Entries in 'Government' (101)
Government pushes for prompt payment
NEWSThe Government has called on businesses to pay suppliers on time and has set out guidelines to help small businesses pursue late payers.
Mary Portas unveils ambitious plans for UK High Streets
NEWSRetail guru and TV personality Mary Portas has published her recommendations to revive the UK High Street.
Government pledges £158 million for high tech research
NEWSThe Government has pledged around £158 million for investment in digital infrastructure and high-level research.
New budget gets mixed reception from BRC
NEWSThe British Retail Consortium has welcomed some aspects of the new budget but has expressed concerns over others.
MPs urge haste in 4G spectrum auction
NEWSA group of MPs that make up the Commons Culture, Media and Sport committee have urged Ofcom to change the current goal of one 4G mobile broadband provider reaching 95 ...
ISPs downplay 'porn filter' move
NEWSMajor British ISPs have downplayed claims that a new government policy mandating a so-called 'porn filter' will have much impact, pointing out that the changes do not affect the millions ...
Government pledges ?150m to improve rural mobile
NEWSThe government has unveiled plans at the Conservative Party Conference that the government will invest in the UK's mobile phone coverage in so-called 'not spot' areas.
Calls for Scotland .scot domain
NEWSThe Scottish government has renewed calls for a new .scot internet domain to be established.
Culture secretary calls on Brit telcos to play ball on 4G
NEWSBritish culture secretary Jeremy Hunt said that the market was not delivering high speed broadband as well as it could as he criticised mobile operator legal action around the forthcoming ...
Civil servants banned from using Facebook
NEWSBritish civil servants have been banned using Facebook in the office according to a Press Association report.
Government considers porn ban
NEWSParliament is to launch a formal inquiry in to the protection of children online – one which will debate the implementation of nationwide web filters.
BRC welcomes riot aid package
NEWSThe British Retail Consortium has welcomed a £20 million aid package for retailers hit by the recent riots unveiled by the Government.
Google admits giving out EU user data
NEWSGoogle has admitted violating European data protection law by complying with a number of requests from US intelligence for data stored in its EU datacentres.
Details of biggest web attack ever revealed
NEWSSecurity firm McAfee has released data on what it is calling Operation Shady Rat, a six year sustained web attack against over 70 high profile targets, such as the US ...
High Street parking restrictions lifted
NEWSThe Government has pledged to scrap High Street parking restrictions in a bid to boost flagging retail sales.
Government pays ?3,664 per PC
NEWSA committee report has today slammed Government IT spending as wasteful and unacceptable, claiming amongst other things that £3,664 is being spent on desktop PCs.
The week in review
NEWSThe Government has been getting serious on cyber security and all things techy in the last year or so. And with the recent spate of high profile hacking stories, the ...
Threat from cyber attacks 'equal' to that of nuclear bombs
NEWSThe UK's cyber-security minister Francis Maude has claimed that in terms of UK security, online attacks are on par with the threat posed by nuclear weapons.
Is cyber security a government priority?
NEWSToday, IDC has claimed more than 50 per cent of surveyed government organisations across Europe have no official plans for protecting data from information security threats.
In a study ...
Government appoints Mary ?Queen of Shops? to retail review
NEWSThe Government has appointed Mary ‘Queen of Shops’ Portas to head up an independent inquiry in to the future of the UK High Street and multi-channel business models.
