They Can't Be Serious...
Blog Writing up this morning's appearance at the London Telemedicine Symposium by the Rt Hon Margaret Hodge, I left out a couple of choice quotes (we try to keep our stories focused, you see). Hodge also complained that "using new technology can expose...
[January 24, 2007, 13:50]
Big Brother Frowns On Vodafone And The Home Office
News The early favourite to win the award for Worst Public Servant is Margaret Hodge MP, Minister of State for Children, for "her patronage of the controversial tracking provisions in the Children Bill, and for her determination to develop a wide...
[July 5, 2004, 12:10]
US Fingerprinting Plan Earns Big Brother's Wrath
News The prize of Worst Public Servant went to the Right Honourable Margaret Hodge, minister of state for children, for her involvement in the Children Bill, which includes tracking measures. Winner: The Right Honourable Margaret Hodge
[July 28, 2004, 19:40]
Government Removes IT Skills From Visa List
News New measures aimed at tackling skills shortages in IT experienced by small businesses were announced last week by Margaret Hodge, the minister for lifelong learning and higher education, reports Contractor UK.
[May 14, 2002, 17:33]
Science Curriculum 'boring', Says Industry Minister
News Speaking on Wednesday at a symposium on IT and healthcare, Margaret Hodge told ZDNet UK that "encouraging enough people to follow science subjects is an enormous challenge", and that it was proving difficult to attract suitable teachers and "make...
[January 24, 2007, 13:27]
Nokia: Science Skills Gap Is Europe-wide
News Even Margaret Hodge, the minister of state for industry and regions, admitted in January that the science curriculum was "boring" and that "encouraging enough people to follow science subjects is an enormous challenge".
[March 12, 2007, 12:17]
UK Needs To Find Its 'high-end' IT Niche
News The next stage in the work of the i2010 working group will be a meeting in June, to which Margaret Hodge, the minister of state for industry and the regions, has invited Stephen Timms, of the Treasury, and Bill Rammell, the minister of state for...
[May 9, 2007, 17:33]
Jobcentre IT Systems Hit Problems
News Margaret Hodge, the Department for Work and Pensions minister responsible for Jobcentre Plus, maintained that although staff are often forced to process claims manually, the quality of the service has not been affected.
[January 27, 2006, 15:50]
Lords A-leaping At Internet Security
News Margaret Hodge MP, minister of state for industry, will be speaking at London's QE2 conference centre, as well Richard Granger, director general for NHS IT. Lotus Notes has been holding out against the market dominance of Microsoft's Outlook...
[January 22, 2007, 16:07]
Microsoft Plans Web Software Push
News Margaret Hodge MP, minister of state for industry and the regions, will lead a debate on the impact of the convergence between technology and the media. Microsoft will take another step forward this week in its attempt to dominate the growing...
[February 19, 2007, 15:16]
Lords Shows Support For Roaming Price Cap
News The sunset clause has been championed by, among others, minister of state for industry and the regions, Margaret Hodge, who gave evidence in front of the sub-committee earlier this month. The Lords committee charged with investigating roaming costs...
[March 13, 2007, 9:28]
National IT And Telecoms Academy Seeks Sponsors
News Even the minister of state for industry and the regions, Margaret Hodge, recently bemoaned the "boredom of [engineering] courses in university". Employers in the IT and telecommunications sectors have less than a month to get involved in the...
[February 7, 2007, 7:24]
