government in photos
Photos: India 999
Photo The Indian government will help fund the rollout of a scheme created by an Indian outsourcing veteran to provide the country's first dedicated ambulance service. Now the government has agreed to help roll out the Emergency Management and Research... [01 May 2008]
Photos: Celebrating the top CIOs
Photo Many of those on the CIO50 attended the launch, including the CIOs of Associated Newspapers, Atkins, Avis Europe, BAA, Betfair, British Energy, Carphone Warehouse, Corus, LCH Clearnet, Norwich Union, Siemens and the UK government. [13 Jun 2007]
Photos: £1,000 reward for PM's fingerprints
Photo The campaign is an attack on government plans to take the biometric details of UK citizens for ID cards, starting next year. The ringleaders need to learn that our fingerprints are not government property. [07 Apr 2008]
Photos: Germany's road charging tech
Photo So far there is no variation according to route on the autobahn or time of day, though the government is believed to be considering these options. So far the scheme, since January of 2005, has collected around €6bn for the German government. [02 Feb 2007]
Photos: Quotes of the day - CIO Forum
Photo John Suffolk, UK government CIO, answered questions about ID cards, saying he has no worries about the technology underpinning the project. He also defended the government's record on large IT projects, saying much of the criticism overlooks the... [26 Sep 2006]
Photos: Future tech from HP boffins
Photo HP Labs India is doing field trials with ISRO, the Indian government's satellite company, and a state government broadcaster and it has been tested in 10 schools in the town of Tumkur near Bangalore. HP plans to licence the software to set top box... [12 Apr 2006]
Photos: GCHQ aims to recruit with in-game ads
Photo The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has launched what it claims is the world's first in-game recruitment advertising campaign. Job ads will appear in real world scenarios - such as billboard and street advertising - in a number of... [23 Oct 2007]
Photos: Offshore outsourcing like an Egyptian
Photo But the government is trying to encourage companies to see it as a destination for business process and contact centre outsourcing. This might be the image of Egypt that most people are used to - pyramids and sand. [08 Jun 2006]
Photos: Voters go high-tech at local elections
Photo The government ditched the e-voting trials originally planned for this week's local council elections because of fears over security. But that hasn't stopped one borough trialling new technologies to encourage higher voter turnout, prevent fraud... [05 May 2006]
Photos: Inside Symantec's secure bunker
Photo The Symantec bunker was built by the UK government in the early 1990s to shelter key utilities workers in the event of a nuclear attack and was originally a reservoir. The entrance is set into a hill near Winchester. [29 Nov 2005]
Photo: Beijing exhibitionists
Photo The Chinese government has introduced measures to cool down real estate prices in major cities by discouraging speculative dealings. At a property fair in Beijing on June 19, models carry LCD monitors on their backs that show real estate videos. [28 Jun 2005]
Photos: An internet café in China
Photo It has been said that the government is becoming concerned at the amount of time youngsters are spending in the virtual world. Welcome to one of China's many internet cafés. This one is down a back street in Shanghai. [21 Jul 2006]
Photos of the month - February 2007
Photo So far the scheme, since January of 2005, has collected around €6bn for the German government. Honda's new Civic Type-R (above) is one of numerous cars now equipped with iPod capability. Check out the rest of silicon.com's guide to all things car... [01 Mar 2007]
Photos: Prisoners get tech training
Photo Most of the centre's work will be for the HM Prison Service, though it's possible other government departments or outside businesses will contract work with it as well. This is a sample of the types of brochures and pamphlets produced at the new... [09 Mar 2006]
Photos: Inside Tsinghua University's Incubator
Photo Incubated companies can receive up to $100,000 dollars in R&D funding from the government, $12,000 in business grants and free office space. Welcome to Tsinghua Science Park, home to big-hitting companies such as Sina.com, Sohu.com and relative... [20 Jun 2006]
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