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Fime wins MOSIP accreditation for biometric testing

The certification could help governments avoid faulty enrolment hardware that risks undermining digital ID schemes used by more than 100 million people.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 12th Jun 2026

Global Stories

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Application Security

Anthropic expands Project Glasswing to 150 organisations

The wider rollout targets critical infrastructure and software maintainers after early users found more than 10,000 serious flaws.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Jun 2026

Manufacturing

OutSystems honours AI leaders in 2026 innovation awards

Customers are already saving time and millions as the awards spotlight AI tools moved into day-to-day operations across logistics, banking and public services.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Mon, 8th Jun 2026

Smart Cities

PSD Citywide appoints Booth & Renneker to lead growth

A strategic growth investment is helping the municipal software group expand across North America, where councils face pressure to manage ageing infrastructure.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Sat, 6th Jun 2026

AI Ethics & Governance

ICS.AI builds dialect-aware AI with Sheffield University

Residents could face poorer access to council services unless AI systems can cope with regional accents and dialects, a UK project now testing that live.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2026

Data governance

ADC warns EU AI Act delay could raise compliance costs

Delaying the European Union's high-risk AI rules may force firms to redesign systems later, adding cost and leaving users exposed meanwhile.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Riverbed wins FedRAMP Class D for US government platform

The high-level clearance could ease uptake of Riverbed's cloud tools by US agencies and bolster its credentials in regulated commercial markets.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 1st Jun 2026

Fintech

IBM & Red Hat launch £5bn open-source security plan

The move targets vulnerabilities in software used by large firms, as AI makes it easier to find and exploit flaws.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 29th May 2026

Stories from Other Regions

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Digital Transformation

UK public sector IT teams struggle with AI rollout

Most UK public sector IT teams lack the infrastructure and trust needed to scale AI safely, a SolarWinds survey found.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Jun 2026

Data Protection

OneAdvanced & NVIDIA test sovereign AI for NHS triage

NHS patients could be routed faster and more accurately after a UK-built model outperformed GPs and rival AI in triage tests.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Jun 2026

Digital Transformation

Simon Case joins AI startup Electric Twin ethics board

The appointment adds Whitehall credibility as Electric Twin pushes its synthetic audience tool into sensitive public and commercial decision-making.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2026

Private Cloud

Deliverance AI launches with GBP £6m annual revenue

Growing demand for governed AI in regulated sectors has helped the London-based start-up secure six enterprise customers in three months.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Tue, 9th Jun 2026

Smart Cities

Melbourne council adopts Databricks for AI data platform

Manual data wrangling at the City of Melbourne is being replaced by a single AI platform supporting more than 700 datasets and 40 use cases.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2026

Data Analytics

UK public sector races ahead with AI as trust lags

Public confidence is trailing adoption, with nearly half of citizens uneasy about AI in services despite rapid uptake by public bodies.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2026

Software-as-a-Service

OneAdvanced adds AI tools to IQ for regulated sectors

Customers in regulated sectors can now access AI workflow and compliance tools as OneAdvanced expands its IQ platform across six markets.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2026

Data Analytics

Chhattisgarh teams with Salesforce on digital data exchange

Manual data-sharing across Chhattisgarh departments has been cut from days to instant access as the state rolls out Digital Dwaar.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2026

Digital Transformation

Adyen wins GOV.UK Pay deal for 1,000 public services

About 1,000 councils, police and armed forces services will move from Stripe as the government adds pay by bank options on GOV.UK Pay.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2026

Data sovereignty

Catalyst urges New Zealand to back local tech in procurement

New procurement rules could keep critical emergency and health systems in local hands, as Catalyst warns reliance on offshore vendors raises costs and risks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2026