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 Tribute to Ian Taylor MBE
Ian Taylor, previously a Vice chairman of PITCOM, retired at the 2010 General Election. Richard Sarson pays a personal tribute to him, and fears that his experience will be missed in the new Parliament. Published: 2010-06-23 23:00:00 |
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Students encouraged to help get their communities online
MPs and e-skills UK have launched the fourth year of the Make IT Happy competition, a UK-wide technology challenge for primary school students aged 9 to 11. The competition is run by the Parliamentary Information Technology Committee (PITCOM) and e-skills UK, the Sector Skills Council for Business and Information Technology, and is backed by more than 80 MPs from across the UK.
Schools can enter at http://makeithappy.cc4g.net/. The closing date for entries is 31st July 2010. Published: 2010-02-25 21:51:11 |
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The late John McWilliam
Long-standing members of PITCOM will be saddened to learn of the death of John McWilliam. The former Member for Blaydon was Chairman from 1997 until his retirement from Parliament in 2005. Published: 2009-11-18 10:23:06 |
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MPs defeat journalists in technology challenge
While some PITCOM Parliamentary members sipped wine on the Terrace of the House of Lords on 23rd June, others were pitting their technical knowledge half a mile away in Church House in a stern struggle against teams of journalists and civil servants in the third “BT Technology Challenge” quiz. Published: 2009-10-12 20:08:36 |
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PITCOM summer reception: House of Lords Terrace, 23rd June 2009
Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury and a former Treasurer of the Parliamentary Information Technology Committee (PITCOM) was guest of honour at PITCOM’s summer reception on the House of Lords Terrace on 23rd June 2009. The evening was hosted by the Earl of Erroll, and kindly sponsored by Motorola. Published: 2009-06-29 12:14:36 |
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PITCOM news December 2008: Mission to India report
Four Parliamentary members of PITCOM attended the Internet Governance Forum in Hyderabad from December 3-6th 2008. PITCOM took the lead on this initiative with the support of Eurim and Appcomms. Nominet, the .UK registry, sponsored the MPs’ visit to the conference.While the MPs were in Hyderabad they spent two days of the IGF week (December 1st and 2nd 2008) visiting Indian IT organisations to gain an understanding of the Indian IT Industry. Published: 2009-02-27 21:55:29 |
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Make IT Happen 2008 Winners Announced
Schools representing London, the South West and Wales have been named overall winners in the Make IT Happen 2008 challenge, a competition initiated by the Parliamentary Information Technology Committee (PITCOM) and organised by e-skills UK and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). The winners were announced by the Lords Speaker, the Rt Hon Baroness Hayman at a special awards ceremony in Westminster. Published: 2008-10-16 08:47:41 |
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