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RSS ministerLEADER: Ecommerce or bust
Comment It's the embodiment of DTI minister Peter Mandleson's vision of an electronic European market with Britain at the helm. In her speech at the UK Technology Week - a nationwide series of conferences and seminars -... [07 Oct 1998]
UK health minister launches Nye awards
News UK health minister, Frank Dobson, has launched a £10m reward scheme that will create 'beacons of IT excellence' among local health authorities. One hundred winning 'beacons' will be presented with an award named after... [06 Oct 1998]
Canada relaxes encryption laws
News Industry Minister, John Manley, said the government will not require strong encryption products to have built-in 'back doors', allowing access to law enforcement agencies. The Canadian government plans to relax its... [02 Oct 1998]
UK minister reveals digital vision
News UK Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) minister, Peter Mandelson, has revealed his ambition to see Britain lead the world digital economy, in an address to the Labour Party Conference in Blackpool. [29 Sep 1998]
UK government pumps £1bn into health service IT
News UK health minister, Frank Dobson, has announced a £1bn IT strategy which he claims will revolutionise the NHS (National Health Service). The strategy, titled 'Information for Health: An Information Strategy for the... [24 Sep 1998]
Outsourcing firm creates 400 jobs in Northern Ireland
News Northern Irish Office Economy Minister, Adam Ingram, has announced that over 400 new jobs are to be created in Belfast by a local IT outsourcing company. In a prepared statement, the minister said the... [23 Sep 1998]
Silicon Valley moves to Singapore
News The project was officially unveiled by Singapore's deputy prime minister Tony Tan at the Techventure '98 fair in Singapore this week. Shrugging off Asia's economic gloom, the Singaporean government has just announced a... [21 Sep 1998]
Manufacturing union leader calls for more IT investment
News A DTI spokeswoman said: "Peter Mandelson, DTI minister, is considering a taskforce to serve the manufacturing industry, but this will focus more on salvaging problem areas rather than investment. Britain's manufacturing... [15 Sep 1998]
Minister promises to give UK a digital lead
News British Trade and Industry minister, Peter Mandelson, pledged to make the UK the digital laboratory of Europe, in his first keynote speech since taking office. Speaking at a summit of technology CEOs in London, Mandelson... [11 Sep 1998]
NEWS FLASH: UK government pushes through high-tech justice reform
News Geoff Hoon, minister of State for the Lord Chancellor's Office, said: "This document is deliberately designed to be provocative as a way to stimulate reform. Information technology will revolutionise the British civil... [10 Sep 1998]
Police to use virtual reality to steer kids away from crime
News Attending the launch, and lending the project government endorsement, was Home Office minister, Kate Hoey. The Greater Manchester Police Force has launched a virtual reality (VR) scheme designed to teach schoolchildren... [09 Sep 1998]
In brief: Tony Blair to visit doomed chip plant
News British prime minister, Tony Blair will visit the Fujitsu plant in County Durham following the announcement last week that 570 jobs are to be axed. The Newton Aycliffe factory is in Blair's home constituency of Sedgeflied. [07 Sep 1998]
UK MoD abandons joint satellite project
News Defence minister, Lord Gilbert, said there was concern that the UK was "unable to rely with assurance on collaborative processes being able to meet its needs before existing satellites go out of date". [18 Aug 1998]
NHS helpline gets £35m cash boost
News Health minister Alan Milburn said that NHS Direct "is a key part of the government's modernisation programme for the NHS". The UK's National Health Service is to plough a further £35m into NHS Direct, its 24 hour helpline. [05 Aug 1998]
Clark hopes Cunningham will continue modernisation
News Former cabinet minister and victim of yesterday's reshuffle David Clark, spoke this morning to Silicon News about his concerns over the future of electronic government. Commenting on whether Jack Cunningham's additional... [28 Jul 1998]
