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US Politicians Oppose Tax On Net Access
News That's the way it should remain, some politicians said at a brief hearing in Washington convened by a House of Representatives panel on commercial and administrative law. A permanent moratorium will send a strong, pro-investment signal to those...
[May 23, 2007, 11:08]
Outsourcing Backlash Will Fade - Gartner
News Gartner principal analyst Rolf Jester, quoted in the India-based Business Standard news daily, said the current unhappiness felt by US workers and politicians about IT jobs being relocated to India will ebb as the global economy improves and...
[July 23, 2003, 7:56]
Government Seeks Views On E-democracy
News One reason why many politicians are keen on e-democracy is that they believe it could encourage more people to take part in elections, after seeing disappointing turnout figures in the last two general elections.
[July 16, 2002, 16:13]
$100 Laptop Project Is 'fundamentally Flawed'
News The decision to buy will be made by politicians who are elected every five years, and politicians generally don't take the decision to risk their political future on non-standard technology. The organisation is looking to expand its remit to...
[June 20, 2006, 15:05]
Local Govt IT Managers Urged To Take Responsibility
News He reminded his audience that politicians of all kinds "want answers, not explanations". Britain's local government IT specialists have been urged to equip themselves for a bigger corporate role in the years ahead.
[October 13, 2004, 14:30]
Councillors Told: Sharpen Up IT Skills
News Martin Greenwood, programme manager with the group's research arm, Socitm Insight, said local politicians' IT knowledge currently is "patchy". The group suggests the best way to understand tech and what it's capable of is for local politicians to...
[March 12, 2007, 9:28]
Open Source Is 'below The Radar' Of Local Government
News Bax said that political pressures dominate local government and politicians don't win votes through supporting open-source software. Alex Bax, a senior policy officer at the Greater London Authority (GLA) led by London mayor Ken Livingstone, said...
[October 8, 2004, 14:00]
South Oxfordshire District Council - A New Approach To Performance Management
White Papers Heads of service - in consultation with local politicians - were invited to propose LPTs (on average about six per service). Below this, the council decided to introduce a set of Local Performance Targets (LPTs).
[April 28, 2005, 0:00]
Information And Communication Technology, Poverty, And Development In Sub-Saharan Africa And South Asia
White Papers By contrast, formal sources of information, such as NGOs, newspapers or politicians, are less trusted and used. For their information needs, the poor rely mostly on the informal networks that they trust, such as family, friends and local leaders.
[January 15, 2004, 1:24]
Unbundling Timetable Too Slow Say Experts
News Analysts and politicians have accused BT of dragging its heels over the unbundling issue and blamed Oftel for failing to change its deadline. Industry experts believe the timetable set by telecoms watchdog Oftel for the unbundling of BT's local...
[December 1, 1999, 8:52]
The Day Ahead: Will Rediff.com Be An IPO Hit?
News The first portal targets Indian users with interviews with politicians, local sports and other events. Rediff.com currently consists of 17 interest specific channels, extensive community features, local language editions, search capabilities, and...
[June 14, 2000, 12:17]
Experts To Examine Mobile Mast Link To Cancer Cases
News Local politicians have acknowledged that there is considerable public concern about mobile phone masts, even though there is no evidence linking them to health risks. An expert team from the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) will...
[February 15, 2002, 15:29]
Oiling The Wheels Of Education
News Even local politicians acknowledge tokenism has been a problem in the region. Sheikha Mozah's interest, some believe, also stems from her desire to see more local women enter the work force, and Qatari women are responding by applying in large...
[January 23, 2006, 12:20]
Full Marks For School Mobile Phone Masts
News Mobile phone companies have been heavily criticised by both activists and politicians for failing to communicate with local people when they erect a new mast. Hundreds of local protest groups have sprung up over the last few years, in response to...
[January 4, 2002, 13:19]
Toxic Tech Threatening Developing World
News Computer Aid, a charity that ships used PCs to the developing world, believes that politicians in these countries need to do more to protect their citizens. Local experts on the trade told BAN that 500 containers of used computer scrap of various...
[October 26, 2005, 9:45]
NHS Completes Rollout Of Digital X-ray Tech
News And following the loss of hundreds of thousands of patient records this month by nine NHS Trusts, there have been calls by opposition politicians and privacy campaigners to review the plans for a national database of patient-care records.
[December 28, 2007, 8:18]
MP Slams 'confusion' Of UK Broadband Strategy
News Ironically, the recent surge in broadband advertising by ISPs seems to have resulted in increased awareness among politicians that many of their constituents are extremely concerned that they are stuck on the wrong side of the broadband divide...
[January 13, 2003, 16:30]
BT Chief Mauled Over Web Access Gaffe
News But it wasn't just politicians who thought Bonfield's comment was inappropriate. It is a little like saying people don't need TVs at home because they can go and watch it in the village hall or that individuals don't need radios because they can...
[November 3, 1999, 11:02]
Google Bows To Chinese Censorship
News Angered by such reports, some US politicians have threatened to pass laws restricting US companies from cooperating with the Chinese government on censorship. The new local Google site, expected to be launched on Wednesday at Google.cn, will...
[January 25, 2006, 7:25]
Photos: Computer Aid Warms Chile With White Heat Of Technology
News The decision to buy will be made by politicians who are elected every five years, and politicians generally don't take the decision to risk their political future on non-standard technology. Other countries in the region are looking at replicating...
[July 4, 2006, 17:05]
