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IT legislation and regulation

Thought for the day: The government's IT spending machine

Chancellor Gordon Brown is scapegoating the IT industry for the global economic downturn. Time he took a look at his own spending... Continue Reading
Budget 2002: What we want from the Chancellor

The Chancellor has the opportunity to take some simple measures in this week's budget to help IT users and resellers and help... Continue Reading
Your Shout! Public sector IT projects

Last week, Colin Beveridge examined the reasons behind high-profile, public sector IT project failures. A number of CW360.com... Continue Reading
Getting wired: Seeding the creative commons

Online initiatives are increasing the amount of intellectual property in the public domain. Continue Reading
Data Protection Act- The fast route to compliance

In the first of two articles on how to make sure you are not caught out by the Data Protection Act, a top IT lawyer points the... Continue Reading

Data Protection Act - Red alert, all areas!

In the second of two articles a top IT lawyer looks at the wide sweep of the Data Protection Act and analyses the effects on data... Continue Reading
"End IR35 now!" is our readers' verdict

Our columnist Colin Beveridge - one of the UK's top interim IT directors - touched a rich vein of passion running through the IT... Continue Reading
Information commissioner: Speaking constructively, carrying a big stick

Richard Thomas, the new information commissioner, hopes to use persuasion rather than prosecution to get organisations to comply... Continue Reading
What now for AOL Time Warner?

The news this week that AOL Time Warner reported a nearly $100bn loss for 2002 as well as the departure of another top executive... Continue Reading
Setting the standard for compliance

The London Borough of Sutton is advancing the limits of e-government compliance, writes Ross Bentley. Continue Reading
Getting wired:Of copyrights and copywrongs

The media industries are fighting to protect their interests in the face of new technology. Continue Reading

UK must act to grab chip development opportunity

The BCS has told an inquiry by the Lords Science and Technology Committee that urgent action is needed to prevent the UK missing... Continue Reading
Know the risks and take charge

Getting the board to support IT governance is tough, but scary stories and non-executive directors are powerful allies, writes... Continue Reading
Information commissioner gets tough

The Office of the Information Commissioner is gearing up to get tough with UK businesses that fail to comply with the Data... Continue Reading
Managing your boss

Managers may be higher up the corporate hierarchy but you can still influence their decisions. David Mascord explains how. Continue Reading