post-Office-dragging-its-feet-getting-rid-of-tainted-staff-despite-government-green-light">Post Office dragging its feet getting rid of tainted staff, despite government ‘green light’</a>.</li> <li>October 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366613500/Post-Office-believes-it-took-36m-from-subpostmasters-with-unexplained-losses">Post Office believes it took £36m from subpostmasters with unexplained losses</a>.</li> <li>October 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366613496/Post-Office-set-to-axe-in-house-development-for-NBIT-software">Post Office set to axe in-house-developed New Branch IT software</a>.</li> <li>October 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366613852/Former-police-officer-heading-Post-Office-operations-dd-nothing-to-help-innocent-subpostmasters">Former police officer heading Post Office operations did nothing to help innocent subpostmasters</a>.</li> <li>October 2014:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366613894/Sir-Alan-Bates-tells-prime-minister-to-guarantee-Post-Office-scandal-victim-redress-by-March-2025">Sir Alan Bates tells Prime Minister to guarantee Post Office scandal victim redress by March 2025</a>.</li> <li>October 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366614033/Met-Police-investigating-senior-Post-Office-worker-over-evidence-destruction-allegation">Met Police investigating senior Post Office worker over evidence destruction allegation</a>.</li> <li>October 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366614193/Late-evidence-review-doesnt-change-Post-office-Capture-system-report">Review of late evidence doesn’t change Post Office Capture system report</a>.</li> <li>October 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366613941/Post-Office-worker-who-allegedly-told-staff-to-destroy-evidence-could-return-as-police-investigate">Post Office worker who allegedly told staff to destroy evidence could return to work</a>.</li> <li>October 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366613750/Former-Post-Office-IT-boss-alleged-to-have-misrepresented-alternative-to-in-house-build">Former Post Office IT boss alleged to have misrepresented alternative to in-house build</a>.</li> <li>October 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366614104/Change-to-rules-on-computer-evidence-will-be-an-outcome-of-Post-Office-scandal">Change to rules on computer evidence will be an ‘outcome’ of Post Office scandal</a>.</li> <li>October 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366614435/Federation-requests-government-investigation-into-third-Post-Office-branch-system">Federation requests government investigation into third Post Office branch system</a>.</li> <li>October 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366614572/Warning-shots-fired-as-former-subpostmasters-have-useful-meeting-with-Post-Office-CEO">Warning shots fired as former subpostmasters have ‘useful’ meeting with Post Office CEO</a>.</li> <li>October 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366614227/Government-urged-to-overturn-all-convictions-based-on-Post-Office-Capture">Government ‘urged’ to overturn all convictions based on Post Office Capture</a>.</li> <li>October 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366614717/Who-is-the-subject-of-the-Post-Offices-Project-Tiger-investigation">Who is the subject of the Post Office’s Project Tiger investigation?</a></li> <li>October 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366614808/No-simple-replacement-to-digital-evidence-rules-says-Post-Office-Horizon-trial-judge">No simple replacement for digital evidence rules, says Post Office Horizon trial judge</a>.</li> <li>October 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366614811/Fujitsu-boss-to-face-tough-reappearance-at-Post-Office-inquiry-following-inaction-and-sidestepping">Fujitsu boss to face tough reappearance at Post Office inquiry, following inaction and sidestepping</a>.&nbsp;</li> <li>November 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366614725/Post-Office-scandal-affected-relationships-of-two-thirds-of-victims">Post Office scandal affected relationships of two-thirds of victims</a>.</li> <li>November 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366614908/Governments-600000-offer-to-Horizon-scandal-victims-was-political">Government’s £600,000 offer to Horizon scandal victims was ‘political’</a>.</li> <li>November 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366615136/Botched-Post-Office-website-upgrade-caused-serious-data-breach">Post Office data breach caused by botched website upgrade</a>.</li> <li>November 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366615163/Post-Office-was-reluctant-to-cut-costs-despite-143-central-staff-earning-more-than-100k">Post Office was reluctant to cut costs despite 143 central staff earning more than £100k</a>.</li> <li>November 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366615244/Post-Office-appointing-third-party-reviewer-of-current-Horizon-system">Post Office appointing third-party reviewer of current Horizon system</a>.</li> <li>November 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366615285/Post-Office-wrongly-used-public-funds-to-pay-for-legal-battle">Post Office wrongly used public funds to pay for legal battle</a>.</li> <li>November 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366615381/Government-announces-Green-Paper-on-future-of-scandal-ridden-Post-Office">Government announces Green Paper on future of scandal-ridden Post Office</a>.</li> <li>November 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366615494/Post-Office-scandal-not-caused-by-software-errors-says-combative-Fujitsu-boss">Post Office scandal not caused by software errors, says combative Fujitsu boss</a>.</li> <li>November 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366615655/Post-Office-requested-four-year-Horizon-extension-as-Fujitsu-boss-arrived-at-public-inquiry">Post Office requested four-year Horizon extension, as Fujitsu boss arrived at public inquiry</a>.</li> <li>November 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366615973/Post-Office-to-decide-on-Horizon-before-April-Fujitsu-board-considers-final-contract-extension">Post Office to decide on Horizon before April, Fujitsu board considers final contract extension</a>.</li> <li>November 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366615957/Post-Office-IT-boss-calls-for-subpostmasters-to-judge-him-on-his-actions">Post Office IT boss calls for subpostmasters to judge him on his actions</a>.</li> <li>November 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366615956/Post-Office-scandal-Inquirys-final-phase-exposes-dysfunction-past-and-present">Post Office scandal: Inquiry’s final phase exposes dysfunction past and present</a>.</li> <li>November 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366615867/Post-Office-is-paying-lawyers-too-much-admits-minister">Post Office is paying lawyers too much, admits minister</a>.</li> <li>November 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366616054/Subpostmasters-hit-by-Post-Office-scandal-plan-to-meet-over-nuclear-option">Subpostmasters hit by Post Office scandal plan to meet over ‘nuclear option’</a>.</li> <li>November 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366616132/Post-Office-project-taking-control-of-Horizon-data-from-Fujitsu-as-part-of-messy-split">Post Office project taking control of Horizon data from Fujitsu as part of messy split</a>.</li> <li>November 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366616292/Fujitsu-snubbed-on-private-sector-deal-with-Centrica-due-to-Post-Office-scandal-backlash">Fujitsu snubbed on private sector deal with Centrica due to Post Office scandal backlash</a>.</li> <li>November 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Post-Office-Horizon-IT-scandal-inquiry-Two-years-of-shocking-revelations">Post Office Horizon IT scandal inquiry: Three years of shocking revelations</a>.</li> <li>November 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366616319/Government-looking-into-third-faulty-Post-Office-IT-system">Government looking into third faulty Post Office IT system</a>.