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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 by... Read more

12 July, 2010 by David Meyer

Gov.uk public service portal goes live in beta

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

2 February, 2012 by Staff Writers

Government tests single e-gov web portal

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

11 May, 2011 by David Meyer

Government aims to close digital gap with £98 PCs

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

18 January, 2011 by Ben Woods

Cabinet Office appoints interim digital services boss

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

10 January, 2011 by Kable

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

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

18 January, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

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

...cost savings from service simplification and a shift to digital-only services," Lane Fox said in the report. To help the public get online, the... Read more

23 November, 2010 by Nick Heath

Cabinet Office appoints £142k digital tsar

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

23 May, 2011 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 donate... Read more

24 October, 2011

Government cuts number of websites by half

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

10 October, 2011 by Staff

UK government tests radical new alpha.gov.uk site

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

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

11 March, 2011

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

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

18 February, 2011

Government to make public services online only

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

23 November, 2010 by Tom Espiner

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