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Ministry of Technology and successors: Computers Division and successors: Registered...
Catalogue reference: FV 49
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FV 49
This series consists of records of the Ministry of Technology and successors' Computer Divisions and comprises files relating to the formulation of government policy and support for the UK computer industry with specific reference to...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- FV 49
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Technology and successors: Computers Division and successors: Registered Files (LB Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1966-1987
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of records of the Ministry of Technology and successors' Computer Divisions and comprises files relating to the formulation of government policy and support for the UK computer industry with specific reference to International Computers Limited (ICL) and the launch of its New Range.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Former file reference
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- LB file series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department of Industry, Computers, Systems and Electronics Division, 1974-1980
- Department of Industry, Information Technology Division, 1980-1983
- Department of Trade and Industry, Computers, Systems and Electronics Division, 1971-1974
- Department of Trade and Industry, Electronics and Computers Division, 1970-1971
- Ministry of Technology, Computers Division, 1966-1969
- Ministry of Technology, Electronics and Computers Division, 1969-1970
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 39 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2000 Department of Trade and Industry
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Computing
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Branch 4 of the Computers Division was responsible for general sponsorship of the computer industry including ICL. The branch also had responsibility for computer aided design, computing standards and computing privacy. As the Information Technology Division of the Department of Industry, it was also given the responsibility for sponsoring information technology (IT) and promoting awareness of IT.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8534/
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