francis maude articles, videos, photos and opinions

Sort by Relevance | Date | Popularity

Defence companies targeted in spear-phishing attack

...try to gain access to their systems, according to Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude. An information-sharing hub has revealed a campaign to break into... Read more

3 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Identity scheme echoes ID cards, say campaigners

...Credit: Home Office The identity assurance scheme, announced by Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude last week, will create services that will verify a person's... Read more

24 May, 2011 by Nick Heath

UK allocates £10m to new ID scheme

...in which citizens authenticate themselves across multiple public services. Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has said the government will put £10m into its new Identity... Read more

31 October, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Maude: Government has saved £300m in IT

...stopping or reducing spend on "low-value" IT projects, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has claimed. Francis Maude has revealed that the government saved £300m... Read more

2 August, 2011 by Staff

Government calls for IT suppliers to embrace SMEs

...Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has said he wants government's major IT suppliers to work... Read more

3 December, 2010 by Kable

Government favours 'flexible' open-source software

...Francis Maude has said that when costs are similar, the government will buy... Read more

16 September, 2010 by Kable

Open data to get public-sector gatekeepers

...Data Strategy Board (DSB) will be led jointly by Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude and universities and science minister David Willetts. At least one in... Read more

21 March, 2012 by Gill Hitchcock

DWP to run open-source trials

...open standards and open-source software. A year ago Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude told major IT suppliers to rethink their approach to projects, making... Read more

7 December, 2011 by Gill Hitchcock

Government to list contract opportunities online

...including the publication of £50bn of potential business online. Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has welcomed plans to streamline procurement procedures in government. Photo credit... Read more

21 November, 2011 by Staff

Government plans G-Cloud Delivery Board

A G-Cloud Delivery Board will take the lead role in implementing the government's programme for cloud computing, as Whitehall unveiled its cloud strategy Read more

28 October, 2011 by Mark Say

Government: Half of IT spending to go on cloud

...Today's Strategic Implementation Plan sets out how we will do this. – Francis Maude By the end of 2014 government should have a security model... Read more

21 October, 2011 by Mark Say

Government cuts number of websites by half

...moved to the department's main website.Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, said: "This announcement shows the significant progress that we're making... Read more

10 October, 2011 by Staff

Report: IT experts should screen public data

...privacy protection with transparency, and help preserve public confidence.Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude said: "Over the past 12 months we have begun transforming the... Read more

14 September, 2011 by Gill Hitchcock

Government discusses digital identity plans

...its viability," the spokeswoman said.In a statement to parliament in May Francis Maude, the Cabinet Office minister, acknowledged that accessing online government services can... Read more

9 September, 2011 by Gill Hitchcock

Cabinet Office pushes forward on open data

...examination and re-use.The consultation was launched by Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude on Thursday. It follows a commitment in July by prime minister... Read more

5 August, 2011 by Mark Say

Get ZDNet UK's daily newsletter

Enter your email address to sign up

ZDNet UK Live

Jack Strain

Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

12 hours ago by Jack Strain via Facebook on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
dede0202

Hello ALL USERS OF THE PIRATE BAY I WOULD PUT AN EXPLANATION ON PIRACY Story Idea ILLIGALE AND SHARING THOSE THAT NET Dissent NOT WELL BUT TO CA...

20 hours ago by dede0202 on The Pirate Bay infringes copyright, High Court decides
Sungwoo

do You know that? it can install 4G Ram. So i buy 4g and install It work! I can run call of duty 4,6,7 [Modern war... 1,2,3] Call of duty 1 was...

21 hours ago by Sungwoo on Loose Ends - Upgrading the Aspire One 522
itsajob

2. Bad idea. Making up patch cables loses you your commission from the cable supplier. 3. If you tidy up, other people can understand where the...

1 day ago by itsajob on Ten IT jobs to save up for those rare lulls
Roberto_Store

Now On Sale, Unlocked iPhone 4S / Galaxy Note In Factory Box. Roberto-Techie(UK) ”Now on Sales” Smartphone, Android,Tablets,Gadget &...

1 day ago by Roberto_Store on Samsung Galaxy S III lined up for sale
Paul Smyth

Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

1 day ago by Paul Smyth via Facebook on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux
UnderINK

I agree with the previous commenter wholeheartedly. I couldn't say it better myself. This is very 'Big Brother'. And while I agree with protecting...

2 days ago by UnderINK on European e-identity plan to be unveiled this month
Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe

Nice to see that Turing's idea of a general purpose computer doing once-hardware-powered tasks in software is now universal ;-) Mary

2 days ago by Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe on Software with everything
Jason Burchell

seriously now. I've only bothered to read a small bit of the comments. do me and the rest of the world a favour. stop saying it does not work or...

2 days ago by Jason Burchell via Facebook on Music industry negotiating over 24-bit downloads
Philip Charles Cohen

Read about it and weep, John Donahoe ... In addition to Visa’s V.me, there is now MasterCard’s PayPass digital wallet soon to arrive; another...

2 days ago by Philip Charles Cohen via Facebook on PayPal takes phone-based payments to the high street
apexwm

Leslie Satenstein : Where have you ever seen Mozilla even mention this? Firefox is the most popular browser in the GNU/Linux OS, so I don't see...

2 days ago by apexwm on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux
songmaster

SHleG: Do you remember building a clockwork scorpion kit (I'm pretty sure I have a photo of it somewhere) — I think it was called something like...

2 days ago by songmaster on Software with everything
Chris Wortman

Good I love Yahoo! Their search engine is getting better than Google as of late. I find more of what I want on the first page, and usually within...

2 days ago by Chris Wortman via Facebook on Linux Mint 13 ramps up for KDE release
PatrickG

openhgs has made the point for Windows 8 multiple monitors without realising it! With Windows 7 you have to switch the mouse and so your focus...

2 days ago by PatrickG on Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake
Leslie Satenstein

Mozilla has threatened to stop supporting Linux. I guess that UBUNTU is going with another browser. I indicated that if Mozilla stops supporting...

2 days ago by Leslie Satenstein via Facebook on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux
Andy Bolstridge

Much as I abhor Microsoft's licensing practices, this is almost certainly down to purchasing IT equipment via 3rd party consultants - you get the...

2 days ago by Andy Bolstridge via Facebook on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
Jack Schofield

@openhgs Windows users have had multiple desktops since Linus started writing Linux. They just haven't shipped as standard because not enough...

3 days ago by Jack Schofield on Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake
Jack Schofield

@Phil at Cloud4 What, Microsoft gets £1,200 per PC and £1,622 per server? Gosh, I'm amazed....

3 days ago by Jack Schofield on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
craigsc

You guys have no idea what is going on at Autonomy. Autonomy could have been a much more profitable organization. The sales operations at Autonomy...

3 days ago by craigsc on HP cuts 27,000 staff as Autonomy chief Lynch leaves
Moley

How does this impact on dual or multi booting? Seems to me to more or less prohibit this, from Windows 8 anyway. Will Grub 2 recognise Windows 8,...

3 days ago by Moley on Windows 8 start-up speed forces USB boot workaround