National IT skills action plan.

A national IT skills scheme backed by the government, employers and universities has been launched by education secretary, Ruth Kelly. The programme will aim to create a new generation of IT professionals with the business and communication skills that are essential to compete in international markets.

Holy See connects to Research and Education Networks

Due to the recent 100 Mbps direct connection to the GARR network, the Holy See is now linked to the pan-European GEANT2 network, making available a vast and diverse array of resources to students and researchers world wide and becoming an integral part of the worldwide system of Research and Education Networks. The Italian GARR network is connected to the pan-European high-speed internet backbone, GEANT2, which connects R & E networks across the continent and provides links to non-EU countries through the implementation of several international interconnection projects.

This connection will provide an important link between the worlds of science and knowledge and the wider Church, not only in Europe, but in Latin America, South Africa, the Asia Pacific region and the Middle East.

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