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Law change opens UK public data for re-use

...Francis Maude said in a statement. "At present, the data issued by public authorities is raw and often unformed," said Maude. "Under the new Protection... Read more

2 May, 2012

EU aims to cut 'stupid costs' of broadband rollout

...is open to all interested parties, such as telecoms and utilities companies, public authorities and individual consumers. It invites views on issues such as potential... Read more

27 April, 2012

IT job losses at 25 year high in public sector

...for Socitm Insights, said that the cuts had been made possible by public authorities restructuring their IT teams. "There has been a move towards outsourcing... Read more

20 January, 2012 by Nick Heath

ICO: texts and private email subject to FOI

...to be held on behalf of the public authority," said the guidance. Public authorities should not be surprised that private SMS and email are covered... Read more

19 December, 2011

Mobile broadband business use shoots up

...released figures on business use of the internet for obtaining information from public authorities, such as those for tax and customs. Across the 27 EU... Read more

14 December, 2011 by David Meyer

Reuse of public data to get easier under new EU rules

...year for the economy, the Commission said. At the moment, it added, public authorities do not provide enough information about what data is available, who... Read more

12 December, 2011 by David Meyer

Kroes: Data-roaming caps must not hamper competition

...wider range of prospective investors including utilities, institutional investors, equipment manufacturers and public authorities. In combination with other financial tools at EU, national and local... Read more

23 November, 2011 by Ben Woods

Government plans G-Cloud Delivery Board

...s plan to set up a G-Cloud to provide services to public authorities and for half of Whitehall's new IT spending to be... Read more

28 October, 2011 by Mark Say

MPs flag privacy concerns in Freedoms Bill

...the introduction of a surveillance code covering the operation of CCTV by public authorities in England and Wales and a commissioner to promote compliance with... Read more

10 October, 2011 by Sade Laja

Government prepares to open G-Cloud procurement

...followed by another that is tailored to reflect feedback from suppliers and public authorities. All suppliers offering cloud-based services will be able to take... Read more

5 October, 2011 by Mark Say

SAP glitch leads to £3.7m in overpayments for Somerset

...that the remaining £900,000 in overpayments was made by the other public authorities using Southwest One: Avon and Somerset Constabulary and Taunton Deane Borough... Read more

17 August, 2011 by Sade Laja

Government data policy is flawed, report says

...activists with the publication of a report, Protecting Information Privacy, that says public authorities may be unaware they are breaking the law, as the complexity... Read more

16 August, 2011 by Mark Say

ICO: Police authority breached Data Protection Act

...told of a possible data protection breach. "While it is important that public authorities are transparent about the work they do by publishing information online... Read more

19 July, 2011

MI5 software error leads to wrongful data collection

...MI5 has corrected the setting on its systems. Overall, Kennedy reported that public authorities submitted 552,550 requests for communications data during 2010, and the... Read more

4 July, 2011 by S A Mathieson

Europe looks to smart meters to hit energy target

...for subsidies to upgrade machinery and tax rebates. The plan also requires public authorities to refurbish at least 3 percent of the floor area in... Read more

10 March, 2011 by Tom Espiner

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