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BulletEEA and Microsoft to develop online green information portal
Plan is to develop global repository of information for experts  16 May 2008
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Innovation
BulletBecta renews Microsoft deal despite continuing licensing spat
Education IT agency Becta has renewed its contract with Microsoft for another three years  16 May 2008
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Nhs
BulletPatient records cause four-year NHS IT delay
Other parts of the scheme are broadly on track, but software delays mean care records will be four years late, says NAO  16 May 2008
Strategy
BulletHMRC online tax returns should be improved
£330m lost annually due to taxpayer errors  15 May 2008
Government
BulletBasic steps cut power costs
Hampshire council has saved £1m a year through its green IT policies  15 May 2008
Hardware
BulletPassport service publishes IT project reviews
Three successes, two encountered problems and one cancelled  14 May 2008
Education
BulletBecta appears before EU's Microsoft investigation
Evidence will detail how competitors are being excluded, negatively impacting children's education  14 May 2008
Government
BulletRM profits plummet
Educational sector supplier reports slip in profits due to seasonal buying slowdown  12 May 2008
Hardware
BulletNorthern police forces fit education laptops with tracking devices
Real time tracking will pinpoint the location of stolen laptops in the north of England  12 May 2008
Internet
BulletSpeaker blocks moves to put parliament on YouTube
MPs are worried footage will be distorted  12 May 2008
Government
BulletNHS trials remote monitoring of patients
Three-year £31m test programme aims to improve services for ageing population  12 May 2008
Eu
BulletMicrosoft to appeal EU fine
Commission says it is confident the fine is legally sound  09 May 2008
Security
BulletLose data and you go to jail
Act amendments could mean jail terms for losing or trading in data  08 May 2008
Strategy
BulletDigital divide set to close for 10,000 citizens
Milton Keynes Council has teamed up with Microsoft to bridge the digital divide  08 May 2008
Government
BulletBA: software failures key in T5 fiasco
Glitches and lack of training caused baggage disasters  08 May 2008
Internet
BulletBournemouth to get broadband by sewer
Network will provide high bandwidth broadband services with minimal disruption  08 May 2008
Government
BulletCCTV scheme labelled a fiasco
The cameras fail to tackle crime, despite billions spent on technology  07 May 2008
Nhs
BulletNHS must learn lessons on centralised patient records
Programme so far has not focused enough on social aspects of the technology change  06 May 2008
Sme
BulletSMEs to have free access to public sector IT contracts
Trial will help improve small business access to public sector  01 May 2008
Security
Bullet600 HM Revenue and Customs staff breach data security
In many cases staff in question were dismissed  01 May 2008
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Communications
BulletUK government asks citizens to suggest laws
Public can log on to advise government on proposed legislation for the year ahead  15 May 2008
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Skills
BulletCouncil praises child IT system
Integrated Children’s System a success, says Kingston Council  15 May 2008
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Green
BulletPublic sector green IT strategy nearly there
Ministers will receive government CIO's plan for green IT in July  15 May 2008
Communications
BulletCalls for greater government transparency
Access to electronic files could improve the efficiency of departments  30 Apr 2008
Police
BulletMisuse of PNC led to release of killer, says report
Administrative errors led to Anthony Joseph being released while a warrant for his arrest still existed  30 Apr 2008
Communications
BulletSecond Galileo satellite launched successfully
UK involved in designing payload for Europe's answer to GPS  29 Apr 2008
Government
BulletGovernment web sites are out of control
As many as a thousand unnecessary sites could be axed  29 Apr 2008
Government
BulletSocitm president issues blog apology
The new president of the Society of Information Technology Management, has blogged about his apology to council IT bosses, following an information leak  28 Apr 2008
Security
BulletHarriet Harman's web site hacked
Blog section encouraged readers to vote for Boris Johnson  25 Apr 2008
Government
BulletNHS trusts opt for one log-in
Hospitals introduce system to cut password burden  24 Apr 2008
Government
BulletCroydon Council inks £83m outsourcing deal
Extends IT services contract with Capgemini for further five years  24 Apr 2008
Government
BulletPrisoner database is scaled back and delayed
MoJ hopes to have the system in place by January 2009  24 Apr 2008
Government
BulletLocal authorities trial secure data tools
Microsoft's CardSpace software will be tested by 10 councils around the UK  17 Apr 2008
Government
BulletPolice single sign-on delayed
Forces face up to a two-year wait for unified access to national systems  17 Apr 2008
Government
BulletSchools fear being frozen out
Anger grows over Building Schools for the Future plan as managers fear they are losing control of IT to suppliers  17 Apr 2008
Police
BulletBiometrics to control prison methadone distribution
One hundred prisons will install fingerprinting technology to control methadone dispensing  16 Apr 2008
Government
BulletLondon Borough of Newham invests in BSF
The £53m IT contract with supplier RM will cover 19,000 pupils in the borough as part of its Building Schools for the Future scheme  14 Apr 2008
NHS
BulletNHS online health promotion project targets 150,000 with cheap access
Partnership with cheap internet access centres will promote health information web site  14 Apr 2008
Government
BulletShared IT is set to support frontline services
Public sector IT sharing will reach the frontline of operations as belts tighten  10 Apr 2008
Government
BulletMore councils miss key child welfare IT deadline
Problems surrounding the integration children's system force deadline back  10 Apr 2008
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Strategy
BulletManaging risk is about people, process and technology
Computing’s web seminars on managing risk answered your questions to help make sure your company is not headed for disaster  15 May 2008
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Strategy
BulletShape up or ship out
In the third of our four-part guide to outsourcing, we look at the in-demand skills  15 May 2008
Alisdair Darling
Innovation
BulletIT startups need more cash
Investors challenge the government over knowledge-based economy plans  15 May 2008
Innovation
BulletIT startups need more cash
Investors challenge the government over knowledge-based economy plans  15 May 2008
Strategy
BulletSchool plan is to build, not demolish
Building Schools for the Future chief Tim Byles answers the critics of the controversial £45bn programme  15 May 2008
Nhs
BulletPolitics pushing NHS scheme
Early adopters felt under pressure as Connecting for Health pushed the project forward to meet targets  15 May 2008
Software
BulletIntranets should be easy as ABC
Corporate speak is a barrier for IT managers tasked with deciphering complex documents  15 May 2008
Strategy
BulletDamage limitation
A four-step guide on managing risk­ from identifying potential problems to implementing and reviewing processes  15 May 2008
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