Latest Technology & Innovation Announcements

Bristol City Council Data Centre Wins Innovation Award

Design ingenuity nets award for new Bristol City Council Data Centre

Bristol City Council’s new state-of-the-art green technology data centre has won an innovation award at the national Datacentre Leaders Awards.

9 Feb 2010 - 16:33

Pioneering London School Children Skype European Debate

 A group of Leytonstone students had a mock parliamentary debate with pupils from a German school using Skype, last Friday.

9 Feb 2010 - 16:10

Spanish Preidency of the EU: EU Pledges To Increase Investment In Research And Development To Facilitate Knowledge Society

European research ministers have made a commitment in San Sebastián to increase investment in R&D and to promote a culture of trust in scientists, without forgetting that research must be accountable to the public.

9 Feb 2010 - 15:19

Social Networking Websites Must Improve Safety Of Children - European Commission

50% of European teenagers give out personal information on the web – according to an EU study – which can remain online forever and can be seen by anybody. Today, Safer Internet Day, the European Commission is passing a message to teenagers: "Think before you post!"

9 Feb 2010 - 15:12

Spanish EU Presidency 2010: Interview With Spanish Minister of Industry, Miguel Sebastián

1. The electric vehicle is the focus of the informal meeting of ministers of industry.What is the line of action of the Spanish Presidency in this matter?

9 Feb 2010 - 15:08

EU State Aid: European Commission Approves Record Number Of State Aid Applications For Broadband

A record number of Member State aid measures to support the installation of broadband networks have been approved by the European Commission in 2009 since the adoption by the Commission in September 2009 of Guidelines for the assessment of broadband projects under EU state aid rules (see   IP/09/1332   and   MEMO/09/396  ).

9 Feb 2010 - 12:41

Buying Solutions Offers Financial Support To Public Sector Organisations Wishing To Adopt eAuctions

New financial support package for eAuctions now available after Derby City Council saves more than £250,000 on mobile phones

9 Feb 2010 - 12:20

Patent Filings Reduce By 4.5% In 2009 Reports WIPO

International patent filings under WIPO's Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fell by 4.5% in 2009 with sharper than average declines experienced by some industrialized countries and growth in a number of East Asian countries.  Provisional data indicates that 155,900 [1] (annex 1) international patent applications were filed in 2009 as compared to the nearly 164,000 applications filed in 2008.

9 Feb 2010 - 11:25

Ministers Face Questions On Charging For Public Sector Information In The UK

Home Department
Departmental Disclosure of Information

David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether (a) agencies and (b) non-departmental public bodies for which his Department is responsible sell information on a commercial basis to (i) companies or individuals in the private sector and (ii) other organisations. [313227]

9 Feb 2010 - 11:22

Television Product Placement - Written Statement By Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Ben Bradshaw): I would like to set out the Government’s plans for product placement on television.   

9 Feb 2010 - 11:09

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