8.12 If the challenges we have outlined are to be effectively met, and the vision we have suggested is to become a reality, we believe that some forms of institutional innovation will be necessary. In this great care should be taken not to introduce too many bodies without simultaneously dismantling some whose functions could be merged, taken over or transcended. We are concerned that any new bodies should be kept to a minimum, and that they should have clear responsibilities, relate closely to existing organisations, be lean and determined not to add further unnecessary bureaucracy and burdens to a field of endeavour which is already often too complex and confusing.
8.13 Even so, we believe that building the new culture of lifelong learning for all will be helped by the establishment of a new national body, with special responsibility to carry through the strategic priorities laid down by the Government. With this in mind, we recommend that the Government should build upon the proposals of the Kennedy Committee to establish a learning regeneration fund, drawing upon funding from the National Lottery, once the major millennium projects have been financed.
8.14 To this end, we recommend that Government should take the lead in setting up a new Lifelong Learning Millennium Foundation to promote innovation, disseminate good practice, and 'pump prime' new initiatives. It should be a public-private sector initiative with a small executive staff. It should draw on lottery funding from the year 2000 with matching public and private sector funding (until such funding is available, Government should make interim funds available for specific local initiatives). Its principal aims should be to:
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