Archives for September 30th, 1999

CAR CRIME SET TO FALL

Headlines, PublicNet: 30 September, 1999

The target to reduce car crime by 30% in 5 years looks more achievable following proposals from the Home Office Car Crime Reduction Team. Task groups from all sections of the vehicle industry, as well as from police, consumers and insurers have contributed to the Team’s proposals.The options for reducing car crime are being fed into the 400 partnerships set up between police and local councils. All the partnerships published their crime reduction strategies in April, but many failed to set any target for reducing car crime. Home Secretary Jack Straw has made it clear that targets must be set by April 2000.

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SMARTCARD INCENTIVE FOR LEARNING

Headlines, PublicNet: 30 September, 1999

Development work has started on a smartcard that will give discounts on a wide range of goods and services to16-18 year olds in learning,. The smartcard is one element of the strategy to encourage young people to stay in education post 16 and to acquire a worthwhile qualification by 19. It will effectively become a learning reward scheme.The use of smartcard technology for this purpose resulted from a recommendation by the Social Exclusion Unit. The idea has been developed by the Department for Education and Employment beyond the original proposal to give reduced cost travel and access to leisure facilities and other commercial discounts. It will supersede the current Learning Card which is issued to all young people in their final year of compulsory education and gives further learning and careers information. The smartcard will also be used for enrolment and attendance monitoring and for payment of educational maintenance allowance.

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WILL THIS OPEN SPACE WORK?

Abstracts, PublicNet: 30 September, 1999

Vischer J Harvard Business Review, (USA), May-Jun 1999 Vol 77 No 3Start page: 28. No of pages: 9

Presents the scenario of a large organization seeking to move to an open plan office system because the CEO thinks it will improve productivity and communication plus reduce costs. In face of the negative reaction encountered, asks five commentators to suggest what the organization should do next, their responses being: (1) don’t try to make one size fit all – the nature of the work should dictate workspace design; (2) a CEO who is focused on workplace design is probably missing more important issues facing the company; (3) communicate the reasons for change and prototype using the most senior staff; (4) don’t do it – the savings are illusory; (5) people can’t visualize from plans – provide some actual layouts.

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