Brown slammed for closing consultancy tax loophole
The UK Institute of Chartered Accountants has slammed Gordon Brown's supposedly 'high-tech friendly' Budget for hitting IT consultants where it hurts.
The Inland Reven...
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One quarter of IT professionals admit being software pirates
One in four IT professionals think it is ethical to copy software for their private use, according to a survey released this week by the Institute for the Management of I...
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E-government gets cash boost from UK Treasury
The UK Treasury has handed out the first round of funding in its Invest to Save programme - and much of the money will benefit electronic government initiatives.
Inves...
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EU ministers agree over IT
EU heads of state met in Vienna over the weekend, with more cash for IT ventures among the watery conclusions reached.
In a 14,000 word statement, the Council of Minis...
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Computers for schools sparks debate
Educational experts have criticised predictions by Research Machines (RM) of a massive market for computers in UK primary schools as over-simplistic.
RM predicts that ...
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Ireland opens up telecoms market to competition
The Irish telecommunications market opens up today as full deregulation finally comes into effect. The Irish government began the liberalisation process six months ago an...
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EU calls on governments to promote IT
The EU has released a report on the cultivation of job opportunities in the European information society. The report, which was adopted at the joint initiative of the pre...
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BSA cracks down on software pirates
Companies across Europe face increased risk of prosecution for software piracy this year, according to the Business Software Alliance (BSA).
BSA UK launched Crackdown ...
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Cruickshank signs up for United News and Media
Action 2000 chief executive and ex-Oftel director general, Don Cruickshank, has been contracted by United News and Media to help it win a third generation mobile telecoms...
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Unions to get more say in PFI process
Unions are to be given more say in Private Finance Initiative (PFI) awards, the UK government disclosed today.
In an effort to restore confidence in the much maligned ...
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