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The digitalpool is a resource to find out how people are using technology to empower communities by improving access and digital proficiency.

Dive in, wade or walk around the edges, the digitalpool is a place for everyone to participate and share ideas.

You can browse for projects to get involved with, add your own to share your digital inclusion story, or find out more about digitalpool here.

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Wired @ Collingwood

Wired @ Collingwood computer hub

The final report for the Wired Community @ Collingwood has been released, recommending the project “be applauded” for its efforts towards social inclusion. The $3.6 million initiative is the largest project of its kind in Australia, focussing on improving the digital proficiency and online access of the 620 households in the Collingwood public housing estate in inner Melbourne.

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The iTaNGO project was recently launched by Victorian Minister for Community Services, the Honourable Mary Wooldridge MP, Microsoft Australia's Craig Foster and Infoxchange Australia's Andrew Mahar.

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Accessible Jerry Seinfeld logo
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Accessible Jerry Seinfeld

The Accessible Jerry Seinfeld website is an accessibility initiative aimed at increasing social inclusion on the internet. The site, an "accessible" version of the official site at: jerryseinfeld.com, was put together with little expertise or budget, demonstrating how "open captions" can be used to enable people who are deaf or have a hearing loss to access audio visual content which other internet users take for granted.
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Wired @ Wattle Hill

The Wired Community @ Wattle Hill is a digital inclusion initiative that aims to deliver equal and affordable access to computers and the internet to residents of public housing in Wattle Hill, Victoria.
Darebin shopping precinct - image provided c/o ipostcodes.com.au
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Wired @ Darebin

This demonstration project in the City Of Darebin will provide wireless internet hotspots in the Reservoir shopping precincts and adjacent residential areas. The outcome will be a demonstration of how wireless hotspots can be established to assist in breaking down the barriers to accessing the internet in low income disadvantaged communities.
iTaNGO information sessions
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iTaNGO (IT awareness for NGOs)

iTaNGO is giving community sector organisations the knowledge and resources to get the most out of their information communication technology (ICT) setup by running ICT planning workshops, providing a comprehensive suite of IT resources for NGOs and facilitating communities of practice to share knowledge.
InfoTimor
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InfoTimor

The InfoTimor project aims to address East Timor's low level of technological infrastructure and skilled IT staff and eventually address further issues such as unemployment and the digital divide.
GreenPC
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GreenPC

GreenPC refurbishes used computers received from government and business organisations and makes them available to those who might not usually be able to afford a new computer system. The project also provides sustainable job creation opportunities for long term unemployed people, provideing a clear pathway to future employment in the technology sector.

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