</li> <li>November 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366616259/Convictions-of-Post-Office-Capture-system-users-to-be-reviewed-by-statutory-body">Convictions of Post Office Capture system users to be reviewed by statutory body</a>.</li> <li>November 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366616303/Post-Office-scandal-How-much-deeper-and-wider-can-it-get">Post Office scandal: How much deeper and wider can it get?</a></li> <li>November 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366616357/Post-Office-scandal-redress-echoes-Windrush-compensation-problems">Post Office scandal redress echoes Windrush compensation problems</a>.</li> <li>November 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366616230/Post-Office-Capture-users-invited-to-pivotal-meeting-with-government">Post Office Capture users invited to pivotal meeting with government</a>.</li> <li>November 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366616467/Fujitsus-charity-boss-made-redundant-while-Post-Office-scandal-victims-await-support">Fujitsu’s charity boss made redundant while Post Office scandal victims await support</a>.</li> <li>December 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366616872/Post-Office-Fujitsu-contract-extended-by-a-year-as-decision-time-looms">Post Office Fujitsu contract extended by a year as decision time looms</a>.</li> <li>December 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366616977/Post-Office-senior-leadership-warned-of-IT-project-data-safeguarding-risk">Post Office senior leadership warned of IT project data safeguarding risk</a>.</li> <li>December 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366616881/Controversial-Horizon-system-to-remain-in-Post-Office-branches-as-part-of-tech-fusion-says-source">Controversial Horizon system to remain in Post Office branches as part of tech ‘fusion’, says source</a>.</li> <li>December 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366617072/Police-not-ruling-any-person-or-crime-out-of-Post-Office-scandal-investigation">Police not ruling any person or crime out of Post Office scandal investigation</a>.</li> <li>December 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366617123/Post-Office-weaponised-IT-system-in-most-extensive-and-prolonged-miscarriage">Post Office ‘weaponised’ IT system in most ‘extensive and prolonged’ miscarriage</a>.</li> <li>December 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366617280/Government-promises-redress-and-justice-to-Post-Office-Capture-system-users">Government promises redress and justice to Post Office Capture system users</a>.</li> <li>December 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366617366/Post-Office-creates-CTO-role-to-support-extensive-and-complex-plans">Post Office creates CTO role to support ‘extensive and complex’ plans</a>.</li> <li>December 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366617210/Post-Office-IT-department-fired-and-rehired-friends-at-exorbitant-rates-says-former-HR-chief">Post Office IT department fired and rehired ‘friends’ at ‘exorbitant’ rates, says former HR chief</a>.</li> <li>December 2024:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366617418/Post-Office-scandal-campaigners-awarded-OBEs-in-New-Year-Honours-List">Post Office scandal campaigners awarded OBEs in New Year Honours List</a>.</li> <li>January 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366617566/Sir-Alan-Bates-has-serious-concerns-over-Post-Office-scandal-compensation-budget">Sir Alan Bates has ‘serious concerns’ over Post Office scandal compensation budget</a>.</li> <li>January 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366617586/Post-Office-staff-list-14-scandal-stained-individuals-who-should-have-honours-stripped">Post Office staff list 14 scandal-stained individuals who should have honours stripped</a>.</li> <li>January 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366617800/Former-subpostmasters-invited-to-take-part-in-Post-Office-Capture-compensation-scheme-development">Former subpostmasters invited to take part in Post Office Capture compensation scheme development</a>.</li> <li>January 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366617852/Post-Office-scandal-stained-Fujitsu-orders-staff-to-cut-costs-amid-widening-UK-losses">Post Office scandal-stained Fujitsu orders staff to cut costs amid widening UK losses</a>.</li> <li>January 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366618072/Subpostmasters-wont-get-financial-redress-until-mid-2027-at-current-rate-of-progress">Subpostmasters won’t get financial redress until mid-2027 at current rate of progress</a>.</li> <li>January 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366618206/Government-calls-for-expert-views-on-computer-evidence-to-learn-lesson-from-Post-Office-scandal">Government calls for expert views on computer evidence to learn lesson from Post Office scandal</a>.</li> <li>January 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366618322/Review-of-legal-rule-on-computer-evidence-long-overdue-say-Post-Office-scandal-victims">Review of legal rule on computer evidence long overdue, say Post Office scandal victims</a>.</li> <li>February 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366618678/Government-failed-to-provide-accurate-cost-of-Post-Office-scandal-compensation">Government failed to provide accurate cost of Post Office scandal compensation</a>.</li> <li>February 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366619235/CCRC-reviewing-17-Post-Office-convictions-with-potential-Capture-software-involvement">CCRC reviewing 17 Post Office convictions with potential Capture software involvement</a>.</li> <li>February 2025:<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366619651/Positive-steps-in-redress-for-Post-Office-Capture-victims">’Positive steps’ in redress for Post Office Capture victims</a>.</li> <li>February 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366619440/Fujitsus-600m-plus-prize-with-His-Majestys-cash-cow-in-2025">Fujitsu’s £600m-plus prize with His Majesty’s ‘cash cow’ in 2025</a>.</li> <li>February 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366619680/Peer-demands-Fujitsu-cough-up-300m-interim-payment-towards-Post-Office-scandal-bill">Peer demands Fujitsu cough up £300m interim payment towards Post Office scandal bill</a>.</li> <li>February 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366619806/Post-Office-makes-first-official-apology-to-Capture-users">Post Office makes first official apology to Capture users</a>.</li> <li>March 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366619960/Metropolitan-Police-concern-puts-brakes-on-Post-Office-Horizon-data-migration">Metropolitan Police concern puts brakes on Post Office Horizon data migration</a>.</li> <li>March 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366620536/Government-announcement-on-Fujitsu-talks-add-vague-words-and-no-interim-payment">Government announcement on Fujitsu talks add ‘vague words’ and no interim payment</a></li> <li>March 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366620384/Post-Office-scandal-data-leak-interim-compensation-offers-made">Post Office scandal data leak interim compensation offers made</a>.</li> <li>March 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366620854/Minister-asks-for-evidence-of-Post-Office-ECCO-system-problems">Minister asks for evidence of Post Office ECCO+ system problems</a>.</li> <li>March 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366620988/Former-subpostmaster-to-sue-Post-Office-and-Fujitsu-for-judgment-obtained-by-fraud">Former subpostmaster to sue Post Office and Fujitsu for judgment ‘obtained by fraud’</a>.</li> <li>March 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366620910/Government-considering-redress-scheme-for-families-of-Post-Office-scandal-victims">Government considering redress scheme for families of Post Office scandal victims</a>.</li> <li>March 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366621213/MPs-demand-government-reconsider-response-to-Post-Office-compensation-report">MPs demand government reconsider response to Post Office compensation report</a>.