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Title: The Budget: How it affects the tech industry
Post by: Simon on March 24, 2010, 23:47

The Government has announced plans to get more people into the technology sector in today's Budget.

The Government will spend £270 million to fund an extra 20,000 places on science, technology and maths university courses in 2010-11. This follows the 10,000 extra places on these courses made available last summer.

“These extra places allow us to strengthen our offer to our young people and ease parents' concern that their child's first taste of life after school or college will be a prolonged spell in the dole queue,” Chancellor Alistair Darling announced.

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/enterprise/356692/the-budget-how-it-affects-the-tech-industry

Title: Re: The Budget: How it affects the tech industry
Post by: sam on March 25, 2010, 00:07

cool! thinking how it should be... lets hope they put some of that money back into STFC.

Title: Re: The Budget: How it affects the tech industry
Post by: Clive on March 25, 2010, 08:55

Yes, particle physics needs more cash.   :devil:

Title: Re: The Budget: How it affects the tech industry
Post by: Rik on March 25, 2010, 09:07

Quote from: Simon on March 24, 2010, 23:47

“These extra places allow us to strengthen our offer to our young people and ease parents' concern that their child's first taste of life after school or college will be a prolonged spell in the dole queue,” Chancellor Alistair Darling announced.

They don't mention creating any new jobs, I notice...

Title: Re: The Budget: How it affects the tech industry
Post by: Simon on March 25, 2010, 11:00

Oh, did he forget that?

Title: Re: The Budget: How it affects the tech industry
Post by: sam on March 25, 2010, 11:01

Quote from: Clive on March 25, 2010, 08:55

Yes, particle physics needs more cash.   :devil:

argh.... well it does really...