CIO Opinion
Alistair's latest opinions
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Can the EU become a leader in AI technology?
Failure to invest adequately in AI could risk the EU becoming primarily a consumer of solutions developed elsewhere
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GDPR: Time to make that change
Having identified what changes are necessary for GDPR, it's now important to work out how to make those changes and to make sure they are implemented at the right time
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Potholes Ahead - the EU's Plans for Reform in 2018
EU's 2018 'Work Programme' includes legislative proposals related to 5G networking, cyber security, artificial intlelligence and tackling 'fake news'
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Automatic for the people - Software updates and when the law gets things right
Despite a tendency to bemoan how slow the law has often been to keep up with major advances in technology, lawmakers have done a good job with automatic software updates
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What route will UK's post-Brexit technology regulation roadmap take?
Alistair Maughan comments on Google's EU antitrust fine, regulating IoT, drones and blockchain, and the UK's post-Brext regulatory roadmap
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Responding to an IT failure - Restoring customer confidence and IT systems
Any organisation suffering an IT failure needs to find a way to restore both the IT systems and its customers' confidence – and that needs to happen quickly
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Payment Transparency Regulations - Will transparency improve payments?
Payment Transparency Regulations came into effect in April 2017 - Alistair Maughan outlines the main steps businesses in the ICT sector should take around transparency in payment practices
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Machine-generated data - Always the bridesmaid, never the bride
Who can do what with IoT and machine-generated data? Who owns it? And are there any restrictions on how that type of data can be commercialised?
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Brexit - Supremely obvious ruling leaves businesses and CIOs none the wiser
Where does Supreme Court decision leave businesses attempting to grapple with the practical realities of Brexit?
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SME suppliers will further penetrate IT ecosystem
SIAM-managed, SME populated ecosystems are here to stay
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The Autumn Statement and the UK technology sector
What does the 2016 Autumn Statement means for the UK technology sector?
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Enemies of the People? | English law will continue to be attractive after Brexit
'Brexit will not detract from the reasons why parties choose English law'
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Microsoft prevails in US Stored Communications Act ruling over Dublin servers
For now at least, data of non-US entities held outside the US by US-based providers of cloud services do not appear to be directly accessible to US law enforcement through the use of warrants under the SCA
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Communication breakdown and the CIO role in keeping IT contracts clear
CIOs can take the lead in ensuring IT contracts are not filled with technical jargon
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Digital Economy Act - UK needs more outward-facing digital policy
It's hard not to conclude that the Digital Economy Bill seeking to replace the 2010 Digital Economy Act is inward-looking and too focused on infrastructure