</li> <li>March 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366621280/Kroll-reviewing-Post-Office-Horizons-current-integrity-and-discrepancy-identification?_gl=1*2lgjm8*_ga*MTEwNzM2MTI5My4xNzQyODE4ODQ3*_ga_TQKE4GS5P9*MTc0MzAwMjQ2Ny4xMy4xLjE3NDMwMDYxMzMuMC4wLjA.">Kroll reviewing Post Office Horizon’s current integrity and discrepancy identification</a>.</li> <li>March 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366621762/Experts%20question%20court%E2%80%99s%20rejection%20of%20former%20Post%20Office%20manager%E2%80%99s%20Horizon%20appeal">Experts question court’s rejection of former Post Office manager’s Horizon appeal</a>.</li> <li>April 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366621786/Scottish-support-group-for-Post-Office-scandal-victims-launched">Scottish support group for Post Office scandal victims launched</a>.</li> <li>April 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366621800/Post-Office-Capture-and-ECCO-users-asked-to-make-contact-with-Scottish-statutory-body">Post Office Capture and Ecco+ users asked to make contact with Scottish statutory body</a>.</li> <li>April 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366622017/Post-Office-cant-find-evidence-for-over-1000-Horizon-scandal-redress-claimants">Post Office can’t find evidence for over 1,000 Horizon scandal redress claimants</a>.</li> <li>April 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366622179/Post-Office-gets-extra-136m-towards-tech-transformation-as-clock-ticks-on-Horizon?_gl=1*pgbh5m*_ga*MTEwNzM2MTI5My4xNzQyODE4ODQ3*_ga_TQKE4GS5P9*MTc0NDM2MTEwNy43MS4xLjE3NDQzNjU0NzkuMC4wLjA.">Post Office gets extra £136m towards tech transformation as clock ticks on Horizon</a>.</li> <li>April 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366622421/More-than-100-Horizon-victims-are-challenging-Post-Office-offers-on-complex-claims">More than 100 Horizon victims are challenging Post Office offers on complex claims</a>.</li> <li>April 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366623124/Fujitsu-UK-staff-will-get-bonus-despite-Post-Office-scandal-fallout">Fujitsu UK staff will get bonus despite Post Office scandal fallout</a>.</li> <li>May 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366623342/Progress-made-on-governments-Post-Office-Capture-redress-but-concerns-remain">Progress made on government’s Post Office Capture redress, but concerns remain</a>.</li> <li>May 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366623751/Evidence-reveals-Post-Office-scandal-victims-short-changed-in-compensation-payouts">Evidence reveals Post Office scandal victims short-changed in compensation payouts</a>.</li> <li>May 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://preview.pg.techtarget.com:8080/techtarget-ecm/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=41368aed229c6910VgnVCM1000003f80a50aRCRD&amp;vgnextchannel=006c165cad300310VgnVCM1000000d01c80aRCRD&amp;vgnextfmt=default&amp;appInstanceName=default&amp;_dc=1747403318234&amp;vgnextrefresh=1">Controversial Post Office Horizon system could stay until 2033</a>.</li> <li>May 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366623902/Post-Office-scandal-inquiry-to-publish-first-findings-this-summer">Post Office scandal inquiry to publish first findings this summer</a>.</li> <li>May 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366624021/Post-Office-performs-costly-30-year-U-turn-on-Horizon">Post Office performs costly 30-year U-turn on Horizon</a>.</li> <li>May 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366624005/Botched-Post-Office-IT-projects-continue-to-drain-public-purse">Botched Post Office IT projects continue to drain public purse</a>.</li> <li>May 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366624141/Fujitsu-raked-in-80m-from-HMRC-in-March-alone-despite-Post-Office-scandal">Fujitsu raked in £80m from HMRC in March alone, despite Post Office scandal</a>.</li> <li>May 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366624967/Post-Office-slammed-after-deleting-social-media-comments-on-IT-scandal">Post Office slammed after deleting social media comments on IT scandal</a>.</li> <li>June 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366625541/Compensation-to-Post-Office-scandal-victims-reaches-1bn-milestone">Compensation to Post Office scandal victims reaches £1bn milestone</a>.</li> <li>June 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366625793/HMRC-paid-Fujitsu-315m-last-year-but-Post-Office-scandal-suppliers-UK-business-faces-gradual-de">HMRC paid Fujitsu £310m last year, but Post Office supplier’s UK business faces gradual decline</a>.</li> <li>June 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366626068/Government-announces-details-of-Post-Office-Capture-redress-scheme">Government announces details of Post Office Capture redress scheme</a>.</li> <li>June 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366626318/Report-on-integrity-of-the-current-Post-Office-Horizon-system-due-in-Autumn">Report on integrity of current Post Office Horizon system due in autumn</a>.</li> <li>June 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366626532/Wrongly-convicted-subpostmasters-may-have-to-wait-another-year-for-redress">MPs say the government has not done enough to contact all those who qualify for Post Office scandal compensation schemes</a>.</li> <li>June 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://informaplc-my.sharepoint.com/personal/karl_flinders_informa_com/Documents/Desktop/Desktop/All%20stuff%20from%20desktops/Working%20on/The%20national%20police%20investigation%20into%20crimes%20related%20to%20the%20Post%20Office%20scandal%20expects%20the%20number%20of%20suspects%20to%20continue%20to%20rise">Seven main suspects under police investigation in national Post Office probe</a>.</li> <li>June 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366626737/Fujitsus-grip-on-HMRC-loosening-but-bags-of-taxpayer-cash-still-to-be-made">Fujitsu’s grip on HMRC loosening but bags of taxpayer cash still to be made</a>.</li> <li>July 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366627174/Post-Office-inquiry-chair-cannot-rule-out-scandal-caused-13-suicides">Post Office inquiry chair ‘cannot rule out’ scandal caused 13 suicides</a>.</li> <li>July 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366627634/Former-Post-Office-staff-in-Horizon-replacement-bid-team">Former Post Office staff in Horizon replacement bid team</a>.</li> <li>July 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366627641/Home-Office-dumps-Fujitsu-from-IT-services-contract">Home Office dumps Fujitsu from IT services contract</a>.</li> <li>July 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366627820/Fujitsu-outage-crashes-Post-Office-Horizon-system">Fujitsu outage crashes Post Office Horizon system</a>.</li> <li>July 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366627933/Peer-warns-IT-suppliers-against-partnering-Fujitsu-in-government-contracts">Peer warns suppliers against partnering Fujitsu in contracts</a>.</li> <li>July 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366628045/Post-Office-will-not-compensate-subpostmasters-for-IT-outage">Post Office will not compensate subpostmasters for IT outage</a>.</li> <li>August 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366629119/Fujitsu-orders-staff-to-retain-Post-Office-related-documentation-as-it-braces-for-legal-action">Fujitsu tells all UK staff to preserve documents related to its work with the Post Office</a>.</li> <li>August 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366629672/Metropolitan-Police-contract-with-Fujitsu-is-potential-conflict-of-interest-amid-Post-Office-probe">Metropolitan Police contract with Fujitsu is ‘potential conflict of interest’ amid Post Office probe</a>.</li> <li>August 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366629917/Subpostmaster-federation-accepted-money-from-Fujitsu-in-run-up-to-High-Court-Post-Office-trial">Subpostmaster federation accepted money from Fujitsu in run-up to High Court Post Office trial</a>.</li> <li>August 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366629933/Police-investigation-into-Post-Office-scandal-to-cost-more-than-50m">Police investigation into Post Office scandal to cost more than £50m</a>.