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Vista evangelists are, well, luke warm
Blog Given that Becta had just sucked Microsoft into its shotgun - and that makes a change judging by recent form - we journeyed over to the Microsoft metropolis to find how they were going to wriggle out from this apparent impending doom.
[January 15, 2007, 18:26]
True Motives
Talkback Becta and the BBC will not be the only ones. John Pugh's comment is well noted: Open source has its enemies and its enemies are very close to government. They are very close to the top of governments and they are intending to stay there"
[February 28, 2007, 8:14]
Radical Idea: Charge Vendors for Software Deployed in Schools
Blog Comment BECTA can suggest going over to open source and its cost savings, but they haven't persuaded our LEA yet, nor do they push it above other agendas they have. Radical idea = high implementation cost. To move from Local Education Authority (LEA...
[June 1, 2009, 10:38]
WITC opens debate through online forum
News Currently being promoted by WITC organisers as well as Austrade and Government posts, the forums will also have a significant educational aspect with information regarding the nature of the forum and its role within the congress being distributed...
[January 7, 2002, 11:59]
Tories: Government is falling behind in open source
News A number of reports from the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta), including one produced in 2004, have highlighted the feasibility of open-source use in schools. The Conservative party has criticised the UK government...
[January 28, 2009, 12:41]
Schools 'crucial' to broadband revolution
News In a recent British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA) report 86 percent of headteachers said Information Communication Technology (ICT) in schools improved standards. Schools will be a critical factor in the Government's...
[May 3, 2001, 14:52]
