A specialised education team was created by distributor Micro-Pin order to respond to increasing demand for new technology within schools and other learning environments. The new team would be headed by Richard Bovingdon, which will also incorporate the firm's current AV and network infrastructure teams. The objective of the team is to provide Micro-P customers with new opportunities by stimulating demand from end users through engagement with schools and working with Becta, the government body responsible for technology in education.
Educational tech is an increasingly lucrative sector, earlier this year almost 30,000 visitors braved the 'big freeze' to attend BETT 2010 at London Olympia, where hundreds of tech firms showcased scores of products signifying new ways for the industry to sell into learning environments.
