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Amazon's Kindle ignites legal upheaval
Comment It's an issue the UK government has already started to address in part through its recent Digital Britain report. Sales of e-readers are expected to double in the US in 2010. One recent legal controversy... [27 Oct 2009]
Are dinosaur managers and poor teaching holding back Digital Britain?
News Smith added: "The problem is that half the population pretty much around now is over 50 - and some of us don't get it. More must be done to convince grey-haired business leaders to embrace web 2.0 developments, a panel... [23 Sep 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 18.09.09
Round-Up It's Britain's new favourite topic to moan about, now that we can't really moan about our national performance at cricket or football. A green technological utopia in the skies above Britain. And finally... [18 Sep 2009]
Naked CIO: Top 10 reasons to be a CIO
Comment Despite what some say about the skills gap, Britain still has some of the best and most refreshing young IT minds in the world - and we get to work alongside them. I just can't get over that feeling that CIOs, our... [17 Aug 2009]
Naked CIO: The board must follow corporate policy
Comment I have always believed that Britain has been a hotbed for developing and breeding technology innovation. Instead the government should start putting money and incentives into keeping British innovations in... [06 Jul 2009]
Britain to get official cyber attack dogs
News The Office of Cyber Security (OCS), dedicated to protecting Britain's IT infrastructure, will be created in line with a model proposed - and in part practised by - the US, the Cabinet Office said on... [25 Jun 2009]
Recession-struck UK drops in 'e-readiness' rankings
News In its Digital Britain report, published on Tuesday last week, the UK government pledged to spend up to £175m a year to build out next-generation broadband to almost all the UK. The business environments of the... [22 Jun 2009]
Why Carter's putting business on the back burner
Comment The government's Digital Britain scheme focuses squarely on the consumer. During a half-hour question and answer session at the launch of the government's Digital Britain blueprint this week, the... [19 Jun 2009]
Critics slam Digital Britain over file-sharers and tax plans
News The Digital Britain report has drawn criticism from politicians and technology experts over its proposals for dealing with fibre rollouts and illegal file-sharing. Hunt also pointed out that Digital... [18 Jun 2009]
Tube mobile coverage in time for 2012 Olympics?
News However, in the government's Digital Britain report, unveiled yesterday, Lord Carter said there is a need to address "notable gaps" in mobile coverage on transport networks. Carter's Digital Britain... [17 Jun 2009]
'Digital Britain snubbing UK businesses'
News The government's interim Digital Britain report doesn't offer enough help for business, according to a senior Cable & Wireless executive. The thing that worries us about it is if you were to sit there... [15 Jun 2009]
Photos: The evolution of the PC
Photo Britain plays a key part in this story of how PCs became cheap, user-friendly and infinitely more powerful, and is well represented by machines from the 1980s - the golden age of computer manufacturing in the UK. [07 May 2009]
'Invest £15bn in tech - create 700,000 jobs'
News Berr's spokesperson added that Lord Carter, the communications minister who is compiling the Digital Britain report, would be meeting one of the LSE/ITIF report's authors "to share strategic thinking on the role of ICT... [30 Apr 2009]
Trio of research hubs to poke digital benefits
News He added that digital technologies will be crucial to delivering universal broadband access by 2012 - the commitment set out by comms minister Lord Carter in his interim Digital Britain report. And digital technologies -... [29 Apr 2009]
Cheat sheet: Digital Britain
Cheat Sheet Digital Britain. Lord Carter is in charge of overseeing the Digital Britain report, which is due out this summer and should help determine the government's policy on a range of technology issues.... [21 Apr 2009]
