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E-envoy Quits To Return To Australia
News E-envoy Alex Allan quits his Cabinet Office post Tuesday for "personal reasons". But the e-envoy Alex Allan failed to make his mark, which goes to show, good ideas alone are simply not enough. Allan, appointed last September, is returning to...
[September 5, 2000, 15:40]
Pinder Becomes E-envoy For Good
News Pinder was appointed acting e-envoy in October last year, following the resignation of Alex Allan who returned to Australia for personal reasons. He will play a key role in driving forward the excellent work started by Alex Allan," he said in a...
[January 31, 2001, 16:03]
E-government Plans Criticised
News The award ceremony, hosted by e-envoy Alex Allan, was meant to celebrate government Internet achievements but there were rumbles of discontent from the civil servants and officials charged with delivering Tony Blair's e-policy.
[March 28, 2000, 10:17]
Firms Have Little Faith In E-government - Report
News Only 15 percent believe the government is helping to the UK keep pace with worldwide developments in e-commerce and 35 percent believe that Richard Branson would make a better e-envoy than Alex Allan.
[May 22, 2000, 9:32]
E-envoy Tells Government To Lay Off The Net
News The UK's e-envoy Alex Allan warns the government not to interfere in the knowledge economy as he claims the Internet could be its closest political ally. Allan's comments come in a keynote speech made in Washington Tuesday as part of his first US...
[June 28, 2000, 12:18]
Government To Shape Up E-policy
News Speaking at a National Audit Office (NAO) seminar in London Monday, e-envoy Alex Allan claimed he is determined to push through digital policy at the highest level. As part of the plan to wire Whitehall, Allan proposes to improve design and...
[February 8, 2000, 15:47]
A Year Ago: E-envoy Chases The Girls
News According to e-envoy Alex Allan IT jobs are currently "the least sexy" of all occupations rating lower than funeral directors. The initiatives -- announced by Allan -- include a campaign to promote and re-brand the image of careers in IT...
[July 1, 2001, 6:28]
E-envoy Chases The Girls
News According to e-envoy Alex Allan IT jobs are currently "the least sexy" of all occupations rating lower than funeral directors. The initiatives -- announced by Allan -- include a campaign to promote and re-brand the image of careers in IT...
[June 30, 2000, 11:03]
70's Technology Could Thwart RIP Bill
News One government official that seems less than sure about the government's snooping bill is e-envoy Alex Allan. Revelations that the RIP bill can be by-passed using long-standing steganographic and cryptographic technologies could signal the death...
[June 29, 2000, 14:07]
Jane Wakefield: Window On The World
News Mr Allan was appointed UK e-envoy on Monday and will run around the world telling everyone how great we are at e-commerce. Mr Allan may know how to design a Web site but whether he has what it takes to kick-start an apathetic UK business community...
[September 17, 1999, 11:40]
Government To Shake Up Its Web Plans
News In an effort to address the problem, the UK's e-envoy Alex Allan launched an e-government report, laying out a framework for delivering public services in the Internet age. In order to find out what the public requires from electronic delivery of...
[April 5, 2000, 11:03]
Government Rates Britain's Internet Status
News The UK's e-envoy Alex Allan unveils the new online service -- dubbed eStatMap -- which is available via his Web site: www.e-envoy.gov.uk. The government launches a Web site dedicated to mapping the UK's position in the global e-economy Wednesday.
[July 26, 2000, 15:47]
Jane Wakefield: E-ambassador, You Are Spoiling Us
News While Alex Allan -- his previous job was High Commissioner to Australia -- adjusts to the change of climate and settles into his new role, it might be worth reminding ourselves what his duties will be.
[January 21, 2000, 13:20]
Government Dumps Email In Favour Of The Fax
News Consequently, even the government's e-Ministers, Patricia Hewitt and Alex Allan, have been forced to resort to paper, ink and the trusty fax to communicate with other members of the government. The government is apparently having a few teething...
[March 20, 2000, 16:05]
Government Appoints Head Techie
News The problem has been exacerbated by the resignation of e-envoy Alex Allan, who leaves his post later this month to return to Australia. The government appointed a Webmaster General Monday as part of its drive to make the UK the e-commerce capital...
[October 2, 2000, 10:52]
Government To Get Tough On IT
News This message is reiterated by e-envoy Alex Allan who claims job prospects within departments will be measured by the success of future IT projects. Senior civil servants' heads may roll as the government announces a blitz on IT projects Monday and...
[May 24, 2000, 14:57]
Government Smashes Own Online Targets
News It is still searching for an e-envoy following the resignation of Alex Allan. The government claims Tuesday to have smashed its own targets for the delivery of services via the Internet. The original target -- for 2002 -- was to have a quarter of...
[January 17, 2001, 10:43]
Government Fears Digital Divide Is Growing
News The government has come under industry pressure to speed up its search following the resignation of Alex Allan. The UK already suffers from a consumer digital divide but Tuesday the government highlighted another one -- this time in the realm of...
[November 22, 2000, 15:58]
E-government Plans In Disarray
News E-envoy Alex Allan -- who was given the job of overseeing e-government plans -- resigned last month to return to Australia. E-government plans appeared to be in disarray Thursday as Compaq withdrew from the process of setting up an infrastructure...
[October 19, 2000, 14:54]
Wiretapping May Cost ISPs £17m - Report
News s Association (ISPA) last week sent an open letter to Alex Allan, the E-Envoy, expressing its serious concerns about the role of ISPs in providing the interception facilities required by the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill.
[April 26, 2000, 10:17]
