Footnotes

1. The Pre-Budget Report 1998, HM Treasury.

2. Business Links Value for Money Evaluation 1998,
   Public and Corporate Economic Consultants (PACEC).

3. The Quality of the UK Science Base,
   Office of Science and Technology, DTI, March 1997.

4. MIT: The Impact of Innovation, BankBoston Economics Department Special Report, March 1997.

5. The Quality of the UK Science Base,
   Office of Science and Technology, DTI, March 1997.

6. Widening Participation in Further Education, Further Education Funding Council, 1997.

7. The Learning Age: a renaissance for a new Britain, DfEE, 1998.
   Opportunity Scotland, The Scottish Office, 1998.
   Learning is for Everyone, The Welsh Office, 1998.

8. National Learning Targets for England for 2002, DfEE, 1998.

9. Investors in People, Winter 1995-96,
   Evaluation Series No.1, The Hambledon Group.

10. International Benchmarking Study 1998, Spectrum Strategic Consultants, and DTI analysis. Effective use is defined for these purposes as regular use of external networking applications such as the Internet, external e-mail, EDI. Figures exclude sole traders and partnerships without a business telephone line, which were not covered in the survey.

11. International Benchmarking Study 1998,
    Spectrum Strategic Consultants.

12. Business Attitudes to Information Technology,
    The Bathwick Group, 1998.

13. The Skills Audit,
    DfEE and Cabinet Office, 1996.

    

14. Modern Local Government: In touch with the People,
    July 1998.

15. The Inclusive Approach & Business Success: the Research Evidence, 1997.

16. Sooner Sharper Simpler, 1998.

17. Regulating Communications: approaching convergence in the Information Age, Cm 4022, joint DTI/DCMS consultation, July 1998.

18. Managing Spectrum through the Market,
    Radiocommunications Agency, October 1998.

19. Conclusions of The Review of Energy Sources for Power Generation and Government response to fourth and fifth Reports of the Trade and Industry Committee, Cm 4071, DTI, October 1998.

20. Governments response to the consultation on A Fair Deal for Consumers: Modernising the Framework for Utility Regulation, DTI, July 1998.

21. A New Deal for Transport: better for everyone,
    Cm 3950, DETR, July 1998.

22. Single Market Scoreboard No.3,
    European Commission, October 1998.

23. Developing a Winning Partnership Ð the recommendations of a joint City/Industry working group, September 1996.

24. Committee on Corporate Governance, Final Report,
    Gee Publishing Ltd, January 1998.

25. Modern Company Law for a Competitive Economy,
    DTI, March 1998.

26. Converging Technologies: Consequences for the Knowledge Driven Economy, September 1998.