| Hi and welcome to this edition of the Computerworld UK Weekly Digest, where we dig deep into the British government's history of open data and where it might be going next, our coverage of Atlassian Summit 2018, and the latest IT disaster to hit British Airways. First, staff writer Hannah Williams looks into defining the smart city. What makes a city smart, and do suburbs with some connectivity jumbled in really count? What did Atlassian CEO Scott Farquhar have to say about the enterprise software company expanding its suite? Staff writer Laurie Clarke reports from the company's European conference in Barcelona this week - and shares tips from the Summit on the open working that's core to Atlassian's business. There are worrying signs that the British government's much-lauded open data policies are in decline compared to European rivals, with some noises from parliament that not all data should be open after all. Read on for online editor Thomas Macaulay's deep dive into the framework first laid out by Gordon Brown's Labour government and where open data is expected to go from here. DATA BREACH OF THE WEEK: A whopping 380,000 customers were affected by a disastrous British Airways data breach that included financial transaction data. But this is just the latest in a series of dramatic IT calamities that has plagued the company, bringing the British institution's operational model itself into question, writes Tamlin Magee. ICYMI: bonus Pluralsight coverage from last week's Pluralsight Live at the 'Silicon Slopes' of Salt Lake City - where the company detailed new digital learning products Amplify and Elevate, and the positive social impact it hopes they will have on its target audience of non-profits and NGOs. Thanks for reading and, as always, please do get in touch with feedback, tips, and thoughts.
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