ISO 9001:2015, Quality Management System and its guidance companion, ISO 9000, were published on 23 September 2015. Alongside the publication and now available is the online comparison guide 'BSI Essentials: 9001'.
ISO 14001, the environmental management systems standard, is now available. The standard has undergone its first revision for 10 years and was published on 15 September 2015.
Some argue that many governments have been reactive rather than proactive in the fight against cyber-crime. Effective policing of the cyber-sphere requires tight regulation and oversight of cyber communications, but this is not always easy to realize. Read which countries have already taken these steps and are leading in cyber-security in Europe.
The European Commission's General Data Protection Regulations may not be the quickest in coming to fruition, but that doesn't mean the consequences they will impose relating to data breaches will be in any way relaxed.
The Committee of Advertising Practice (Cap) have released guidelines for video bloggers (vloggers) who enter into marketing relationships with brands. The move comes after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) made a ruling last year relating to vlogs advertising certain brands that were not clearly marked as promotional.
The Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG), the government's main advisory group on broadband, has announced a review of its industry-led Code of Practice for the Open Internet.
Bringing down the barriers to an EU digital single market would ensure better access for consumers and businesses to digital services, create the right conditions for innovation to flourish, and maximize the growth potential of the digital economy.
According to the European Commission, a fully functional digital single market could contribute over 415 billion euros per year to the economy and create hundreds of new jobs.
ISO certifications are something that many businesses look for when selecting an IT vendor, however they are not always applied to those businesses' own internal IT operations.
