This programme is now available to view on eGovTV, the online television channel for public service modernisation. The documentary provides a practical examination of the benefits of an IT-enabled learning environment stretching across the school and curriculum. It looks at computerised learning content, its delivery, and the opportunity for ICT to improve school management and administration. The challenges of managing this new and potentially complex technology are also addressed. Programme participants include senior advisors, specialists, teachers and school heads, as well as key suppliers. All lend the programme their experience of applying IT solutions to learning, giving insights on procuring and managing the ICT infrastructure that underpins this new education environment.eGovTV (www.eGovTV.tv) is a dedicated web-cast television channel for senior executives across all public sector organisations and is available free to an unlimited audience at anytime, at any location via the internet.
A five-year action plan for public services in Wales is to be published in the spring. It will be produced following consultations on proposals set out by First Minister, Rhodri Morgan in a report, which it is claimed gives a clear direction for the delivery of better services for the people of Wales.Unveiling, “Making the Connections” Mr. Morgan said the plans would make public services more efficient and more responsive to people’s needs. The report outlines the Assembly Government’s vision for public services and the way they are designed and delivered. It will form the basis of the action plan after consultation.
People with disabilities who rely on benefits for their sole income face a weekly deficit of 200 pounds between what they receive and the minimum sum required for an acceptable quality of life. Research today from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation also shows the picture is almost as bleak for those disabled people working for the national minimum wage.Today’s study calculates the costs of essential items, including personal assistance, that people with different levels of disability would need to enable them lead lives on level terms with non-disabled people. The examples of ‘budget standards’ were drawn up by disabled people living in Birmingham, Derby and Nottingham working with researchers from the Centre for Research in Social Policy and supported by Disability Alliance.
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