Now, an iPad App for David Cameron

LONDON: Britain's government says experts are considering developing a bespoke iPad app that would deliver key data straight to prime minister David Cameron's tablet computer.

Officials said that the idea is being discussed , though Cameron's Downing Street office declined to comment on the details.

The Times of London newspaper reported the app could include statistics and information from government departments, real time news and Twitter updates.

Cameron has previously discussed his affection for his iPad, but acknowledged he needed "a little bit of help from someone in IT" to set up the gadget.

He has also frequently championed the country's technology sector and hailed the so-called Silicon Roundabout cluster of digital companies in east London.

Unlike his predecessor Gordon Brown, who had a secure e-mail address linked with the government network, Cameron prefers to receive papers on which he can write notes which can then be reviewed by staff.

A team from the cabinet office is in charge of putting the app together and it is expected to be ready by March.