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The Weekly Round-Up: 25.09.09
Round-Up However, given the minister responsible for launching it stepped down, and that time is running out for Gordon Brown's government, it looked as if time was running out for another tax.... [25 Sep 2009]
Bletchley Park's Alan Turing gets official apology
News Alan Turing, the mathematician and cryptographer whose work played an essential role in the efforts of codebreaking-centre Bletchley Park during WWII, received a posthumous apology from Prime Minister Gordon... [14 Sep 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 12.06.09
Round-Up UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown might be as popular as Steve Ballmer in a Mac developer workshop but he knows how to tap into the populist vibe to detract attention from the state of his government.... [12 Jun 2009]
Brown enlists web father to open up gov't data
News Brown made the announcement in Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, during a speech on constitutional reform. Gordon Brown is bringing in the inventor of the web, Sir Tim... [10 Jun 2009]
Photos: What Brown's reshuffle means for tech
Photo Sugar's remit will include acting as an adviser to small business and government, working closely with small business minister Shriti Vadera and trade and investment minister Mervyn Davis. The man with... [10 Jun 2009]
Compliance with Data Handling Procedures in UK Government
White Paper The Report was drafted at the request of Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, in response to HMRC's loss of 2 compact discs containing 25 million child benefit records in November 2007. The UK Data Handling... [17 Apr 2009]
You Are the Weakest Link - Goodbye
White Paper Prime Minister Gordon Brown recently stated that the government cannot promise the safety of personal data entrusted by the public, citing human error as the reason, so that's okay then isn't it? Human... [12 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... [02 Feb 2009]
Nasa hacker says will plead guilty in UK
News Prime Minister Gordon Brown in November spoke publically about McKinnon, boosting hopes he would serve any sentence in the UK. Self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon has told UK prosecutors he will plead... [13 Jan 2009]
Inbox: Who's to blame for snail's pace broadband?
Comment 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, so... [12 Jan 2009]
Thumbs down for Brown's broadband pledge
News UK heads of IT have cast a vote of no confidence for Prime Minister Gordon Brown's proposals to beef up the digital economy in the latest silicon.com CIO Jury. Jurors voted 11 to one against the... [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.... [06 Jan 2009]
PM's 100,000 job plan to mean broadband spending spree?
News Prime Minister Gordon Brown looks to have given the go ahead to a recession-busting programme of investment that could see super-fast broadband rolled out across the UK. Speaking to The Observer... [05 Jan 2009]
High fibre, high investment and high speeds
News The Labour Party conference saw Prime Minister Gordon Brown announce a £300m scheme to give nearly every family in the UK free access to broadband at home. While it's been some years since the UK became... [29 Dec 2008]
PM speaks out on Nasa hacker plight
News Prime Minister Gordon Brown has spoken publicly for the first time on the future of Gary McKinnon, who is facing extradition to the US on hacking charges. During Prime Minister's... [21 Nov 2008]
