I extensively used the online archives of council ruminations and deliberations available on the Wellington City Council website a few years ago when I was conducting research for my thesis. I’ve noticed the website’s design and navigation go through a few changes in recent years but I haven’t paid much attention to what is happening […]
Entries from November 2004
Council website - way to go!!
November 24th, 2004 · No Comments
Tags: Wellington · Websites
Debate on child poverty in NZ
November 17th, 2004 · No Comments
Discussion around the morning tea table on Monday centred on the Child Poverty Action Group’s (CPAG) report on the Working for Families package. “Cut Price Kids” outlined the views of the group on the package announced in this years budget. As a member of the team implementing the changes required, I wanted to learn about […]
Tags: Activism · Aotearoa New Zealand
Smith Family community technology learning centre demonstration site
November 13th, 2004 · No Comments
I didn’t manage to visit the Smith Family’s Community Technology Learning Centre (CTLC) in Collingwood when I was working in Melbourne earlier in the year, but I wish I had. The Centre has recently been declared Australia’s official demonstration site for the Microsoft Unlimited Potential (UP) Programme.
Microsoft are partnering with the Smith Family and other […]
Tags: Australia · Community ICT projects
Community IT in Rotorua
November 12th, 2004 · No Comments
I was heartened to get some news from the Rotorua Community ICT Trust recently. Early last year I contributed to a workshop on Computers in the Community hosted by the Rotorua District Council and I’ve been watching developments with interest from a distance. It looks like some momentum is building.
The Trust, which was formally incorporated […]
