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Martha Lane Fox

Martha Lane-Fox steps down as UK digital skills champion
Martha Lane-Fox
public sector

Martha Lane-Fox steps down as UK digital skills champion

Web guru vows to remain "critical friend" of the Government, despite resignation.
2 Dec 2013
Poor online skills of SMBs costing UK plc billions, claims
Training development
Business strategy

Poor online skills of SMBs costing UK plc billions, claims

Million of Britons lack basic internet skills and this is harming the economy, claims new report.
8 Nov 2012
Martha Lane Fox launches Give an Hour campaign
Martha Lane-Fox
public sector

Martha Lane Fox launches Give an Hour campaign

The Race Online 2012 campaign continues in earnest, as people are asked to give up an hour to help get people online.
24 Oct 2011
Race Online gets 100,000 digital champions
Martha Lane-Fox
public sector

Race Online gets 100,000 digital champions

The Martha Lane Fox-led initiative ramps up its efforts with 100,000 digital champions to help spread the word.
11 May 2011
Q&A: The £92 computer and the UK IT workforce
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public sector

Q&A: The £92 computer and the UK IT workforce

IT PRO speaks to Race Online 2012 partner Remploy about its low-cost computing offerings designed to ensure excluded members of society are included i…
11 May 2011
Lane-Fox scheme to flog sub-£100 PCs
Martha Lane-Fox
public sector

Lane-Fox scheme to flog sub-£100 PCs

Martha Lane-Fox reveals plans to get many more online by offering cheap, refurbished PCs.
17 Jan 2011
Lane-Fox: Bring all Government websites under DirectGov
Martha lane-Fox
public sector

Lane-Fox: Bring all Government websites under DirectGov

The ‘Digital Champion’ and lastminute.com co-founder has outlined an online strategy she hopes the Government will follow.
23 Nov 2010
Lane Fox: No money to get UK online
Martha Lane Fox
public sector

Lane Fox: No money to get UK online

The Government’s digital champion has admitted there is no cash in the kitty to encourage the 10 million people living offline to get onboard.
3 Aug 2010
Martha Lane-Fox launches manifesto to get the UK online
Martha Lane-Fox
Network & Internet

Martha Lane-Fox launches manifesto to get the UK online

The Digital Champion is trying to get 10 million people onto the internet to improve their lives.
12 Jul 2010
Brown wants most public services offered online only
Gordon Brown
public sector

Brown wants most public services offered online only

The Prime Minister has committed to moving most of the interactive public service to the web.
8 Dec 2009
Government services should be online-only to up web use
Martha Lane Fox
public sector

Government services should be online-only to up web use

Martha Lane Fox has decided drastic action needs to be taken to get the 10 million people who have never used the internet online. And she thinks gove…
2 Dec 2009
IT PRO’s tech heroes
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public sector

IT PRO’s tech heroes

We look to Sir Tim, Sue Black and other tech leaders for inspiration.
20 Oct 2009
Getting UK online could boost economy by £22 billion
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public sector

Getting UK online could boost economy by £22 billion

Digital inclusion champion Martha Lane Fox wants to get everyone online within three years.
13 Oct 2009
Computers stolen from government's Digital Inclusion team
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public sector

Computers stolen from government's Digital Inclusion team

The government's Digital Inclusion team has lost a few computers after a burglary at one of its London offices.
18 Sep 2009
Digital champion to focus on digital divide
Martha Lane Fox
public sector

Digital champion to focus on digital divide

As the newly appointed Champion for Digital Inclusion, Martha Lane Fox has said she will focus on the poorest people excluded from technology.
7 Jul 2009
Dot com's Lane Fox becomes digital champion
Martha Lane Fox
public sector

Dot com's Lane Fox becomes digital champion

Martha Lane Fox has been appointed the “Champion for Digital Inclusion” following the release of the Digital Britain report.
18 Jun 2009