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Peter Cochrane's Blog: Become a bandwidth scavenger
Comment On one day our Prime Minister announces that every home in the UK will have 2Mbps broadband in 2011, and the next a Korean minister announces that everyone in his country will have... [06 May 2009]
Compliance with Data Handling Procedures in UK Government
White Paper The Report was drafted at the request of Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, in response to HMRC's loss of 2 compact discs containing 25 million child benefit records in November 2007. The UK Data Handling... [17 Apr 2009]
The Era of "e"
White Paper The success story of the Software Industry, showing a sustained growth rate of more than 60% per year, and the lessons to the other emerging sectors, has lead one to setting up the 108 recommendations by the Prime... [23 Mar 2009]
Editor's Blog: The footballing CIO
Comment Watmore joins the FA from the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills where he was permanent secretary, and before that he was head of the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit in Number 10. There's... [18 Feb 2009]
You Are the Weakest Link - Goodbye
White Paper Prime Minister Gordon Brown recently stated that the government cannot promise the safety of personal data entrusted by the public, citing human error as the reason, so that's okay then isn't it? Human... [12 Feb 2009]
Satyam scandal, police search row and Apple without Jobs
News With Prime Minister Gordon Brown setting aside £18bn for investment to help UK plc get through the recession, silicon.com also took a look at what tech investments the PM should be spending the UK's cash... [02 Feb 2009]
Editor's Blog: The UK's most optimistic entrepreneur?
Comment Don't forget - just last week business minister Baroness Vadera found herself being criticised for claiming she could see "a few green shoots" of economic recovery. And getting into sub-prime loans. The... [19 Jan 2009]
Broadband for all: A shot in the arm for egov
News Earlier this month the Prime Minister named "digital infrastructure" as a possible area ripe for investment to help the UK through the downturn, with suggestions government spending may be directed... [14 Jan 2009]
Nasa hacker says will plead guilty in UK
News Prime Minister Gordon Brown in November spoke publically about McKinnon, boosting hopes he would serve any sentence in the UK. Self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon has told UK prosecutors he will plead... [13 Jan 2009]
Inbox: Who's to blame for snail's pace broadband?
Comment Prime Minister Gordon Brown has earmarked £18bn for investment to help UK Plc get through the economic downturn - and with only around £1bn spent so far there's still plenty of cash on the table, so... [12 Jan 2009]
Thumbs down for Brown's broadband pledge
News UK heads of IT have cast a vote of no confidence for Prime Minister Gordon Brown's proposals to beef up the digital economy in the latest silicon.com CIO Jury. Jurors voted 11 to one against the... [09 Jan 2009]
Dear Gordon, here's how to spend that £17bn
News Prime Minister Gordon Brown has earmarked £18bn for investment to help UK Plc get through the economic downturn - and with only around £1bn spent so far there's still plenty of cash on the table.... [06 Jan 2009]
PM's 100,000 job plan to mean broadband spending spree?
News Prime Minister Gordon Brown looks to have given the go ahead to a recession-busting programme of investment that could see super-fast broadband rolled out across the UK. Speaking to The Observer... [05 Jan 2009]
New Year's honour for web science pioneer
News Hall is the first non-American president of the Association for Computing Machinery and is a member of the prime minister's Council for Science and Technology. Web and multimedia research leader... [02 Jan 2009]
High fibre, high investment and high speeds
News The Labour Party conference saw Prime Minister Gordon Brown announce a £300m scheme to give nearly every family in the UK free access to broadband at home. While it's been some years since the UK became... [29 Dec 2008]
