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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. His speech, at the Democracy in the Information Age conference, marked a dramatic change in mood towards e-voting...
[October 26, 2001, 7:30]
E-commerce Minister 'neglecting IT For Energy'
News Stephen Timms, government minister for energy, e-commerce and postal services, is so overburdened with responsibilities that he is being forced to put key IT issues such as broadband availability and electronic business on the back burner...
[October 28, 2003, 16:20]
E-Commerce Minister Fleshes Out Rural Broadband Plans
News Douglas Alexander, the e-Commerce minister, will say on Tuesday evening that the government is looking to merge public sector telecommunications spending in an attempt to boost the availability of high-speed Internet services in rural areas.
[November 6, 2001, 17:30]
E-commerce Minister Reshuffled To Treasury
News The UK's e-commerce minister, Stephen Timms, has been moved to a role in the Treasury as a result of last week's Cabinet reshuffle by the prime minister, Tony Blair. Timms brought an IT background through his work at Ovum to the e-commerce minister...
[September 15, 2004, 13:55]
E-commerce Minister Upbeat On 3G's Chances
News A growing public appetite for innovative mobile services and fast connectivity on the move is set to drive the take-up of third-generation (3G) phones, e-commerce minister Stephen Timms argued on Thursday.
[December 4, 2003, 14:00]
E-commerce Minister Chases Digital Dragon
News The e-commerce minister, Stephen Timms, has embarked on a visit to the Far East to try and persuade Chinese high-tech companies to set up operations in the UK. Our strength in areas such as electronic design, digital content, mobile communications...
[July 9, 2002, 11:35]
E-minister Launches Inquiry Into Impact Of E-commerce
News An inquiry into the environmental and social impact of e-commerce has been launched by minister for e-commerce Patricia Hewitt. The Digital Futures inquiry will look at the impact e-commerce could have on the environment, energy use, planning...
[February 2, 2000, 9:49]
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]
E-commerce Minister Roughs It With Jenny Agutter
News E-commerce minister Stephen Timms is set to join film star Jenny Agutter and a host of top IT bosses by sleeping rough in London on Friday night at the fourth Byte Night. Speaking last week at a CBI e-business and sustainable development conference...
[September 20, 2002, 15:28]
Q&A: E-commerce Minister On Broadband Rollout
News Stephen Timms, MP for East Ham, was appointed e-commerce minister last month. My job is to live up to the targets that we have set, such as making the UK the best place for e-commerce by the end of 2002, and my sense is that we're actually well...
[June 24, 2002, 14:01]
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. He had been been criticised for not making himself more available...
[May 29, 2002, 15:12]
New E-commerce Minister Is Broadband Believer
News Stephen Timms MP, appointed as the UK's e-commerce minister on Wednesday, has a long track record when it comes to issues such as high-speed Internet services. As minister of state for e-commerce and competitiveness, Timms is responsible for the...
[May 30, 2002, 14:12]
Wider Role For E-commerce Minister
News Douglas Alexander is likely to start his new role as the minister for e-commerce and competitiveness by pushing e-transactions and universal banking. Contrary to early reports, Hewitt will retain the title of government e-minister.
[June 19, 2001, 14:07]
Q&A: E-commerce Minister On BT, Wi-Fi And Competition
News E-commerce is transforming business around the globe. Get the latest headlines at ZDNet UK's E-commerce News Section. A: Yes, it is. Wi-Fi is a competing platform for broadband services. Looking forward, BT seems to be the only big company to have...
[June 24, 2002, 14:06]
E-commerce Minister 'neglecting IT For Energy'
Talkback I work in IT and in the Energy business .and there isn't much sign of him here either! BETTA is coming along in 2005 and it's a complete dogs breakfast, this mainly due to LogicaCMG making money by cutting costs.
[October 28, 2003, 16:38]
ZDNet Interviews The E-Minister: Part III
News We've deliberately put the lead official [e-envoy Alex Allan] into the Cabinet Office so that he has the authority of the central bit of government and is directly answering to the Prime Minister. Alex and his team support me in my role as e-Minister.
[February 21, 2000, 10:29]
News Burst: Clinton Signs Up For US-Irish E-commerce In Cyberspace
News President Bill Clinton and Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern used separate notebook computers, smart card readers and private PIN numbers to sign a U.S.Ireland communiqué on electronic commerce. The first international agreement to be signed by...
[September 4, 1998, 15:16]
E-Minister Takes First Steps Towards Free Wireless Internet
News Douglas Alexander, minister for e-Commerce, has launched a consultation on the freeing-up of radio bands to unlicensed commercial services. One possible outcome could be the legalisation of free community Internet access over 802.11b.
[October 22, 2001, 17:09]
News Burst: E-minister Warns Of Risky Online Startups
News Speaking at the launch of a service for young Net entrepreneurs, Hewitt -- appointed to boost the UK's place in the world of e-commerce -- said the Internet hype may lead venture capitalists to put their money into poorly-thought-out online startups.
[November 4, 1999, 10:47]
A Year Ago: Royal Mail To Do Secure Email And E-commerce
News The Royal Mail's determination to set up a secure messaging and transaction service follows just one month after Barbara Roche, minister for small firms at the Department of Trade and Industry, introduced proposals to make e-commerce transactions...
[May 26, 1999, 6:45]
