http://www.silicon.com Results for minister en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39623466,00.htm Security Minister Lord West said in a statement: "Investing now means the Airwave network system can be thoroughly tested before 2012 and will ensure it remains resilient during Games-time. The Home Office has announced a £39m deal to help... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:14:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39615161,00.htm Speaking at a cabinet creative industries conference yesterday, the business minister said proposals made back in August will feature in the Digital Economy Bill expected before Parliament in November. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:46:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39582321,00.htm See Angela Smith named as government IT minister on ZDNet UK for more on this story. The Cabinet Office has named Angela Smith as responsible for government IT and information security. According to the list of ministerial responsibilities released... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:44:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/agenda-setters-2009/lord-stephen-carter-39547894.htm Lord Stephen Carter made his mark in his former guise as UK Minister for Communications, Technology and Broadcasting - or in other words the brains behind the government's Digital Britain blueprint for the nation's tech future. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:29:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/agenda-setters-2009/tom-steinberg-39550660.htm Before setting up mySociety Steinberg cut his teeth in the corridors of power, working within the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit from 2001 to 2003. Tom Steinberg's name might not immediately ring any bells but chances are that you've used his... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:57:54 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/agenda-setters-2009/george-osborne-39547921.htm Osborne's journey to the shadow cabinet saw him serve as a shadow minister in the Work and Pensions Department and a special adviser to Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under the John Major Conservative government in the 1990s. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:20:48 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39535794,00.htm However, given the minister responsible for launching it stepped down, and that time is running out for Gordon Brown's government, it looked as if time was running out for another tax. Minister for Digital Britain Stephen Timms said the government... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:12:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39532789,00.htm Stephen Timms, Minister for Digital Britain and financial secretary to the Treasury, said the government is committed to making its £6 per year tax on landlines law to pay for rolling out next-gen broadband in the UK. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:32:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39522654,00.htm In a speech to a government green IT conference on Tuesday, Cabinet Office minister Angela Smith said IT is "one of the hidden causes of climate change", with worldwide IT responsible for the same level of carbon emissions as the airline industry. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:17:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39521546,00.htm Alan Turing, the mathematician and cryptographer whose work played an essential role in the efforts of codebreaking-centre Bletchley Park during WWII, received a posthumous apology from Prime Minister Gordon Brown last week for Turing's conviction... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:16:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39516151,00.htm The government considers cyber security to be one of Australia's top national security priorities, as expressed by the Prime Minister in his National Security Statement last year. Earlier this year, the AFP was called in by the AGD to investigate... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:05:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60673007p,00.htm Every quarter, federal government entities submit their progress reports to the Prime Minister's Office, which then uses automated tools to measure their performance based on more than 3,000 key performance indicators. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:21:54 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://services.silicon.com/itoutsourcing/0,3800004871,39484023,00.htm But today the new Indian education minister has proposed a public-private partnership in India's education system, where 2,500 model schools would be created, which is something we have been shouting from the rooftops for for a long time. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:29:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39481570,00.htm Launching the review shadow health minister, Stephen O'Brien, said in a statement: "Labour's handling of NHS IT has been shambolic. The Conservative Party has today revealed its plans to reform what it calls Labour's "shambolic" and "costly" plans... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:46:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39476539,00.htm Junior minister Stephen Timms is set to assume responsibility for implementing the Digital Britain plan, according to a report in The Guardian. Timms, currently financial secretary to the Treasury, will replace Stephen Carter as communications... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:33:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39473328,00.htm You could also try tweeting a minister and getting a response, though more than likely you'll be getting a response from a civil servant pretending to be a minister. Which leads neatly onto one person who's about to be a minister, or prime minister... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:26:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39470603,00.htm And don't forget the e-petition signed by more than 16,000 people that was submitted to the Prime Minister, requesting the BBC to develop a non-Windows version of iPlayer. The BBC is a world leader in developing innovative media technology - so cut... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:12:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39453081,00.htm Tessa Jowell, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, told parliament yesterday that the government is attempting to recover costs from its supplier. The government has written off millions of pounds on the second part of a collaborative working system. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:28:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39452609,00.htm McKinnon's MP David Burrowes, who is also the shadow minister for justice, said in the debate that "those that have special needs often do not get the justice they deserve. The Conservative Party has championed the case of Gary McKinnon, the self... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:48:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39451711,00.htm The outgoing communications minister Lord Stephen Carter has already got his eye on the problem. It's the new copper, I hear. Yes indeed - it's the next generation of broadband technology, where connectivity is delivered over fibre optic cable... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:54:01 +0000