Last year (or was it the year before?) I represented ALT at some meetings convened by a part of the Cabinet Office which was then called the Office of the e-Envoy. The meetings were about e-learning specifications and their place in e-GIF, the UK Government's Interoperability Framework, which "defines the technical policies and specifications governing information flows across government and the public sector".
The most recent update to the e-GIF Technical Standards Catalogue was published last September, and it still contains a long list of specifications relating to e-learning, none of which have got "Adopted" status. Most are in the long grass, having been given "R" or "U" status, that is: "recommended for consideration by" or "under review by" eGovernment Unit/Department for Education and Skills Working Groups.
Although at least one reader will say "and long may they remain there", I think the lack of clarity on Government intentions in this area does no good.
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