Further pressure has been piled on the public sector to improve its electronic accessibility with news of a project to make computers and the Internet accessible to everyone, regardless of income.So far the technology revolution is still limited to those who can afford a PC – and Bill Gates’ dream of one found in every home is still far from being realised.

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In a move that parallels efforts to raise standards in the NHS, Health Secretary Alan Milburn is considering creating a new national social care institute of excellence.It would mean that social services, run by local councils, would be subject to the same standard-setting as faced by the NHS with its new National Institute of Clinical Excellence.

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