Gov't agencies fall short on data accuracy
News Garlik was founded by former executives from the online bank Egg, along with former British Computer Society president Nigel Shadbolt. The company's advisory panel includes some of Shadbolt's fellow semantic-web pioneers, such Wendy Hall and Tim...
[January 22, 2009, 16:09]
IT's Like This: What's wrong with Europe?
News American children are growing up in a society where email and Net usage is commonplace. Again IDC took no chances -- the panel was up to the challenge of painting a clear picture. The only British representative, Laurence Blackhall -- chairman of...
[June 10, 1999, 16:17]
Judges reveal best (and worst) politicians' websites
News The inaugural MP Website Awards , an event spearheaded by the British Computer Society (BCS), was presented at the House of Commons on Wednesday. The critical comments — not about Boris (pictured above) — were not untypical of the outpourings of a...
[November 9, 2007, 10:00]
Digital Britain 50p tax 'to be law' by next election
Blog The levy on telephone lines - 50p a month… will be in the finance bill which I'm also responsible for at the Treasury and my aim is that we should legislate for that this side of the general election," Timms said at a British Computer Society...
[September 24, 2009, 15:29]
Civil servants 'lack security awareness'
News The technical risks are nothing compared with ignorance at board level," he said in a panel discussion at a British Computer Society (BCS) security event on Tuesday. A leading government advisor has heavily criticised low levels of awareness of...
[February 1, 2007, 13:15]
BCS attempts cultural shift in data protection
News The British Computer Society has launched a data-protection code of practice aimed at getting the public and private sectors to take better care of sensitive information. Louise Bennett, BCS chair of the security forum strategic panel, told ZDNet...
[June 2, 2009, 13:37]
Do Women & IT Mix?
Blog Women should not wait for changes in corporate culture, but determinedly set about creating their own career path in IT, according to Rachel Burnett, immediate past president of the British Computer Society (BCS).
[March 17, 2009, 19:03]
