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BSF schools to spend £1.29bn on IT by 2012

Schools transformation programme is boosting IT spending and showing how much technology is really worth

Help people protect themselves

Educating individuals on protecting their data will help implementation of new systems, says Richard Steel   More...

Police will access key child database

Children's database could be used to help with prosecution when police are granted access   More...

Home Office suspends PA Consulting contract

Loss of memory stick highlights appalling security processes   More...

Prisoners' data at large after Home Office slip

A Home Office contractor has lost a memory stick containing data on all UK prisoners   More...

Gagging order lifted on subway hackers

MIT students allowed to share research on card system flaws   More...

Conservatives seek "vision" for NHS IT policy

The British Computer Society will conduct an independent review of NHS IT policy   More...

Government urged to scrap paper census

Better public sector data sharing would provide all the necessary information, says think tank   More...

Mixed reaction to decision by TfL to end Oyster contract

Transport for London cuts its ties with the TranSys consortium and begins plans for its replacement   More...

US and EU square off on tech trade

US Trade Representative accuses EU of violating international trade laws   More...

Former Apple exec settles with SEC

Last of back-dating cases wrapped up   More...

45,000 records lost by Ministry of Justice

Personal details of 45,000 people have been lost by the Ministry of Justice over the past year   More...

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