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The Weekly Round-Up: 22.08.08
Round-Up Predictably, the Tories have decried the video and, never passing up an opportunity to take a well-aimed kick at Gordon Brown's dangly bits, have called the video a terrible waste of taxpayers' money. [22 Aug 2008]
Glitches hit Downing Street website launch
News The new website contains more video content and provides the opportunity for users to interact with Downing Street by posting video questions and taking part in webchats with Gordon Brown. The revamped version of the Prime Minister's website has... [13 Aug 2008]
The Naked CIO: Poisoned BlackBerrys
Comment Although he's meant to be on holiday, Gordon Brown admits his BlackBerry will remain on as he wanders pensively along the North Sea shore at Southwold. Perhaps it's forgivable for a prime minister to feel the need to remain in constant touch with... [28 Jul 2008]
Need for "radical change" in gov't data handling
News Gordon Lovell-Read Siemens UK Justice minister Michael Wills has called for a root-and-branch change in how the government handles citizen data. The minister spoke of the need for 'data minimisation' - that is, only holding as much data as is... [26 Jun 2008]
BCS warns over IT degree funding
News Gordon Lovell-Read Siemens UK 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]
Will staff 'Right to Train' boost skills?
News Gordon Lovell-Read Siemens UK The government's skills minister, John Denham, said the 'Right to Train' proposal, which would apply to all employees who have worked for their employer for 26 weeks, could enable around 300,000 people per year to... [19 Jun 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 11.04.08
Round-Up I says: 'Gordon, my son, you've got to sort out the bleedin' National 'ealth Service, it's a disgrace. Oi John, you'll never guess who was in 'ere last night - only Gordon bleedin' Brown. The two organisations have produced a Wild West-style... [11 Apr 2008]
Photos: £1,000 reward for PM's fingerprints
Photo The spoof posters, seen here, offer the reward for anyone who can lawfully obtain the fingerprints of either Gordon Brown or Jacqui Smith. Wild West-style wanted posters will offer a £1,000 reward for anyone capturing the fingerprints of the Prime... [07 Apr 2008]
PM to pump cash into security and espionage tech
News Gordon Brown presented the government's National Security Strategy to the House of Commons yesterday, outlining plans designed to improve the UK's response to terrorist and criminal threats, among others. [20 Mar 2008]
ID cards: What's the latest?
News PM: Parliament to decide ID cards fate but Gordon Brown accused of "dithering" Minister calls for ID cards review Or where the whole project started? The project has never been far from the pages of silicon.com - so here's the pick of our coverage... [29 Jan 2008]
Students revolt against being ID card guinea pigs
News Critics of the scheme said the perceived two-year slip in the widespread rollout of the cards is another sign of wavering support among Gordon Brown's government for ID cards. Shadow immigration minister, Damian Green, said: "The government are... [24 Jan 2008]
PM: Parliament to decide ID cards fate
News The Prime Minister Gordon Brown has reiterated his backing for ID cards this week in the face of accusations his support for the controversial scheme is wavering. No2ID's national co-ordinator Phil Booth said in a statement: "Gordon Brown's... [10 Jan 2008]
Downing St responds to silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign
News In November, Prime Minister Gordon Brown gave the ICO the power to conduct spot checks on government departments, in light of the HM Revenue & Customs breach which saw 25 million child benefit claimants' details 'lost in the post' - making it the... [10 Dec 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 23.11.07
Round-Up Tories and Liberal Democrats will alternately point and wag fingers with unbridled glee at glowering Gordon as he tries to keep his cool during the hooting and sniggering in Prime Minister's Question Time. [23 Nov 2007]
Gordon Brown orders data security spot checks
News Prime Minister Gordon Brown said all government departments and agencies will also have their procedures for the storage and use of data checked by security experts. During Prime Minister's questions in the House of Commons yesterday, he said: "We... [22 Nov 2007]
