Comments on: Quangos and opinions http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/2010/10/14/quangos-and-opinions/ Tue, 31 Jan 2017 09:45:09 +0000 hourly 1 By: Chris Unitt http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/2010/10/14/quangos-and-opinions/#comment-61566 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:42:18 +0000 http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/?p=7587#comment-61566 Ta, have added the ones I missed to the lists in the post.

Some info on Teachers TV in the Indy today http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/schools/richard-garner-we-can-teach-those-foreigners-a-thing-or-two-2106043.html

It’s owned by a consortium called Education Digital but the Board of Governors is there to make sure the public funding they receive is spent properly. Fair to suppose that the disappearing board means the funding is disappearing too?

]]> By: Dave Harte http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/2010/10/14/quangos-and-opinions/#comment-61564 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 21:18:42 +0000 http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/?p=7587#comment-61564 Worth noting for your audience (BIS rather than DCMS)
NESTA: “No longer an NDPB – Seek to establish as an independent charity. Endowment to be held in a separate trust”

Film Industry Training Board: “Under consideration – Complete consideration by November 2010 of transferring body and functions to private sector status”

UK Trade & Industry – retain
They’ve part-funded a lot of creative companies in Brum to sell their stuff overseas.

Technology Strategy Board – retain
Innovation funding for Digital and Creative Industries

I note the Teachers TV Board of Governors is abolished but I’m not sure what that means for Teacher’s TV itself (at least one local TV indie has work from them).

And now that knitting is cool again we can breathe a sigh of relief for the retention of the British Wool Marketing Board.

]]> By: Chris Unitt http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/2010/10/14/quangos-and-opinions/#comment-61563 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:11:53 +0000 http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/?p=7587#comment-61563 Oh yeah, that’s irritating. I just left a comment on there too. Gah!

]]> By: Pete Ashton http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/2010/10/14/quangos-and-opinions/#comment-61562 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:08:24 +0000 http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/?p=7587#comment-61562 Unless I’m mistaken that Silent Solutions post has vanished. Here’s the Google Cache.

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