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Super-fast broadband for UK? Get creative, say ministers

Super-fast broadband for UK? Get creative, say ministers

With the new coalition government comes a change of approach for achieving super-fast broadband across the country, says Malcolm Corbett Read more

13 August, 2010 by Malcolm Corbett
Graph Based E-Government Web Service Composition

Graph Based E-Government Web Service Composition

Nowadays, e-government has emerged as a government policy to improve the quality and efficiency of public administrations. By exploiting... Read more

1 September, 2011

Will limits on overseas tech workers hurt UK plc?

Experts warn government policy could damage competitiveness... The government's policy on immigration risks damaging... Read more

29 June, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

Cabinet Office: no lobby influence on open standards

...Gavigan said he had not personally seen Microsoft and BSA lobbying affecting government policy, but questioned why the government had withdrawn its definition of open... Read more

9 February, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Quotes of the year: From Steve Jobs' impact to why architects are the Britneys of IT

The best tech soundbites from 2011... Read more

19 December, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

Hague lists cyber 'rules of the road'

...to freedom on the internet is not cybercrime, but "misguided and overreaching government policy"."Government control is possibly not the best answer," said Wales.Wales... Read more

1 November, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Mind the app: TfL must keep its open data promise

The developers behind online travel game Chromaroma say Transport for London's attitude to data is holding back innovation Read more

26 August, 2011 by Toby Barnes

Government plans for privatised ID scheme emerge

...the documents, which are all marked as "draft" and not representative of government policy, seems quite tight. One-click registration for businesses would appear this... Read more

15 June, 2011 by David Meyer

Google's Schmidt calls for regulators to hold their fire

...the panel discussion on the internet and economic growth. He added that government policy should focus on the easy availability of wired and wireless broadband... Read more

24 May, 2011 by Tom Espiner

BSA: Open standards will 'increase e-government costs'

...source systems integration firm Sirius, said the BSA's response to the government policy note was "rubbish" and "absolutely predictable". "A lot of time and... Read more

1 March, 2011 by David Meyer

BCS pushes for open healthcare data

...in ways that do not allow people to misinterpret the information. Finally, government policy should make healthcare providers develop data systems that allow the sharing... Read more

24 September, 2010 by Tom Espiner

DWP lays out £1m on search engine marketing

...them would result in a "disproportionate" cost, Grayling added. "The current cross-government policy of freezing all paid-for marketing and advertising has suspended spend... Read more

7 September, 2010 by Kable
Get2Know Business: Success 1.0

Get2Know Business: Success 1.0

...market and infrastructure, external economies of scale, labour supply, business sites and government policy.Using the Get2Know Business Success app:Learn. 51 illustrated pages will... Read more

14 March, 2012
American City and County for iPad 4.0.0.33

American City and County for iPad 4.0.0.33

...the latest technology to repairing crumbling infrastructure. Topics include state and local government policy, politics, management, finance, environment, economic development and technology all the vital... Read more

14 March, 2012
Get2Know Business Lite: Foundations 1.0

Get2Know Business Lite: Foundations 1.0

...This uses case studies from the transport sector.External influences looks at government policy, the opportunities and threats to business from public spending, monetary policy... Read more

12 March, 2012

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