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Two thirds of government web sites now on Directgov

government web sites consolidated into one 29 Jan 2010

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On delivering more for less and developing IT skills for the future 29 Jan 2010

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Council IT chiefs struggle to do more with less

Efforts to deliver long-term efficiencies are being hindered by political issues and budgetary constraints 27 Jan 2010

BBC releases future technology strategy roadmap

Standard off-the-shelf applications could replace in-house custom solutions, says BBC CTO 27 Jan 2010

Government launches new IT strategy

Public sector bodies will have common designs for desktops as well as purchase software and services through the cloud 27 Jan 2010

HMRC system issuing wrong tax codes, says tax body

Many could be paying more tax than they need, says Chartered Institute of Taxation 25 Jan 2010

ID cards attacked by opposition parties

Tories say government scheme to extend ID card pilot in Greater London is " pointless" and Liberal Democrats say the "discredited" cards simply encourage students into pubs 25 Jan 2010

Video Q&A: Don Tapscott on the Digital Economy Bill

The Wikinomics author gives his views on the controversial provisions, set to become law this summer 25 Jan 2010

Broadband tax will cost businesses up to £1,500 each, says Hunt

Shadow culture secretary attacks levy and argues for deregulation and stimulation of the private sector 22 Jan 2010

Berners-Lee launches government web site

3,000 data sets to be made available today on data.gov.uk, and more than 2,400 developers have registered 21 Jan 2010

Scheme to put more IT in care homes is underway

£12m to get care home staff and residents online 20 Jan 2010

Gordon Brown looking for compliance from EU states on e-border controls

Despite EU laws allowing freedom of movement 20 Jan 2010

Final phase of MoD comms project underway

Remaining 42,000 terminals will be rolled out by end of the year 20 Jan 2010

Whitehall needs more central control of IT, says report

Cross-department schemes could be implemented more efficiently with greater control 19 Jan 2010

e-borders now tracking half of UK passengers

But Home Affairs Committee wants progress halted amid concerns over legality 19 Jan 2010

Conservatives to put cyber threat in the mainstream

IT security to be tackled in co-ordinated fashion alongside other threats 15 Jan 2010

NHS IT scheme spent £40m on legal fees

Money was used for drafting contracts and "legal support", says minister 15 Jan 2010

Mandelson calls for more flexibility in state aid for tech sector

Industries of the future need support in hard times, says business secretary 15 Jan 2010

Manchester to get 100Mbit/s optical fibre network

Fibre provider Geo to roll out fibre-to-the-premises to businesses and homes 14 Jan 2010

Brown claims e-borders will help reduce imported terrorism

Prime minister makes declaration following Commons question highlighting abuses of tourist visas and work permits 14 Jan 2010

First two overhauled Chinooks handed over for active service

Six other revamped RAF helicopters, mothballed after an avionics computer codes gaffe, will be ready by the end of the year 14 Jan 2010

Privacy watchdog to have power to fine £500,000

Fine will only be issued in the most severe cases 13 Jan 2010

Public sector budget cuts could force schools to outsource ICT

Survey shows over 80 per cent of schools facing real ICT budget cuts in 2010 12 Jan 2010

Home Access programme goes national

A scheme that aims to ensure children of low-income families can benefit from the latest educational technology is being rolled out across England and Wales this week 12 Jan 2010

Wales approves new NHS patient administration system

Staff to have a single view of information from a number of systems 12 Jan 2010

Debate on DNA database continues to rage

The issue of DNA profiling is likely to be embroiled in controversy in the run-up to the next election 12 Jan 2010

Basic IT skills scheme launched

News comes on same day as programme announced to give computers to children in 270,000 low-income households 12 Jan 2010

Bell Labs launches network energy consumption initiative

GreenTouch consortium to demonstrate technology to reduce network energy use a thousandfold in five years 11 Jan 2010

Brown reiterates commitment to broadband for all

Prime Minister throws his weight behind super-fast broadband 11 Jan 2010

£6.1bn spent so far on National Programme for IT

Figure is £2bn less than original forecasts due to slow progress on scheme 08 Jan 2010

Poor web sites cost councils £11m, says Socitm

Over four million "failed" web enquiries every month across local government 08 Jan 2010

BT adds 63 local exchanges to its fibre optic network

New additions take the total of local fibre optic exchanges to 161 06 Jan 2010

TFL serves contract notice for replacement ERP framework

Transport body seeks tenders for £70m replacement ERP framework 06 Jan 2010

Councils to put spending data online next year

Government hopes move will improve transparency and reduce spending 04 Jan 2010

Computer games manufacturers bag honours

Awards to go to Codemaster's chief executive and head of Railworks 04 Jan 2010

e-borders could be illegal under EU law, say MPs

Proposals must be put on hold until concerns are cleared up 18 Dec 2009

Surrey and Borders NHS trust goes live with electronic patient records

Trust marks first of a swathe of new deployments in the South by BT 17 Dec 2009

Government reacts to NAO's report on the Rural Payment Agency

Report orders Defra to scrap and replace flawed IT system 17 Dec 2009

Businesses not getting value from old IT equipment

Over 80 per cent of IT decision makers not getting value from old equipment sales 16 Dec 2009

Sutton local authority centralises schools backup

Central backup infrastructure is cheaper and more reliable 16 Dec 2009

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