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A look into the minds of the 50 most influential IT leaders
This issue of Computer Weekly, we reveal the 7th annual UKtech50 – our list of the 50 most influential people in UK IT. And we talk to this year’s winner, ARM CEO Simon Segars, about the prospects for the UK tech sector after the uncertainty caused by the Brexit referendum vote. Read the issue now.
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CW Middle East Jan to Mar 2018
The Gulf Cooperation Council countries have seen life expectancy increase over the last two decades, which has but pressure on systems.
But the countries in the Arabian Gulf have committed to spend vast amounts to put this right and IT plays a key role in this. Providing online health information and shifting to electronic medical records are two examples. It is predicted that telemedicine and its associated services, such as remote care, continuous monitoring and support, will be one of the major trends in the GCC in the coming years.
In Dubai there are plans to use technology to go beyond improving health by boosting happiness. Read in this issue about how networking supplier Avaya is proposing to build a vast blockchain ledger that will support the Dubai government in an attempt to make its citizens happy. This is part of Dubai’s strategy to continue to attract foreigners.
And blockchain is a buzzword way beyond Dubai in the Middle East. In fact a group focused on the technology in the region, the Blockchain Middle East Forum, has revealed a plan to advance the adoption of blockchain technology, with opportunities across various sectors in the region.
Beyond financial services, where blockchain has its origins, there are opportunities for the technology to be used in healthcare and logistics in the region. Governments are backing it, including the UAE government. Read more about it in this ezine.
Also find out how blockchain is already being used in an article about the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s adoption of smart technologies as part of its internet of things (IoT) strategy.
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First edition of Computer Weekly 1966
On the front page of the first issue of Computer Weekly, the magazine featured a guest opinion piece written by Basil de Ferranti, then managing director of International Computers and Tabulators – a forerunner of ICL.
He described the launch of Computer Weekly as “an opportunity to read in an intelligible form about a field of activity which will have a profound effect on the society in which we live”.
“The computer is one of those fundamental developments which, like railways and the motor car, will totally alter our way of life. Our activities will help to raise the standard of living, and provide better lives for millions. Computer Weekly can make its own contribution towards this objective,” de Ferranti predicted.
The National Museum of Computing holds the print archives of Computer Weekly. The museum has scanned the first issue of Computer Weekly, which you can download here.
Don’t forget to check out our essential guide too, which tracks how the UK computer industry has evolved over the decades through which Computer Weekly has been publishing.
