Latest Office of Government Commerce articles

How to maximise profits under the government's proposed Patent Box tax regime

Lawyer Jeremy Morton
Companies need to start developing a tax structure that will enhance the effect of the Patent Box scheme
05 Dec 2011

Cameron: Government must not restrict the internet

Conservative prime minister David Cameron
The Prime Minister tells the London Conference on Cyberspace that governments must not use cyber security as an excuse for censorship
01 Nov 2011

Tech City CEO asks government to engage more with entrepreneurs

Tech city screenshot
Speaking at the London Conference on Cyberspace, Eric Van der Kleij invited policy makers to learn from the UK's fastest-growing IT companies on technical issues
01 Nov 2011

IPS to introduce online passport application service in 2012

IPS says new service will especially benefit overseas customers
22 Aug 2011

Surrey County Council tech refresh has saved £70m says IT head

The head of IT at council welcomes spending cuts as an opportunity to innovate
05 Aug 2011

Parliament slams DoH's handling of NPfIT

Weak programme management at the Department of Health blamed for NPfIT's failings
03 Aug 2011

Government procurement arm looks to beef up tender system

Government Procurement Service looks for hosted options to improve tenders
22 Jul 2011

Defra accounts qualified over RPA fines

Penalties totalling £175m were cited as reason for the qualification
21 Jul 2011

Government too close to Google?

More evidence that the search giant wields too much influence over law makers
11 Jul 2011

Government commits to open data

David Cameron has ordered a wealth of public information to be made freely available online
08 Jul 2011

Partnership between Home Office and private sector to replace NPIA

Home Secretary says new body will end 'confused, fragmented and expensive' way in which police forces use computers
07 Jul 2011

MPs to debate the use of iPads in the Commons

If allowed, committee meetings would no longer by delayed by a day for notes to be printed
05 Jul 2011

Lulzsec alleged to have hacked 2011 census

Office for National Statistics states that it is investigating what could be the largest data breach of all time
21 Jun 2011

Government cyber security plans to focus on information assurance

Francis Maude has declared that additional funding will be available to promote cyber security
02 Jun 2011

Suffolk reveals that he wasn't audited while government CIO

Speaking at an event on data privacy, Suffolk said he was surprised to have gotten off so lightly
20 May 2011

GCHQ in U-turn over power line networking interference

Spy agency no longer believes the technology will hinder its activities
18 May 2011

Government warned of pitfalls that could derail its ICT strategy

Leading IT pundit tells ministers what to look out for
17 May 2011

UK plans to become world leader in open data

George Osborne states lofty ambitions at Google's Zeitgeist event
16 May 2011

Fight to protect Britain's borders stymied by ineffective IT

Work of the UK Border Agency being hampered by fragmented data practices
16 May 2011

Baroness Neville-Jones resigns as security minister

Neville-Jones will continue to advise the government on business cyber security
11 May 2011

Divided loyalties may scupper government's ICT strategy, warns Gartner

Whitehall ICT governance structure is seriously flawed, argues analyst firm
19 Apr 2011

Cabinet Office spurns opportunity to rein in procurement costs

Rejects offer of a free analytical tool for public spending from Rosslyn Analytics and QlikTech
13 Apr 2011

Minister admits new government ICT strategy has familiar ring to it

But it does show willingness to learn from previous mistakes
30 Mar 2011

2011 Budget: Predictions and hopes

The IT industry anticipates some big announcements
23 Mar 2011