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Leader The hunt for a government-wide CIO is also underway to replace the e-Envoy and oversee the next phase of e-government past the 2005 deadline of getting services online. The race for the... [05 May 2004]
UK Online replacement gets digital TV boost
News The Office of the e-Envoy is already claiming that Directgov has been an instant hit with users following a survey of 100 internet users who were asked to complete a number of tasks on both Directgov and... [28 Apr 2004]
UK IT supremo won't be supreme
News The post will replace that of e-envoy Andrew Pinder, who is part of the Cabinet Office. Asked if the e-envoy's office had any comment about the implication that the new... [14 Apr 2004]
Government open source licensing plans under fire
News In a draft consultation document published this week, the office of the e-Envoy has sent its clearest signal yet to government departments that they should pay more attention to open source. For this... [12 Mar 2004]
Wanted: UK government 'CIO'
News The "most influential role in UK IT" is officially up for grabs with the government now looking for a CIO to replace current e-Envoy Andrew Pinder this summer. Speaking at the launch of a new online... [01 Mar 2004]
Government sites fail web accessibility and standards test
News Key departments and agencies, including the Cabinet Office, Home Office, the e-Envoy and UK Online all failed to comply with metadata standards that make it easier to manage and find information on a... [10 Feb 2004]
UK faces battle to meet 2005 e-government targets
News The UK government claims it is much nearer to getting services online with the recent UK Online annual report by the Office of the e-Envoy showing 75 per cent of services are now available on the web. [28 Jan 2004]
'Give your staff PCs at home', government tells bosses
News Statistics from the office of the e-Envoy concerning computers in the home show that eight out of 10 people who have a PC outside work believe that their employer had seen the benefit, and more than half... [19 Jan 2004]
Leader: Wanted - government CIO
Leader The role will replace that of current e-Envoy Andrew Pinder and will focus on building e-government services around the citizen rather than simply getting departments to put things... [15 Dec 2003]
Lower broadband prices ahead, says govt
News Prices have come down, and I think they'll increasingly come down," said Hewitt at an event to launch the latest UK Online annual report.e-Envoy Andrew Pinder indicated he was also pleased at how far the... [15 Dec 2003]
UK to appoint 'CIO' for government
News The post is effectively a CIO position and will replace the role of e-Envoy. Andrew Pinder, the current e-Envoy, was already expected to leave his position in April 2004... [15 Dec 2003]
BT, Intel and Microsoft get into bed at your home
News Guidelines on how to set up your own HCI scheme will be available from www.e-envoy.gov.uk in the New Year. Tech heavyweights BT, Intel and Microsoft have today announced they'll be partnering in a scheme... [04 Dec 2003]
Government websites fail on accessibility
News Just above it, at number 60 in the league table compiled by website testing firm Business2WWW, was the e-envoy's site. Development of the eGMF, which forms part of the e-Government... [26 Nov 2003]
$20bn bill for UK government IT spend
News Just last month silicon.com revealed that e-Envoy Andrew Pinder has proposed the creation of a UK government CIO to merge his role with that of the head of spending watchdog the Office of Government... [17 Oct 2003]
UK government begins Linux trials
News The trials are backed by Whitehall spending watchdog the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) and the Office of the e-Envoy, and follow the publication of an open source strategy document last August... [09 Oct 2003]
