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...campaign was the brainchild of Adrian Norman, with whom I worked on Ian Lloyd's Conservative Party policy study for the 1979 election. Alan Benjamin and Ken Barnes, who ran the programme, successfully used a very modest amount of government pump-priming...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/when-it-meets-politics/2010/10/mixed-messages-get-online-week.html
...ahead with his plan to cut costs. Despite the fact that many suppliers had already seen a lot of change even before the election, a senior executive at a large IT firm told Computer Weekly there will be substantial changes...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/10/14/243357/Comprehensive-Spending-Review-Suppliers-brace-for-IT-spending.htm
...win the WAR Charity Commission stops talking to the Final Third Broadband at the Party Conferences: let the 2015 election campaign commence Recent Comments Categories Add category Broadband ...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/when-it-meets-politics/2010/10/mash-up-garbage-data-and-the-r.html
...win the WAR Charity Commission stops talking to the Final Third Broadband at the Party Conferences: let the 2015 election campaign commence Skills to bring forward the recovery: the need for "Tax Free Training" Recent...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/when-it-meets-politics/2010/10/big-society-small-state-on-who.html
...Vaizey's decision, after a meeting with the VOA, to go back on an election promise to review the so-called "fibre tax". Computer...become liable as soon as they resold spare capacity. In its election manifesto, the Conservative Party vowed to review the...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/10/06/243199/Minister-Ed-Vaizey-to-host-broadband-summit-on-fibre.htm
...win the WAR Charity Commission stops talking to the Final Third Broadband at the Party Conferences: let the 2015 election campaign commence Skills to bring forward the recovery: the need for "Tax Free Training" Skills for sustainable...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/when-it-meets-politics/2010/10/stop-optimising-for-the-averag.html
...win the WAR Charity Commission stops talking to the Final Third Broadband at the Party Conferences: let the 2015 election campaign commence Skills to bring forward the recovery: the need for "Tax Free Training" Skills for sustainable...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/when-it-meets-politics/2010/10/is-hefce-part-of-the-solution.html
...win the WAR Charity Commission stops talking to the Final Third Broadband at the Party Conferences: let the 2015 election campaign commence Recent Comments Categories Add category Broadband ...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/when-it-meets-politics/2010/10/put-your-nomination-where-your.html
...win the WAR Charity Commission stops talking to the Final Third Broadband at the Party Conferences: let the 2015 election campaign commence Recent Comments Richard Sar on Allow market forces to le... : Yeah, Ok, everybody...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/when-it-meets-politics/2010/10/allow-market-forces-to-let-the.html
...win the WAR Charity Commission stops talking to the Final Third Broadband at the Party Conferences: let the 2015 election campaign commence Recent Comments Categories Add category Broadband ...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/when-it-meets-politics/2010/10/give-us-the-tools-and-we-can-w.html
...PM. Broadband at the Party Conferences: let the 2015 election campaign commence was the previous entry in this blog. ...Third Broadband at the Party Conferences: let the 2015 election campaign commence Skills to bring forward the recovery...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/when-it-meets-politics/2010/10/charity-commission-stops-talki.html
...and copyright. They believe the controversial act, passed in the wash-up before parliament closed for the general election in May, is deeply flawed with respect to fighting online piracy. 4Chan, an internet imageboard that is home...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/09/29/243092/BT-and-Sky-ISPs-drawn-into-ACSLaw-data-breach.htm
... Broadband at the Party Conferences: let the 2015 election campaign commence By Philip Virgo on September 29...Third Broadband at the Party Conferences: let the 2015 election campaign commence Skills to bring forward the recovery...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/when-it-meets-politics/2010/09/broadband-at-the-party-confere.html
...blog. Broadband at the Party Conferences: let the 2015 election campaign commence is the next entry in this blog. ...Broadband at the Party Conferences: let the 2015 election campaign commence Skills to bring forward the recovery...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/when-it-meets-politics/2010/09/skills-to-bring-forward-the-re.html
...of the 1980s, but action fell by the wayside after the 1979 election. In 1985 the Director of the National Computing...momentum had been lost. During the run-up to the 2005 election the Real Time Club ran a hustings for candidates from the...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/when-it-meets-politics/2010/09/skills-for-sustainable-growth.html
...attack and set fire to the buildings round the Abbey to smoke out the "terrorists". Before the General Election, Eleanor Laing MP, then the UK opposition spokesperson on identity issues, presented a ten-point draft...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/when-it-meets-politics/2010/09/citizen-or-subject-the-politic.html
...Whitepapers White paper: How healthcare trusts can take £150m out of their post-election cost savings targets Wednesday 15 September 2010 12:03 ...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/09/15/242853/White-paper-How-healthcare-trusts-can-take-163150m-out-of-their-post-election-cost-savings.htm
