Archives for September 29th, 1999

NEW MOVE TOWARDS JOINED UP EMERGENCY SERVICES

Headlines, PublicNet: 29 September, 1999

Discussions have reached the closing stages on a contract for BT to provide police with a national digital radio service. The cost will be between 1.5 to 2.0 billion pounds and it will be funded through the Public Finance Initiative. The planned facilities will be available for use by the other emergency services and this will open up the way for a greater joined up approach to accidents and other types of emergencies. Joint call centres for police, fire and ambulance services have already demonstrated financial and operational benefits from a joined up approach.The service will provide for the transmission of voice, data and text messages by radio. It will also give direct access to database information from radio terminals. The service will be piloted from April 2000 and is due to be implemented across England and Wales between 2003 and 2004.

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MORE POWER TO SCHOOL GOVERNORS

Headlines, PublicNet: 29 September, 1999

School governors are being given a crucial role in the most fundamental reform of the teaching profession since state education began. The new performance management system to back performance pay, will rely largely on governors assessing the performance of head teachers and playing a significant role in staff assessment. Governor training in performance management will be funded by a 5 million pound budget and a training package will be available next year. Guidance on head’s pay, which has been developed in consultation with national governor associations, will be available shortly.The representation of parents in school governance will be strengthened by the appointment of an additional parent to each school body and by introducing parent representation on Local Education Authorities. In a move to bring in new expertise to the ranks of governors an appeal is being made to business and industry.

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AIMING FOR ORGANISATIONAL LEARNING

Abstracts, PublicNet: 29 September, 1999

Massey C, Walker R
The Learning Organization, (UK), 1999 Vol 6 No 1
Start page: 38. No of pages: 7

Assesses the role of consultants in organizational learning, focusing on
how they can promote it. Identifies links between organizational learning
and organizational development and training, suggesting that this indicates
the potential of organizational development and training consultants to
contribute to organizational learning. Considers the roles that consultants
and clients can play within a consultancy intervention, and asks if there
are any particular roles that would make organizational learning
interventions more effective. Draws upon two case studies, based on
Australian organizations – the first showing how organizational learning
can emerge as a by-product of a change intervention; the second showing how
organizational learning can be the primary focus of the intervention.
Identifies the factors within the consultancy that influenced
organizational learning, listing these as being the scope of the
assignment, and the role selected by the consultant.

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SEAMLESS GOVERNMENT: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO RE-ENGINEERING IN THE PUBLIC

Book News, PublicNet: 29 September, 1999

SECTOR Linden, R. M.Shows how to make government more responsive to the public’s will so that it can regain the public’s confidence. Offers public institutions what they desperately need – a practical, proven model to transform themselves for the future. Defines re-engineering as based on three principles: challenge the fundamental assumptions on which the organization is built; focus on processes; and organize around outcomes (not inputs and outputs). Not a book filled only with theory; it includes chapters on dealing with barriers, tips on implementation, and practical suggestions for handling the people problems associated with fundamental change. Provides a useful road map to change, but also challenges the reader to develop new ways of thinking about government, about service, and about their changing roles. A bold call to action.

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