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Twitter secures "significant round" of funding
News CEO Evan Williams confirmed on the company blog on Friday that Twitter has raised a new round of investment from Insight Venture Partners, T. It was important to us that we find investment partners who... [28 Sep 2009]
Naked CIO: Speak up for British jobs
Comment After writing an article criticising the UK government for its lack of foresight with respect to a £1bn investment in UK start-ups, Her Majesty's government proves my concern by announcing that given... [14 Jul 2009]
£1bn cash for UK's tech start-ups
News The UK Innovation Investment Fund will gain funding from the Department of Energy and Climate Change and the Department of Health who will each match private sector contributions of up to £150m. Science and Innovation... [30 Jun 2009]
Parliamentary tech boss backs call for £1bn IT fund
News The leader of Parliament's IT committee has backed a consortium calling for a £1bn fund to stimulate investment in green tech and shared services. The report cites the example of one local government... [29 Jun 2009]
Nanotech and web services need cash boost
News The European Commission wants Europe to double its investment in technology research and development, targeting particular areas such as nanotechnology, web services and what it calls "the Future Internet". [16 Mar 2009]
BT slammed over unbundling price hike
News With fibre, all the chips go up in the air again, and the investment made today in LLU won't be so relevant. The UK has the most competitive broadband market in the world, thanks in large part to the massive... [10 Mar 2009]
Banks ditch offshorers for own techies abroad
News That has driven forward a strategy of 'If we are going to make the investment, then we may as well invest in ourselves'. Some outsourcers are already proposing financial institutions sell off their captives in order to... [10 Mar 2009]
Cost-cutting sees Vodafone slash 500 jobs
News New roles are also being created in the field of "total communications services", according to the operator, and the firm's retail shops and online services will see further investment. Vodafone UK has announced it is... [24 Feb 2009]
Satyam scandal, police search row and Apple without Jobs
News With Prime Minister Gordon Brown setting aside £18bn for investment to help UK plc get through the recession, silicon.com also took a look at what tech investments the PM should be spending the UK's cash on. [02 Feb 2009]
EC spends €1bn on 100 per cent broadband
News The European Commission has proposed a €1bn investment in rural broadband across member states, as part of a general economic recovery plan in the midst of the recession. The investment,... [29 Jan 2009]
Bangalore chilled by Satyam scandal
Comment They have already been hit by the recent Wall Street meltdown: many of them had substantial work from the very investment banks and financial institutions which are now struggling. Indian outsourcing companies will have... [22 Jan 2009]
SMEs to get their hands on banks' £20bn
News The business secretary, Lord Mandelson, announced the three measures on Wednesday, saying they are designed to tackle the cash flow, credit and investment needs of businesses. It is intended to help "smaller,... [14 Jan 2009]
Inbox: Who's to blame for snail's pace broadband?
Comment Investment in manufacturing and production is for life not just for Christmas. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has earmarked £18bn for investment to help UK Plc get through the economic downturn - and with... [12 Jan 2009]
FSA: £1bn needed to fix financial IT
News The Financial Services Authority (FSA) on Wednesday called for substantial investment in banking IT, as part of proposals to speed up the time it takes for customers to get their money back when a bank fails. [09 Jan 2009]
Dear Gordon, here's how to spend that £17bn
News Prime Minister Gordon Brown has earmarked £18bn for investment to help UK Plc get through the economic downturn - and with only around £1bn spent so far there's still plenty of cash on the table. The... [06 Jan 2009]
