THE Government has set up two special units - Taskforce 2000 and Action 2000 - to examine the problem of the arrival of the new millennium and provide information on how to handle potential software problems. Its checklist advises:

More information is available from Taskforce 2000, PO Box 12269, London, EC31 6ZA, e-mail: http://www.taskforce2000.co.uk, or by calling Action 2000 on 0171-215 5000.