Governement-IT

Government – UK Is ‘Not Prepared’ For Driverless Cars

Commons transport committee report says that more needs to be done to make Britain ready for the automotive revolution

10 years ago

Pentagon Seeks Hacker Proof Weapon Systems

The top American arms buyer wants future US weapon systems to be hacker-proof

10 years ago

Governments Want EU Roaming Charges To Stay Until At Least 2018

European governments oppose end to EU roaming charges and don't give net neutrality their full backing, going against the European…

10 years ago

China Hits Back At Obama Over Software Backdoors

The war of words escalates between America and China over its demand for a backdoor in foreign software

10 years ago

Ofcom: 32% Of Broadband Connections Are Superfast, But Urban-Rural Divide Is Widening

Ofcom says rural and suburban broadband speeds did not rise in the six months leading up to November 2014 and…

10 years ago

FBI Offers Biggest Ever Reward For Admin Of Gameover Zeus Botnet

Russian hacker behind the Gameover Zeus botnet is hit with world's largest ever reward for his arrest

10 years ago

UK Is ‘Sixth Best Digital Nation’ In The EU

European Commission report places Denmark top, and praises UK on availability of cheap, fast broadband

10 years ago

Twitter Voices Support For Net Neutrality

Twitter says net neutrality legislation essential for US economy and for freedom of speech

10 years ago

Ordnance Survey To Release OS OpenMap To Help Developers Build Mapping Apps

Ordnance Survey says it wants to help developers create new kinds of application through open data and better licences

10 years ago

NSA Analysis Of Sony Hack Identifies North Korea

The NSA backs FBI conclusion that North Korea was responsible for the damaging hack of Sony Pictures

10 years ago

GCHQ And NSA ‘Hacked’ SIM Card Firm To Spy On Calls And Texts

GCHQ and NSA accused of hacking Gemalto in documents allegedly leaked by Edward Snowden

10 years ago

Government Dismisses House of Lords’ London Broadband Concerns

Ed Vaizey says the situation in the capital is much better than the House of Lords thinks

10 years ago

Welsh Government Offers £3m To Boost Business Broadband

Welsh Government issues tender for contracts to improve broadband coverage in the country

10 years ago

Treat Broadband Like A Utility, Says House of Lords

House of Lords says presence of broadband notspots in rural areas is "unacceptable"

10 years ago

Motorola Solutions ‘Seeks’ Buyer Amid Slowing Revenues

Is the last part of Motorola about to be sold off?

10 years ago

O2 Offers Public Sector And Charities £100 For Tablet Purchase

O2 'No.10' tariff offers 5GB of data for £10 a month, along with £100 connection credit

10 years ago

Government Turns Attention To ‘Final Five Percent’ As BDUK Connects 2m Homes To Fibre

Government-funded BDUK projects have connected two million homes and businesses to superfast broadband

10 years ago

Secretive UK Court Declares GCHQ Mass Surveillance Program Unlawful

GCHQ was operating illegally for at least seven years between 2007 and 2014

10 years ago

Superfast Broadband Awareness Low, But Higher In Rural Areas

Research suggest there is confusion about the availability of superfast broadband in the UK

10 years ago

Anthem Hack Investigators Cite Chinese ‘Fingerprints’

Investigators of Anthem attack pursue evidence pointing to Chinese state-sponsored hackers

10 years ago

NSA Reform Proposals Slammed As ‘Pitiful’

New proposals governing NSA data collection don't go far enough, campaigners complain

10 years ago

MPs Say Broadband Policy Is Short Changing Rural Areas

Parliamentary committee calls for 10Mbps minimum speeds and satellite broadband subsidies to make sure the final five percent of properties…

10 years ago

How Defra Uses Microsoft Dynamics AX To Process Billions Of Pounds

Defra and Hitachi Solutions Europe work together to deliver Government’s new digital by default approach

10 years ago

G-Cloud 6 Services Go Live For Public Sector

'Jargon free' G-Cloud 6 services now available on the government's digital marketplace

10 years ago

Francis Maude To Step Down At Next Election

Government IT leader will leave post as MP for Horsham at the next election

10 years ago

BT ‘Overestimates’ BDUK Fibre Rollout By £92m Say MPs

Public Accounts Committee report says the cost of rural broadband rollout could be a lot less than expected

10 years ago

Google To Change Privacy Policy, ICO Confirms

Google agrees to alter its UK privacy policy after escaping a fine by Information Commissioner

10 years ago

Government Funding To Turn Gloucestershire Nuclear Lab Into Green Tech Research Park

Funding to transform former Nuclear Lab into centre for renewable energy and cyber security skills

10 years ago

CyLon To Help Startups Develop UK’s Cyber Defences

The scheme aims to develop the UK into Europe's hub for cyber security startups

10 years ago

Northern Rail Offers Free Wi-Fi Thanks To Government Funding

Commuters in Leeds and Bradford to benefit from Super Connected Cities funding

10 years ago