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e-Minister rushes to defend BT and Oftel
News At 8am Friday morning, ZDNet's Jane Wakefield boarded a train to Leicester with the e-Minister Patricia Hewitt to discuss BT, the local loop and those comments made by Gordon Brown. BT is not a monopoly, Oftel is doing a good job and people who...
[February 18, 2000, 16:44]
E-minister warns UK business of hacker threat
News The Government's e-minister Patricia Hewitt stated just how important fighting the forces of cyber-crime is to the government's vision of a digitally rejuvenated Britain at the Infosec conference in Olympia Tuesday.
[April 12, 2000, 9:15]
A Year Ago: E-minister rushes to defend BT and Oftel
News At 8am Friday morning, ZDNet's Jane Wakefield boarded a train to Leicester with the e-Minister Patricia Hewitt to discuss BT, the local loop and those comments made by Gordon Brown. BT is not a monopoly, Oftel is doing a good job and people who...
[February 18, 2001, 6:03]
E-government minister named
News Nearly a month after the cabinet reshuffle, it has finally been decided which minister will be looking after the e-government agenda. McFadden, a parliamentary secretary at the Cabinet Office, was elected as the MP for Wolverhampton South East in...
[May 31, 2006, 16:30]
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-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 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 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 took over the role of minister for ecommerce and competitiveness at the...
[September 15, 2004, 13:55]
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]
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]
Minister calls for return to e-basics
News The minister responsible for leading the take-up of electronic services within government departments has called for a return to the values and beliefs of the people who created the Internet. Douglas Alexander, the minister of state responsible for...
[November 19, 2002, 13:47]
E-minister: Britain will be broadband leader
News E-minister Patricia Hewitt has rejected mounting criticisms about broadband Britain, claiming everything is on track for the UK to be the best place in the industrialised world for high-speed services by 2005.
[April 24, 2001, 10:57]
E-minister to explore mysteries of e-Orient
News E-minister Patricia Hewitt will tour China and Japan this month in an attempt to promote the UK as an e-commerce partner. She is also expected to pick up some tips from Japan's success with mobile Internet services.
[January 8, 2001, 10:41]
E-minister sees lower broadband prices ahead
News UK consumers and businesses could soon be paying less for a high-speed Internet connection, according to e-minister Patricia Hewitt. Speaking on Monday, Hewitt -- who is also secretary of state for trade and industry -- hailed the progress made in...
[December 15, 2003, 16:35]
Yes, e-Minister
Leader Scene: The Prime Minister's office. H: "Actually, Prime Minister, eighty percent could. H: "Quite the opposite, Prime Minister. H: "No, Prime Minister. H: "Yes, Prime Minister. H: "Interesting news, Prime Minister.
[April 12, 2006, 13:40]
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 year long inquiry was announced Tuesday during the minister's address to the Fabian Society/SERA conference on...
[February 2, 2000, 9:49]
E-minister backs unmetered access
News E-minister Patricia Hewitt joined the unmetered access bandwagon Thursday. Speaking at the UK Internet summit in London, Hewitt confidently declared the government "has got its act together" on Internet policy.
[November 1, 1999, 11:26]
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]
Eye2Eye: ZDNet interviews the e-Minister, Part 1
News When e-Minister Patricia Hewitt was appointed last July, Labour's Internet policy was a mess. While it is obvious the e-Minister understands the issues and is a clear techno-enthusiast, the politician's mask, I found, is as hard to remove as BT's...
[February 21, 2000, 9:51]
Q&A: E-commerce minister on broadband rollout
News Stephen Timms, MP for East Ham, was appointed e-commerce minister last month. In one of his first interviews since starting his new job, the man at the heart of government policy on issues such as broadband, 3G, digital television and Wi-Fi...
[June 24, 2002, 14:01]
