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Government ads pulled off Facebook

News The British government has halted its advertising on the social-networking Web site Facebook over concerns about how its ads are displayed, its communication arm said in a statement. Six major British companies, including mobile phone giant...

8 August 2007, 10:17 > More matches in News

Government sets up bird flu database

News The government is setting up a central poultry database to help identify any outbreaks of bird flu. Commercial poultry keepers will be asked to register their flocks as part of an initiative, as no central register exists.

24 October 2005, 10:28 > More matches in News

Government plans broadband for UK kids

News All of the UK's six million children could have home broadband access under plans being drawn up by the government to improve education standards. CNET.co.uk's sister site silicon.com that the government is aiming to make the provision of home

Tags: children, government, school, sports

7 January 2008, 10:37 > More matches in News

Government to clamp down on terrorist websites

News The government has announced plans to clamp down on people who run websites that incite terrorism. In a parliamentary speech yesterday, Home Secretary Charles Clarke said in going beyond the boundaries of usual national security measures, the...

22 July 2005, 11:31 > More matches in News

Government in YouTube blunder

News A video called Transformational Government can no longer be viewed on the site, instead users get a box of red text stating: "This video has been removed at the request of copyright owner COI Television because its content was used without...

30 August 2006, 10:04 > More matches in News

Government to fund security tech

News More government funding will be pumped into security technologies, the prime minister has announced. Brown presented the government's National Security Strategy to the To harness a much wider range of expertise and experience from outside...

Tags: protection, role, threats, intelligence

20 March 2008, 9:01 > More matches in News

Government gives iPlayer 'non-answer'

News The government has responded to an e-petition protesting against the way in which the BBC's iPlayer has been developed. But the government response reaffirmed that the Beeb's independent governing body, the BBC Trust, has committed to the...

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10 September 2007, 10:44 > More matches in News

Government reviews intellectual-property laws

News The government has launched a review of the laws protecting intellectual property, an issue of growing importance to the technology industry. Chancellor Gordon Brown has asked Andrew Gowers, former editor of the Financial Times, to lead an...

5 December 2005, 9:43 > More matches in News

Government sets file-sharing crackdown date

News The government has unveiled plans to tackle illegal file sharing along with steps to protect intellectual property and promote broadband. Although the government has a preference for voluntary action by ISPs to crack down on illegal file sharing...

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25 February 2008, 8:59 > More matches in News

Government searches for tech talent

News A fast track graduate scheme to unearth the next generation of public sector IT leaders has been launched by the government. It's hoped the Civil Service Technology in Business Fast Stream will successfully recruit up to 20 of the best graduates...

Tags: stream, government, scheme, sector

19 October 2007, 10:00 > More matches in News

Government to confront Web extremism

News The UK government wants the Internet industry to help combat militant Islamism on the Web in the same way it cooperates in fighting sex crimes against children, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said on The Internet is not a no-go area for government...

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18 January 2008, 9:47 > More matches in News

Government funds broadband for pupils

News The government has pledged £30m of funding over the next three years to help UK school pupils from low income families gain home broadband access. In addition, Knight announced a £600,000 pilot -- to be run by the government education tech agency...

Tags: school, children, tech, education

10 January 2008, 10:36 > More matches in News

Government of Canada Google Gadget

Downloads Introducing the Government of Canada and ebay.ca search bar gadget. Access information on Canada, its government, and federal programs and services in english or french. Got a beef, contact your local MP through email directly.

10 July 2008, 7:31 > More matches in Downloads

Tech 'vital' to schools, says government

News Speaking at the British Education and Training (BETT) Show in London on Wednesday, Kelly praised the role that technology can play in speeding up the government's education reforms. In a wide-ranging speech, Kelly claimed that technology has a...

12 January 2006, 8:46 > More matches in News

Government researches Wi-Fi health risks

News There is no scientific evidence to date that Wi-Fi and WLANs adversely affect the health of the general population," said Professor Pat Troop, chief executive of the government-established Health Protection Agency (HPA), on Friday.

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16 October 2007, 10:37 > More matches in News