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RSS funding in newsBletchley Park future under colossal threat
News Bletchley Park was declared a conservation area in 1992 by Milton Keynes Borough Council and is now run by the Bletchley Park Trust - a charity that receives no external funding. The survival of Bletchley Park, the secret home to Britain's... [24 Jul 2008]
Microsoft training Black Country kids in joys of IT
News Gill is meeting with the LSC next month to look at ways of funding more apprenticeships in other parts of the UK. Microsoft is helping youngsters in the Black Country learn about the joys of IT - and also plugging a skills gap for helpdesk support... [23 Jul 2008]
Police to get thousands more mobiles
News The new funding will pay for an additional 15,000 handheld computers by March 2010, bringing the total number to around 30,000 by 2010, according to policing support organisation the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA), which will manage... [22 Jul 2008]
Privacy watchdog to get power to raid
News The government launched its consultation on the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) powers and funding following the Data Sharing Review, which recommended that the ICO be given more money and authority to fine organisations for "reckless... [17 Jul 2008]
Are banks going soft on e-crime?
News In its follow up report, the committee also urges the government to make it easier for victims of electronic fraud to get compensation, put funding in place for a central e-crime policing unit and create a data security breach notification law to... [08 Jul 2008]
Foreign Office tech overspend leads to project trimming
News Other IT systems have been cut down, with "financial constraints" forcing funding for the iRecords electronic document management system to be cut from £26.5m to £5.1m and predicted spend on an FCO web platform reduced from £13.5m to £9.7m. [07 Jul 2008]
Tech-savvy recruited for organised crime
News According to Paul Simmonds, chief information security officer for AstraZeneca, one of the root causes of computer security issues is funding. A Soca spokesperson told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk on Friday: "We are aware of anecdotal... [23 Jun 2008]
BCS warns over IT degree funding
News The government is gambling with the UK economy by removing funding for graduates who want to retrain in IT, the British Computer Society (BCS) has warned - at a time when the industry is crying out for more skilled recruits. [20 Jun 2008]
Ultra fat pipes to squeeze through Dundee's sewers
News Work will begin to wire up Dundee's 55,000-plus homes in 2009, with H2O funding the £30m infrastructure cost. Dundee has been selected as the first Scottish 'Fibrecity' - meaning 100Mbps-plus broadband connectivity will be speeding out of fibre... [18 Jun 2008]
LinkedIn hits billion-dollar valuation
News Business-networking site LinkedIn announced on Tuesday evening it had netted $53m in a Series D funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures and with participation from existing investors Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners and Bessemer Ventures. [18 Jun 2008]
"Boring" school IT curriculum slammed
News Moreover, despite being vital to drive the UK's knowledge economy, computing is not classed as a Stem subject (science, technology, engineering, maths), said MacKinnon, meaning higher education funding has been significantly cut back - to the tune... [17 Jun 2008]
E-crime unit on track, says police chief
News Plans for a national UK cyber crime policing unit remain on track despite the government stalling on funding, a top cyber cop has said. Funding for PCEU has been slow to arrive, with the government still not committing to its £1.3m start-up costs... [13 Jun 2008]
Manchester on the road to high tech transport
News The city has secured £1.5bn of government funding to significantly improve its public transport, which includes the implementation of a London-style Congestion Charge scheme in 2013. The application for funding has been approved by the Department... [10 Jun 2008]
BlackBerrys on the beat
News The initiative is part of the £50m Home Office and National Policing Improvement Agency funding announced last week for 10,000 hand-held devices to be rolled out across 27 police forces. Thames Valley Police is rolling out 1,100 BlackBerry smart... [03 Jun 2008]
Bletchley Park restoration short on funds
News The Trust is in talks with the National Lottery Fund and others to secure funding and Greenish is confident the funds can be raised. Historic Bletchley Park needs a financial helping hand to save several buildings used by World War II code breakers. [30 May 2008]
