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(9) The scheme has been expanded from its original level. It was expanded from an initial one-year program with $100,000 in funding to a four-year program with total funding of $600,000.
(10) The initial level of servicing was to provide training through the 19 community groups that received grants to purchase IT equipment. The scheme was subsequently expanded to include other community organisations and ACT Libraries. The scheme was not intended to provide free on-going IT training but to provide a basic level of awareness of IT and some basic skills for members of the community, in particular those in key target groups. The current reductions were planned as outlined in the Community IT Access Plan.
(11) The scheme would have required approximately an additional $150,000 to continue to provide the same tutor hours as 2003-04.
(12) No. It is planned to establish a number of Community Technology Centres in the ACT with the bulk of the unexpended funds.
(13) Actual expenditure for the program year-to-date is $86,709. Planned expenditure is $436,000.
(14) Nine digital divide programs have been conducted in six schools. The programs require ongoing funding to cover costs associated with teacher salaries, security, consumables and cleaning and are not considered as cost effective as other training options.
(15) Initial allocation in 2001-02 of $80,000 was expended on programs in three schools, Ginninderra District High School, Erindale College, Palmerston Primary School.
In 2002-03 funding of $107,700 was provided. This funding was allocated to conduct programs during 2003-04 in the following 6 schools: Erindale College, Richardson Primary School, Evatt Primary School, Ginninderra High School, Palmerston Primary School and North Ainslie Primary School.
(16) No.
(17) Membership is open to all members of the community. Applicants are required to address, and are assessed against, set selection criteria. These criteria are advised to potential applicants at the time that applications for memberships are called.
(18) The current membership represent, have an interest in and/or experience with digital divide target groups, community organisations, the IT industry and academia. Criteria for membership of the groups are provided to applicants at the time that applications for memberships are called.
(19) No. Applications for membership have been advertised in the Canberra Times on two previous occasions. On the most recent occasion the ACT Women’s Register was consulted exclusively, due to the requirement to maintain the gender balance of the committee. No applications were received from Roving Tutors.
(20) The ABS Report was finalised on 2 December 2004. ABS is currently printing the report for distribution to Government and the Community IT Advisory Group.
(21) The report is an internal working document. The possible future public release of the document has not as yet been considered.
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