D Allcock

Lancashire

Network manager

Do the Government really think this will inspire today's children to think about innovative IT applications in their own schools? Do they still think that they will expend effort for the school when there is little or nothing in it for them?

My experience with todays children tells me that they would rather spend time downloading off P2P networks than spend 1 minute thinking up ideas for this competition. If you want to appeal to these kids, even at this age, you have to ensure that there are clear benefits for the individual child, not for the childs school, which children today have little or no attachment to. Appeal to the childs greed, then you're talking, then you'll see real innovation and effort.