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RSS prime ministerBlair urges modernisation for state of UK ecommerce
News UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, launched the long-awaited Performance and Innovation Unit (PIU) report on ecommerce in Cambridge yesterday. The Prime Minister also... [13 Sep 1999]
Government gives go ahead to GP appointment scheme
News UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, today announced £20m in extra funding for a computer project designed to cut the cost of missed NHS appointments. The system will allow GPs to make appointments with... [02 Sep 1999]
French government gears up to the Net
News Prime minister Lionel Jospin hopes to formalise mechanisms for applying existing laws to the online world, in particular those governing encryption, confidentiality, consumer protection, copyright and... [27 Aug 1999]
UK air traffic control goes private
News Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, announced yesterday that the publicly-owned service will be partially privatised to raise the funds. The UK's National Air Traffic Services (Nats) is looking for a... [27 Jul 1999]
London's Mayor to get e-mandate
News London's Mayoral and Assembly elections moved one step closer to an electronic voting system yesterday when minister for London, Nick Raynsford, announced the shortlist of possible suppliers. Demonstrations will then be... [06 Jul 1999]
Civil rights group expresses concerns over encryption laws
News The protest was voiced in an open letter to UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, which can be found at the group's Web site at http://www.cyber-rights.org . A civil rights group has attacked the UK government... [16 Jun 1999]
Oracle gives £10m to UK schools
News Prime Minister Tony Blair was also present at the launch this morning and welcomed the investment, which he said is an example of the drives necessary to realise his vision of the National Grid for... [30 Apr 1999]
Blair promotes healthcare on the Web
News Speaking at the Primary Care Conference in Birmingham yesterday, Prime Minister Tony Blair announced plans for NHS Direct Online - a Web site providing a public gateway to health information on the... [14 Apr 1999]
UK government abandons key escrow
News UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair told key businesses such as BT, Hewlett-Packard, ICL, Intel, Microsoft and the Post Office that they have just three weeks to propose an alternative model. Ian Taylor,... [04 Mar 1999]
Blair issues euro clarion call
News UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair has urged businesses to ready their systems for the single European currency. Blair made the rallying call as the Treasury unveiled its National Changeover Plan. The... [24 Feb 1999]
Blair accused of using British business to test euro waters
News In an open letter to the UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, three anti-euro trade associations have accused the government of forcing business to spend millions on euro-preparations despite the fact Britain... [15 Feb 1999]
Companies welcome French encryption change
News Prime Minister, Lionel Jospin, announced on Wednesday that the government would permit the export of 128bit encryption, rather than insist on 40bit data strings. French software companies are delighted... [22 Jan 1999]
Greek Web users take to the barricades
News Some protest groups are urging users in other areas of the world to email protest letters to the Greek Prime Minister. Web users in Greece are planning a one-day strike in protest against high Internet... [14 Jan 1999]
Schoolgirl stuns IT security world
News Irish Prime Minister, Bertie Ahern, is visiting her at her local school in Blarney, Cork. A 16-year old Irish schoolgirl has developed a mathematical system which encrypts data far quicker than the... [13 Jan 1999]
Confusion 2000: The betrayal of Gwynneth Flower
Comment The Prime Minister himself referred to the situation as an "emergency" back in March. So it's true: the UK government is trying to stifle Gwynneth Flower, director general of Action 2000. Flower has been... [18 Dec 1998]
