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1.1 DTI will provide
support to companies in their ongoing adoption
of ICT through the work of UK online for business.
1.2 Oftel will review
the broadband market and, by July 2003, decide
what regulatory obligations should be imposed
as part of the process of implementing the new
EC regulatory framework.
1.3 Oftel will continue
to drive forward access to BT's network, facilitating
flourishing competition among broadband service
providers and a wider choice of attractive broadband
services for end-users.
1.4 Oftel will ensure
that partial private circuits are provided on
cost-oriented terms subject to reasonable service
level agreements, which will allow for flourishing
competition in the retail markets for leased lines.
1.5 Oftel will continue
to benchmark the costs of dial-up and broadband
internet access in the UK against the costs in
leading competitor countries.
1.6 The Radiocommunications
Agency will continue to develop a number of frequency
bands to extend the possibilities for delivering
broadband services by wireless.
1.7 DTI and OGC will
set up a new UK Broadband Taskforce that will
seek to stimulate the roll-out and take-up of
broadband across the UK, particularly in rural
and remote areas, and ensure that the public sector
procurement of broadband has the maximum impact
on regional economic development.
1.8 DTI and OGC will
host a major broadband conference on 20-21 November
2002, in collaboration with the Broadband Stakeholder
Group, in order to bring together those engaged
in helping build broadband Britain.
1.9 The Government
will invest over £1bn in 2003-2006 in broadband
connectivity for public services.
1.10 OGC will work
through the UK Broadband Taskforce to make public
sector broadband procurement more effective.
1.11 DfES will review
at a national level their procurement strategy
for broadband with the aim of ensuring best value
for money for schools' procurement of broadband.
1.12 OGC.bs will establish
new framework contracts to allow public sector
organisations to procure broadband efficiently
and advantageously, without having to negotiate
terms and conditions for each purchase. The frameworks
will be awarded early next financial year.
1.13 DTI will continue
to investigate possibilities for pilot projects
around such issues as digital rights management
and micro-payments.
1.14 DTI and DCMS
will jointly continue to work towards the creation
of a new regulatory framework for the communications
sector, bringing together the functions of the
Independent Television Commission (ITC), Oftel,
the Radio Authority, the Broadcasting Standards
Commission and the Radiocommunications Agency
in a single body, OFCOM, with a strategic overview
of the whole sector.
1.15 HM Customs &
Excise will actively consult with businesses on
the details of implementing changes to the VAT
playing field in order to clarify the definition
of electronic services covered by that Directive
and also on a pragmatic approach which will minimise
burdens on business.
1.16 HM Customs &
Excise will work closely with international partners
and business at the OECD to ensure a consistent
world-wide approach for the collection of consumption
taxes on electronically supplied services.
1.17 The UK Patent
Office will implement the EC Copyright Directive
and continue to work with Community partners to
ratify the WIPO treaties.
1.18 The UK Patent
Office will engage in the implementation of recommendations
made by the Intellectual Property Group of the
Creative Industries Task Force, aimed at gauging
current levels of consumer awareness, developing
strategies for raising these, and embedding an
appreciation of IP in our schools and universities.
1.19 The UK Patent
Office will explore the common ground relating
to intellectual property rights between business,
enforcement bodies and consumers through the work
of the Counterfeiting and Piracy Forum.
1.20 DTI will consult
on its proposals for the reform of the 1974 Consumer
Credit Act to permit consumer credit agreements
to be made online.
1.21 DfES will consult
on a section 8 order to allow statutory notices
to be sent to parents electronically, subject
to their consent.
1.22 LCD will make
a section 8 order to authorise electronic contracts
for the transfer of interests in land when legislation
has been put in place to provide for the electronic
payment of stamp duty. This order will form part
of the legal framework for electronic conveyancing,
for which the foundation was laid in the Land
Registration Act 2002.
1.23 DTI will consult
in early 2003 on how to implement the new rules
on data protection and privacy, aimed at creating
a fair and effective sectoral privacy framework
which gives users and service providers confidence
about their respective rights and obligations.
1.24 The Home Office
will publish a consultation document before the
end of 2002 on proposals for access to communications
data in the context of striking the right balance
between respecting individual privacy and serving
society's interest in investigating crime and
protecting the public.
1.25 DTI will assess
the UK's current performance in the supply of
advanced ICT and related skills and the application
of these skills to drive productivity and competitiveness,
seeking to identify suitable performance indicators
and, working with the Sector Skills Councils and
other partners, seeking to improve the UK's performance
against leading competitor nations.
