The Scottish Executive is supporting local authorities' plans for information and communications technology through the Excellence Fund. The resources available to local authorities in the North East of Scotland are as follows: 1999-20002000-012001-02TotalAberdeen City£ 803,554£ 830,963£ 482,953£ 2,116,470Aberdeenshire£ 1,104,464£ 1,143,560£ 664,633£ 2,912,657Angus£ 509,571£ 527,609£ 306,645£ 1,343,825Dundee City£ 633,400£ 655,821£ 381,161£ 1,670,382TOTAL£ 3,049,989£ 3,157,953£ 1,835,392£ 8,043,334The detailed implementation, including decisions on technical support, is a matter for the local authorities concerned.Training in the use of information and communications technology will be available to all serving Scottish teachers and school librarians from the New Opportunities Fund. £23 million is available for Scotland until March 2002, of which £ 3,002,756 is allocated to teachers and school librarians in the North East of Scotland.Student's currently undergoing initial teacher education will receive training in the use of information and communications technology as a component of their course.