E-commerce Minister Reshuffled To Treasury
News Replacing Timms is international trade minister Mike O'Brien MP who takes over the post with immediate effect. While O'Brien doesn't come with Timms' IT background, Kalisperas said he will bring other qualities to the role.
[September 15, 2004, 13:55]
UK 'leads G7' For Broadband Availability
News We said we wanted the UK to be the best place in the world for e-business," said Mike O’Brien, energy and e-commerce minister. The UK has overtaken the other G7 nations in terms of the availability of broadband infrastructure, a report claimed on...
[February 21, 2005, 16:30]
E-commerce Needs A New Hero
Leader We miss him already, as his replacement -- Mike O'Brien MP -- has made little impact thus far. If O'Brien is looking for ideas, he could start by fixing the holes in Timms' anti-spam laws and apply pressure on the US to do take action against...
[February 28, 2005, 11:55]
London Gets 'largest Ever' Indoor Wi-Fi Site
News This was postponed after a government reshuffle saw Timms moved to the Treasury, to be replaced by Mike O'Brien. According to a British Library spokesperson, it wasn't possible to find a gap in O'Brien's diary to allow him to launch the network.
[November 16, 2004, 16:55]
Cashing In On The Euro
News We want them to jump on this opportunity early, so they can be on the leading edge of this requirement," says Mike O'Brien, vice president of sales and marketing at Navision Software US Inc.the U.S.arm of a midrange accounting-systems vendor based...
[January 4, 1999, 7:07]
'Market Conditions' Blamed For Demise Of Broadband Scheme
News In answer to questions from Conservative MP Michael Fabricant this week, the current e-commerce minister Mike O'Brien said: "In the light of the significantly changed market conditions for broadband since the set-up of the broadband aggregation...
[December 2, 2004, 14:20]
Election Leaves Power Vacuum In MP's Tech Group
News Bill O'Brien Mike Gapes Mike Weir Richard Allan, former Liberal Democrat MP for Sheffield Hallam, announced his decision to step down from politics back in April, and has left his position as joint vice-chair of APIG.
[May 6, 2005, 14:30]
'Project Endurance' Tries To Tackle Online Crime
News Project Endurance will be launched at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Conference in Birmingham by Mike O'Brien MP, minister of state for energy and e-Commerce, and Digby Jones, director general of the CBI.
[November 8, 2004, 11:48]
Dismay After Blair's Reshuffle
News Before the election Mike O'Brien's title was minister for energy and e-commerce. The tech industry has reacted with disappointment to the downgrading of the role of e-commerce minister in the post-election ministerial reshuffle.
[May 13, 2005, 9:45]
Britain Moves Up Tech League Table
News E-commerce minister Mike O'Brien said in a statement: "The report's clear message is that effective use of ICT can bring real improvements in business performance for all businesses, including the smallest.
[November 10, 2004, 10:38]
Wi-Fi Masterplan Delayed By Reshuffle
News His replacement as e-commence minister, Mike O'Brien, is earmarked to take Timms' place at the launch. A previous engagement in the O'Brien diary is being blamed for the postponement by those close to the event.
[September 20, 2004, 14:05]
Blair Reshuffles IT
News He replaces the previous e-minister, Mike O'Brien, who has moved to the role of Solicitor General. Alun Michael has been named as the new minister responsible for e-commerce. A spokesman for the Department for Productivity, Energy and Industry...
[May 12, 2005, 9:05]
