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Government Urged To Adopt ‘Block Chain’ Technology
The government's scientific adviser has recommended an active approach to developing distributed ledgers for service delivery
Ofcom: Sky And O2 Get Customer Service Thumbs Up, But TalkTalk Struggles
Ofcom publishes latest communications customer service report
US Government Pledges £2.8bn For Autonomous Car Development
Major funding from Obama administration will support development of technology and consistent laws across US states
Police Arrest Member Of Cyber Extortionists DD4BC
Scotland Yard involved in European raids and arrest of key member of DDoS extortionist gang DD4BC
Contactless Payment For Travel Could Go Nationwide
Plans by the UK Cards Association hopes to have full payment system in place soon
Government Wants Phone Marketers To Display Call ID
New government proposals could force marketers to show their phone number in bid to tackle nuisance calls
Hacked Companies ‘Should Go Public’, Says Ex-Minister
Former defence secretary Liam Fox also calls for new government investment in cybersecurity protection
Quiz Of The Week: CES 2016
What do you remember about this year’s show?
UK Universities Open £23m IoT Research Hub
Government, universities and industry band together for Internet of Things hub, to drive innovation and research
Major Government IT Projects In Peril, Warns NAO
Stark warning. One third of major government ICT projects are likely to fail according to National Audit Office
AT&T Signs Up Technology Partners For Smart City Initiative
Cisco, Deloitte, Ericsson, GE, IBM and Qualcomm sign up for AT&T Smart City Alliance, which will work with Atlanta, Chicago and Dallas on M2M projects
Superfast Broadband Reaches 1.9m Scottish Homes And Businesses
BDUK reaches 500,000 milestone in Scotland as total figure nears 2m - including Gretna Green
Government Broadband Schemes To Reach 4m By Spring
Government says 3.5m covered by BDUK, says satellite coverage and 10Mbps universal service obligation will boost UK broadband further
Amazon And eBay Face HMRC VAT Crackdown
Retailers warned they could be investigated over lack of tax paid by overseas resellers
Government Wants Schools To Monitor Pupil Web Use
Education secretary proposes new reforms introduces new scheme to prevent ‘radicalisation’ online
Free Wi-Fi Coming To All NHS England Hospitals
Department of Health hopes to improve connectivity and offer better services with free NHS Wi-Fi
Quiz Of The Week: Christmas Tech
What do you know about festive-themed technology? It's time to find out with our Christmas quiz!
Microsoft Develops Custom Windows 10 For Chinese Government
Microsoft prepares for expansion into the Chinese public sector with localised version of Windows 10
Chinese President Urges Adoption Of ‘Cyber Sovereignty’
Sovereign countries should set their own laws for the Internet and others should respect that, according to China President
Is End Of EU Roaming Really Good News For Businesses?
BLOG: Despite experts predicting a fall in operator roaming revenues from 2017, Eldar Tuvey, CEO of Wandera, thinks it could be bad for business
EE Wins £1bn 4G Emergency Services Network Contract
EE to build network that government claims will save £1 million a day and give emergency services access to LTE data and applications
Poor Cyber Security Training At NHS Places Data At Risk
Freedom of information requests reveals shocking state of cyber security awareness within the NHS
Mystery Surrounds DDoS Attacks On Janet/DNS Servers
Janet network suffers DDoS attack, days after a similar attack targets the Internet's core DNS servers
French Police Looking To Ban Tor Network And Free Wi-Fi
Crackdown on insecure and unsecured networks follows Paris terrorist attacks last month
BT Signs Deal To Bring Government Satellite Broadband Vision Closer
BT and Avanti agree deal as government satellite broadband voucher scheme prepares to launch
GSMA: Mobile Contributes £360bn To European Economy
GSMA says M2M and 4G is boosting economy, but warns more must be done to establish a European single market
Ofcom Identifies Broadband And Service Priorities For 2016
Ofcom pledges support for 10Mbps ambition and protection against nuisance calls
Government E-borders Spend Slammed By Auditors
Troubled e-borders scheme has so far wasted £830 million of tax payers money, National Audit Office warns
Orkney Fibre Link Built On 1940s U-Boat Defences
Digital Scotland's high-speed broadband links to the Orkney Islands are making use of the famous Churchill Barriers