New systems for processing ballot papers, such as those used in the election of London’s mayor, may be heading for redundancy. The next development is Internet voting using a personal computer, digital TV or mobile phone. The announcement that BT and election.com plan to work together to develop a range of electronic balloting and election services for the UK’s public and private sectors brings the prospect closer. 

A Cabinet Office team is looking for ways to cut the time GPs spend on paperwork so that they can spend more time improving the service. The team, which had a modest success earlier in the year with cutting forms for the police, has interviewed general practitioners and other stakeholders.An advisory panel has been set up to provide professional expertise to enable the team to prioritise the areas to be tackled and to give advice from the patient’s perspective. 

Ryan A M, Brutus S, Greguras G J, Hakel M D
Journal of Management Development, (UK), 2000 Vol 19 No 4
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Examines the managers’ reactions to management development feedback, to understand the factors that affect their acceptance of it. Briefly analyses the differences between management development and job performance feedback, before reporting research with participants and those giving feedback in a popular US management development programme.