knowledge minister
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. Not exactly half an hour but hardly much effort on behalf of anyone with an ounce of... [22 Aug 2008]
Courts to save millions with streamlined tech
News Justice minister Lord Hunt said: "The sharing of knowledge and information is one way we are going to go the extra mile and make improvements to our outcomes. Courts and police forces could save tens of millions of pounds thanks to technology to... [17 Jul 2008]
BCS warns over IT degree funding
News Minister of state for higher education, Bill Rammell, said: "The government is right that public policy should give priority to students who have not studied for a first degree over those who already have one. [20 Jun 2008]
ID cards fuel £147m consultancy bill
News Home Office minister Liam Byrne defended the spending spike claiming the government was buying in specialist expertise and attributing much of it to major outsourcing contracts and IT projects. In a written answer to parliament Byrne said: "The use... [11 Apr 2008]
Police e-crime funding set for green light?
News McMurdie will meet with Home Office minister Vernon Coaker and Acpo head of crime and British Transport Police chief constable Ian Johnston to discuss the business case for the unit next week. It will be police officers working in partnership with... [12 Mar 2008]
Broadband summit: Speed is the key
News Ultra fast broadband is going to be a key technology to drive future growth of the UK economy, the competitiveness minister, Stephen Timms, has said. The minister said he will also call on experts to advise on sharing learning and best practice... [27 Nov 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 11.05.07
Round-Up The Round-Up thinks he's going to make a great Prime Minister. Marks & Sparks duly responded by informing all staff and offering free credit checks for those employees worried about potential identity theft and fraud - though there is currently no... [11 May 2007]
UK vs the developing world
Comment A delegation led by DTI Minister Alistair Darling is scheduled to travel to India in January to promote this idea and cement the UK's position of prominence in the global workplace. Whether this vision is realised remains to be seen - although with... [29 Nov 2006]
Google to hire 500 staff in Dublin
News Irish minister for enterprise, trade and employment Micheál Martin TD said in a statement: "[Google's] investment here in Dublin is a huge vote of confidence in our knowledge economy and in our young, educated workforce. [16 Nov 2006]
Broadband boon comes to the borders
News Education Minister Peter Peacock said the Scottish executive recognised that in parts of Scotland the private market was "unlikely to produce the infrastructure needed for modern-day life" as "costs to create the infrastructure were high and... [03 Nov 2006]
Prepare for some 'digital tension'
Comment The question should be a matter of concern to our own Prime Minister in waiting, probably Gordon Brown. Significantly, it was agreed that Europe is falling behind in both ICT development and exploitation, in spite of the commitments of the 2000... [27 Sep 2006]
Security 'network' to speed up anti-hacker tools
News DTI Science and Innovation Minister Lord Sainsbury said in a statement: "Cyber security is of crucial importance in a modern digital society and economy. By bringing together experts from industry, universities and government, the Cyber Security... [12 Apr 2006]
Opinion: Something's rotten in the software economy
Comment In his speech to the Labour Party Conference in Brighton this week, Gordon Brown, UK Chancellor and prime minister-in-waiting, promised to take measures to resurrect the UK's failing manufacturing sector - but said nothing that might inspire those... [28 Sep 2005]
National databases linked to track fine dodgers
News In a press statement, Harriet Harman, constitutional affairs minister, said: "Fines and community penalties can only be credible sentencing options if they're enforced properly. The certain knowledge that offenders will be pursued relentlessly if... [23 Sep 2005]
Time for the Ministry of Information?
The government needs to overhaul knowledge management practices across the public sector and appoint a minister to be given explicit responsibility for the subject, according to an official advisory body. [09 Aug 2005]
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