Tech Weekly: Labour's technology plans

Labour has announced its technology intentions for the next five years if re-elected in May. Gordon Brown unveiled the plans in a speech titled Building Britain's Digital Future, which decribes new public policy initiatives, a new web science institute and a promise of faster broadband. The Tech Weekly team dissect the details, while taking a look at the latest juicy details to fall out of the Viacom v YouTube court case, and some of the highlights from this year's South By Southwest interactive festival. We also hear from Ken Banks of Frontline SMS, which has developed a text messaging application that allows non-governmental organisations to communicate with groups of people and recieve replies in areas where internet access is poor – such as the developing world. Don't forget to ... • Comment below • Mail us at [email protected] • Get our Twitter feed for programme updates • Join our Facebook group • See our pics on Flickr /Post your tech pics