</li> <li>August 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366630000/Home-Office-Fujitsu-contract-is-de-facto-conflict-of-interest-in-Post-Office-police-probe">Home Office Fujitsu contract is ‘de facto’ conflict of interest in Post Office police probe</a>.</li> <li>September 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366630253/Fujitsus-roots-in-government-go-too-deep">Post Office scandal supplier’s roots in government go too deep</a>.</li> <li>September 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366630262/Depression-anxiety-PTSD-and-suicidal-thoughts-Post-Office-victims-speak-out">Depression, anxiety, PTSD and suicidal thoughts: Post Office victims speak out</a>.</li> <li>September 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366630443/Fujitsu-braced-for-double-digit-decline-triggered-by-foolish-display-of-legal-machismo">Internally, Fujitsu UK is braced for major revenue decline as Post Office scandal takes its toll</a>.</li> <li>September 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366630772/Post-Office-Horizon-accounts-are-still-a-mess-and-replacement-system-is-years-away">Post Office Horizon accounts are still a mess and replacement system is years away</a>.</li> <li>September 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366631595/Post-Office-Capture-appeals-slowed-by-poor-records">Post Office Capture appeals slowed by poor records</a>.</li> <li>October 2025:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632434/Peer-demands-Fujitsu-pay-700m-in-interim-as-it-prepares-response-to-Post-Office-scandal-inquiry">Peer demands Fujitsu pay £700m in interim as it prepares response to Post Office scandal inquiry</a>.</li> <li>October 2025: <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632424/Fujitsu-boss-said-Post-Office-inquiry-report-wasnt-that-bad-despite-link-to-suicides">Fujitsu boss said Post Office inquiry report wasn’t ‘that bad’, despite link to suicides</a>.</li> </ul> </div> </div> Pressure is mounting on Fujitsu as its internal culture and lack of genuine regret over its part in the Post Office scandal are revealed by Computer Weekly https://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/visuals/ComputerWeekly/HeroImages/Fujitsu-phone-web-Timon-adobe.jpg https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632706/Shameless-Fujitsu-boss-confident-firm-will-be-back-in-good-books-in-18-months Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:15:00 GMT <p>The <a title="https://www.computerweekly.com/resources/Middle-East" href="https://www.computerweekly.com/resources/Middle-East">Middle East region</a> is massively varied when it comes to readiness for digital transformation. Many states – notably those of the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula – are awash with government funds, investment programmes and incentives for digital businesses.</p> <p>Meanwhile, current and recent conflict zones, such as Palestine and Syria, severely lack some of the fundamentals, such as the ability to carry out electronic transactions or an investment and market ecosystem into which startups can grow.</p> <p>And then there are difficulties common to many countries across the region, where bureaucracy and slow infrastructure can be obstacles in terms of infrastructure.</p> <p>We spoke to representatives from startup companies at the <a title="https://expandnorthstar.com/" href="https://expandnorthstar.com/">Expand North Star</a> event in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), this week, to gauge perceptions of their countries readiness for tech startups and digital business in general.</p> <p>The event was attended by startup exhibitors from all Arab countries, with huge representation from the host country – the UAE – as well as significant presence from states from Morocco in the west to Oman in the east.</p> <p>We spoke to startup founders and representatives from Egypt, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Qatar and the UAE to take the digital temperature across the region.</p> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="Egypt"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i>Egypt</h2> <p>“The main challenge is how to prove yourself to investors and to the customers that will buy your product. In Egypt, there are a lot of startups and a lot of entrepreneurships.</p> <p>But also in Egypt, regarding the infrastructure, if you’re adding a new feature that is not traditional in Egypt, it can be a little bit of a challenge.”</p> <p><span style="color: #34495e;"><em>Abdul Malik Mohammed, chief technology officer, Ducky Cars, Egypt</em></span></p> <p>“In Egypt, the infrastructure is not digitised at all. So, for us to make things digitised, it’s super hard. It takes time, maybe months.</p> <p>Egypt has a lot of skills when it comes to AI, but the infrastructure is a bit slow.”</p> <p><span style="color: #34495e;"><em>Rokaya Ashraf, Agridawar, Egypt</em></span></p> </section> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="Oman"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i>Oman</h2> <p>“I think the infrastructure is OK in Oman. It can support the digital challenges. But there is bureaucracy. You have to do too many procedures. If you have a plan in your mind and you want to do it, it goes through too many procedures.”</p> <p><span style="color: #34495e;"><em>Majeed Assaifi, chief operating officer, SafaQat Platform, Oman</em></span></p> </section> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="Palestine"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i>Palestine</h2> <p>“There are a lot of obstacles. For startups, the problem is that everyone is working in theory. There is not an ecosystem where people can realise ideas. So, someone can know tech, can know marketing, but there’s no way to realise the idea.</p> <p><a title="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366626968/Tech-firms-complicit-in-economy-of-genocide-says-UN-rapporteur" href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366626968/Tech-firms-complicit-in-economy-of-genocide-says-UN-rapporteur">The situation in Palestine</a> also makes it a little bit risky for the investors and people, and so on. So, most startups die at the grants stage. You will get grants, but then what? It’s really, really hard to find the actual investor to invest in things.</p> <p>The mentality with people who have money in Palestine is that they will invest in actual business, trading and so on. The mentality for investment in startups and so on is not there.”</p> <p><span style="color: #34495e;"><em>Yazan Abassi, CEO of Plink Play, a mobile gaming discovery platform, Al Quds/Jerusalem</em></span></p> <p>“First of all, it’s the market size in Palestine. It is very limited. The second thing is the situation – the socio-political and economic situation in Palestine. It changes a lot. So, people are not willing to invest in Palestinian companies or startups.</p> <p>There is a lot of global competition. So, for Palestinian startups that are already at a disadvantage to actually go to the global level, there is a huge disconnect.”</p> <p><span style="color: #34495e;"><em>Stephanie Polo, startup manager, B-Cite, the Al-Quds University incubator</em></span></p> <p>“In Palestine, because we have a special situation with the conflict, it’s hard for us to get attention for our startup or to go to the market outside Palestine. Also, we don’t have access to all the technology we need. In a country like UAE or Saudi Arabia, things are more available online.”</p> <p><span style="color: #34495e;"><em>Razan Ashhab, founder, Glycare, Al Quds/Jerusalem</em></span></p> </section> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="Qatar"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i>Qatar</h2> <p>“From an infrastructure point of view, there are a few challenges. Here in the region, we rely a lot on providers. This is a data privacy challenge as well, because there is a lot of data stored outside, and that brings challenges to do with data sovereignty.</p> <p>So, the challenge is to develop in-house datacentres and everything to comply with data privacy regulations.”