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Government and industry join in scheme for IT skills
News E-Skills UK on Tuesday called for the government, employers and educators to join a new scheme for improving the IT abilities of the 21 million UK employees currently using IT at work. E-Skills UK is one of several independent, employer-led...
[April 9, 2003, 10:04]
Government seeks IT industry feedback over ID cards
News The government's ID cards programme has started a "market sounding" exercise in order to get the views of the IT industry on design of key systems. The publication of the consultation document comes amid concerns in the IT industry that the...
[October 21, 2005, 15:10]
Government warns music industry to adapt to Net
News The government is forecasting the downfall of the UK music industry unless it adapts to the Internet. In his report on the new digital music economy, Culture Secretary Chris Smith warns that pirate MP3 Web sites and foreign competition are in...
[April 5, 2000, 9:13]
Industry group urges government to think twice on open source
News A UK IT industry body backed by Microsoft, IBM, Intel, BAE Systems and other high-tech heavyweights has urged the UK government to show restraint in its use of open-source software, particularly software covered by the General Public License.
[June 19, 2003, 13:52]
Government backs industry broadband strategy
News The government has responded to suggestions from the UK's Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) and so far the pressure group likes what it's heard. The BSG, in its second annual report, made 15 recommendations and the government has broadly accepted...
[March 21, 2003, 9:34]
Tech industry cheers government's R&D progress
News The IT industry has reacted warmly to Gordon Brown's promise to make Britain the world's best place to carry out research and development. In his latest pre-budget report, delivered on Thursday afternoon, the chancellor vowed to re-examine the R&D...
[December 3, 2004, 15:35]
ISPs 'must do more' to combat cybercrime
News The chief technology officer of online gaming portal Betfair has called on more government and industry cooperation to combat the growing threat of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks to online businesses.
[November 26, 2004, 15:15]
News Roundup: BT's unmetered Net access plan
News This week BT finally bowed to pressure from the government, industry, Oftel and users and offered unmetered access . The government, late to join the unmetered bandwagon, believes the offer is a positive first move with e-Minister Patricia Hewitt...
[December 8, 1999, 11:21]
'Urgent action needed' over broadband divide
News Keith Todd, chairman of the Broadband Stakeholders Group (BSG), warned on Monday that both the government and the telecommunications industry will come under pressure to address this broadband divide, which he described as 'not unacceptable'.
[October 21, 2002, 14:17]
Maligned security industry gathers
News The past two weeks have been typical of the current state of Internet security: industry and government leaders say they're focused on improving security but flaws continue to be found and exploited. The failures persist despite government...
[July 30, 2003, 14:54]
Broadband campaigners: the job's not finished
News The Access to Broadband Campaign (ABC) has accused government and industry of losing interest in the future of high-speed Internet access in the UK, now that near-universal ADSL coverage has been achieved.
[November 10, 2005, 16:00]
Recycling special report: First steps to cleaner computing
News In the US, a first step in a cooperative approach to recycling came last month when representatives of government, industry and environmental groups met to establish the National Electronics Product Stewardship Initiative.
[June 18, 2001, 14:02]
ZDNet UK News interviews e-Minister Patricia Hewitt
News In a week when the debate between BT, Oftel, the government and industry over Internet access costs reached boiling point, ZDNet News is about to gain exclusive access to the woman behind the government's Internet policy -- e-Minister Patricia...
[February 18, 2000, 8:50]
Disabled and elderly excluded by new technology
News Charities are calling upon businesses, the IT industry and government to make technologies such as PCs, mobile phones and televisions more easily accessible and affordable for disabled people and the elderly.
[May 15, 2006, 16:05]
Computer Associates: 'Higher standards for pizza than for software'
News Computer Associates has called on the IT industry to improve the quality of security products, calling for the industry, government and academia to take the issue more seriously. Perry added that the government needed to play a more active role in...
[October 20, 2004, 11:55]
UK beefs up IT code of practice
News The UK IT industry has renewed attempts to tackle a poor track record on government IT projects by beefing up its code of practice with new compliance guidelines that allow customers to assess vendors' performance.
[January 17, 2005, 14:35]
Government report highlights threat to music industry
News A government report, published Wednesday, once again highlights the threat the UK music industry faces with the advent of increased consumer use of the Internet. The UK music industry and government has finally woken up to both the challenges and...
[April 5, 2000, 16:45]
Government turns to industry for IT advice
News The government has asked the computer industry for help in improving public sector IT projects, it was announced Monday. This is a significant step with Government and Industry working together. The government is inviting comments from industry in...
[January 19, 2000, 15:53]
Merger approval paves way for faster chips
News The US government has approved the acquisition of Silicon Valley Group by the Netherlands' ASM Lithography, a deal which will create the world's largest supplier of semiconductor manufacturing tools and which could have far-reaching consequences...
[May 3, 2001, 13:06]
UK on brink of broadband milestone
News The Department of Trade and Industry -- the government department most involved with the UK's broadband industry -- wouldn't confirm when the one-millionth customer would sign up, but did say they were optimistic about the state of Britain's...
[October 7, 2002, 11:08]
