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North East Derbyshire District Council - Review Of The Council's Corporate Procurement Strategy By The Scrutiny (1) Committee
White Papers The committee adopted a two phased approach, firstly to set the guiding principles to enable the Procurement Working Party to produce a draft strategy and secondly to preview the draft strategy to ensure that those principles were followed.
[April 28, 2005, 0:00]
Committee Calls For Mobile Phone Health Research
News The British Science and Technology Committee, not satisfied with the government's own investigations into the implications on health from mobile phone use, has called for more in-depth research. However the Committee believes more research is...
[September 23, 1999, 11:09]
Ukuug Quit BSI Committee Themselves Prior To OOXML Vote
Talkback I seems that the ukuug quit the relevant BSI committee a few months before the OOXML vote. We are very disappointed that BSI has chosen to take this decision against the advice of its technical committee.
[May 2, 2008, 14:18]
Select Committee Told That BT Must Lose Local Loop
News Cable & Wireless was attending evidence hearings being held by the Commons select committee on culture, media and sport -- which is considering the forthcoming Communications Bill. Graham Wallace, Cable & Wireless chief executive, told the select...
[February 6, 2002, 14:08]
Engage Committee Members And Avoid Email Fatigue Using Really Simple Syndication (RSS)
White Papers RSS, (really simple syndication or rich site summary) offers a noise free alternative for retrieving important messages and news promising to help consortia open a direct and dependable channel of communication with committee members.
[August 28, 2004, 0:00]
Create A House Select Committee On Homeland Security And Terrorism
White Papers Consolidating power into a single committee is the best approach to accomplish these critical tasks. Following 11 September, President Bush exercised belated leadership and established the Office of Homeland Security to address the executive branch...
[January 24, 2005, 23:00]
Health Committee Chair Backs Database Plans
News The chair of the Commons Health Select Committee has criticised the doctors campaigning against the development of the NHS electronic patient record system. Although generally supportive of the government, Barron said the committee had recommended...
[February 28, 2008, 15:47]
JPEG Committee Refutes Patent Claim
News The committee that develops the JPEG image compression standard have refuted a claim by a US company to own a patent that gives it exclusive rights to the algorithm underlying JPEG. The JPEG committee does not believe there is any foundation to...
[July 22, 2002, 10:47]
Privacy Advocates Make Plea To Echelon Committee
News A European parliamentary committee is due to discuss the controversial global surveillance system Echelon and the involvement of European countries. The organisation is worried that European proposals for surveillance against cyber criminals is at...
[March 22, 2001, 7:15]
Spam Plan Fails In EU Committee
News The European Parliament is unlikely to announce a ban on unsolicited email, after a committee decided not to approve an "opt-in" junk mail policy. The EU Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs committee was considering plans that...
[July 12, 2001, 12:01]
BT Boss Grilled By Select Committee On Unbundling
News The telco was put on the defensive as the Trade and Industry select committee grilled managing director Sir Peter Bonfield over the way his company is handling unbundling the local loop. The committee was charged with investigating the process...
[December 20, 2000, 12:31]
Net Phone Security Committee Formed
News The Voice over IP Security Alliance, a recently formed industry group, has created a new committee to define security requirements for Internet telephony networks. The committee will define security requirements across a variety of voice-over-IP...
[March 29, 2005, 10:15]
Super Bowl Host Committee Scores Touchdown With New IT Infrastructure
White Papers The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee ensures that Super Bowl host city Glendale, Arizona, meets National Football League (NFL) contractual commitments. Committee members, who travel often and use e-mail to share information, needed a centralized...
[September 5, 2007, 0:00]
Select Committee Told That BT Must Lose Local Loop
Talkback BT doesn't think unbundling is a good idea? I wonder why _that_ is? All the more reason for breaking up BT Wholesal into LoopCo and NetCo as soon as possible: the less they like it, the more effective it is at increasing competition.
[May 31, 2004, 16:27]
Recommendation To Establish A New INCITS Technical Committee On Cyber Security
White Papers Cyber security is now one of the highest priorities for organizations and individuals. This is because of the ubiquity of Information Technology, which spans all aspects of business, commerce, and government.
[August 30, 2005, 0:00]
Corporate Requirements For Audit Committee Members Relative To Section 404
White Papers This webcast discusses the corporate requirements for audit committees. The webcast answers many of the memberships questions on corporate governance and standards.
[March 29, 2005, 0:00]
OCRI Pre-Budget Brief To The House Of Commons Standing Committee On Finance
White Papers Canada is facing serious international competition from emerging markets in countries such as China and India including access to talent, and access to investment capital. As such, Canadians need to increase private and public sector investment to...
[June 24, 2005, 0:00]
E-Government: For The Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee - E-Government Task Force
White Papers For almost three decades, SAP has helped government agencies run more effectively, quickly, and efficiently by electrifying their business processes. Now, SAP has introduced the only complete solution for doing business over the Web to help...
[May 2, 2005, 0:00]
Before The House Select Committee On Homeland Security
White Papers National efforts to enhance the security of the goods, people, and services that everyday cross the thousands of miles of land borders and tens of thousands of miles of coastline ringing the United States are a vital component of protecting the...
[February 7, 2005, 23:00]
Joint Information Systems Committee Case Study: The Working Men's College (WMC)
White Papers The Working Men's College (WMC) situated in Camden, North London, is the oldest surviving adult education institution in Europe. The ICT Programme Manager at WMC, believes that e-learning offers learners more control over their learning, thus...
[February 9, 2006, 23:00]