</p> <p><span style="color: #34495e;"><em>Almabrouk bin Umran, founder and CEO, Entreprenode, Qatar</em></span></p> </section> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="Saudi Arabia"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i>Saudi Arabia</h2> <p>“In Saudi and the MENA region, it can be a bit challenging for <a title="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366622733/Saudi-Arabia-struggling-to-reach-global-leadership-in-deeptech" href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366622733/Saudi-Arabia-struggling-to-reach-global-leadership-in-deeptech">deep tech</a> [ie, hard science-based projects] ventures to find the right partners, especially in the VC [venture capital] space.</p> <p>When it comes to deep tech, it requires certain skills, skillsets, which are currently missing in the region.</p> <p>Finding regional talent is definitely a challenge because the universities, the research centres, are not at the level you would find in the western world. But things are changing with universities like Kaust in Saudi, Khalifa University in UAE, that are producing very good, high-quality research, which is suitable for deep tech ventures.”</p> <p><span style="color: #34495e;"><em>Mohammad Karimi, CEO, Saher Flow Solutions, Saudi Arabia</em></span></p> <p>“Saudi Arabia is investing in startups, but maybe the key challenge is awareness among people. They don’t know there is a huge amount of investment available.”</p> <p><span style="color: #34495e;"><em>Bayan Al-Shahri, co-founder, Bio Fiber, Saudi Arabia</em></span></p> </section> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="Syria"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i>Syria</h2> <p>“The challenges we are facing are technical. For example, if someone wants to open a company in Syria, we pay mostly in cash. So, our challenge is to integrate Mastercard, Visa, so we can pay easily and make things work easily.”</p> <p><span style="color: #34495e;"><em>Ahmad Abdul Jabbar, YallaGo, Syria</em></span></p> <p>“The main issue is that if you want to create a startup, it’s going to be based on some sort of service, and you’ve got to receive money. The main thing is we cannot handle electronic payment yet in Syria.</p> <p>It’s not about sanctions; it’s that we don’t have money in the bank. So, whatever payment is made, it is not going to be accepted by the service provider because it’s not going to be able to collect its money.</p> <p>We need to find a good solution for that, and from my point of view, that is to print a new Syrian currency, which can resolve the issue, so people will trust it.”</p> <p><span style="color: #34495e;"><em>Khalil Baza, chief technology officer, Mocion, Syria</em></span></p> <p>“The main challenge is the infrastructure. They’re still working on it. But the Syrian government, with its new minister of telecommunication, is doing great.</p> <p>Also, we need to bring everyone back, especially from abroad. There is a huge pool of talent among Syrian people, coming from Silicon Valley, from the UK, and in Saudi. They’re bringing everyone back with the hope of making it easier for startups. They’re investing a lot in people and ideas.”</p> <p><span style="color: #34495e;"><em>Abdullah bin Sumaidiyah, AI director, aiIXplain-Trustangle, a low-code development platform, Syria</em></span></p> </section> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="UAE"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i>UAE</h2> <p>“I think the infrastructure here is geared up for it in terms of the intentions to help early-stage startups and the licensing support. But I feel maybe once people are in the ecosystem, at the very early stage, they’re kind of floundering their way. So, there’s a little gap between when they get traction, to get all the things you need to navigate between compliance regulation, software development, and so on.</p> <p>There’s no challenge on the people side of things. We’ve been an early-stage startup, and we’ve managed to find amazing people to advise us.”</p> <p><span style="color: #34495e;"><em>Lance Bohling, chief technology officer, Great People, UAE</em></span></p> <p>“In the UAE, the cost of building a startup, of expansion, marketing and so on, is costly for those who are trying to figure out how to gain their first traction. But there is opportunity – more opportunities than any other country in the region.”</p> <p><span style="color: #34495e;"><em>Bassam Tarek, CEO, Stacks, an AI powered drag-and-drop mobile app builder, UAE</em></span></p> <p>“The UAE is amazing when it comes to startups. We have the ecosystem. We have government backing as well.</p> <p>The struggle we see in the region, and not only in the UAE, is more on the investment side. Investors are very safe in what they want to push forward.</p> <p>In the UAE, the money is here; it’s about where the money is being allocated. Investors don’t come in at the early stages of a startup. They want to come when the startup is already making money and is actually successful.</p> <p>That limits creativity a lot because it forces smaller startups to pivot to where the money is, but then lose focus on their main mission.”</p> <p><span style="color: #34495e;"><em>Yahya Kabara, marketing and strategy manager, MyGatePass, UAE</em></span></p> <p>“In Dubai and the other emirates, it’s very vibrant and there’s a successful ecosystem to support startups. If you need a mentorship or something like that, they support us very well.</p> <p>But there needs to be more women in business, and in that, we need a little bit more push. Especially in the AI business – it’s male-dominated, so there needs to be more support for women to come into the business.”</p> <p><span style="color: #34495e;"><em>Nafiseh Gharavi, chief operating officer, Onkaru, an AI toy, UAE</em></span></p> <div class="extra-info"> <div class="extra-info-inner"> <h3 class="splash-heading">Read more about IT and tech in the Middle East</h3> <ul class="default-list"> <li><a title="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366628132/Why-the-Middle-East-is-winning-the-quantum-race" href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366628132/Why-the-Middle-East-is-winning-the-quantum-race">Why the Middle East is winning the quantum race</a>: While Europe debates quantum cyber security policies, the UAE has implemented quantum-resistant algorithm requirements, offering crucial lessons for organisations preparing for the post-quantum era.</li> <li><a title="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632416/Middle-East-cloud-ambitions-get-boost-from-IBM-AWS-partnership" href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632416/Middle-East-cloud-ambitions-get-boost-from-IBM-AWS-partnership">Middle East cloud ambitions get boost from IBM-AWS partnership</a>: With demand for AI, datacentres, and smart city tech rising, Riyadh Innovation Hub promises tailored solutions for the region.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> We asked exhibitors at UAE startup event Expand North Star about the challenges – from lack of fundamental infrastructure to first-world problems – faced by startups and digital businesses in the Middle East https://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/visuals/ComputerWeekly/HeroImages/Dubai-skyline-desert-UAE-WaitforLight-adobe.jpg https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632643/Vox-pop-Digital-transformation-across-the-Arab-world Tue, 14 Oct 2025 05:46:00 GMT <p>Businesses have been urged to take action following a rise in the most serious category of cyber incidents over the past 12 months.</p> <p>The number of nationally significant incidents reached over 200, more than double the number reported last year to the <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366625374/NCSC-sets-out-how-to-build-cyber-safe-cultures">National Cyber Security Centre</a> (NCSC).</p> <p>Richard Horne, CEO of the NCSC, said that nationally significant incidents accounted for half of all incidents reported to the centre’s incident management team.</p> <p>“On average, the NCSC has dealt with four nationally significant incidents a week,” he said. “That is a 50% increase on the previous year and a marked increase for the third consecutive year.”