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RSS e-envoy$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]
Devil's Advocate: Sausage machine-software
Comment Our E-envoy, Andrew Pinder, suggests that government IT can be handled by off the shelf packages. An interesting argument put by the E-envoy is that technology can... [07 Oct 2003]
Search for IT spending chief begins
News Last month E-envoy Andrew Pinder raised the prospect of a government-wide CIO role being created out of the merging of his own office and the OGC but the OGC spokesman said nothing has yet come of that... [03 Oct 2003]
Broadband divide will wreck rural economy says e-Envoy
News Britain's rural areas face a bleak economic future unless affordable broadband services are made available across the whole of the UK, the e-Envoy warned this week. As... [26 Sep 2003]
UK anti-spam delegation gets government backing
News The group, which will include Derek Wyatt MP and e-Envoy Andrew Pinder, are scheduled to appear before a Congressional hearing in October - where they are expected to urge the US to take strong action... [22 Sep 2003]
UK government to create CIO role?
News A proposal has been put forward by the e-Envoy, Andrew Pinder, to create a civil service position that would combine the roles of e-Envoy and the head of the Office of... [03 Sep 2003]
Standards holding back wireless in government
News The Communications Electronics Security Group, the Office of the e-Envoy and the Office of Government Commerce will examine the feasibility of a "standards based approach" for the public sector. The... [20 Aug 2003]
Blunkett's ID card plans key to e-government?
News Concerns have been raised in a new policy framework on a 'joined-up' e-government smart card strategy issued by the e-Envoy this week that local and central government bodies will... [31 Jul 2003]
Government websites address disability access law
News Commenting on the guidelines e-Envoy Andrew Pinder said in a statement: "It is vital that government websites are as accessible and easy to use as possible. A "severe lack of funding" could hit... [25 Jul 2003]
Cyber Britain welcomes the 'disadvantaged'
Comment Both DTI minister Patricia Hewitt and the government's e-Envoy, Andrew Pinder, trotted out the government line that it is vital the internet becomes a tool for social inclusion rather than the exclusive... [13 May 2003]
E-Envoy says 'don't write us off just yet'
News The UK government's e-Envoy, Andrew Pinder, has hit back at claims that budget cuts could leave his department's future in doubt. A Public Administration Select Committee was told earlier this year that... [13 May 2003]
Internet 'have-nots' targeted by digital divide initiative
News E-Envoy Andrew Pinder claimed the government has already achieved its target of providing internet access to those who want it ahead of the 2005 deadline but said this initiative will help the... [13 May 2003]
E-envoy predicts the end of his own job...
News The UK government's e-Envoy, Andrew Pinder, has said he does not believe his post will continue in its existing form beyond 2005, as the main tasks of e-government switch from external... [02 May 2003]
Blair's broadband wake-up call revealed
News Take-up, especially of ADSL, was lamentable compared to other countries and everyone from Microsoft to the E-envoy was demanding action. A senior aide to Tony Blair has claimed that the UK Prime Minister... [31 Mar 2003]
