Pro New Chinese law takes aim at encryption Legal instrument modelled on Western examples, says government 4 Jan
Pro BlackBerry quits Pakistan over government surveillance demands Operations pulled rather than allow government intercept comms 30 Nov
Blogs Of tax credits and system abuse Budget 2016 sees some advancements on the fronts of corproate tax and R&D, but will it ultimately benefit the country? 14 Oct
Pro US will not seek legislation against encryption Tech industry had lobbied President Barack Obama to take a stand against any dilution of encryption 12 Oct
Pro Safe Harbour ruling could have bearing on Microsoft e-mail dispute Court held invalid the Safe Harbor agreement, governing personal data transfers between Europe and the US 8 Oct
Pro Encryption backdoors would hurt cybersecurity Leaked US advisory report weighs pros and cons of laws to make encryption keys available to law enforcement 18 Sep
Blogs Worst idea, ever! Offensive cyberwarfare capabilities for private companies is right up there with motorbike ashtrays 7 Aug
Pro Dell opens up on ‘Emissary Panda’ hacking group SecureWorks has tracked another apparently Chinese espionage group. For organisations, it's a familiar story 6 Aug
Pro Dept. of Justice and Equality IT services contract with Capita Five year managed service deal 6 Aug
Pro Companies should have offensive cyber-capabilities US counterterrorism expert advocates companies going on the offensive 4 Aug
Life Belgian government phishing test goes off-track Phishing drill derailed through lack of information 23 Jul
Life UK government offers £20m for driverless car competition Major fund for research and development project that could fast-track driverless car technology within the UK 20 Jul
Blogs New GCIO expected soon It may well be sooner rather than later for a new government chief information officer 17 Jun
Blogs GCIO Chapter III: A New Hope With the departure of the interim GCIO, is there hope or procrastination on the horizon? 15 Jun
Pro Hacked US government worker data was unencrypted Workers’ union believes detailed personal information on millions of current and former federal employees stolen by hackers was unencrypted 15 Jun
Trade Senate committee approves bill targeting patent trolls Legislation aimes to protect businesses from abusive patent litigation 5 Jun
Pro US reports massive breach of government personnel data Suspicion falls on China as source of attack 5 Jun
Pro Government ICT strategy underway and well supported by industry Measures outlined in strategy document are being implemented, but a lot of ‘heavy lifting’ still to be done, says GCIO 11 May
Pro McGrath resigns as interim Government CIO Department confirms leaving at the end of the month 5 May
Pro UK government appoints first Chief Data Officer Mike Bracken will also be government's de facto Chief Digital Officer as head of the Government Digital Service 27 Mar
Blogs Clarity in strategy The recent strategy document for public service ICT is refreshingly clear and focused 9 Mar
Pro SAP tech chief seeks government clarity on data ownership Ireland and UK chief technologist makes the case for regulation of IoT, without stifling innovation 23 Feb
Pro Dutch government sued over data retention law Data retention is under fire in many EU states 13 Jan
Life Government publishes national broadband maps Website shows plan to achieve widespread high-speed connectivity by 2016 24 Nov
Pro Industry must nail the data privacy issues Governments must not be relied upon for leadership 22 Oct
Pro Noonan announces an end to ‘Double Irish’ Corporation tax measure to be removed for new companies from 2015, but existing schemes must be wound up by 2020 14 Oct
Blogs The reluctant windfall Ireland could do with the cash but not the fallout from an EC investigation into Apple's tax arrangements 1 Oct
Pro Hague reassures MPs of data safety in Microsoft’s Dublin DC Reassurance comes as US government puts pressure on Microsoft to hand over emails on Irish servers 12 Sep
Pro North Korea using foreign bases to launch cyberattacks, says HP There's a reason the DPRK's attacks come through China 2 Sep
Pro US tech companies are not part of our government, insists Clinton Companies are being unfairly tarred for perceived cooperation with the government, she said 1 Sep
Blogs Of jurisprudence and jurisdiction The Microsoft Irish email seizure order has been upheld by a US court 1 Aug
Trade Talent and technology key to FDI policy, says Minister Government emphasises quality of life as factor in attracting multinationals 30 Jul
Blogs What price power? Are we about to be overtaken as a data centre destination by the north pole? 27 Jun
Pro Vodafone report reveals extent of government info requests Law Enforcement Disclosure Report: Irish Government’s refusal to confirm lawful intercepts 6 Jun
Life AirSpeed Telecom to install 100Mb/s broadband in 65 secondary schools Final phase of government plan brings high-speed connectivity to 760 schools 28 Apr
Life Government promises 30Mb/s broadband to all under new strategy ESB/Vodafone joint venture brings fibre over powerlines to remote areas 28 Apr
Blogs Here we go again, and again It's deja vu all over again for a unified view of the citizen for the Government 25 Apr
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