</p> <p>As many as 18 incidents were classed as “highly significant” attacks that could have a serious impact on central government, essential services, a large proportion of the population or the economy.</p> <p>Horne said that despite the headline attack figures, far more cyber attacks fail than succeed because organisations have built strong cyber defences. “We are also seeing more organisations able to continue in the fact of an attack that does break through because they were prepared,” he said.</p> <p>However, Horne added that hackers were improving their ability to cause real impact and inflict pain on the organisations they have breached. “They don’t care who they hit or how they hurt them,” he said.</p> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="Ransomware"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i>Ransomware&nbsp;</h2> <p>Ransomware remains one of the most acute and pervasive cyber threats to UK organisations, according to the NCSC’s annual review, with attacks on Marks &amp; Spencer, the Co-op and Jaguar Land Rover causing serious disruptions.</p> <p>One reason for the increase in serious attacks this year is that a small number of cyber attackers are exploiting vulnerabilities at scale.</p> <p>Three known security vulnerabilities in Microsoft Sharepoint products and other products accounted for 29 incidents managed by the NCSC.</p> <p>China is targeting a wide range of sectors and institutions in the UK. A company linked to China was exposed last year for <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366611295/NCSC-exposes-Chinese-company-running-malicious-Mirai-botnet">running a botnet</a> of 260,000 computers used to launch cyber attacks.</p> <p>Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Gaza war have inspired hacktivist groups seeking to target the UK and Europe.</p> <p>According to the NCSC, the UK is also at risk from hacking groups linked to Iran that are known to have targeted US critical infrastructure.</p> <p>UK firms are “almost certainly” being targeted by IT workers from North Korea posing as freelance IT staff from other countries. North Korea-linked hackers are also highly likely to be targeting UK crypto asset firms to steal funds.</p> </section> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="Impact of cyber attacks"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i>Impact of cyber attacks</h2> <p>Horne said that cyber attacks are not just about computers and data, but they impact growth, prosperity, safety, national security, reputations and the bottom lines of companies.</p> <p>He said that nothing can prepare an executive for receiving a call to hear their systems have been hacked, but it’s even worse to receive a call without having a plan in place.</p> <p>“I have sat in too many rooms with individuals who had been deeply affected by cyber attacks against their organisations,” said Horne. “I know the impact the disruption has on their staff, suppliers and customers, the worry, the sleepless nights. And the impact it has on the teams who work round the clock for weeks and months trying to put the pieces back together.”</p> <p>In an open letter, Shirine Khoury-Haq, CEO of The Co-op Group, echoed his statement that there exists no true preparation for the moment a cyber attack unfolds.</p> <p>“The intensity, urgency and unpredictability of a live attack is unlike anything you can rehearse,” she said. “The attack has had a significant impact on me, my colleagues and on our members.”</p> <p>However, Khoury-Haq added that cyber security drills are invaluable, build muscle memory, sharpen instincts and expose vulnerabilities in systems.&nbsp;</p> </section> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="Are businesses prepared?"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i>Are businesses prepared?</h2> <p>Horne said that every leader must have a plan to defend against criminal cyber attacks and a plan to keep their business going if they are attacked.</p> <p>“If your IT infrastructure was crippled tomorrow and all of your screens went blank, could you run your payroll systems, or keep your machinery working, or stock your shelves? If the answer is no, act now,” he added.</p> <p>Horne’s comments came as the NCSC made a Cyber Action Toolkit available to small businesses and sole traders to improve their cyber security, which comes with free cyber insurance and a helpline.</p> <p>The NCSC is also offering a Cyber Governance Training scheme for senior leaders and board members.</p> <div class="extra-info"> <div class="extra-info-inner"> <h3 class="splash-heading">Read more about the NCSC</h3> <ul class="default-list"> <li>The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has published guidance for security teams and leaders on <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366625374/NCSC-sets-out-how-to-build-cyber-safe-cultures">how to foster accessible and appropriate cyber security cultures</a> in their organisations.</li> <li>Businesses and consumers alike may not feel the need to upgrade to Windows 11 as its predecessor approaches end-of-life, but <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366627540/Brits-clinging-to-Windows-10-face-heightened-risk-says-NCSC">they are putting their own security at risk</a>, says the NCSC.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> National Cyber Security Centre says businesses should take action now as the number of nationally significant cyber incidents doubles https://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/visuals/ComputerWeekly/Hero%20Images/security-hacker-data-fotolia.jpg https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632664/NCSC-calls-for-action-after-rise-in-nationally-significant-cyber-incidents Tue, 14 Oct 2025 05:00:00 GMT <p>Khazna Data Centers has revealed it will add over 1GW of <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366621046/Hyperscale-datacentre-capacities-continue-to-rise-off-back-of-AI-boom">hyperscale capacity</a> by 2030 across multiple countries. The hosting company’s roadmap includes more than 400MW of new capacity in international markets such as Saudi Arabia and Italy, alongside major domestic developments in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Ajman.</p> <p>The announcement, at the <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/GITEX-Dubais-rise-as-a-global-technology-hub">Gitex Global 2025 conference in Dubai</a>, underscores Khazna’s role as the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) national digital infrastructure champion and a key enabler of AI-native nations.</p> <p>“Our mission is to deliver resilient, sustainable, and sovereign-ready AI infrastructure,” said Tinboat Arslanouk, chief business officer - international. “We are not just building datacentres, we are providing the foundation for global innovation and national transformation.”</p> <p>Khazna’s expansion comes at a time when <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632644/Interview-Shaping-the-future-of-AI-in-the-UAE">AI adoption is accelerating across the UAE</a>.</p> <p>“The region’s growth in AI, and specifically in the UAE, comes from the leadership’s commitment to leapfrogging into the future and building intelligence locally to fuel economic development,” said Arslanouk.</p> <p>“As an infrastructure provider, we are part of the ecosystem that gives AI a home. We host the servers, the neural networks, and the systems that generate the insights used across business and personal life.”</p> <p>The company’s international push reflects the growing demand for hyperscale datacentres capable of supporting AI workloads.</p> <p>“We started construction in Saudi Arabia and are actively working on projects in France and Italy, while also exploring opportunities in Turkey and Southeast Asia,” Arslanouk said.</p> <p>“We take a macro view on the market to decide where to enter. AI accelerates demand dramatically and what a country previously needed in terms of data capacity may now be multiplied several times over.”</p> <p>Sustainability is central to Khazna’s strategy, particularly as datacentres are energy intensive.