Instead of following a single model, localized health systems will be adapted to fit local ecosystems and meet local needs, with participation by local communities.
Involve the community as well – sell local produce, and meet local needs.
A close dialogue with employers on the ground would allow training to be tailored to meet local needs.
A national system of academies with a national funding system will be too inflexible to meet local needs and priorities.
Mr Lancaster said the Open University, which has its headquarters in the city, did not fully meet local needs.
The ability to allocate funding to meet local needs is critical in terms of improving outcomes for students.
Georgia Tech researchers recommended in a study that African educators reinforce efforts to mold computer science curriculum to meet "local needs".
"We think there's a way to meet local needs, serve the community and still make enough money that we can continue to serve those global needs," he said.
To get the work done, the organization identifies partner organizations across the developing world with track records of delivering results, and provides flexible funding to meet local needs.
Their claim that the 10 buildings, rising to 15 storeys, would "meet local needs" was greeted by snorts of derision from the crowded public gallery.
In place of the referendum plan, the group says elected parish councils should be the driving force behind small community-led affordable housing schemes to meet local needs.
