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IT for government and public sector

• March 17, 2011 17 Mar'11

  Government Digital Service launched to oversee Whitehall websites

  Whitehall has set up a new organisation to oversee moves to improve the digital delivery of public services.

• March 02, 2011 02 Mar'11

  Government losing billions by not moving to the cloud

  The public sector could be making unnecessary redundancies due to a reluctance to innovate in IT and shift to the cloud, says former CIO John Suffolk

• February 22, 2011 22 Feb'11

  Middle East governments stepping up internet control, study shows

  The internet has proved to be a powerful tool for rallying social and political change, but Middle East governments have also recognised their capability to disrupt communications

• February 14, 2011 14 Feb'11

  Intellect presses government to promote IT in UK economic growth

  The government has agreed to promote the role of technology in leading the UK's economic growth, following a meeting with IT industry body Intellect.

• January 25, 2011 25 Jan'11

  Smart meter and smart grids: security risk or opportunity?

  A smart meter in every home in the UK by 2017 is the government plan as a first step towards a smart grid, but how can we ensure the benefits will outweigh the security risks?

• January 10, 2011 10 Jan'11

  US government issues Twitter subpoena over Wikileaks founder Julian Assange

  Twitter has been issued with a subpoena by the US government to release the personal details of people connected to Wikileaks, including founder Julian Assange.

• January 06, 2011 06 Jan'11

  Government unveils £200m tech centre network details

  The government has published plans to spend £200m on a network of high-tech manufacturing centres

• December 07, 2009 07 Dec'09

  NHS IT scheme to be scaled back

  The Chancellor Alistair Darling and the Treasury are to scale back spending on the NHS's National Programme for IT.

• January 22, 2008 22 Jan'08

  Fujitsu may quit NHS National Programme for IT

  The board of an NHS trust has learned of a "significant" risk of ­Fujitsu ending its £900m contract to supply and implement hospital systems across southern England as part of the National Programme for IT.

• June 25, 2007 25 Jun'07

  Richard Granger's departure may jeopardise NHS IT programme

  Richard Granger's departure from Connecting for Health may jeopardise the stability and success of the politically driven NHS National Programme for IT.

• February 11, 2007 11 Feb'07

  Cybersecurity czar signals government cooperation at RSA Conference

  Cybersecurity chief, Greg Garcia told RSA Conference attendees that government, enterprises and academia need to work together to fight growing Internet threats.

• November 30, 2006 30 Nov'06

  Terrorists may target financial sites

  The U.S. government is warning of an al-Qaida call for a cyberattack against online stock trading and banking Web sites

• May 17, 2005 17 May'05

  Should the government define spyware?

  Who's best qualified to define what is and isn't spyware -- your congressman or your online user community? Security experts say no entity can do it alone.

• March 01, 2004 01 Mar'04

  There's no government like no government

• November 10, 2003 10 Nov'03

  NHS IT plan risky but will not fail, says OGC

  The £2.3bn national programme to modernise health service IT systems is "risky and ambitious" but it has sufficient safeguards in...

• July 28, 2003 28 Jul'03

  Court blocks former ICL solicitor's Pathway claim

  Fujitsu has won a court ruling to stop a former solicitor for the company pursuing allegations about the government's disastrous...

• March 11, 2001 11 Mar'01

  Government's Gateway guidelines delay NHS IT contract