...a lazy establishment". The Labour government put a new date on Watson's proposals and presented them as an update before the election in January. "Neither Tony Blair's ambitious 'e-government programme', nor his desire for clear accountability...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/09/07/242643/Dismantle-Labour39s-IT-to-save-1638bn-says-Tory-advisor.htm
...for communications minister Ed Vaizey to save face after he reneged on an election promise to review the business rates regime with respect...traffic, say sources familiar with the situation. Prior to the election, Vaizey promised to review the business rates...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/09/06/242613/Zero-rate-shared-networks-to-speed-up-broadband-access.htm
...parted company with a senior barrister who announced that he was intending to stand for a seat on behalf of the BNP at the general election. The sensitivity of such allegiances is highlighted by the chambers' announcement, in which it was very keen to distance...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/09/03/242605/Safety-first-How-to-monitor-staff-legally.htm
...when interacting with public services." It follows the coalition government's announcement shortly after this year's election that ID cards would be scrapped. The government says it wants feedback on what's available, adding that the...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/09/03/242593/Directgov-seeks-ID-authentication-bids-for-public-sector.htm
...an attack and set fire to the buildings round the Abbey to smoke out the "terrorists". Before the election Eleanor Laing, then shadow ID spokesman, presented a ten-point draft action plan at a Westminster Media Forum...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/when-it-meets-politics/2010/08/id-wars-the-slaughter-of-the-n.html
...because the government is yet to fulfil an election pledge to introduce open standards...Conservative technology policy before the election. "Why hasn't ODF been adopted...Conservative Technology Manifesto before the election proposed "a level playing...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/08/26/242507/Tory-council39s-open-source-plans-stymied-as-government-considers.htm
...also revealed that Michael Dell faced a shareholder revolt after 25% of investors withheld support for the company founder's re-election to the board, reflecting some shareholders' dissatisfaction with the state of the firm. ...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/08/20/242465/Dell-grows-profit-and-revenue-in-second-quarter.htm
...Dell's shareholders withheld support for founder Michael Dell's re-election to the board, reflecting some investors' dissatisfaction... He received 1.13 million votes supporting his re-election, the lowest among the 11 directors who were re-elected...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/08/18/242434/Michael-Dell-faces-shareholder-revolt.htm
...most effective way to implement next-generation networks, it is unclear what will happen to the policy after the General Election, especially if there is a hung parliament. There are other issues too, such as how to manage the transition from existing...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/04/16/240938/New-government-must-decide-quickly-how-to-pay-for-high-speed.htm
...been writing recently about a number of social media sentiment-analysis tools being showcased during this British general election period. It's an interesting topic, not just for the politicians, but for anyone who wants to dig into the soup of online...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/social-business/2010/04/sentiment-measured-by-you.html
Register | Login Election 2010: Communications is the life-blood of enterprise, says Communications...social and technological competence to voters in the run-up to the Election. The current economic downturn gives politicians the opportunity...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/04/15/240926/Election-2010-Communications-is-the-life-blood-of-enterprise-says-Communications-Management.htm
...Cyber-squatting scandal rocks Tooting election race By Rebecca Thomson on April 15...horrible to each other in the run up to the election. Lets all point and stare at Mark...services. Tags: cybersquatting, election 2010, Mark Clarke, Susan John-Richards...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/it-downtime-blog/2010/04/cyber-squatting-scandal-rocks.html
...Entry This page contains a single entry by Mark Kobayashi-Hillary published on April 15, 2010 4:01 PM. General election social media manifesto was the previous entry in this blog. Find recent content on the main index or look in the archives...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/social-business/2010/04/twitter-rolls-over-for-the-man.html
Register | Login Election 2010: Innovative IT companies need help, says the UK Innovation... Martin Rice Thursday 15 April 2010 15:53 The General Election provides an excellent opportunity for an incoming government to...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/04/15/240925/election-2010-innovative-it-companies-need-help-says-the-uk-innovation.htm
Register | Login Election 2010: Forum of Private Business says...Whichever party wins power in the General Election must make a priority of reducing...jonathan farber farndon fields election inexorably online -- Advertisement...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/04/15/240924/Election-2010-Forum-of-Private-Business-says-politicians-must-tackle-digital.htm
Register | Login Election 2010: Eurim calls for rebuilding...run-up to, and aftermath of, the 2010 election. The plan had all-party buy-in...still look good as headlines for an election "manifesto". They are: • Foster...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/04/15/240923/Election-2010-Eurim-calls-for-rebuilding-confidence-in-ICT39s-competence-to.htm
