Hacking identity

Identity is in the headlines again today, fuelled by the estimated figures from both Kable and the LSE for the proposed UK National Identity Card – and by today’s debate in

Tackling stovepipe thinking

One of the problems IT should be helping us solve is silo, or stovepipe, thinking. But we seem to remain highly function-oriented in the way

Modular technology and opportunities for SMEs

I’ve been in Sheffield for a few days at the Skills for Business event, delivering a Keynote on Service Oriented Architecture and the opportunities it presents for SMEs. This

Time to rethink the UK’s digital infrastructure

At a recent international meeting I found myself talking with colleagues about broadband and how various countries’ deployments of broadband compare with each other. Japan

Internet ≠ the Web: we need open interfaces, not just websites

I presume I’m not alone when I scratch my head about some of the thinking around that suggests the Internet is just about the Web

Identity at the Royal Society

At the Foundation for Science and Technology Meeting last night the topic of Identity Management (for which read ‘the UK National Identity Card Bill’) was