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Britons are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of taking steps to stay safe online, Ofcom has said.
Britons 'wising up' to online security | Latest Industry News |
'New wave' of threats to hit UK firms | Latest Industry News | N
British businesses should brace themselves for a 'new wave' of internet attacks, it has been suggested. After an apparent decline over the last couple of years Infosecurity Europe has claimed battling the new attack could cost UK firms £10 billion. The comments follow the recent Infosecurity Europe conference in London, which its creators said enjoyed increased success due to a change in attitude among the UK firms.
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BBC News - 'Lessons to learn' in numeracy teaching says Estyn
We tested people in Carmarthen to show off their mental arithmetic Secondary schools can learn lessons from primary schools in Wales in how to stop pupils from falling behind in numeracy skills, says a new report.
Adult learning has an important role to play in building a bigger society, John Hayes said in his first speech as Minister for Skills and Lifelong Learning.
Hayes-ALW-speech | News & speeches | BIS
Private training companies are encouraging unemployed people to borrow thousands of pounds for fast-track plumbing courses which are of little use in the present jobs market.
Are fast-track plumbing courses just money down the drain? | Mon
UK is falling behind in broadband quality, says expert | Latest
The UK is falling behind its global competitors in terms of broadband internet connections.Sarah Teather is Children's Minister The new government's education team is pushing ahead with plans for radical changes to schools in England, with legislation expected within weeks. Michael Gove, the new Education Secretary, had pledged in the run-up to the election that a Conservative government would give schools judged to be "outstanding" by Ofsted inspectors an automatic right to become academies.
BBC News - Education overhaul gathering pace
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Events | Adult Learners' Week
We are going to have a bumper year this Silver Surfers Day with more than 1,500 Silver Surfers’ Day events to help older people get online will be held this Friday, 21 May.
Silver Surfers Day 21 May 2010 - MoneySavingExpert.com Forums
European Commission vice president Neelie Kroes today in Brussels formally launched the Digital Agenda for which she is responsible. The Agenda is a grand ICT plan for Europe intended to “maximise the potential of ICT to boost Europe's prosperity and the well-being of its citizens”. It has seven priority areas for action:
EC sets out digital agenda to 2020 - 19 May 2010 - Computing
Why is Middlesex University philosophy department closing? | Edu
Students occupy Middlesex University in protest at the closure of the philosophy department.By 2014, the market for GPS services will be worth $12.7bn worldwide Companies should be looking to exploit an upsurge in consumer demand for location-based search and information services, says a recently published independent report. Nearly 1.5 billion people will be using these services by 2014 and the market for them will be worth $12.7bn worldwide, according to a study by Juniper Research .