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Wellington ICT Steps Up for City Housing Tenants |
 Housing tenants at the Arlington Apartments and Newtown Park Flats are able to attend free computer courses at the computer hubs. Stepping UP is a joint initiative of the Wellington ICT, the Wellington City Council, 2020 Communications Trust and Microsoft to upskill those in need. Senaka Settinayake, a housing tenant who is among the first batch of graduates said, “I have lived at Central park for 13 years and this is the best thing that's happened to me.” Next year, Wellington ICT aims to train more than one hundred tenants on how to use the computer and internet. |
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EYC engages community groups in Wellington |
 Wellington ICT successfully launched the Engage Your Community (EYC) Conference 2009 on November 13 and 14, 2009 at Massey University. EYC is a conference about the web for community and non-profit organisations. EYC 09 is bigger and better. With over a hundred participants, EYC ran for two days in response to requests for more intensive hands-on training. "Fantastic conference. I learnt a great deal and found the organising and speakers really helpful and approachable" Check out the OCVS writeup on the EYC. |
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e-Rider Programme is Rolling Out |
 We're offering annual membership in the Wellington e-rider service to community and voluntary organisations. Sign up as a member and you will receive discounted hourly rates, regular emails with tips, and invitations to quarterly lunchtime seminars. Over the next two years, Wellington ICT is looking into how the e-Rider service can be run on a sustainable basis. We are actively fundraising to ensure charges are set at an affordable level. Check out our new service offering and pricing schemes. |
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The Wellington City Council (WCC) has changed its strategy regarding a free website hosting service for Wellington, and has decided not to fund a continuation of the Wellington Community Net service from 30 June this year. Without funding from the council, Wellington ICT is sad to announce that we are unable to continue operating WCN from 30 June 2010. |
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Events and Training
Cloud walking
Wellington ICT is starting the year with its head in the clouds.
On Tuesday 23 March 2010, at 11:30-1:00pm, we will talk about the benefits of Cloud Computing for non-profit organisations (NFPs).
“Cloud Computing delivers free on-line apps via your web browser. IT costs are reduced as there are no capital costs for software or hardware. This brings benefits to NFPs.”
Attendance and lunch are free, but places are limited (two per organisation). Book your seat now, by calling us on 473 5757 or contact Paula Loader with your name and your organisation.
Check out our calendar of upcoming events.
dICTionaryCloud Computing is a way of computing, via the Internet, that broadly shares computer resources instead of having a local personal computer handle specific applications (wikipedia) Cyber Hui a seminar focusing on the use of computers and IT (NZ Dictionary Centre) Googleable producing a number of search results if entered into the Google® Internet search engine (MacmillanDictionary) 'Are you Googleable? … If the world's favourite search engine can't find you, neither can your clients.
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