Becta confirms government will retain its key services

Dawinderpal Sahota
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Government agency's procurement, research and interoperability standards work will be retained

Becta, responsible for improving the use of IT in schools, will be closed down Becta, the government body in charge of ICT in schools, will see its research, procurement and interoperability work...

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