Long-term leadership and commitment are key to keeping the wheels of regeneration turning and ensuring the sector is ready for the economic upturn whenever it comes, according to a study of the effect of the recession on regeneration.

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Public sector organisations will have easier access to learning and development solutions after a new agreement was reached by OGC Buying Solutions. The Learning and Development and eLearning Solutions framework agreement, will deliver learning for the public sector across 22 key competency areas.

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This programme is now available to view on egovtv.tv, the online television channel for public service modernisation. It reviews ‘Worksmart’, a transformational programme developed by Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in partnership with Microsoft. The efficiency of customer services and productivity of staff has substantially improved with resulting financial savings and improvement in customer satisfaction.

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