British Council to issue new access system

Dec 05, 2007

THE British Council has announced a review of its services in Uganda to enable them serve more members across the country, the Director, Richard Weyers, has announced.

By Juliet Waiswa
THE British Council has announced a review of its services in Uganda to enable them serve more members across the country, the Director, Richard Weyers, has announced.

The new phase, dubbed Akili, is an information delivery service which allows members of the information centre to order resources online, and these will be delivered to their offices by a courier company.

“For the first time in its 50-year history, the council will open access to all members.

Many people are in need of education and it’s not only in Kampala, we have members who are from as far as Gulu and Mbarara who would wish to access the information centre but because of the time that we operate, they fail to get information,” Weyers said at a press conference at their office at Rwenzori Courts in Kampala.

Weyers said they are targeting local leaders, civil servants and people in different sectors who need their services, yet they are out of Kampala.

With effect from February 28, the council will no longer offer public services and the Akili services will begin on April 1, 2008, because all members who want any information will check online and information will be delivered.

The British Council has many school centres, with programmes like the Global School Partnership and the Management Forum.

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