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OECD sees signs of tech turnaround
News The global ICT industry is showing signs of recovery from the economic downturn, according to a report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. The report, The Impact of the Crisis on ICTs and Their Role in the Recovery, found...
[July 31, 2009, 12:41]
Surveys give conflicting accounts of IT in the UK
News A Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) study into ICT has lauded British businesses' use of technology, saying industry is using it more effectively -- while the World Economic Forum's Global Information Report has shown the UK's global ICT...
[December 12, 2003, 13:55]
Intellect launches ICT networking group
News The Young Professionals' Network will "look to engage young professionals with the wider aspects of the ICT industry and offer an environment to network, socialise and share experiences," according to Intellect.
[April 26, 2007, 15:47]
IT industry as environmentally evil as airlines
Blog The ICT industry needs to gain a better understanding of the full life cycle of ICT products and services, and innovate to reduce environmental impact", is Gartner's pithy recommendation. The airline industry is the worst culprit when it comes to...
[April 26, 2007, 15:59]
UK needs to find its 'high-end' IT niche
News It follows on from a European Union drive to stimulate development in the ICT industry across the continent, and was drawn up by an "Information Age Partnership" working group, including representatives of government and industry and chaired by...
[May 9, 2007, 17:33]
Teleworking: Truly green or just naive?
Blog What has emerged as being abundantly clear during the day is that first, the ICT industry has a huge, huge part to play in enabling the economies of Western Europe and elsewhere to achieve economic growth while reducing the rate of carbon emissions.
[March 13, 2008, 14:48]
BCS joins European e-skills push
News There is now a clear imperative for increased joint action and engagement of European ICT industry stakeholders, and for partnership at the highest level within European Union institutions," said BCS chief executive David Clarke.
[May 28, 2008, 15:10]
UK cautiously welcomes i2010
News European Union proposals to reform the regulation of ICT and boost technology innovation across Europe have been criticised by the UK IT industry for being too fragmented and not in sync with wider policy initiatives.
[September 2, 2005, 17:20]
EU says ICT is key to cutting carbon emissions
Blog The Commission will encourage the ICT industry to demonstrate leadership in reducing its own CO2 emissions and by identifying and creating solutions that will benefit the whole economy. As part of its effort to combat climate change, the European...
[May 13, 2008, 13:04]
EC calls for energy efficiency through ICT
News For these targets, the Commission will work with the ICT industry to come up with a common approach to measurement of energy performance and benchmarking progress. In addition, the Commission will introduce concrete measures to encourage the use of...
[March 13, 2009, 13:47]
Europe defends tech taskforce
News The SME groups had pointed out that most of the 17 industry members of the ICT Task-Force represent big business. The European Commission has rejected claims that its ICT Task-Force represents only the interests of big business.
[July 6, 2006, 12:40]
€9bn boost for European ICT research
News Viviane Reding, the European Commissioner for information society and media, said this week that the funding would provide a "much needed shot in the arm to European ICT research" and is intended to challenge states, industry and academia to "join...
[November 24, 2006, 15:36]
Firm tries to sooth workers over Indian merger
News However, Expert's chief executive, Gary Ebeyan, yesterday declared the deal will be a positive, providing "job security and growth opportunities for Australia's ICT industry," a company statement said.
[December 24, 2003, 10:30]
EC launches IT taskforce
News Information society commissioner Viviane Reding said in a statement: "With the ICT Task Force, we want to ensure that Europe's ICT industry keeps its leading role in the world. Jointly, we will focus our work on facilitating cross-border...
[June 8, 2006, 15:20]
Yes - they are - but they need not have been
Talkback A sheer lack of interest by governments and regulatory authorities led to a "laisez-faire" attitude towards the ICT industry and no imperatives for "designed-in" security ever materialised - and still do not.
[September 20, 2007, 6:13]
Eye2Eye: ZDNet interviews the e-Minister, Part 1
News It is also about closing the skills gap, which is a real problem for the ICT industry. Getting government right is about exploiting ICT to deliver government services online to citizens and form relationships between government and citizens so...
[February 21, 2000, 9:51]
IT unemployment rate hits five-year high
News In the first quarter of this year, the unemployment rate among ICT workers hit 4.8 percent — its highest level since the first quarter of 2004. ICT job advertisements declined significantly across the board in the first three months of this year...
[August 7, 2009, 11:21]
A Norwegian Technology Odyssey
Blog The Norwegian ICT industry excels at finding user-friendly solutions that put the user and interaction between people first. The Norwegian government's official ICT pages state that the country's technology pedigree leads it to be extremely focused...
[June 26, 2009, 9:09]
FFII slams EC taskforce over software patents
News The FFII also argued that the ICT taskforce seemed to have a disproportionate number of representatives from very large and often non-EU-based enterprises, given the importance of SMEs in the European software industry
[November 29, 2006, 13:48]
EU unveils plan to 'seize the initiative' for IT
News The new policy document, i2010, sets out Europe's strategy and regulatory obligations towards ICT across Europe, from encouraging innovation to reviewing the wireless spectrum. According to the EU, the revamp of ICT is necessary to help the...
[June 3, 2005, 9:10]
