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Tech-savvy governments to embrace Web 2.0

January 10, 2008 They'll increasingly use social networking and other innovations to increase citizen interaction, business transactions. TAGS: Web 2.0, government, chief information officer, interaction, Gartner Inc., social networking, networking

Lawmaker blasts U.K. government on Microsoft policy

October 10, 2007 British Parliament member criticizes U.K. government's IT strategy, accusing it of "skewing the market" in favor of Microsoft. TAGS: government, U.K., open source, information technology, health, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista

Feds: Google's privacy concerns unfounded

February 27, 2006 Justice Department says search giant's arguments for refusing to turn over information lack merit. TAGS: Child Online Protection Act, government, brief, Google Inc., argument, request, search engine, Microsoft Corp.

Belgian government chooses OpenDocument

June 23, 2006 Plan requiring government adoption of format puts further pressure on Microsoft to embrace open standards. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Belgium, open standard, proposal, government, format, Microsoft Office, document, Microsoft Corp.

Politicians: Clueless on technology?

October 27, 2006 U.K. lawmakers and privacy activists weigh in on the lack of tech knowledge among politicians and its effect on government IT projects. TAGS: ID card, technology issue, politician, government, scheme, information system, secure, France, advisor, U.K., information technology, conference

Robot spy planes get government boost

July 18, 2006 British government will help pilotless aircraft take to the skies for police and fire surveillance. TAGS: aircraft, surveillance, robot, police, government, U.K.

Feds take porn fight to Google

January 19, 2006 Bush administration subpoenas records of all searches over one week as it defends disputed antiporn law. Document: Google subpoenaed over pornography TAGS: subpoena, Child Online Protection Act, Bush Administration, porn, search engine, Google Inc., government, request, law, Yahoo! Inc., America Online Inc., attorney, Microsoft Corp.

U.K. government rejects calls for DRM ban

February 20, 2007 Almost 1,500 sign anti-DRM petition, but U.K. officials say the technology, when certain safeguards are observed, still has value. TAGS: digital-rights management, petition, U.K., government, copyright law, restriction, Steve Jobs, rootkit, Sony Corp., CD

China's future--a stroll in a tech park

July 6, 2006 Software parks like Jiangsu province's are key to China's efforts to move forward as a tech powerhouse. TAGS: China, government, manufacturing, Shanghai, city

FTC demands more details on Intel-STMicro deal

August 30, 2007 Government is taking a harder look at Intel's plans to create a private chip company with STMicroelectronics. TAGS: STMicroelectronics, antitrust, transaction, government, Switzerland, chip company, Intel, attorney

Microsoft: Vista won't get a backdoor

March 4, 2006 "Over my dead body" will governments get into encrypted files, says one Microsoft employee working on Windows update. TAGS: back door, government, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, security

Australia's porn-blocking plan unveiled

August 13, 2007 Program includes filtering software for home PCs, as well as an ISP-level plan being tested in Tasmania. TAGS: Helen Coonan, Tasmania, porn, government, Australia, children, trial, home PC, Internet Service Provider, PC

Microsoft aims to reach next billion PC users

April 19, 2007 New program gives near-free Windows and Office to governments that buy PCs for students to use at home. TAGS: Will Poole, government, student, software company, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

U.K. government's lost data 'worth billions to criminals'

November 29, 2007 Politician attacks government over failure to use encryption technology to prevent breach that could impact millions of people. TAGS: chancellor, encryption technology, criminal, government, U.K., information technology, CD

The Constitution, a la carte

May 22, 2007 The FCC might have good intentions, but Randolph J. May says the government could end up violating the First Amendment. TAGS: First Amendment, government, programming, cable company, violence, law, reader, TV

Munich fires up Linux at last

September 25, 2006 Local government launches the first phase of its open-source migration after a year's delay. TAGS: Munich, migration, open source, government, Linux, SuSE, stage, city, project, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Learning the lessons of 9/11 for real

September 1, 2006 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper writes that the government's diffident approach to cybersecurity is a ticking time bomb. TAGS: cybersecurity, government, candidate, Sept. 11, 9/11 commission, lesson

Judge to decide on AT&T spying suit

June 24, 2006 AT&T, DOJ say companies are protected from privacy laws when working with government on national security issues. TAGS: AT&T Corp., privilege, government, lawsuit, secret, Judge, worker

Michael Dell pushes governments to invest in IT

May 4, 2006 Developing countries can improve lives of their citizens with fast networks and better access to PCs, he says. Photo: Michael Dell at WCIT TAGS: information technology, government, Asia, Dell, leader, AMD, server, PC

About South Korea's 'dependency' on Microsoft

January 29, 2007 CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says South Korea might be in bed with Microsoft, but PC users there are kicking the company hard. TAGS: South Korea, e-government, piracy, Seoul, nation, government, Internet Service Provider, Microsoft Corp., Samsung Electronics, security, PC
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