Some 12,000 homes in six communities across England will be wired up either with computers of digital TV as part of the Wired Up Communities programme. Because technology is creating a divide between those who can access the digital world and those who cannot, it is crucial to find out what difference it makes to those on the wrong side of the divide. This pilot programmes will explore the effect computers have on people’s lives. 

The move away from top down control of public services, seen in a number of recent initiatives, was boosted by the launch of bottom-up regeneration management. Some 80 areas of the UK have been invited to become one of the 15 pathfinders in Neighbourhood Management.It has long been recognized that existing resources are poorly used and that local service provision fails to meet residents’ expectations and needs. . 

Beeby M, Booth C
The Learning Organization, (UK), 2000 Vol 7 No 2
Start page: 75. No of pages: 14
Explores the similarities and differences between the literature on strategic management, particularly the literature on networks and alliances, and the literature on learning organizations and organizational learning.