This programme is now available to view on egovtv.tv, the online television channel for public service modernisation. It provides a senior management guide to The Cabinet Office’s Transformational Government Strategy and the opportunities it presents for local authorities and public services to achieve a step change in service quality, efficiency and cost savings.The programme explains the Strategy and the means of implementation. There is an interview with John Suffolk, HM Government CIO. Expert panels provide advice and experience of leading practitioners – local authority chief executives, IT heads and policy leaders. Case studies demonstrate the different components of the Transformational Government Strategy and the benefits that it is delivering.
MORE MONEY TO MAKE SCHOOLS ECO-FRIENDLY
The Welsh Assembly Government is putting more money into a programme which aims to make the country’s schools more environmentally friendly as well as making pupils more aware of ways in which they can combat climate change.
TOP AWARD FOR BUILDING AT HEART OF CITY REGENERATION AREA
A sixth form college and library built as part of the regeneration of North Manchester have won a major design award. The North Manchester Sixth Form College in Harpurhey, which shares premises with the North City Library, took the top prize at the Royal Institute of British Architects Learning and Skills Council Further Education Awards, which recognise buildings that “inspire a spirit of learning for the 21st Century.”
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