Print now to avoid regret
Almost half (44%) of British adults have lost a digital photo they wish they had printed, with ‘losing/
breaking hardware’ and ‘accidentally deleting photos’ being the most common ways to lose images.
According to a YouGov survey commissioned by Jessops to mark the launch of its new online photo printing
service, 21% of British adults have never printed a photo. Nearly one in ten (8%) print a photo at least once
a month. Jessops’ new website makes printing photos easy, with the option to have prints delivered to a
home address or to the nearest Jessops store for collection within 25 minutes.
GDPR to be introduced
‘through the back door’
The EU General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR)
due to be introduced by EU
member states by May 2018
represents a huge threat to
business continuity warns
Henley Business School.
The way in which
organisations collect, use,
transfer and store the
personal data of millions of
EU customers and clients
must comply with the GDPR or
companies will face punitive
fines of up to 4% of global
turnover or
€
20m.
One of the key changes
brought about by the GDPR
is the need for organisations
to record how they obtained
consent for processing the
personal data and financial
information of EU citizens
and for how long that consent
remains valid.
In addition, all
communication with a
customer or client must be
age appropriate.
Ardi Kolah, co-programme
director of Henley Business
School, warns that failure
to observe these basic
requirements could lead to
corrective measures being
imposed by the Supervisory
Authority (Information
Commissioner’s Office) and
the Regulator (Financial
Conduct Authority), in addition
to financial penalties and, in
the worst cases, cessation of
all personal data processing.
He said: “Firms will now
face a raft of guidance
from the ICO that will be in
alignment with these new
data protection principles and
this will effectively introduce
the GDPR ‘through the back
door’ well before the deadline
of the two-year transition has
expired.”
In preparation for the
changes, Henley Business
School, has launched an
online executive education
programme to train the next
generation of Data Protection
Officers (DPO) required to
be appointed under the
GDPR. The five-month DPO
Programme combines online
learning with face-to-face
interaction at residential
introductory and integration
workshops.
(For more information on
GDPR turn to page 20)
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Security fears hold back digitisation
Digitisation initiatives are being held back by concern about
data security and the IT infrastructure, claims Appian.
Its research shows that just one in seven businesses has
achieved full digital migration, with 48% reporting only partial
transformation.
The main concerns top executives have about their
IT investment relate to data security (62%), technology
performance (55%), the customer experience (48%) and the
flexibility of their technological infrastructure (42%).
Michael Beckley, Appian co-founder and Chief Technology
Officer, said: “The survey results clearly show CIOs are unwilling
to compromise on their digital transformation efforts. They want
to know their data remains secure even as their applications
move to the public cloud and they insist on the speed and
quality of delivery that only low-code, agile business process
platforms can provide.”
Brother achieves IIP Platinum status
Brother UK has become the first large business in the UK to
receive Investors in People (IIP) Platinum status in recognition
of its leadership, continual improvement and support for
employees.
Phil Jones, managing director of Brother UK, said: “Investors
in People estimates that only 0.05% of businesses could achieve
platinum status, so we’re all incredibly proud of the award, which
represents the culmination of many years of hard work.”
IIP noted Brother’s commitment to sustainable growth and
planning for the future and commended it for championing
equality and diversity and for its community engagement
programme.
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Ardi Kolah
