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RSS prime ministerPM speaks out on Nasa hacker plight
News Prime Minister Gordon Brown has spoken publicly for the first time on the future of Gary McKinnon, who is facing extradition to the US on hacking charges. During Prime... [21 Nov 2008]
Five ways to recession-proof your IT
Comment Prime Minister Gordon Brown has finally dared to utter the 'R' word and official figures now show the UK economy shrank in the three months to September, for the first time since 1992. With a recession... [05 Nov 2008]
Free PCs and broadband for 20,000 kids
News The pilot is part of a £300m programme announced by Prime Minister Gordon Brown at the Labour Party conference in September to bring broadband to children from low income and jobless families. Schools... [22 Oct 2008]
Boris Johnson: 'London must be wi-fi city'
News Johnson's call for greater wi-fi access came in response to Prime Minister Gordon Brown's plan to spend £300m on funding broadband connections, software and PCs for low-income families. Johnson said: "I... [24 Sep 2008]
Gov't to spend £300m on free broadband for UK's poor
News Nearly every family in the UK is to have access to broadband at home under plans laid out by Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Brown said in the speech: "We want to enable all families to use the internet to... [23 Sep 2008]
Red tape hampering tech research
News It follows a recent report, headed by former Finnish Prime Minister Esko Aho, which detailed a number of failings of ICT research in Europe - in particular that Europe is underperforming in both the... [05 Sep 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 22.08.08
Round-Up The video in question is an official Downing Street response to an online petition calling for Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson to be elected prime minister. There's a row brewing in Whitehall and just... [22 Aug 2008]
Glitches hit Downing Street website launch
News The revamped version of the Prime Minister's website has suffered a number of glitches following its launch on Tuesday. Users trying to access number10.gov.uk received a '404 Page Not Found' error page... [13 Aug 2008]
The Naked CIO: Poisoned BlackBerrys
Comment Perhaps it's forgivable for a prime minister to feel the need to remain in constant touch with the office. Creating an epidemic of BlackBerry dependency may serve short-term business interests. But the... [28 Jul 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 11.04.08
Round-Up An elaborate stunt dreamed up by anti-ID cards campaigners No2ID and Privacy International is offering a reward for anyone capturing the fingerprints of the Prime Minister or Home Secretary. Both the... [11 Apr 2008]
Photos: £1,000 reward for PM's fingerprints
Photo Wild West-style wanted posters will offer a £1,000 reward for anyone capturing the fingerprints of the Prime Minister or Home Secretary. The spoof posters, seen here, offer the reward for anyone who can... [07 Apr 2008]
Who's on the wrong side of the UK digital divide?
News It's several years since former Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged to have achieved "universal internet access for all who want it" in the UK. But the latest statistics from telecoms regulator Ofcom paint... [07 Apr 2008]
PM to pump cash into security and espionage tech
News More government funding will be pumped into security technologies, the prime minister has announced. In his speech, the prime minister also said CPNI will begin to... [20 Mar 2008]
PM: Parliament to decide ID cards fate
News The Prime Minister Gordon Brown has reiterated his backing for ID cards this week in the face of accusations his support for the controversial scheme is wavering. During Prime... [10 Jan 2008]
Downing St responds to silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign
News In November, Prime Minister Gordon Brown gave the ICO the power to conduct spot checks on government departments, in light of the HM Revenue & Customs breach which saw 25 million child benefit claimants'... [10 Dec 2007]
