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Digital Britain 50p tax 'to be law' by next election
Blog Stephen Timms, the minister for Digital Britain, has reiterated the government's intention to press ahead with a £6-a-year tax that will pay for the rollout of next-generation broadband in the UK. For more on Timm's remarks about Digital Britain...
[September 24, 2009, 15:29]
Digital Britain phone levy not enough, says BT
News The fund was proposed by the government in Lord Carter's Digital Britain report, which was published last month. The Digital Britain recommendations are to be scrutinised by a Commons select committee, which will examine issues including the...
[July 2, 2009, 15:05]
Digital Britain report delayed?
Blog The government has said that the Digital Britain report may be delayed, and has confirmed timing for when Lord Carter will step down. The Digital Britain report, which is expected to recommend greater broadband access for the whole of the UK, was...
[June 12, 2009, 17:56]
Digital Britain calls for 50p broadband levy
News The government has laid out its vision for the digital future of Britain over the coming years, covering topics such as broadband access, security, ICT literacy and copyright enforcement. Lord Carter's Digital Britain report, published on Tuesday...
[June 16, 2009, 18:02]
Digital Britain: More fudge than foresight
Leader Perhaps a word count give the strongest clue to Digital Britain's subconscious: in 245 pages, 'open standard' gets six hits, the same as "Microsoft". As a collection of nice-enough ideas and right-direction guidance, Digital Britain holds up.
[June 16, 2009, 18:32]
Digital Britain report panned by Tories, experts
News The Digital Britain report has drawn criticism from politicians and technology experts over its proposals for dealing with fibre rollouts and illegal file-sharing. Shortly after its publication, Jeremy Hunt, the Conservative Party's shadow...
[June 17, 2009, 16:09]
Digital Britain- Danger Alerts-One Mitigating factor is...
Blog The 'Digital Britain' cannot afford to be so technology focussed as to ignore the need for public enlightenment through awareness training on electronic law and ecommerce issues, this is also crucial to Britain's place in Global Digital Economy.
[June 17, 2009, 12:33]
Digital Britain: Broadband in every home by 2012
News The Digital Britain interim report from minister for communications, technology and broadcasting Lord Carter, published today, calls for every home in the country to be broadband-enabled by 2012. We will, by the time of the final Digital Britain...
[January 29, 2009, 17:03]
Digital Britain needs foresight, not flannel
Leader So it is very disappointing that Digital Britain, the interim government report on the country's digital tomorrow, seems content to call for 2Mbps as the only universal access target worth aiming for.
[January 30, 2009, 15:55]
Digital Britain recommends 'G Cloud' for gov't IT
News The newly published Digital Britain report has advocated that more government IT applications be moved to cloud computing. In its chapter eight section on procurement, the report says that cloud computing — in which a third party takes...
[June 17, 2009, 8:37]
Blunkett: Digital Britain will increase security risks
News The Digital Britain report, currently being prepared by communications minister Lord Carter, proposes that every home in Britain have broadband access by 2012. Former home secretary David Blunkett has warned of increased security risks around...
[April 28, 2009, 17:15]
Government unveils Digital Britain delivery plan
News The government's Digital Britain Implementation Plan sets out responsibilities but no timetable. The plan, published on 13 August, 2009, sets out the governance structure for delivering the 70 key actions set out in the government's Digital Britain...
[August 17, 2009, 9:09]
Timms confirmed as Digital Britain minister
News Ensuring people had access to fast connections, a central strand of the Digital Britain work, was then a key part of his job. In May 2003, Timms told The Guardian that he was proud that Britain had tripled the number of broadband connections to two...
[August 10, 2009, 12:44]
Businesses urged to plan for Digital Britain
Blog We were talking about the possible effects on business of universal broadband access, as proposed in the Digital Britain report being written by Lord Carter. Nigel Brown, the lead for resilient telecommunications strategy at the Cabinet Office...
[April 28, 2009, 17:05]
Report: Timms to take over Digital Britain helm
News Junior minister Stephen Timms is set to assume responsibility for implementing the Digital Britain plan, according to a report in The Guardian. Reports of Lord Carter's departure emerged just prior to the release of his Digital Britain report, a...
[August 4, 2009, 12:13]
Interim Digital Britain report: First impressions
Blog We will, by the time of the final Digital Britain Report, have considered the value for money case for whether public incentives have a part to play in enabling further next generation broadband deployment, beyond current market-led initiatives.
[January 29, 2009, 12:03]
Lord Carter on playing politics with Digital Britain
News Stephen Carter, the former communications minister who wrote the Digital Britain report while in government earlier this year, opened this year's IP Expo show in London with his first public appearance since leaving office.
[October 7, 2009, 13:07]
How is Digital Britain really doing?
Comment So, where does this leave Digital Britain and particularly the 'final third'? Stephen Timms, minister for Digital Britain, will address the conference, as will Jeremy Hunt, shadow secretary of state for culture, media and sport.
[October 21, 2009, 16:35]
Can Digital Britain survive a general election?
Blog One of the most striking themes of yesterday's Westminster eForum on Lord Carter's Digital Britain report, entitled "Dear Stephen", was the widespread uncertainty over whether the report's recommendations will ever be carried out.
[July 10, 2009, 16:34]
Parliament to probe Digital Britain plan
News A parliamentary select committee is to check whether the recommendations proposed in the Digital Britain report are realistic, particularly those regarding broadband speed. Many of the government's recommendations in Lord Carter's Digital Britain...
[June 30, 2009, 12:47]
