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Government to create 'snoop unit'
News The government is to set up a specialist snoop unit that targets paedophiles, drug barons and other criminals using the Net, according to reports. The government fears criminals will increasingly use encryption to send coded messages via the Net.
[September 7, 1999, 10:49]
Government may ease the way for wireless broadband
News As part of its drive to improve the take-up of broadband and digital TV, the government has suggested relaxing the rules that currently restrict the number and type of dishes and antennae that can be installed on the outside of a dwelling, block...
[April 8, 2003, 13:41]
Government moves to tackle phishing
News The UK government is proposing changes to a fraud law that would mean scammers behind phishing attacks could face up to 10 years in jail. The Home Office has published the government's Fraud Bill in which it suggests a new offence of fraud to close...
[May 31, 2005, 14:05]
Government 'must make leap to broadband'
News The UK government must help develop Broadband Britain by developing online versions of its existing services that will make use of high-speed Internet access, according to cable firm Telewest. Giving evidence to the select committee of culture...
[March 1, 2002, 6:31]
Government puts onus for chatroom policing on ISPs
News Whilst Internet Service Providers (ISPs) say they are not equipped to crack down on paedophiles abusing Internet chatrooms, the government and police are showing an unwillingness to grasp the severity of the situation.
[March 20, 2001, 15:15]
MPs: Government must subsidise rural broadband
News The government's rural broadband strategy has been slammed by a committee of MPs, who have demanded that greater efforts be made to make high-speed Internet services available across the whole of the UK.
[July 15, 2003, 11:48]
Government seeks out new tech talent
News A fast-track graduate scheme to unearth the next generation of public-sector IT leaders has been launched by the government. The UK government handles some of the largest IT programmes in the world and says it needs "exceptionally talented people...
[October 19, 2007, 9:10]
Tories: Government is falling behind in open source
News The Conservative party has criticised the UK government over its lack of implementation of open-source technology. Government departments have failed to capitalise on the software as a resource, even though reports from its agencies have looked at...
[January 28, 2009, 12:41]
Government denies allegations of secret 3G talks
News The government denied on Monday that it has been conducting secret meetings with mobile network operators to discuss ways of rescuing them from their 3G debt burden Newspaper reports over the weekend claimed that representative from Vodafone, BT...
[March 19, 2001, 11:53]
Government and industry join in scheme for IT skills
News E-Skills UK on Tuesday called for the government, employers and educators to join a new scheme for improving the IT abilities of the 21 million UK employees currently using IT at work. E-Skills UK is one of several independent, employer-led...
[April 9, 2003, 10:04]
A Year Ago: Government panel recommends digital poll tax
News The row over the future of digital TV -- described as the fourth broadcasting revolution -- hotted up Thurday as the government-appointed Davies panel recommended an increase in the licence fee for digital viewers.
[August 8, 2000, 7:06]
Government calls for more women in IT
News Women are being encouraged to enter the IT industry in a new initiative by the Government. Trade and Industry Secretary, Patricia Hewitt said the government would introduce measures in 2002 to try to attract more women to the industry.
[October 18, 2001, 16:01]
News Burst: Government plans Net snoop unit
News The government fears criminals will increasingly use encryption to send coded messages via the Net. Despite reports the government is to fund the unit to the tune of £20m, the Home Office, the Department of Trade and Industry and the Cabinet Office...
[September 7, 1999, 9:20]
Government launches new immigration screening system
News A Government project to use passenger and intelligence databases to track and screen travellers entering and leaving the UK is set to begin trials by the end of the year. The £15m 'Project Semaphore' trial is the first part of the government's 'e...
[September 29, 2004, 12:30]
Government web-monitoring plans on hold
Blog Government plans to compel ISPs to process and store details of all web communications have been put on hold until after the next election. The speech, which is written by the incumbent government, made no mention of plans to bring forward IMP...
[November 18, 2009, 16:39]
Government gives new life to tech tax break
News The allowances provide a favourable and stable environment for businesses seeking to invest in technology that promotes greater efficiency and enables them to deal faster and more effectively with Government and other businesses," said Brown.
[April 9, 2003, 16:45]
Government u-turn on private finance for IT
News The government has scrapped the use of controversial Private Finance Initiative deals for public sector IT contracts following a catalogue of costly high-profile projects. However, botched PFI projects such as the £698m cancelled Pathway project to...
[July 17, 2003, 15:53]
Government to fund broadband town
News The government has released details of the projects that it will support with the £30m it recently guaranteed to spend on regional broadband initiatives. In Wales, which received a total of £2.67m, some of the government's funding will be used to...
[March 19, 2002, 12:50]
Government advised to allow radio spectrum trading
News The government has been advised to bring in radical changes in the way it manages the radio spectrum. If implemented, this could mean that companies would be able to trade the ownership of spectrum bands.
[March 6, 2002, 17:33]
Government to launch online emergency service
News The intranet will be available to emergency services and government departments for coordinating local and national responses to terrorist attacks and other major disasters. According to a report in E-Government Bulletin, the system combines two...
[January 10, 2002, 13:54]
