A regional college network

Much of the material in this article was given as a lecture at a conference on ‘Computers in Further Education’, held at Cambridge on 13 June. The specific proposals here refer to a scheme for educational computers in Eastern England, including outer North London. However all the reasons which have encouraged us to make these firm proposals apply in all parts of this country, and in other developed industrial nations as well. We understand that the Inner London Educational Authority has already approved plans for a network of three computers based on several of their colleges. It does not seem as if this Inner London scheme will make any allowance for computer education in schools.