1.26 DTI and DfES
will encourage the use by business and education
of common ICT job profiles and the SFIA skills
classifications framework.
1.27 DTI will work
to improve awareness and demand amongst employers
for ICT and e-business training and workforce
development.
1.28 DTI and DfES
will work to improve the diversity and equality
of opportunity in the ICT workforce by increasing
the proportion of women who enter and remain in
ICT employment.
1.29 Pilot teleworking
facilities in UK online centres, exploring different
commercial models for engaging the private sector
in provision of teleworking space. [1.6]
1.30 Consult with
the building industry and broadband service providers
to identify the best approach to ensure cable
ducting is installed in all new buildings. [1.8]
1.31 Use fiscal
measures to stimulate demand for broadband. [1.9]
1.32 Work with
the broadband supply industry to facilitate an
industry-wide collaborative campaign to promote
the benefits of broadband and give impartial advice
on the different technological options available.
[1.10]
1.33 Introduce
broadband support services for health professionals,
including development of the National Electronic
Library for Health (NeLH). [1.14]
1.34 As part of
DTI's current review of its business support activities,
ensure that, where applicable, they meet the needs
of the digital content sector. [1.16]
1.35 Work with
the Digital Content Forum to raise the content
industry's awareness of the R&D tax credit
and how it works, and to intensify marketing of
the tax credit as a driver for R&D in the
content sector. [1.17]
1.36 Introduce
a fast-track, light-touch licensing regime for
small transmitting satellite earth stations and
a quick online clearance system for new satellite
sites. [1.20]
1.37 Review planning
regulations pertaining to satellite terminals
to determine how current rules restricting a residential
property to a single antenna could be relaxed,
while continuing to minimise the environmental/visual
impact of residential satellite terminals. [1.21]
1.38 Promote further
competition in mobile telephony. [1.25]
1.39 Continue to
co-ordinate the use of the Electronic Communications
Act Section 8 order-making power and ensure progress
in its use by departments for the electronic delivery
of services and the removal of statutory barriers
to e-commerce. [2.2]
1.40 Identify where
regulatory regimes may need to be modernised to
ensure that they remain relevant to changes brought
about by the Internet. [2.3]
1.41 Sponsor and
disseminate e-business research and analysis:
publish overview of sectoral impact of e-commerce.
[2.4]
1.42 Complete the
implementation of the Regulation of Investigatory
Powers Act 2000 during 2002 and continue to consult
with business to ensure the legislation is protecting
public safety without impeding the development
of e-commerce. [3.1]
1.43 Conclude memoranda
of understanding with Australia, Canada and New
Zealand in 2002. [4.1]
1.44 Implement
the e-Europe action plan. [4.2]
1.45 Promote adoption
internationally of: 'country of origin' principle;
co-regulatory approach; alternative dispute resolution
mechanisms for e-commerce. [4.3]
1.46 Press for
a transparent and liberal e-commerce framework.
[4.4]
1.47 Take international
lead in updating tax regime. [4.5]
1.48 Continue to
raise awareness, amongst UK companies, of the
need for information security and continue to
promote information security best practice through
BS ISO/IEC 17799. [9.9]
1.49 Continue to
promote information security through international
fora. [9.10]
1.50 Consult stakeholders
on specific measures for tackling 'grooming'.
[9.13]
1.51 Promote tScheme.
[9.15]
1.52 Launch a redesigned
web environment at the heart of UK online for
business that acts as a portal into each element
of these sector-specific activities and generic
areas of work. [13.1]
1.53 Develop a
strategy for secure, innovative introduction of
m-commerce. [14.1]
1.54 Invest at
least £8 million to drive forward the ITEC
skills strategy. [22.1]
1.55 Co-ordinate
community-based IT access and skills initiatives
at national, regional and local level, working
with e-Minister, e-Envoy and local DCMS Ministers.
[22.3]
1.56 Encourage
Government Offices in England and Wales to co-ordinate
implementation of these initiatives at local and
regional level, reporting on progress to the Parliamentary
Under Secretary of State (PUS) every six months.
[22.4]
1.57 Work with
industry to implement the action plan, reviewing
progress with the Digital Content Forum. [23.1]
1.58 Public information
made available in digital form. [23.2]
1.59 Agree a core
set of common questions. [24.1]
1.60 Improve measurement
of Government use. [25.1]
1.61 Improve measurement
of ITEC sectors. [25.2]
1.62 Improve measurement
of telecoms/internet access costs. [25.3]
1.63 Undertake
the first economic impact study of e-commerce.
[26.1]
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