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| 14 January 2010 |
Posted by Louise Tate Budget cuts after this year's general election could lead to an increase in IT outsourcing for schools, it has been suggested. A survey carried out by Redshift Research found that 84 per cent of schools rank budgetary restraints as their main worry for the next 12 months. Richard Stockdale, technical services manager at the Stone Group, which commissioned the research, pointed out that IT outsourcing in schools has not be widely used in the past, before telling Computing.co.uk: "But then they have never faced a situation like this one, where the funds available will be reduced." The survey found that 93 per cent of schools currently look after their own network, while 91 per cent practice their own desktop management and 90 per cent maintain their servers internally. Recent research by the BBC found that many pupils know how to bypass their schools' internet security measures by using proxy servers to access banned websites such as social networking platforms.  |
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