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UK.gov back to the drawing board on DNA retention
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| The government has dumped a heavily-criticised
| plan to retain the DNA profiles of innocent
| people for up to 12 years, after the researchers
| behind evidence it was based on disowned the
| policy.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/19/dna_dando/
UK.gov convinces just 2,000 Mancunians to join ID card trial
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| The government's ID card pilot scheme in
| Manchester has failed to capture the North
| West's imagination with just 2,000 volunteers
| coming forward to date.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/19/manchester_id_trial/
Recent:
UK government ignoring own rules on open source
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| Open source vendors are calling on the UK government to
| put its money where its mouth is and police its own
| rules on public sector open source software procurement
| - which were revised in February this year.
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http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2009/09/25/open_source_open_standards_uk_government/
Tories call for health computer systems cuts
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| Mr O'Brien insisted that "open source" systems could be more secure. We guess
| he means open source database software run by government offices, not
| inviting all the world's under-employed programmers to rewrite the UK's NHS
| software systems.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1528873/tories-health-systems-cuts
Conservatives publish NHS IT policy pledges
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| The Conservatives say they "welcome these conclusions" in part because they
| are "consistent with our plans to free the NHS from Labour's central control
| and interference so that it is locally accountable to patients and can focus
| on improving the results of their treatment".
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http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/tony_collins/2009/08/conservatives-publish-nhs-it-p.html
Software vendors and the UK Government: how to peer behind the scenes
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| The Spencer System allows the Open Source advocate to counter the
| machinations of the cosy relationships between established vendors and
| government.
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http://www.siriusit.co.uk/myblog/software-vendors-and-the-uk-government-how-to-peer-behind-the-scenes.html
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