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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8311081.stm
"Finland has made broadband a 'legal right', leading experts to question whether the UK government is similarly committed.
In a speech to MPs this week, Digital Britain minister Stephen Timms seemed to firm up the government's plans.
He told MPs that the government's promise of broadband to all homes by 2012 was "an obligation".
Previously the government has spoken only of a "commitment", which would not be legally binding.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said the comments were "a slip of the tongue" and that the plans for broadband remained a "commitment", meaning they would not be legally binding when they enter the statute book."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8302977.stm
"The government has long aspired to reach out to citizens in a more engaging way and in the Twittertastic world of Web 2.0 it seems such a goal should be pretty easy to achieve.
But despite having a set of guidelines on how to use Twitter, Facebook and other social media, the government's intranet bans access to them.
Even in local authorities, only around half of the UK's councils allow employees access to such sites."
Two very good articles well worth a read for web surfers. The WEB 2.0 one has some very interesting stuff in it.
"Finland has made broadband a 'legal right', leading experts to question whether the UK government is similarly committed.
In a speech to MPs this week, Digital Britain minister Stephen Timms seemed to firm up the government's plans.
He told MPs that the government's promise of broadband to all homes by 2012 was "an obligation".
Previously the government has spoken only of a "commitment", which would not be legally binding.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said the comments were "a slip of the tongue" and that the plans for broadband remained a "commitment", meaning they would not be legally binding when they enter the statute book."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8302977.stm
"The government has long aspired to reach out to citizens in a more engaging way and in the Twittertastic world of Web 2.0 it seems such a goal should be pretty easy to achieve.
But despite having a set of guidelines on how to use Twitter, Facebook and other social media, the government's intranet bans access to them.
Even in local authorities, only around half of the UK's councils allow employees access to such sites."
Two very good articles well worth a read for web surfers. The WEB 2.0 one has some very interesting stuff in it.
