Lord Macdonald, Minister for the Cabinet Office welcomed the collaboration between central and local government and the private sector. He commented:
"Encouraging better leadership across the public sector is essential to this Government's commitment to delivering better public services. PRIME: Local Government is an excellent example of how a public/private partnership can prosper and promote real change through the innovative use of e-technology."
Colin Barrow, Chairman of IDeA said: "Leadership is a priority theme for the IDeA. All our work with local authorities has shown how critical effective strategic leadership is in improving services. Prime: Local Government offers senior managers in the sector the opportunity to develop an understanding of critical leadership skills through a programme designed for the public sector as a whole. This is a ground breaking opportunity for cross public sector learning."
PRIME: Local Government will be delivered via the Internet. A free sample of the programme is accessible at www.idea.gov.uk/prime.
NOTES TO EDITORS
1. PRIME: Leadership was developed through a public private partnership between the Centre for Management and Policy Studies in the Cabinet Office, Epic Group plc and iMPOWER plc.
2. PRIME: Leadership already has a wide group of participants from 21 public sector organisations and is recognised as a significant and ground-breaking e-learning programme following its recent shortlisting for a national e-learning award at 2002 WOLCE e-learning awards.
3. CMPS courses, programmes and tailored training, are provided by the Cabinet Office's Corporate Development Group (CDG), and cover the skills and knowledge that public servants need to meet the challenges of improving delivery in the 21st century. We are Europe's leading provider of training and development for public sector managers. Contact: Tricia Wombell, Tel: 0207 276 1351
4. Epic Group plc is the leading e-learning company in the UK. For nearly 20 years, Epic has been a consistent leader and innovator, producing groundbreaking and award- winning work in e-learning and web design. Services range from consultancy through content production and technology solutions (both bespoke and generic) to testing and localisation. Epic's extensive client list includes some of the world's leading companies as well as numerous UK government departments and agencies. Contact: John Helmer, Tel: 01273 728686
5. iMPOWER was established in April 2000, and is dedicated to providing services to government organisations to enable them to deliver electronic services successfully. Contact: Alasdair Liddell, Tel: 020 7813 1702 07769 930570
6. PRIME: Local Government will be delivered by the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA). The Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) was established by and for local government in April 1999. Their mission is to support self-sustaining improvement from within local government.
7. As an advocate of the best in local government, the IDeA aims to deliver practical solutions to improve local government performance. Contact: Paul Bailey Tel: 020 7296 6529
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