government information commissioner
Lib Dem MP nets 'Hero' award
News Other nominees for the Internet Hero award were last year's winner Elizabeth France, the former information commissioner, Secretary of State David Blunkett's son Hugh, APIG, and Home Office official Simon Watkin, who ended up collecting the... [21 Feb 2003]
Wrong sort of computers leave lovers frustrated
News Commissioner Viviane Reding, responsible for Information Society and Media, said in a statement: "Our overall aim must be e-government that delivers tangible benefits for citizens and businesses, everywhere in the EU, leaving no one behind. [24 Feb 2006]
Liikanen launches public consultation into dot-eu
News Erkki Liikanen, commissioner for the information society, has long been interested in a European top-level domain, as revealed on Silicon.com in November "EU commission considers dot-eu domains". Liikanen will also receive advice from members of... [02 Feb 2000]
Privacy ruling opens legal floodgates
News The ruling backs the efforts of the Information Commissioner's office which has struggled to get businesses and agencies to take the new DPA seriously. The ruling could have severe consequences for other local authorities, government agencies and... [19 Nov 2001]
EC puts IT at heart of Europe
News Commissioner Erkki Liikanen, has called for governments to speed up all IT policy, in partnership with local business and consumers. It will focus on education, competitive access rates, ecommerce, university research, smart card specifications... [08 Dec 1999]
CEOs blamed for "horrifying" data blunders
News The UK's information commissioner is calling on CEOs to take the security of customer and staff information more seriously. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) received almost 24,000 enquiries and complaints concerning personal information... [11 Jul 2007]
EU to set up cybercrime forum
News The forum will enable information sharing between government agencies, consumer groups and the industry, he told a meeting of the European Parliamentarians Internet Group, E-ping. The proposal follows the establishment of similar bodies by various... [06 Dec 2000]
Building Privacy Into Municipal E-Government
White Paper This article examines the role of the privacy architect in a municipal e-Government initiative. Because the terms privacy and security are often used interchangeably throughout the silo-bridging process, security architects usually find themselves... [01 Feb 2005]
EU IT project shows healthy ROI
News We already know that public investment in IT can generate savings through greater productivity, both in the public sector as well as in private companies" said Erkki Liikanen, the Commissioner for Enterprise and Information Society, "This study... [14 Oct 2003]
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