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EU parliament committee votes against air passenger data sharing bill

European politicians are at loggerheads following a vote in the European Parliament on Wednesday that rejected proposals to store information on airline passengers. read more »

Wall Street pushes for exemptions in state social-media monitoring laws

Even as several states have put in place, or are proposing new laws barring employers from monitoring the social media activities of their employees, one Wall Street regulator is seeking exemptions to such rules for some financial services companies. read more »

Florida poised to become first state with anti-drone law

A Florida bill that would restrict the use of airborne drones by state law enforcement officials is one signature away from becoming the first law of its kind in the country. read more »

Atos heads up £25m networking contract with Ministry of Defence

Atos has won a bid to lead a team of companies that includes Vega, Finmeccanica and Information Services Group to become the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) defence communications networks services (DCNS) strategic partner. read more »

Citizens use mobiles for a quarter of visits to council websites

Nearly a quarter of visits to council websites are now from mobile devices, according to data from public sector IT managers association Socitm. read more »

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Health watchdog: G-Cloud was our Plan B, but it beat Plan A

The Care Quality Commission (CQC), an organisation that regulates over 40,000 health organisation in the UK, has revealed that prior to selecting an open source CMS tool via the government’s G-Cloud framework, it had also been running a traditional commercial tender process to find a vendor as its Plan A. read more »

National Audit Office exposes limits of government IT reform

The National Audit Office’s (NAO) latest report has said that the impact of the government’s latest initiatives on the inclusion of SMEs in public sector ICT work ‘remains unknown’. read more »

Australia has a broadband vision – do we?

I spent Christmas and New Year visiting friends in Australia and I took the opportunity to catch up on what was happening with their National Broadband Network (NBN) Co. read more »

G-Cloud iii – Is the framework getting any better?

Many industry watchers have been speculating on the success of the previous two frameworks and what could be improved upon. read more »

Westminster View: A statement of intent?

In his Autumn Statement Chancellor George Osborne once again tried to wrap himself in the Science and Technology flag. As the economy lurches between recession and weak growth, in an effort to inject some hope and optimism he likes to talk about Britain’s hi tech future. So during his speech last week, he sought to talk about investment in science, broadband and business support. read more »

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