The first results from Census 2018 were published today, and we have done some initial analysis of what they say about Digital Inclusion in Aotearoa. The good news is that the number of digitally connected households has increased by 185,000, and 1.3 million now have an internet connection. Enthusiasm needs to be tempered by two ... Read more
The government has released two papers on Evaluating Digital Inclusion Initiatives. The first paper explains the value of evaluation to understand how well an initiative is working and how it could be better. The second paper presents several case studies that demonstrate good practices in evaluation of digital inclusion initiatives. Computers in Homes is one ... Read more
Hon Dr Megan Woods has announced the release of the Digital Inclusion Blueprint, Te Mahere mō te Whakaurunga Matihiko, which “will help us identify groups of New Zealanders who may struggle to access online services”. We applaud this announcement which provides a focus on the activities and investment needed to ensure full participation in the ... Read more
Why should government invest in Digital Inclusion? The investment does not fit neatly into any government programme or department, but has an impact across many priority outcome areas. This is illustrated by the Intervention Logic Model (ILM), that was first developed by Martin Jenkins in 2015 during a review of Computers in Homes commissioned by ... Read more
The Board has decided to invest in the establishment of a financially sustainable social enterprise that draws on our experience in digital inclusion. Digital Capital – helping organisations to be digital ready could include: • IT skills capability and assessment at a fixed cost • Include emerging technology and how to capitalise on it • ... Read more
Trust moves forward with a younger leader and strengthens governance presence in Auckland. In the last 23 years, the 2020 Trust has played a key role in shaping the digital inclusion landscape by providing vulnerable families with access to the digital world. Our award winning programmes, such as Computers in Homes, stood apart because of ... Read more
We are delighted to announce that delivery of the Computers in Homes programme is restarting in 2019, as a result of our successful application for funding under the ‘Digital Literacy – Computers in Homes’ Fund operated by the Tertiary Education Commission. We will provide Computers in Homes Connect training, access and support for families in ... Read more
During 2018, the Board decided to focus on core programmes that deliver digital skills in homes—Family Connect, Refugee Connect and Northland Connect— programmes that place an emphasis on the needs of individual learners and families. These core programmes have tracked well during the year: The Family Connect programme, funded by TEC, delivered digital skills training ... Read more
20/20 Trust today welcomed the announcement today of a new organisation – Digital Inclusion Alliance Aotearoa (DIAA) – which has been established to help reduce barriers that prevent people from participating in their communities using digital technologies. “We support the establishment of DIAA, which complements our work and provides a channel for expanding the reach ... Read more
Guest blog: Accessibility and digital inclusion worker Bill Dashfield looks at the 2018 New Zealand Census, teases out reasons for the low response rate and suggests fixes. Ironically, the 2018 Census process prevented him from filling in his own census form online… ... Read more
