Education

It hardly seems possible that just a decade ago, the vendors dominating today’s technology trade shows had barely even begun to focus on education. “In most instances, heavyweight IT providers were simply sponsoring IT suites in educational establishments, laying the cornerstones for future growth,” says Chris McIntyre-Brown, head of professional…

Before the 1997 UK general election, Tony Blair famously told the Labour Party conference that 'education, education, education' was to be a cornerstone of his manifesto. The subsequent nationwide drive to equip schools with information and communication technologies (ICT) through procurement agency Becta is credited with giving the UK a…