In the case of Napster this meant sharing music files. What this means for you Just think about the training materials that exist in councils and all the learning content being developed by training staff. There is limited sharing of this learning content, even though many of the training needs within councils are similar. In fact, even within a single local authority, it is difficult to know what materials might be available for learning between departments. This means a great duplication of effort.
Trainers already find out informally what each other is doing through their networks.
Imagine how useful it would be to have instant access to share and learn from what others have done, before you start to design your own product. IDeA learning will allow trainers or other groups of local authority staff to do just this. And the more councils that join, the better the opportunity to share. Good e-learning content is expensive to produce. There are over 1.8 million local government workers in the UK - many with similar learning needs.