BIS and Accelerator Network challenge universities to find cybersecurity solutions

A cybersecurity hackathon that will bring together 50 of the most promising student specialists in the UK to pit their wits against some of the world’s more pressing security challenges has been announced by the Accelerator Network and the Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS). The Cyber Agile Development Challenge event will take place […]

Tech4Good Awards 2015 opens for accessibility excellence entries

Nominations are being sought for the annual Tech4Good Awards (T4G) which celebrates the ways in which digital technology is being used to improve lives and benefit society. Entry is free and open to any business, charity, individual, or public body with a base in the UK. This will be the fifth year the awards have […]

Obama accuses EC of setting roadblocks to US digital growth

Are we starting to see cracks in the silicon skin of the US? President Barack Obama snapped at what he sees as protectionist policies disguised as privacy concerns being concocted by the European Community. Speaking to US news site Re/Code about Facebook and Google, Obama admitted that some of the “commercial models that are set up […]