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Douglas Alexander Takes On E-minister Role
News As previously reported on ZDNet, Douglas Alexander, MP for Paisley South, has been named as minister for e-commerce and competitiveness. Alexander replaces Patricia Hewitt, who has been promoted to Trade and Industry secretary.
[June 12, 2001, 9:32]
Alexander Warned Over Broadband Complacency
News Responding to comments made last week by Douglas Alexander, the ISP said this country still has some big obstacles to overcome before it can truly be called "Broadband Britain". Douglas Alexander's comments were made in an interview with the...
[June 25, 2001, 15:27]
Watmore To Start In September
News He will be accountable to Douglas Alexander, minister for the Cabinet Office, and report to Sir Andrew Turnbull, the cabinet secretary. Douglas Alexander and Sir Andrew Turnbull have set a formidable challenge in not only driving up use of...
[May 26, 2004, 12:15]
BT Throws Down Broadband Gauntlet
News Obviously we welcome any price cut, as long as they aren't anti-competitive," a spokesman told ZDNet UK News on Friday, echoing similar comments made by e-commerce minister Douglas Alexander. E-commerce minister Douglas Alexander said on Thursday...
[February 8, 2002, 15:36]
Lib Dems Back Labour's Choice Of E-minister
News Despite lacking a technology background, Douglas Alexander could prove to be a successful e-minister thanks to his influential position within the Labour Party, according to the opposition Liberal Democrats.
[June 13, 2001, 15:06]
Tax Travesty A Blip On The Government's Online Radar
News Pinder also defended the appointment of MP Douglas Alexander as the e-commerce minister to supplement Patricia Hewitt's role as e-minister. Douglas Alexander has a legal background, and he has shown in just a few days that he can take a brief and...
[June 26, 2001, 16:56]
UK Visas Relaxed For Indian IT Workers
News The UK's e-commerce minister Douglas Alexander has announced that Britain is relaxing visa restrictions for Indian IT professional who want to work in the UK. Alexander revealed the change as he visited an international high-tech gathering in the...
[November 1, 2001, 18:04]
MPs Worried By Broadband Divide
News In response, e-commerce minister Douglas Alexander said that some parts of the Cotswolds already had access to broadband both from BT and from cable companies, but acknowledged that it is important to roll out broadband to more parts of the UK.
[May 3, 2002, 12:58]
DTI Funds UK Technology Development
News The e-commerce minister, Douglas Alexander, has pledged £24m to a new IT programme, which will fund the development of storage and display technologies. This money will be a real shot in the arm for the UK computer sector," said Alexander.
[January 21, 2002, 13:43]
Stephen Timms Is New E-commerce Minister
News Douglas Alexander, who was appointed as e-commerce minister last year, was moved to the Cabinet Office on Wednesday and replaced by Stephen Timms MP, formerly the schools minister. The Department of Trade and Industry has confirmed to ZDNet UK that...
[May 29, 2002, 15:12]
New E-minister Lacks Technology Clout
News The resounding reaction from industry today to the appointment of e-minister Douglas Alexander as the UK's new e-minister was: who is he? In December 1999, Alexander told the Commons that the electronics industry has been "the single most important...
[June 12, 2001, 15:56]
Government Accepts Broadband Recommendations
News E-commerce minister Douglas Alexander insisted on Monday that the government was still committed to making Britain a leading broadband nation, as he accepted all but one of the recommendations made by the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG).
[December 3, 2001, 17:17]
E-commerce Minister Proposes Online Voting
News The e-commerce minister Douglas Alexander yesterday (Thursday) announced his intention to make online voting a reality within the UK. Speaking at a conference at Wilton Park in Sussex, Alexander voiced his support for online voting as a means of...
[October 26, 2001, 7:30]
Broadband Fixed Wireless Auction Flops
News In the three months since e-commerce minister Douglas Alexander restarted the auction of the 28GHz spectrum, not a single bid has been received by the Radiocommunications Agency. Back in July 2001, when Alexander announced that the auction would be...
[January 11, 2002, 17:25]
Former ICL Chief To Lead Broadband Advisory Group
News The appointment of Todd, who replaces e-commerce Minister Douglas Alexander as chairman of the Group, was announced on Monday. It was already known that Alexander was stepping down from the post. Alexander claimed that Todd's 25 years of experience...
[February 11, 2002, 15:45]
E-commerce Minister: No Rural Broadband Subsidies
News In an exclusive interview with ZDNet UK, the e-commerce minister Stephen Timms said he supported the decision of his predecessor, Douglas Alexander, not to provide tax breaks to support infrastructure rollout -- as was recommended by the Broadband...
[June 24, 2002, 14:11]
Beyond Bricks Offers Aid To Entrepreneurs
News Beyond Bricks is a £5.5m, three-year project to help entrepreneurs find the assistance they need to turn their ideas into successful, sustainable businesses, said e-commerce minister Douglas Alexander.
[September 27, 2001, 17:34]
The Day Ahead: B2B Execs Upbeat
News ICG managing director Douglas Alexander was among the more upbeat execs. Alexander said the company is focused on Europe and Asia. Alexander noted that the portfolio went up, but we think it's interesting four companies -- eMerge Interactive, Onvia...
[June 2, 2000, 11:05]
UK To Miss EU E-commerce Deadline
News E-commerce minister Douglas Alexander said, "the government now expects to implement the Directive during the summer. It is too important to rush," said Alexander. Britain will be one of ten countries to miss the European Union (EU) deadline for...
[January 11, 2002, 12:55]
Employee Home-PC Scheme Gets Revamp
News Launching a consultation on the government's proposals on Tuesday, Cabinet Office minister Douglas Alexander said that HCI schemes benefit businesses, employees and the wider community by increasing access to PCs.
[October 7, 2003, 14:00]