</p> <p>“We tackle sustainability on multiple layers,” Arslanouk said. “A substantial portion of our power comes from nuclear plants, with additional capacity from photovoltaic and CSP solar projects. Over 40% of the UAE’s electricity mix is already carbon-free, and that will continue to grow. Even our fossil fuel generation comes mainly from natural gas, the cleanest of the fossil fuels.”</p> <p>Energy availability, local regulations, and infrastructure readiness are all critical factors in Khazna’s expansion decisions. “Even if a market is promising, limitations on energy or local regulations can prevent us from pursuing a project,” he added. “We need to calibrate these factors carefully to ensure our strategy works long-term.”</p> <p>Khazna’s datacentres are designed for AI workloads, enabling CIOs and enterprises to deploy hybrid cloud environments while maintaining data sovereignty.</p> <p>“Our proposition is to come to the country and build infrastructure locally. This ensures sovereignty and security, giving CIOs confidence that sensitive data remains protected,” he said.</p> <p>The company’s expansion aligns with the <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632562/UAE-AI-minister-Well-have-10000-AI-companies-in-five-years">UAE’s broader AI vision</a>, which includes appointing the world’s first minister of artificial intelligence and chief AI officers across ministries. According to Arslanouk, “The UAE’s ambition on AI is phenomenal. Boardrooms around the world now look to the UAE for use cases and lessons on integrating AI into operational workflows.”</p> <p>Through <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632626/Microsoft-and-the-UAE-Driving-AI-from-strategy-to-real-impact">partnerships with global technology providers, including Microsoft</a>, Khazna is supporting the government in developing AI use cases, training talent, and ensuring that AI deployments are secure and compliant.</p> <p>“We are building infrastructure that allows both global innovation and national transformation. Our work ensures that the UAE remains a leader in AI while exporting use cases and expertise to the world.”</p> <p>The company’s flagship project, the Stargate initiative, exemplifies this approach: “We began the Stargate project after the US President’s visit to the UAE, and we hope to deliver the first phase next summer,” Arslanouk said.</p> <p>“Our ultimate goal is to reach five gigawatts of AI capacity, not just in the UAE but across the markets we enter.”</p> <div class="extra-info"> <div class="extra-info-inner"> <h3 class="splash-heading">Read more about datacentre expansion in the Middle East</h3> <ul class="default-list"> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366615892/Microsoft-UAE-power-deal-at-centre-of-US-plan-for-AI-supremacy">Microsoft UAE power deal at centre of US plan for AI supremacy</a> - Microsoft pens artificial intelligence energy deal with United Arab Emirates oil giant ADNOC.</li> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632416/Middle-East-cloud-ambitions-get-boost-from-IBM-AWS-partnership">Middle East cloud ambitions get boost from IBM-AWS partnership</a> - With demand for AI, datacentres, and smart city tech rising, Riyadh Innovation Hub promises tailored solutions for the region.</li> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366555132/UAE-makes-significant-contribution-to-AI-computing-power">UAE makes significant contribution to AI computing power</a> - UAE technology holding company G42 recently began a partnership with US-based Cerebras Systems to build a cluster of supercomputers and a set of accompanying technologies.</li> </ul> </div> </div> Announced at Gitex Global 2025, Khazna is accelerating its international and domestic expansion, providing the AI-ready infrastructure underpinning the UAE’s ambition to become a global technology leader https://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/visuals/ComputerWeekly/Hero%20Images/data-servers-datacentre-adobe.jpg https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632703/Khazna-leads-UAEs-global-AI-push-with-massive-datacentre-expansion Tue, 14 Oct 2025 04:22:00 GMT <p>Chiara Marcati’s move from consulting to AI71 was motivated by a desire to see <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632626/Microsoft-and-the-UAE-Driving-AI-from-strategy-to-real-impact">technology create tangible, human-centred impact</a>. “After years in consulting, I realised I wanted to combine my technical skills with the ability to make a direct difference for people and organizations,” she says.</p> <p>“AI71 offered the perfect balance between innovation, business transformation, and seeing the outcomes of our work in real time.”</p> <p>At AI71, the AI company created by Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council, Marcati works on projects that go beyond coding or algorithms: “My role is to help organisations integrate AI into the way they operate, to ensure that technology adoption is meaningful and creates real value,” she says.</p> <p>For her, the excitement comes from tackling complex business problems and transforming processes in ways that improve efficiency, decision-making, and everyday work.</p> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="A new AI ecosystem emerging in Abu Dhabi"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i>A new AI ecosystem emerging in Abu Dhabi</h2> <p>Unlike traditional tech ventures that evolve in isolation, AI71 sits within a government-orchestrated ecosystem built to accelerate AI adoption across every layer of industry and public administration. Abu Dhabi is not just investing in AI talent or infrastructure separately, it is orchestrating research centres, sovereign compute capabilities, global partnerships and new AI governance roles into a single strategic framework.</p> <p>The<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632562/UAE-AI-minister-Well-have-10000-AI-companies-in-five-years"> UAE was among the first countries in the world to appoint a minister of artificial intelligence</a>, signalling early on that AI was a national economic and social priority. Today, ministries and major institutions across the UAE are appointing chief AI officers and AI advisors to ensure that AI strategy is embedded into operational workflows rather than treated as an isolated innovation track.</p> <p>“It’s a bold strategy,” Marcati says. “Other countries are watching because the UAE is not waiting for AI to evolve around them, they are building the infrastructure, the regulation and the talent pipeline at the same time. That’s what makes it unique.”</p> </section> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="AI71’s role: Turning vision into scalable solutions"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i>AI71’s role: Turning vision into scalable solutions</h2> <p>Within this national strategy,<a href="https://www.tii.ae/news/abu-dhabis-advanced-technology-research-council-launches-ai71-new-ai-company-pioneering"> AI71 plays a critical role by building scalable AI products tailored for government and complex industries, </a>with a focus on measurable outcomes rather than experimentation.</p> <p>In <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632366/How-the-UAE-is-using-AI-to-transform-healthcare">Abu Dhabi’s healthcare ecosystem</a>, the company is deploying AI to automate complex administrative cycles such as hospital billing and compliance documentation, dramatically reducing manual processing time and allowing staff to focus on frontline care.</p> <p>Meanwhile, in the construction sector - one of the UAE’s most strategic industries - AI71 is working with government entities to accelerate permit approvals, automate regulatory compliance checks and optimise project workflows, helping developers and authorities move faster without compromising standards.</p> <p>In construction, AI71 works on compliance automation and workflow optimisation, reducing manual processing and accelerating approval cycles - a major priority in rapidly expanding urban development projects.</p> <p>“These are not experimental pilots,” Marcati says. “They are full-scale deployments, and that changes the culture of AI adoption.”