Press Release: DORA, the 2020 Communications Trust’s mobile digital learning centre, scooped the top award in the Internet Access & Digital Skills category at the 2012 Australia and New Zealand Internet Awards (ANZIAs), held in Australia this week. The Award was presented at a gala dinner held at the Old Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday ... Read more
Press Release: The NZ Computer Society (NZCS, now known as the Institute of IT Professionals NZ or IITP), the professional body of the ICT sector and largest ICT body in the country and the 2020 Communications Trust, a registered Charitable Trust established in 1996 to undertake digital literacy projects, today jointly announced a significant consolidation of national ... Read more
Press Release: A small ceremony at Pomare School in Lower Hutt yesterday marked the start of a new partnership between Transpower, the state-owned operator of New Zealand’s national electricity grid, and Computers in Homes, a digital literacy programme supported by Government and delivered in low income communities throughout New Zealand by the 2020 Communications Trust and ... Read more
Press Release: The 2020 Communications Trust has welcomed the opportunity to present its views to the select committee inquiry into 21st century learning environments and digital literacy. The deadline for submissions to the select committee is on Friday 11 May. “Our Trust has been working for over 15 years to promote digital literacy,” said Laurence Millar, ... Read more
SCHOOLS WILL NEED HELP WITH ULTRA-FAST BROADBAND Press Release: A new report released today by the 2020 Communications Trust reveals that while most schools are ready and eagerly awaiting the roll-out of the government’s ultra-fast broadband initiative, principals believe they will need help in making full use of the network capabilities. Specifically this includes further ... Read more
Press Release: The 2020 Communications Trust reached a 15-year milestone today with the election of Laurence Millar as the trust’s seventh chairperson. The outgoing chair, Earl Mardle completed a three-year term as chair. Earl’s contribution throughout the last 15 years was acknowledged at the AGM of the trust, held in Wellington today. Earl was instrumental in ... Read more
Laurence Zwimpfer, Contracts Director for Computers in Homes and 2020 Communications Trust, has become a member of the New Zealand order of Merit for his services to information technology. From the Governor General’s website (details no longer online): For services to information technology. Mr Zwimpfer has been involved in information and communication technology in a variety ... Read more
Press Release: The Computers in Homes programme along with other digital inclusion initiatives such as Computer Clubhouse and Aotearoa People’s Network should be expanded to ensure no-one misses out from the Government’s Ultra-Fast broadband (UFB) programme, says a visiting UK expert. Dr Tim Williams, a UK urban regeneration expert, was speaking in Wellington on Monday 2 ... Read more
Extract from BusinessNZ Submission to the Welfare Working Group Reducing Long-term Benefit Dependency: The Options APPENDIX 2 How information technology can help to alleviate some social welfare problems. 1. What changes could New Zealand make to the structure of the benefit system to improve the focus on early intervention to reduce long-term dependency? Access to ... Read more
Press Release: 3,000 families from 17 different regions throughout New Zealand will have the opportunity to connect with the online world thanks to a recent Government funding boost for the Computers in Homes programme. Computers in Homes helps local schools provide computers, internet access and computer training to families with school-aged children who do not have ... Read more
