UK to shut down BECTA

juz learnt about this piece of (old >1 mth) news when i was going through my long unread list of feeds. din realise the rich history of becta until i saw prof graham davies’ post (where i got the news). my first encounter with becta was 5 years ago when i was with the r&d section. as mentioned in the report, becta’s publications were many and they served as useful references for us. it’s a pity becta is going into history. but i believe some other agency will soon be born to fill this gap left by becta, especially when economy picks up (: