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To: John Mansfield who wrote (519)	7/19/1998 7:42:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	of 618

'Blair's bug-buster plan looks for firm support Small firms are to finally feel the benefits of the bug busters project. But can it deliver? asks Bill Goodwin The œ26m bug-buster scheme to help small firms tackle the year 2000 problem is finally getting off the ground - more than three months after Tony Blair announced it. The first course was launched in Battersea by education minister Kim Howells last week. By this time next year, if government targets are met, 20,000 qualified bug busters will be doing their utmost to ensure that the UK's small companies are ready for the millennium. But with the year 2000 fast approaching, small businesses have yet to be convinced that bug busters will help them solve their problems. The Federation of Small Businesses and the Forum of Private Businesses point out that most of the UK's 3.9 million small companies employ fewer than six people. These firms, say their trade bodies, cannot afford to release key staff for training courses which may last up to a week, even with a subsidy. Anne Russell, as chief executive of the IT National Training Organisation, has the unenviable task of persuading the UK's small firms to alter their thinking. .... The training courses on offer Assess and manage: an overview for managers on managing year 2000 problems. PC applications: a course for the IT literate on how to assess and fix PCs. Embedded systems: a course for facilities managers on identifying and managing potential problems in security systems, lifts, etc. Fix programs: a course on identifying and fixing year 2000 problems in computer programs. Fix database: a course on converting databases. Fix operating environment: a course dealing with hardware and operating systems. All courses qualify for a 40% government subsidy, except assess and manage which has a 70% subsidy. computerweekly.co.uk

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