Independent researchers estimate Sweden will go cashless on the 24th of March 2023, although they haven’t given the exact time – a half-hearted piece of work! The date is slightly tongue in cheek, but is based on the current rate of adoption of cashless technology in Sweden. Currently Sweden is one of the leading countries […]
The Collaboration Conundrum and Housing
IT is all about people Dr Nicola Millard, Head of Customer Insights and Futures at BT gave a very interesting lecture on Collaboration to the BCS in Belfast in October 2017.. For the first two years of my computer science degree, we studied behavioural science. After 45 minutes with Nicola it was clear why. IT is all […]
Diversity and computing – we have a problem
Does IT have a diversity problem? Diversity is an issue that goes straight to the bottom line. The IT industry uniquely can do something about diversity, and turn it to it’s advantage. Most IT employers complain about a shortage of qualified staff and employers in Northern Ireland aren’t any different. A few weeks ago, I […]
Safeguarding – Is technology the problem?
Technology has always been a vehicle for child exploitation, but now it can be part of the solution Police raided a photographic studio in Chelsea that belonged to Mr.Henry Hayler. In his studio they found over 130,000 obscene images, many of young children including his two young sons. Hayler had customers all over Europe and […]
Fraud – It started with a Tweet
Fraud – you can never be too careful Hardly a week goes by when we don’t hear another story about online or telephone banking fraud. In last weeks Guardian there was such a story, but this had a slightly different twist. Winning your trust For fraud to work, or so people tell me, you have […]