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No, Minister, The Figures Don't Add Up
Leader What hacking attacks might those be, Minister? The Minister is peering at his computer. Minister, minister. The MoD is very secure, Minister. By no means, Minister! Same with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, two in four years at the...
[July 12, 2005, 13:45]
Minister Calls For Return To E-basics
News The minister responsible for leading the take-up of electronic services within government departments has called for a return to the values and beliefs of the people who created the Internet. Douglas Alexander, the minister of state responsible for...
[November 19, 2002, 13:47]
Minister Presses For Green Government IT
News Speaking at the European Ministerial eGovernment Conference in Lisbon on Thursday, Cabinet Office minister Gillian Merron called on the UK Chief Information Officers Council to reduce the carbon footprint of government computers and improve the...
[September 21, 2007, 7:46]
Science Curriculum 'boring', Says Industry Minister
News The minister of state for industry and the regions has said that the key to attracting more young people into science and technology is to make the curriculum less "boring". The minister was responding to a request to justify her comments at the...
[January 24, 2007, 13:27]
Farewell To The Technophobe Prime Minister
News Back in 2005, the Liberal Democrat's IT spokesman Richard Allan asked if it was true that on a personal level the prime minister was something of a technophobe. I am afraid that is fair actually, yes," said the Prime Minister.
[June 27, 2007, 9:07]
Minister's Wiki Experiment Suspended
News Government minister David Miliband has vowed to continue experimenting with online engagement after his department's first move into wiki-policy ended in disarray. Miliband, secretary of state for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, had hoped that...
[September 6, 2006, 16:25]
Cybercrime Laws Aren't Working, Says Minister
News The UK minister for e-government has admitted that current laws are failing to combat cybercrime, and has called for more international cooperation to fight offenders. Jim Murphy, the Cabinet Office Minister responsible for e-government, told ZDNet...
[October 28, 2005, 13:00]
E-government Minister Named
News Nearly a month after the cabinet reshuffle, it has finally been decided which minister will be looking after the e-government agenda. McFadden, a parliamentary secretary at the Cabinet Office, was elected as the MP for Wolverhampton South East in...
[May 31, 2006, 16:30]
E-minister Sees Lower Broadband Prices Ahead
News UK consumers and businesses could soon be paying less for a high-speed Internet connection, according to e-minister Patricia Hewitt. Speaking on Monday, Hewitt -- who is also secretary of state for trade and industry -- hailed the progress made in...
[December 15, 2003, 16:35]
Yes, E-Minister
Leader Scene: The Prime Minister's office. H: "Actually, Prime Minister, eighty percent could. H: "Quite the opposite, Prime Minister. H: "No, Prime Minister. H: "Yes, Prime Minister. H: "Interesting news, Prime Minister.
[April 12, 2006, 13:40]
E-Commerce Minister Fleshes Out Rural Broadband Plans
News Douglas Alexander, the e-Commerce minister, will say on Tuesday evening that the government is looking to merge public sector telecommunications spending in an attempt to boost the availability of high-speed Internet services in rural areas.
[November 6, 2001, 17:30]
Wider Role For E-commerce Minister
News Douglas Alexander is likely to start his new role as the minister for e-commerce and competitiveness by pushing e-transactions and universal banking. Contrary to early reports, Hewitt will retain the title of government e-minister.
[June 19, 2001, 14:07]
E-minister: Britain Will Be Broadband Leader
News E-minister Patricia Hewitt has rejected mounting criticisms about broadband Britain, claiming everything is on track for the UK to be the best place in the industrialised world for high-speed services by 2005.
[April 24, 2001, 10:57]
Tech Leaders Lobby Prime Minister Over Sustainable IT
News Senior management from two of the IT industry's leading companies are involved in discussions with the UK Prime Minister over how industry and government can work together to tackle the issue of climate change ahead of the G8 conference next month.
[June 8, 2005, 15:55]
E-commerce Minister Roughs It With Jenny Agutter
News E-commerce minister Stephen Timms is set to join film star Jenny Agutter and a host of top IT bosses by sleeping rough in London on Friday night at the fourth Byte Night. This year's Byte Night, an annual event in which the IT industry raises money...
[September 20, 2002, 15:28]
News Schmooze: Resurrected Daleks Hail New E-minister
News A new e-minister has arrived to put Britain at the centre of the Internet, and this saviour is. Douglas Alexander, MP for Paisley South. Besides the obvious confusion factor of appointing somebody with two first names, has anybody in the IT...
[June 15, 2001, 16:12]
E-commerce Minister 'neglecting IT For Energy'
News Stephen Timms, government minister for energy, e-commerce and postal services, is so overburdened with responsibilities that he is being forced to put key IT issues such as broadband availability and electronic business on the back burner...
[October 28, 2003, 16:20]
Lib Dems Back Labour's Choice Of E-minister
News Despite lacking a technology background, Douglas Alexander could prove to be a successful e-minister thanks to his influential position within the Labour Party, according to the opposition Liberal Democrats.
[June 13, 2001, 15:06]
Prime Minister Gets Email - But Don't Expect A Reply
News For the first time, it is possible to send the British prime minister a message over the Internet. The 10 Downing Street Web site on Thursday published a Web form that allows members of the public to contact the Prime Minister.
[August 21, 2003, 13:00]
New E-minister Lacks Technology Clout
News The resounding reaction from industry today to the appointment of e-minister Douglas Alexander as the UK's new e-minister was: who is he? Intel's director of government and education programmes for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Benny Ginman...
[June 12, 2001, 15:56]
