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.
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 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.
Parent Connect @ Heathdale aims to reduce disadvantage in the Heathdale community by improving the connection between the Glen Orden Primary School in Heathdale and parents with children at the school. The goals are to foster social networks among the families, build a greater sense of community, provide access to information technology for those normally excluded from its benefits, and increase skills and educational opportunities for the family members.
The electronic Atherton Community Enterprise, or e-ACE, is Infoxchange Australia's first and longest running digital inclusion project. About 800 households on the Atherton Gardens public housing estate in Fitzroy, in Melbourne's inner north, were awarded free computers with software and email, access to free volunteer-run computer training, and equipment to use in an ICT hub. A community intranet is regularly updated by Infoxchange staff, local community services and residents themselves with information of interest to the Atherton Gardens community. For a small fee, residents can also browse the internet.
Wired provides residents of the Collingwood public housing estate in inner Melbourne an opportunity to obtain a network-ready computer at no cost, along with the establishment of an ICT training hub, estate-wide intranet and communications network, email and affordable internet access for residents.
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