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BCS and CMA merge
News BCS chief executive David Clarke said: "The merger of our two organisations is a natural fit and reinforces the BCS's agenda to represent professional accreditation across the broader information technology and communications profession.
[July 20, 2007, 16:08]
New e-government minister appointed
News Meanwhile, as new home secretary in the reshuffle, Charles Clarke has said he will maintain "continuity" with Blunkett's security agenda including the ID card programme. Clarke was swift to reject suggestions from Liberal Democrat leader Charles...
[December 17, 2004, 13:10]
The time is right to create a global IT profession
Comment Progress towards greater IT professionalism in the UK points to the creation of a global class of technologists, says David Clarke. David Clarke is chief executive of the BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, representing over 70,000 IT professionals.
[October 27, 2009, 14:12]
McKinnon case puts IT ethics in the dock
Comment The furore over the McKinnon hacking case provides a useful backdrop for efforts to improve ethical standards among IT professionals, says David Clarke. David Clarke is chief executive of the BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, representing over...
[October 5, 2009, 11:25]
UK emerging from shadow of Y2K
News There's more optimism than in the last two years in terms of those spending more or as much as before on IT," said David Clarke, BCS chief executive So businesses who had been told there was a constant demand for IT investment found that they didn...
[May 26, 2005, 10:20]
Government joins push for IT professionalism
News BCS chief executive David Clarke said that the BCS is working closely with central government bodies including the eGovernment Unit and the OGC. But according to Clarke, there is much more work to be done.
[May 11, 2005, 16:30]
BCS tailors certification to IT specialisms
News Our clear aspiration for Chartered IT Professional status is that it should be of a similar status to other chartered designations, such as accountancy," BCS chief executive David Clarke said in a statement.
[September 21, 2009, 17:10]
Government must force ISPs to take security seriously
News Richard Clarke, ex-US cybersecurity Czar, intimated a similar line when he claimed service providers should be taking more responsibility when it comes to the rise in the number of distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks - which cripple web...
[December 6, 2004, 15:55]
Shortlists for CNET tech awards unveiled
News Phillip Clarke — Tesco David Lester — London Stock Exchange David Lister — Reuters Tom Bureau, managing director of CNET Networks UK, said the quality of this year's nominations was "outstanding" and that the industry "continues to go from strength...
[July 7, 2006, 15:35]
Big Brother frowns on Vodafone and the Home Office
News This year this is a two-horse race between Charles Clarke MP, Secretary of State for Education and Skills, and the US VISIT programme. Clarke is a long-time bogey man for privacy advocates, following his work on the Regulation of Investigatory...
[July 5, 2004, 12:10]
Netcom UK founder defects to Demon
News Furniss joined US-headquartered Netcom when it launched in the UK in May last year, accompanied by David Clarke. Both had previously held executive posts at Compaq UK. Furniss was key figure in growing Compaq's channel when it launched its low-cost...
[August 20, 1997, 14:17]
Virgin kicks off £50m cyber commerce plan
News The take-up of e-commerce strategies by well-known brands will revolutionise the way we buy, according to Virgin Net chief executive David Clarke. People are nervous of buying things from people they have never heard of," Clarke said.
[February 17, 1999, 16:06]
ID cards bill scrapes through
News Home secretary Charles Clarke had told the Commons that the details contained on the card would not go beyond those currently held on passports unless further legislation was passed. Ahead of the vote, Clarke had promised to cap the fee for stand...
[October 20, 2005, 10:05]
Worker suspended over loss of prisoner data
News Andrew Clarke, a senior vice president at Lumension Security, called on the government to institute "device-control policies… that enforce assigned permissions to individuals and devices". After all, if people know they are being watched, they are...
[August 22, 2008, 12:40]
BCS joins European e-skills push
News There is now a clear imperative for increased joint action and engagement of European ICT industry stakeholders, and for partnership at the highest level within European Union institutions," said BCS chief executive David Clarke.
[May 28, 2008, 15:10]
Brits get online safety savvy
News The fact that the British public are ensuring their computers are protected from the potential pitfalls of the Internet is very encouraging," said BCS chief executive David Clarke. People in the UK have become more safety aware when online...
[August 9, 2006, 16:45]
UK brushes up its IT skills
News It is clear that not everyone is experiencing the benefits of computing, despite the government's aim to ensure every home has access to a PC," said David Clarke, chief executive of the BCS. Research published by the British Computer Society (BCS...
[September 6, 2004, 16:40]
Europe moves to monitor all Internet traffic
News I have not had formal communications with the Home Office, I have discussed it informally with Charles Clarke and I understand it is his view as well that that proposal should not be implemented," she said at the time.
[May 17, 2001, 7:48]
Companies look to recycle PC cast-offs
News We wanted it; we embraced it; we wanted it cheaper and faster, and the industry gave it to us," said Raoul Clarke, an environmental administrator in Florida's Department of Environmental Protection. Where the money is needed is when [those who are...
[October 15, 2001, 11:57]
Microsoft: Failing IT pros should be struck off
News David Clarke, chief executive of the BCS, agreed with Fishenden, in principle, that there should be a body that could strike off incompetent IT practitioners, but said that, in practice, that would be difficult to achieve.
[May 23, 2007, 16:53]
