local government britain
Cheat Sheet: The Police Central e-crime Unit
Cheat Sheet There are a number of other bodies that are charged with tackling cybercrime of different sorts: for example, the government's mooted Office of Cyber Security (OCS), which will protect Britain's IT... [20 Jul 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 Instead the government should start putting money and incentives into keeping British innovations in Britain and British workers in jobs. I have always believed that Britain has been a... [06 Jul 2009]
G-Cloud in the sky: The future home for gov't apps
News In the government's Digital Britain report published yesterday, Carter said the so-called "G-Cloud" should be created within the next three years, to allow local and central... [17 Jun 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. But he criticised the... [22 Apr 2009]
"I'm not an out and out technology person"
Comment With the government spending on tech R&D and its Digital Britain plan to get 2Mbps broadband to every home in the country, Boss believes the role of the CIO will become increasingly important as the... [09 Mar 2009]
Broadband Britain: 'Forget fibre - let's plug UK's notspots'
News The Digital Britain report by Lord Carter will outline proposals to support the growth of digital communications in the UK. Ofcom's Phillips said that with around 40 per cent of UK households still without broadband,... [26 Jan 2009]
Web traders targeted in £2bn tax dodge crackdown
News According to the PAC, the hidden economy could be costing Britain up to £2bn a year, with only two cases of tax evasion prosecuted for every 1,000 discovered in the case of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). [09 Dec 2008]
Cyber crime: The global battle
News The approaches of Australia, India, the UK and the US range from specialist national bodies dedicated to tackling major investigations, such as Britain's Serious Organised Crime Agency, to expert-led citywide cyber crime... [05 Jun 2008]
e-Crime Crackdown - silicon.com launches national campaign
News Britain is in the grip of the growing cyber crime menace, with e-crime now estimated to be worth $105bn worldwide - more than the illegal drugs trade.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK... [12 Mar 2008]
UK faces broadband deadline threat
News The BSG's three main recommendations for a high-speed broadband Britain The industry needs to develop business models to more accurately reflect the costs involved in providing next-gen broadband. Ofcom needs to... [16 Apr 2007]
Labour reveals tech plans in election manifesto
News This will include support for every school to offer all pupils access to computers at home by 2006; a "digital challenge" to find a local authority to be a national and international pathfinder in universal digital... [13 Apr 2005]
Leader: Broadband Britain - not there yet
Leader The group claims BT still has a 90 per cent "stranglehold" on the non-cable wholesale broadband market despite regulator Ofcom's intervention and that there needs to be a level playing field to ensure Britain has a... [29 Nov 2004]
IBM and Newham partner on community TV
News The service will also enable Newham to bridge a digital divide which otherwise may see it left behind by the move online which is being driven by the government and its plans for a digital Britain by 2005. [13 Oct 2004]
NHS IT upgrade could cost £30bn
News The 10-year scheme, which is the largest IT project in Britain, had been priced at just over £6bn. The UK government admitted on Monday evening that the cost of upgrading the National Health Service's IT... [12 Oct 2004]
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