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Lord Stephen Carter
AS Profile Lord Stephen Carter made his mark in his former guise as UK Minister for Communications, Technology and Broadcasting - or in other words the brains behind the government's Digital Britain blueprint for the nation's tech... [08 Oct 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. And in today's economy, doesn't... [17 Aug 2009]
Naked CIO: Speak up for British jobs
Comment The Naked CIO says it's time to stop this trend before it permanently harms Britain. My feeling is that these trends will cripple Britain's ability to ever be a true leader in IT and will deteriorate its... [14 Jul 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]
Why Carter's putting business on the back burner
Comment The government's Digital Britain scheme focuses squarely on the consumer. Various companies have been quick to criticise the Digital Britain report for overlooking businesses. During a half-hour question... [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. Shortly after its publication, Jeremy Hunt, the... [18 Jun 2009]
£23m pot of gold for tech-bamboozled SMEs
News The funding, announced in the government's Digital Britain report released yesterday, is aimed at encouraging the take-up of digital technology among the smallest companies. Making SMEs more tech-savvy is apparently key... [17 Jun 2009]
£6 broadband tax to fund fibre for all
News The proposals come as part of the government's Digital Britain report - its blueprint for ensuring the UK does not become the laggard of the global digital economy. Speaking at the launch of the final... [16 Jun 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. The three will share the... [29 Apr 2009]
Budget: £750m cash injection for UK tech
News And the budget committed the government towards the proposal in the Lord Carter's Digital Britain report to roll out a 2Mbps broadband service across the UK by 2012. Announcing the Strategic Investment Fund, Darling said... [22 Apr 2009]
"It's about removing barriers which hold business back"
News The Digital Britain report, being undertaken by Lord Carter and due in the summer, will "establish the framework for a fundamental transformation of our broadband infrastructure", said the Berr report. [21 Apr 2009]
Naked CIO: Buy British
Comment But in recent years the cost differential between shipping jobs overseas and keeping them in Britain has reduced dramatically. I encourage you to review your suppliers and companies and use your leverage as an IT... [23 Mar 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Digital Britain? Not quite
Comment On reading Lord Carter's report is seems to be ideal for MPs and people who were clueless about the digital economy some 10 or 15 years ago. Compiled in a San Diego coffee shop where bandwidth seems plentiful and the... [19 Feb 2009]
Broadband Britain: Where's our revolution?
Comment The interim Digital Britain report sets out a pledge of universal broadband access by 2012 at speeds of up to 2Mbps via fixed and wireless networks. Widespread access to 100Mbps+ broadband is surely more of a call to... [30 Jan 2009]
