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E-envoy quits to return to Australia
News E-envoy Alex Allan quits his Cabinet Office post Tuesday for "personal reasons". But the e-envoy Alex Allan failed to make his mark, which goes to show, good ideas alone are simply not enough. Allan, appointed last September, is returning to...
[September 5, 2000, 15:40]
Pinder becomes e-envoy for good
News Pinder was appointed acting e-envoy in October last year, following the resignation of Alex Allan who returned to Australia for personal reasons. He will play a key role in driving forward the excellent work started by Alex Allan," he said in a...
[January 31, 2001, 16:03]
E-government plans criticised
News The award ceremony, hosted by e-envoy Alex Allan, was meant to celebrate government Internet achievements but there were rumbles of discontent from the civil servants and officials charged with delivering Tony Blair's e-policy.
[March 28, 2000, 10:17]
Firms have little faith in e-government - report
News Only 15 percent believe the government is helping to the UK keep pace with worldwide developments in e-commerce and 35 percent believe that Richard Branson would make a better e-envoy than Alex Allan.
[May 22, 2000, 9:32]
E-envoy tells government to lay off the Net
News The UK's e-envoy Alex Allan warns the government not to interfere in the knowledge economy as he claims the Internet could be its closest political ally. Allan's comments come in a keynote speech made in Washington Tuesday as part of his first US...
[June 28, 2000, 12:18]
Government to shape up e-policy
News Speaking at a National Audit Office (NAO) seminar in London Monday, e-envoy Alex Allan claimed he is determined to push through digital policy at the highest level. As part of the plan to wire Whitehall, Allan proposes to improve design and...
[February 8, 2000, 15:47]
A Year Ago: E-envoy chases the girls
News According to e-envoy Alex Allan IT jobs are currently "the least sexy" of all occupations rating lower than funeral directors. The initiatives -- announced by Allan -- include a campaign to promote and re-brand the image of careers in IT...
[July 1, 2001, 6:28]
E-envoy chases the girls
News According to e-envoy Alex Allan IT jobs are currently "the least sexy" of all occupations rating lower than funeral directors. The initiatives -- announced by Allan -- include a campaign to promote and re-brand the image of careers in IT...
[June 30, 2000, 11:03]
70's technology could thwart RIP bill
News One government official that seems less than sure about the government's snooping bill is e-envoy Alex Allan. Revelations that the RIP bill can be by-passed using long-standing steganographic and cryptographic technologies could signal the death...
[June 29, 2000, 14:07]
Jane Wakefield: Window on the world
News Mr Allan was appointed UK e-envoy on Monday and will run around the world telling everyone how great we are at e-commerce. Mr Allan may know how to design a Web site but whether he has what it takes to kick-start an apathetic UK business community...
[September 17, 1999, 11:40]
Government to shake up its Web plans
News In an effort to address the problem, the UK's e-envoy Alex Allan launched an e-government report, laying out a framework for delivering public services in the Internet age. In order to find out what the public requires from electronic delivery of...
[April 5, 2000, 11:03]
Government rates Britain's Internet status
News The UK's e-envoy Alex Allan unveils the new online service -- dubbed eStatMap -- which is available via his Web site: www.e-envoy.gov.uk. The government launches a Web site dedicated to mapping the UK's position in the global e-economy Wednesday.
[July 26, 2000, 15:47]
Jane Wakefield: E-ambassador, you are spoiling us
News While Alex Allan -- his previous job was High Commissioner to Australia -- adjusts to the change of climate and settles into his new role, it might be worth reminding ourselves what his duties will be.
[January 21, 2000, 13:20]
Government dumps email in favour of the fax
News Consequently, even the government's e-Ministers, Patricia Hewitt and Alex Allan, have been forced to resort to paper, ink and the trusty fax to communicate with other members of the government. The government is apparently having a few teething...
[March 20, 2000, 16:05]
Government appoints head techie
News The problem has been exacerbated by the resignation of e-envoy Alex Allan, who leaves his post later this month to return to Australia. The government appointed a Webmaster General Monday as part of its drive to make the UK the e-commerce capital...
[October 2, 2000, 10:52]
Government to get tough on IT
News This message is reiterated by e-envoy Alex Allan who claims job prospects within departments will be measured by the success of future IT projects. Senior civil servants' heads may roll as the government announces a blitz on IT projects Monday and...
[May 24, 2000, 14:57]
Government smashes own online targets
News It is still searching for an e-envoy following the resignation of Alex Allan. The government claims Tuesday to have smashed its own targets for the delivery of services via the Internet. The original target -- for 2002 -- was to have a quarter of...
[January 17, 2001, 10:43]
Government fears digital divide is growing
News The government has come under industry pressure to speed up its search following the resignation of Alex Allan. The UK already suffers from a consumer digital divide but Tuesday the government highlighted another one -- this time in the realm of...
[November 22, 2000, 15:58]
E-government plans in disarray
News E-envoy Alex Allan -- who was given the job of overseeing e-government plans -- resigned last month to return to Australia. E-government plans appeared to be in disarray Thursday as Compaq withdrew from the process of setting up an infrastructure...
[October 19, 2000, 14:54]
Wiretapping may cost ISPs £17m - report
News s Association (ISPA) last week sent an open letter to Alex Allan, the E-Envoy, expressing its serious concerns about the role of ISPs in providing the interception facilities required by the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill.
[April 26, 2000, 10:17]
