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Bryan Glick, Computing, Thursday 6 August 2009 at 11:12:00 Opposition parties lining up to suggest ways to change £12bn NHS National Programme for IT The Liberal Democrats are calling for a more localised approach to NHS IT and an end to the centralised nationwide applications favoured by the £12bn National Programme... 

Angelica Mari, Computing, Thursday 6 August 2009 at 07:15:00 Manufacturer’s technology-led integration project tops the agenda, despite economic challenges Premier Foods ­ – the UK’s largest food producer –­ is facing the challenge of delivering a major technology-led integration programme while IT budgets are... 

Dave Bailey, Computing, Monday 3 August 2009 at 16:38:00 e-Skills UK launches professional placement scheme to help boost employment chances of recent IT students IT graduates are being offered places on a new scheme designed to offer better opportunities for internships to help develop their business skills. Sector skills... 

Tom Young, Computing, Monday 27 July 2009 at 11:15:00 “Google is the last company I would trust with data belonging to me,” says former shadow home secretary Former shadow home secretary David Davis has criticised Conservative proposals to allow health records to be stored online by Google or Microsoft. Earlier... 

Computing Staff, Computing, Friday 24 July 2009 at 11:06:00 Reviews of high-risk IT projects within the Home Office, Department of Health, and the Department for Work and Pensions released Government buying agency the Office of Government Commerce has released the gateway reviews for a number of high-risk IT projects within... 

Tom Young, Computing, Thursday 23 July 2009 at 06:30:00 Charter airlines, ferry operators and Eurostar believe the government’s e-Borders programme will add cost and inconvenience to journeys, and could put them in breach of European law With the prospect of controversy over privacy, freedom of movement and ambitious... 

Angelica Mari, Computing, Monday 20 July 2009 at 16:16:00 Government-backed training plan aims to provide effective IT education for teachers and students A £5.6m government-funded programme to enhance teachers’ IT skills and improve learning has been launched today. The England-wide initiative, led by The Open University... 

Tom Young, Computing, Friday 17 July 2009 at 10:46:00 Taxpayers lost £24m due to cancellation of phase two of Scope programme The second phase of a government intelligence sharing system was scrapped because of problems with the un-named commercial supplier for the scheme, costing the taxpayer more than £24m. The first...