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Britain to appoint head of e-government
News The UK government has confirmed speculation that it will appoint a head of e-government next year as part of its drive to improve the deployment of IT within departments. The plan to appoint a head of e-government was announced on Monday by Douglas...
[December 15, 2003, 13:55]
UK head of e-government to be announced soon
News The identity of the UK's first head of e-government could be known as early as next month, although the successful candidate isn't expected to begin work until the summer. His or her primary responsibility will be to build government services...
[April 28, 2004, 17:35]
UK turns to Accenture for head of e-government
News The UK government has appointed the UK managing director of Accenture, the consultancy and technology services company, to be Britain's first head of e-government. He will also be responsible for the use of technology to modernise government and...
[May 25, 2004, 17:20]
Britain to appoint head of e-government
Talkback About bloddy time, I hope they take this as seriously as the BBC have and I hope to be doing a lot more online regarding the governemnt.
[December 15, 2003, 19:16]
UK turns to Accenture for head of e-government
Talkback Did anyone check out their US government experiences? This is the scariest thing I have ever heard. My experience with Accenture as consultinig partner globally has been horrendous.
[June 2, 2004, 15:53]
Wanted: New government CIO
News Watmore said in a statement: "Most of the initiatives launched during my time as head of the e-Government Unit are owned by the CIO Andrew Stott will act as the interim head of the e-Government Unit and oversee the council's plans.
[January 12, 2006, 14:40]
Government warned of hacking danger
News The Prime Minister has been warned that placing more of the government's infrastructure online will leave it vulnerable to computer hackers, in a leaked letter from the head of the House of Commons published in The Times Friday.
[April 7, 2000, 16:31]
A criminal lack of interest
Leader Without pressure from the top, hard problems get forgotten - and as far as the head of the government is concerned, IT is as difficult to comprehend as Sanskrit poetry and worth somewhat less consideration.
[March 14, 2005, 13:55]
UK government down the e-league
News The results suggest there will be much work for the UK's new head of e-government, soon to be appointed. The UK's e-government programme appears to be stagnating, according to the worrying results of an influential benchmarking study.
[May 6, 2004, 9:40]
Surveillance: Government plans e-surveillance - Part 2
News The name of the bill has been changed from e-commerce to e-communications, which critics take to indicate the government is more concerned with how communication is used, rather than how e-commerce should be developed.
[September 27, 1999, 11:25]
Microsoft on Trial: IBM a thorn in Microsoft's side?
News Lead government prosecutor David Boies asked Gates about the meaning of his e-mail statements repeatedly during Gates' deposition. In an e-mail message, marked Government Exhibit 400, Gates wrote that "Overall we will never have the same...
[May 5, 1999, 9:59]
Roundup: Networks Telecom, without the wires
News Government backtracks on Internet surveillance Tue, 27th Jun Government offers to weaken cyber-snooping bill, but some say the changes are only superficial Government beefs up virus and hacking security
[June 28, 2000, 15:32]
A Year Ago: RIP gets roasting from former government adviser
News The Institute of Directors(IoD) head of e-business policy, Professor Jim Norton -- formerly head of the Cabinet Office's Performance of Innovation Unit which produced the definitive government report on e-commerce last September -- is the latest...
[June 12, 2001, 6:28]
RIP comes in for roasting from former government adviser
News The Institute of Directors(IoD) head of e-business policy, Professor Jim Norton -- formerly head of the Cabinet Office's Performance of Innovation Unit which produced the definitive government report on e-commerce last September -- is the latest...
[June 12, 2000, 11:58]
E-government plans criticised
News At an award ceremony in London, Moray Angus, head of the new media unit at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, added his voice to the criticism as he accepted an award for best government Web site. The award ceremony, hosted by e-envoy Alex Allan...
[March 28, 2000, 10:17]
Watmore to start in September
News Watmore said: "The head of e-government is one of the biggest and most challenging IT positions in the UK today. Prior to the new chief taking over, the Office of the e-Envoy (OeE) will become the e-Government Unit, which will be based in the...
[May 26, 2004, 12:15]
Blair reaches out to IT staff
News Blair recorded the message, which was broadcast on 24 May, 2005, as part of a speech delivered by the head of e-government unit, Ian Watmore. After this, the council will get ministerial approval to before issuing a full strategy at an e-government...
[May 25, 2005, 16:05]
Government to forge new cybercrime policies
News The government takes this form of crime seriously and is currently considering how best to tackle such crimes," the spokesman said. The government has pledged to meet with law enforcers to forge new policies on tackling cybercrime.
[March 27, 2008, 7:35]
UK e-unit Web site goes live
News A biography of Ian Watmore, the new head of e-government, is one addition to the site in a section giving information on the e-Government Unit Strategic Management Board. The Office of the e-Envoy (OeE) has been consigned to the Whitehall scrap...
[June 2, 2004, 15:20]
Govt ponders CIO role
News A proposal has been put forward by the e-Envoy, Andrew Pinder, to create a civil service position that would combine the roles of e-Envoy and the head of the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) procurement watchdog into a strategic IT executive...
[September 4, 2003, 11:40]
