Catalogue description Ministry of Technology and successors: Computers Division and successors: Registered Files (CS Series)

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Reference: FV 29
Title: Ministry of Technology and successors: Computers Division and successors: Registered Files (CS Series)
Description:

Contains registered files in the CS series used by the Computers Division of the Ministry of Technology (Mintech); the Electronics and Computers Division and Systems and Automation Division of both Mintech and the Department of Trade and Industry; the Computer Systems and Electronics Division of both DTI and the Department of Industry and the Information Technology Division of the Department of Industry.

The topics covered include the formation of Government computer policy towards the British computer industry, including the report of the Working Group on Computers for Research (Flowers Group), the papers of the Advanced Computer Techniques Project, the Automation Steering Group and individual contracts with hardware and software manufacturers for Government-sponsored projects.

Date: 1963-1984
Related material:

For files of the Computer Aided Design Centre see:

PV 1

Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: CS file series
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

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, Electronics and Computers Division, 1969-1970

Physical description: 57 file(s)
Access conditions: Open
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 1995 Department of Trade and Industry

Accruals: Series is accruing

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