...Blogroll Scott Adams' Dilbert Blog Techno Llama Dilbert Recent Posts Cyber-squatting scandal rocks Tooting election race He knows Windows How to get a free Apple iPad - just vote Tory Not the sharpest of programmers... Lord...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/it-downtime-blog/2010/04/he-knows-windows.html
...believe it is possible to be more innovative with less money. Only a few IT projects are being put on hold for the General Election, with 15% of CIOs saying they would postpone work. And while most are open to the idea of new technologies if they meet...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/04/15/240917/CIOs-call-on-government-to-be-more-ambitious-with-IT.htm
...09:37 In the first week of the UK election campaign, Google searches for David...increased 141% in the first week of the election campaign, while "Conservative Party...cameron beats liberal democrats election campaign david cameron cameron...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/04/15/240913/Cameron-beats-Brown-in-Google-searches.htm
...society When IT Meets the General Election: How do the manifestos compare with...help with a short order review after the election. Those who were unsuccesful are feeling...will be followed, or not, after the election. There are some encouraging signs behind...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/when-it-meets-politics/2010/04/when-it-meets-the-general-elec.html
...and ComputerWeekly.com Go to our general election resource for IT Pros GarnerJ By James Garner...opinions and blog posts about the 6 May general election then visit our special election area. This area will include all of our latest...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2010/04/go-to-our-general-election-res.html
...will also see futher negotiations. This will avert potential strike action which could have seen TV coverage the general election build up disrupted. Suresh Chawla, national officer at Bectu, said: "We are very pleased to have averted the need...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/inside-outsourcing/2010/04/bbc-it-staff-agree-pay-rise.html
...is at stake. Computer Weekly readers know better than most how key our digital industries are to Britain's future; this election will determine what happens to both. Photo: Rex Features -- Advertisement -- Dilbert Sudoku Puzzler Dilbert...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/04/14/240902/gordon-brown-labour-would-create-more-it-jobs-and-help-britain-become-a-leading-digital.htm
Register | Login Election 2010: LibDems' IT-related manifesto...start a spending review after the election, consulting widely throughout the... protection act manifesto election office manifesto today party...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/04/14/240904/Election-2010-LibDems39-IT-related-manifesto-policies.htm
...least we now know when they'll announce pricing though - the 10th of May, says the press release. 4 days after the general election. A more cynical blogger than I might suggest the two things could be connected... By the way, this news comes scorch-footed...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/inspect-a-gadget/2010/04/ipad-release-delayed-in-uk-and-europe.html
...his Labour rivals by turning up to the Conservative Party's election manifesto launch this week carrying a shiny new iPad, which...Mobile computing, social networking Tags: Apple, election, iPad | More No TrackBacks TrackBack URL: http...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/it-downtime-blog/2010/04/how-to-get-a-free-apple-ipad--.html
...programme, though with notable exceptions, they are usually retrospective. Would the Conservative Party, if it wins the election, really want those outside Parliament and the government knowing how well its IT projects and programmes are progressing...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/tony_collins/2010/04/tory-manifesto-what-about-the.html
Register | Login Election 2010: Technology policies in the Conservative manifesto Rebecca Thomson email Wednesday 14 April 2010 07:44 The...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/04/14/240889/election-2010-technology-policies-in-the-conservative.htm
...It was when I was being filmed for the Liberal Democrats' election iPhone app, which is being...Democrat policy >> Have your say on the Computer Weekly election blog >> ...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/04/13/240888/Nick-Clegg-LibDems-would-scrap-ID-cards-biometric-passports-and-child.htm
...ComputerWeekly.com The SocialITe General election social media manifesto By Mark Kobayashi-Hillary...than ever related to the British general election and all the parties are steam-rollering...claimed online that this is the first election where social media will make the difference...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/social-business/2010/04/general-election-social-media-manifesto.html
...NHS Chief Executives. The letter makes no apology for the signing of a new NPfIT deal with BT shortly before a general election. The deal will commit a new government to paying BT for installations of Cerner's Millennium electronic patient records...
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/tony_collins/2010/04/nhs-it-official-weve-secured-f.html
Register | Login Election 2010: Rural broadband needs urgent...policy back in the womb until after the election. Then, if Labour is returned to...only a slight delay caused by the election process. Given the over-riding...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/04/09/240858/Election-2010-Rural-broadband-needs-urgent-attention-after-50p-tax-is.htm
...Secondary legislation to be introduced after the upcoming General Election may make universities, libraries and internet café owners...said, "Unfortunately, we are now in purdah because of the election, so we are confined to making only factual statements...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/04/09/240856/digital-economy-act-raises-legal-risks-for-all-businesses.htm
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