Cabinet Office

Government Wants Open Standards To Be Royalty-Free

Francis Maude has confirmed that it will adopt royalty-free standards, to deliver a level playing field for open source

13 years ago

Government Skunkworks Boss Hails e-Petition Success

Just two weeks old and the government's e-petitions website is proving popular, with 12,000 petitions

13 years ago

Government Website Cuts Deepen

The UK government has closed nearly half of its "vanity" websites and plans to cut 80 percent

13 years ago

Cabinet Office Proposes Cross-Department Cloud

A Government document proposes consolidating back-office functions in a cloud-based platform to save money

13 years ago

Government Names Open Source Guru As Tech Advisor

Open source enthusiast Liam Maxell has been appointed as technology adviser to the Cabinet Office

13 years ago

Government Services Could Go Onto Facebook

Users could use Facebook or Twitter to access government services in the future, according to the Cabinet Office

14 years ago

Cabinet Office To Create A Central Information Store

Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude is bringing together all government data in the Public Data Corporation

14 years ago

‘Digital By Default’ Is Directgov’s Aim For Services

The Cabinet Office foresees delivering services digitally but concerns are being voiced for those without Internet skills

14 years ago

British Government’s IT Chief To Quit

At the end of this year, John Suffolk, the government’s CIO will step down before major projects are launched

14 years ago

Government Pledges End To Public ‘Vanity’ Sites

The Government will axe three quarters of its websites as part of a cost cutting review by the Cabinet Office

14 years ago