E-Minister Patricia Hewitt has announced a 70 million pound investment in electronic technologies to keep the UK at the forefront of the high-tech revolution.Proposals include 20 million pounds for pioneering work on “intelligent products” (next-wave technologies), 30 million for transforming business practices using technology; and 20 million for a national computing grid for UK scientists. 

The National Audit Office has offered an analysis of recent developments in performance measurement of Government departments.It draws on a survey of departments on how they are developing and implementing performance measures and an analysis of other performance measurement practices, used in local authorities and overseas.
For each department, key objectives and associated performance targets feature in a Public Service Agreement, which underlies the resources allocated in spending reviews. 

Griego O V, Geroy G D, Wright P C
The Learning Organization, (UK), 2000 Vol 7 No 1
Start page: 5. No of pages: 8
Reports empirical research designed to identify the practices that predict whether an organization will achieve learning organization status. Sets out the theoretical background to this, identifying five potential independent variables - training and education, rewards and recognition, information flow, vision and strategy, and individual and team development.