Google Street View in Europe The British government said the company would not be fined for the breach. In March 2011, legal action against Google Street View in Germany resulted in court ruling that the project is legal; however, Google later decided not to expand or update existing coverage of Germany by the service. In April 2011, a temporary ban on Google Street View data collecting in Austria was lifted, after being imposed by national data protection agency in May 2010. Google announced it was satisfied with the decision, but also stated that it had no plans to offer Google Street View coverage in Austria
E-skills UK Price, chief executive officer of e-skills UK, received an Order of the British Empire (OBE). In 2009, e-skills UK was rated 'outstanding' in the process to re-license Sector Skills Councils. In August 2009, e-skills UK developed a £5.6 million scheme with the Open University called "Vital", to train school teachers on technology in a form of continuing professional development (CPD). Vital was launched at the annual BETT trade show. In February 2010 e-skills UK, Google and BT Group formed the Getting British Business Online project (GBBO). In the same year, the group reported that the UK IT industry was around