http://www.silicon.com Results for prime 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/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/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://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39473328,00.htm Which leads neatly onto one person who's about to be a minister, or prime minister to be exact (probably), but has no time for Twitter at all. You could also try tweeting a minister and getting a response, though more than likely you'll be getting... 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://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39451666,00.htm We will scrutinise these contracts closely but the Conservatives are committed to dropping the ID cards scheme and the national register," shadow immigration minister Damian Green told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK on Friday. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:24:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39449784,00.htm It seems every celebrity is using it, from Jonathan Ross and Demi Moore to our own Prime Minister. Twitter's not just about what you ate for breakfast. Mark Kobayashi-Hillary explains how businesses can take advantage of it and other social networks. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39447404,00.htm The Home Secretary… thinks it has been a waste and wants to scrap it, but the Prime Minister won't let him. The government has been slammed over its decision to press ahead with the national ID card scheme following Home Secretary Alan Johnson's... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:41:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39445480,00.htm Robert Hannigan, the prime minister's security adviser, said the OCS would be about "drawing together what people are already doing in the Ministry of Defence, the intelligence services and the police". editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:09:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39442315,00.htm We can confirm that he will step down at summer recess with the completion of his work, as originally intended and with the full agreement of the Prime Minister. The government has said that the Digital Britain report is to be delayed, and has... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:51:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39441305,00.htm UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown might be as popular as Steve Ballmer in a Mac developer workshop but he knows how to tap into the populist vibe to detract attention from the state of his government. The Prime Minister, who has in recent months led... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:29:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39440349,00.htm Brown made the announcement in Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, during a speech on constitutional reform. Gordon Brown is bringing in the inventor of the web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, to help open up government data. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:24:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/cio50-2009/david-wilde-39437225.htm Before David Wilde joined Westminster City Council as CIO, he held a number of public sector roles, including head of ebusiness and head of internal and electronic communications for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and running internet... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:01:36 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39433545,00.htm The Prime Minister's Office has rebuffed a public call for a government investigation into Phorm, saying that the independent Information Commissioner's Office is responsible for ensuring that the behavioural ad-serving technology does not... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 21 May 2009 08:34:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39427542,00.htm On one day our Prime Minister announces that every home in the UK will have 2Mbps broadband in 2011, and the next a Korean minister announces that everyone in his country will have 1,000Mbps in 2012. Never has a subject been so studied, debated and... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 06 May 2009 15:17:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60559201p,00.htm The Report was drafted at the request of Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, in response to HMRC's loss of 2 compact discs containing 25 million child benefit records in November 2007. The UK Data Handling Procedures in Government Report set out clear... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:56:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60565059p,00.htm The success story of the Software Industry, showing a sustained growth rate of more than 60% per year, and the lessons to the other emerging sectors, has lead one to setting up the 108 recommendations by the Prime Minister's IT Task Force. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/cio-insights/0,3800015457,39396864,00.htm Watmore joins the FA from the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills where he was permanent secretary, and before that he was head of the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit in Number 10. There's always a lot of discussion about what job... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:58:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60549136p,00.htm Prime Minister Gordon Brown recently stated that the government cannot promise the safety of personal data entrusted by the public, citing human error as the reason, so that's okay then isn't it? Human error continues to be the primary cause of... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:00:00 +0000