Welcome to Computing's weekly podcast for 11 January 2007.
This week the Transformational Government plan - the government's first IT strategy - is one year old. We look back at what it is trying to achieve, the latest progress, and what we can expect in the next 12 months.
Identity cards pave way for Whitehall IT sharing
New research suggests that the IT skills gap in the UK is growing, for both IT professionals and technology users.
IT skills gap worsens to 2004 levels
And analyst Gartner says that companies are still failing to use IT to support competitive business growth.
Firms fail to realise IT benefits
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