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"Be cautious of the message, not suspicious of the tools"
Comment Some high profile politicians are keen embracers of microblogging (and other web 2.0 apparatus). The trio have been voted onto this year's silicon.com Agenda Setters list, which profiles the top 50 most influential... [10 Oct 2008]
Richard Thomas
AS Profile The Agenda Setters judges commended him for "setting the political and administrative agendas for the protection of personal data in this century in the UK" and for "firmly disciplining politicians, civil servants, the... [07 Oct 2008]
Round three for BT's Phorm trials
News Phorm's technology, which BT will use under the brand of 'Webwise', has attracted protests from peers, politicians, technologists and think tanks, who have expressed concerns over legal and privacy issues. [29 Sep 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Government gaffe
Comment How out of touch with the real world are our politicians? The really interesting feature about all this is that the politicians are really missing the point. Broadband from A to Z Click on the links... [25 Sep 2008]
Europe-wide wireless broadband on the way
News EU politicians have backed measures to help create a wireless broadband service that could work across Europe. The European parliament has backed a package of telecoms measures designed to simplify the roll out of... [24 Sep 2008]
RIM's Pearl shows its flip side
News The Pearl also allowed RIM to broaden its market beyond its mainstay of executives, lawyers, politicians and other professionals who use the BlackBerry to send work email securely. RIM is launching a flip version of its... [10 Sep 2008]
Cheat Sheet: Microblogging
Cheat Sheet It's true that while consumers, certain sections of the media and politicians have all been jumping on this bandwagon it's still very much an emerging tech when it comes to the enterprise. Considering how popular Twitter... [02 Sep 2008]
Inbox: Data breaches, tech wages, ePassport woes
Comment Perhaps care of data would improve if directors of companies involved in breaches and politicians had to divulge the same information about themselves whenever a loss of data was discovered in their company or government... [28 Aug 2008]
The Naked CIO: Enemies of the state
Comment The bureaucratic bog created by politicians is only part of the problem for IT in this country. Politicians need to inspire educational institutions to breed the next generation of inventors and... [14 Jul 2008]
Policies to Foster Human Capital
White Paper Politicians and social commentators routinely express concern about the political and social consequences of growing economic inequality. In response to the new labor market for skills in which the real wages paid to... [03 Jul 2008]
Ericsson Top Scoring for the Danish Parliament
White Paper Today, Denmark's politicians have full access to email, schedules, Intranet updates, documents, and colleagues - whether they are at their desks, on the road, or working from home. In 2001, in a New Year's speech to the... [03 Jul 2008]
Parliament websites go to the polls
News Parliament and politicians are increasingly making use of the web but it's now the public's turn to have a say on which MP has the best website. The British Computer Society (BCS) has launched a search to find the best... [20 Jun 2008]
Cyber crime: The global battle
News Police forces worldwide are mobilising to tackle the estimated $104bn global cyber crime menace but money, manpower and expertise varies wildly from country to country, with the UK's response being attacked by... [05 Jun 2008]
UK plc 'needs more skilled migrants'
News That's the warning from not-for-profit research organisation, The Work Foundation, which has called on politicians and policymakers to do more to address looming pressures in the labour market as demand for knowledge... [02 Jun 2008]
Revealed: Cyber crimefighting successes
News The National High Tech Crime Unit (NHCTU) was rolled into Soca in 2006, prompting claims from business and politicians that cyber crime policing was being diluted.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a... [15 May 2008]
