| New Zealand Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux |
Community Partnership funding to develop a database network that is also accessible through the net for 91 offices around New Zealand. Pilot computer kiosks will be set up with access to e-govt services. CAB staff will provide onsite assistance.
www.cab.org.nz/ |
| Aotearoa New Zealand People's Network |
The Aotearoa New Zealand People’s Network is a collaborative project that will give New Zealanders greater access to computers and the Internet through their local public library. Increased People’s Network funding means that the first phase rollout will now include Canterbury’s Waimakariri, Selwyn and Hurunui Districts, taking the total number of libraries covered to 35. The other phase one regions are Wairarapa/Tararua, Taranaki, South Island West Coast, and Kawerau. The project will provide libraries in these areas with free IT equipment, networking, training for their staff, and access to web based tools and services.
The Aotearoa New Zealand People’s Network covers all three strands of the Governments New Zealand Digital Strategy. Connectivity because the project offers broadband access to Internet tools and services; Confidence because it offers an environment (the library) where people can safely learn and/or enhance their knowledge and ICT abilities; Content because anyone can access content using Aotearoa People’s Network computers, meaning New Zealanders will be able to visit their local library to create and store their own stories, histories, or content.
www.natlib.govt.nz |
| Computer Access NZ Trust |
Computers are now a vital part of our children's learning and a basic tool for most community organisations. Today it goes without saying that information and communications technology (ICT) is New Zealanders' ticket to the 21st Century. However, not all groups in our society have access to the ICT revolution. Prices for new computers can be a very real entry barrier for cash-strapped schools and not-for-profit community organisations.
To help solve this problem, the Computer Access New Zealand Trust (CANZ) was set up in 1999. It was an initiative of the 2020 Comunications Trust, supported by the Ministry of Education.
www.canz.org.nz/ |
| Te Ara |
For the first time, New Zealand has an encyclopedia that has been published on the Internet rather than as a book. Launched in 2005, Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, showcases New Zealand history and culture, both for New Zealanders with a growing interest in their own country and for people overseas.
www.teara.govt.nz |
| Hector's World |
With Community Partnership funding NetSafe and their subsidiary Hector's World™ Ltd have been able to create unique and effective online content for the young that has a distinctive Kiwi look and educational approach. Hector’s World™ has cybersafety episodes about personal information online, including four new episodes. There are also puzzles, colour-in books, "discussion points" for parents and classroom lesson plans for teachers. Featuring high quality animation (by Inkspot Digital Ltd) and maximum flexibility in language choice, the site is a global resource for young children, families, schools and community organisations.
www.hectorsworld.com |
| CommunityNet Aotearoa |
CommunityNet Aotearoa is a government and community partnership and makes resources available from both sectors. The site acts as a portal with an indexed list of more than 900 selected links, covering more than 40 community-related subject areas.
The portal is designed for people working in and with whānau, hapu, iwi and community organisations. It also acts as a guide and exemplar in using the Internet, providing a place for community groups to post news, events, advertisements, training and job vacancies and more.
www.community.net.nz |
| Computers in Homes |
Computers In Homes is the brainchild of the 2020 Communications Trust, which aims to provide access to ICT and the Internet to all families in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Computers In Homes project (CIH) aims to support low income communities to use ICT to strengthen their education. It is very much about what ICT can do to for family opportunity rather than a hardware dump or the learning of computer skills for their own sake.
The project works via low decile schools to help families in greatest need to use the Internet, e-mail and basic computer skills in their daily lives to enhance their performance at school and at work. Training for parents is provided at their children's school and this must be completed before the refurbished computer is taken home to the family.
www.computersinhomes.org.nz/ |
| 20/20 Communications Trust |
The 20/20 Communications Trust received Community Partnership funding for two futher projects, 'Positve Computing for Parents' - training modules for parents and caregivers around ICT safety, allowing parents to effectively monitor their children's usage, and 'Living Heritage' - developing NZ Content via projects by school students that are uploaded on to the Living Heritage website.
Positive Computing for Parents - A trial programme was successfully run in a number of schools in 2007 with over 20 schools enrolling to participate. Some training sessions will extend into 2008. Positive responses have been received from trainers and parents participating in the courses, and a complete evaluation is due in 2008. The continuing availability of the Positive Computing website enables schools throughout New Zealand to run courses for parents in their community as the need arises.
www.positivecomputing.org.nz
Living Heritage – More than 50 schools have registered with Living Heritage, enabling the schools to develop and publish an online resource based on a heritage treasure in their community. There are now more than 50 registered projects. Living Heritage has received a high profile in October and November 2007 with presentations at the Social Studies Teachers' Conference (ScoCon) and the National Digital Forum, as well as a special Living Heritage Day, celebrated on 18 October as part of Library Week. Living Heritage also featured in the Education Gazette on 17 September and will be included in the Statistics New Zealand 2008 Year Book.
www.livingheritage.org.nz
www.2020.org.nz |
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Te Whainga Aronui - The Humanities Trust of Aotearoa New Zealand |
Community Partnership funding was granted to establish a creative commons licence site for New Zealand. This facility allows content to be freely shared and re-used while protecting the intellectual property rights of the content creator.
The Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand licenses were launched in October 2007, together with Stage 1 of the website. The fully interactive website (Stage 2) is now being developed. Discussions are ongoing with relevant organisations in government, education and culture about the adoption of creative commons licensing.
www.creativecommons.org.nz |