The Government is facing a call to review youth services to protect the country’s most marginalised children. Railway Children, a charity which works with young runaways wants clarification of the role of local councils in protecting the young people.
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Providers of lifelong learning are being urged to embed technology into their teaching methods after new figures showed almost half of people would use technology more confidently at work if it had been included in their education and training. A new report from Lifelong Learning UK also found that half of all office workers thought they would waste less time if they had better knowledge of technology.
This programme is now available to view on localgov.tv the online television channel for public service modernisation. It explores how costs can be saved through promoting digital inclusion. Tristan Wilkinson, Director for Public Sector at Intel explains that with 20% of the UK still not online, boosting digital inclusion is a top priority for councils wanting to make significant cost savings while improving communication with citizens.
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