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Gov.uk public service portal goes live in beta

...was inspired by the Race Online 2012 report published last year by Martha Lane Fox, the government's digital adviser.In addition to catering to... Read more

2 February, 2012 by Staff Writers

Government tests single e-gov web portal

...that we know prevent people from getting online — access, motivation and skills. – Martha Lane-Fox The establishment of the single government website was one of... Read more

11 May, 2011 by David Meyer

Government aims to close digital gap with £98 PCs

...Britons online, according to the recycling project that will provide the hardware. Martha Lane Fox, pictured here at the Race Online launch in July 2010... Read more

18 January, 2011 by Ben Woods

Cabinet Office appoints interim digital services boss

...of online services across central government, in line with the recommendations from Martha Lane Fox's review of the Directgov service. A spokesperson for the... Read more

10 January, 2011 by Kable

Lane Fox kicks off campaign to get millions online

...The UK's digital champion, Martha Lane Fox, has launched a campaign to get millions of people online... Read more

12 July, 2010 by David Meyer

Martha Lane Fox unveils £98 Linux PCs to get UK online

...PCs to persuade them to get online, under a scheme announced by Martha Lane Fox, the government's Digital Champion. In an interview with the... Read more

18 January, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

Cabinet Office appoints £142k digital tsar

...and services that were set out in a review by digital champion Martha Lane Fox. His remit will cover everything from overseeing the creation of... Read more

23 May, 2011 by Nick Heath

Apps and websites: Maude sets out the future of public services

...with the publication of a report by the government's digital champion Martha Lane Fox, which recommends that any transactional public service - such as renewing... Read more

23 November, 2010 by Nick Heath

Volunteers urged to 'give an hour' for online drive

Martha Lane Fox and the Race Online 2012 team have challenged volunteers to... Read more

24 October, 2011

Government cuts number of websites by half

...strategy of 2005, but has been embraced by the present government following Martha Lane-Fox's Revolution Not Evolution report of November 2010.The Cabinet... Read more

10 October, 2011 by Staff

UK government tests radical new alpha.gov.uk site

...the Race Online 2012 challenge issued by the government's "digital champion", Martha Lane Fox. The basic idea is that costs could be reduced if... Read more

11 May, 2011

Top UK tech twitterers: CIOs, academics, analysts, politicos, bloggers

Desperately seeking tech-loving microbloggers based in Blighty? Look no further... Read more

14 April, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

The Top 20 'Technology Elite' on Twitter

...should be obvious. Most UK techies will also recognise Lastminute.com's Martha Lane Fox and Brent Hoberman. But I expect fewer people will know... Read more

11 March, 2011

Who do we invite to the UK's tech dinner with Obama?

...venture capitalist Hermann Hauser, co-founder of Acorn. Perhaps Brent Hoberman and Martha Lane Fox, famous for founding Lastminute.com. Andrew @brookhouse added Sir Tim... Read more

18 February, 2011

Government to make public services online only

...s speech in London was made in response to a report by Martha Lane Fox, the government's 'digital champion', who on Monday proposed the... Read more

23 November, 2010 by Tom Espiner

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