</p> <p>She underscores that the company is not positioned as a traditional vendor but as part of a national AI enablement effort, designed to bring global talent into Abu Dhabi, build sovereign capability, and reduce dependency on external technology ecosystems.</p> <div class="extra-info"> <div class="extra-info-inner"> <h3 class="splash-heading">Read more about tech in Abu Dhabi</h3> <ul class="default-list"> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366623846/Qualcomm-boosts-UAE-presence-with-AI-IoT-Edge-development">Qualcomm boosts UAE presence with AI, IoT, Edge development</a> - AI-first platform provider bolsters UAE activity in collaboration with leading operator for AI at the edge, and expands global engineering centres to Abu Dhabi to spearhead technological innovation in AI.</li> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/UAE-eyes-quantum-computing-for-financial-services">UAE eyes quantum computing for financial services</a> - Middle East financial firms are investing heavily in quantum computing, with one of the world’s top quantum research centres in Abu Dhabi.</li> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366592230/ADNOC-e-plan-energy-industrys-largest-private-5G-wireless-network">ADNOC, e&amp; plan energy industry’s largest private 5G wireless network</a> - Abu Dhabi-owned energy and petrochemicals group enters agreement with leading MENA telco to create high-speed network spanning 11,000 square km.</li> </ul> </div> </div> <p></p> </section> At Gitex 2025 in Dubai, the largest tech show in the Middle East, Chiara Marcati, chief AI advisory and business officer at AI71, discusses the UAE’s ambition to become a global leader in artificial intelligence https://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/visuals/ComputerWeekly/HeroImages/Abu-Dhabi-city-roads-UAE-eranda-adobe.jpg https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632644/Interview-Shaping-the-future-of-AI-in-the-UAE Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:13:00 GMT <p>The <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632562/UAE-AI-minister-Well-have-10000-AI-companies-in-five-years">United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) ambition to become a global leader in artificial intelligence</a> (AI) was one of the most discussed points at the Gitex 2025 conference in Dubai.</p> <p>Across government agencies and enterprise boardrooms, AI is now a key part of strategy, operations, and public services. <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366614628/AI-becomes-Microsofts-fastest-growing-business">Microsoft says it is playing a central role in this journey</a>, helping organisations move from experimenting with AI to achieving real, measurable results.</p> <p>“For the past three years, AI has been in experimentation,” says Rima Seeman, director of AI and enterprise solutions at Microsoft. “Now we’re moving into what I call the era of the AI frontier company with organisations that are AI-powered and human-led.”</p> <p>Microsoft is guiding organisations through a threefold approach - providing AI assistants for repetitive tasks; creating co-employee AI agents to enhance workflows; and deploying AI co-strategists that support leaders in decision-making.</p> <p>“These agents aren’t just demos. They help employees and executives act on insights in real time, which is critical to adoption at scale,” adds Seeman.</p> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="Supporting CIOs and the AI journey"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i>Supporting CIOs and the AI journey</h2> <p>Adopting AI at scale is about more than technology, it requires infrastructure, skills, and governance: “First, you need a modern cloud environment,” Seeman says.</p> <p><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366615892/Microsoft-UAE-power-deal-at-centre-of-US-plan-for-AI-supremacy">Microsoft has invested heavily in datacentres across the UAE</a>, giving organisations the scale needed for AI workloads while ensuring data residency and compliance.</p> <p>Equally important is talent development. “Last year alone, we trained 100,000 government employees, and our goal is one million learners by 2027,” she says.</p> <p>These programmes equip CIOs, IT leaders, and staff with the knowledge needed to adopt AI responsibly and effectively. Through partnerships with initiatives such as G42’s Responsible AI Centre in Abu Dhabi, Microsoft aims to ensure that AI systems are safe, secure, and compliant.</p> <p>“It’s about mutual accountability, our frameworks are open so organisations can adopt AI safely and confidently,” says Seeman.</p> </section> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="A national AI vision"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i>A national AI vision</h2> <p>The UAE has taken a unique approach to AI governance. “The UAE appointed the first minister of AI, and now every ministry has chief AI officers and advisors embedded in operational workflows,” Seeman explains.</p> <p>“Other countries are watching because the UAE is not waiting for AI to evolve around them, they are building infrastructure, regulation, and talent simultaneously.”</p> <p>This strategy is producing results. Microsoft partners with government agencies and enterprises to implement AI in practical, high-impact ways.</p> <p>“With [the Department of Government Enablement in Abu Dhabi], for example, we’ve enhanced citizen engagement through AI-driven services. <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en/customers/story/24080-rakbank-azure-open-ai-service">Rakbank has automated KYC (know your customer) processes to improve financial workflows</a>.</p> <p>Microsoft’s work in the UAE goes beyond technology delivery. The company collaborates with local talent, enterprises, and global tech partners to create a comprehensive AI ecosystem.</p> <p>“It’s about building a talent hub, attracting local and international experts, and exporting successful use cases to the world,” she says. The company also works closely with CIOs in the region, helping integrate AI into their organisations’ operations and strategic plans.</p> <p>“By investing in people and infrastructure, the UAE is creating an environment where AI can flourish. It’s a privilege to be part of this journey. We’re helping organisations move from experimentation to impact, from strategy to action, and from isolated solutions to a national AI ecosystem that delivers both economic and social value.”</p> <div class="extra-info"> <div class="extra-info-inner"> <h3 class="splash-heading">Read more about AI in the UAE</h3> <ul class="default-list"> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632366/How-the-UAE-is-using-AI-to-transform-healthcare">How the UAE is using AI to transform healthcare</a>-The UAE’s decision to appoint AI leaders in every ministry signals a shift - in healthcare, success is measured not only in cost savings, but in efficiency, sustainability, and better patient outcomes.</li> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632230/AI-and-big-data-Driving-the-UAEs-smart-transport-revolution">AI and big data: Driving the UAE’s smart transport revolution</a> - From real-time passenger insights to predictive maintenance, the UAE is leveraging AI and advanced data platforms to transform mobility, enhance efficiency, and set a global benchmark in intelligent transport.</li> <li><a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366615892/Microsoft-UAE-power-deal-at-centre-of-US-plan-for-AI-supremacy">Microsoft UAE power deal at centre of US plan for AI supremacy</a> - Microsoft pens artificial intelligence energy deal with United Arab Emirates oil giant ADNOC.</li> </ul> </div> </div> <p></p> </section> Exploring how Microsoft and the UAE are turning AI ambition into practical solutions, empowering talent, and guiding CIOs to adopt AI at scale https://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/visuals/ComputerWeekly/HeroImages/Dubai-skyline-day-UAE-IRStone-adobe.jpg https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632626/Microsoft-and-the-UAE-Driving-AI-from-strategy-to-real-impact Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:08:00 GMT 60 editor@computerweekly.com