Sydney, 14th - 15th November 2005

Last updated 6 February 2006

All presentations are in PDF format. Please note some are very large file size. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these files.

IT 1 Community ICT Transformations: Next Steps (PDF 82 KB) Andrew Russack and Emma Mayhew, Department of Communications, IT and the Arts (DCITA) , Community Connectivity Section

IT 3 Making good IT decisions (PDF 6 KB) Lisa Harvey, Senior Consultant, Energetica

IT 4 Affordable (and free!) IT Solutions for NGOs (PDF 927 KB) Silvia Bethencourt, Community Information Coordinator, TRI Community Exchange Inc

IT 5 Service To Service (S2S): New Web Tools for Service Delivery Natalie Collins, Infoxchange Australia. No paper available.
Abstract
Founded in 1988, Infoxchange Australia is a not-for-profit social enterprise company focusing on community development using information technology as the primary tool to create positive social change. This presentation will provide an overview of Infoxchange Australia's S2S (Service to Service) suite of web application tools assisting community sector organisations with service delivery in innovative, cost and time effective ways.

IT 6 Building ICT capacity in the community sector (PDF 1.78 MB) Stephen Gleeson , Project Officer, CommunIT, Community Information Strategies Australia (CISA)

IT 7 Unlocking the potential of communities: community aspects of New Zealand's Digital Strategy (PDF 84.7 KB) Bill Dashfield, Analyst (Project Manager, Community Net Aotearoa)

IT9/C15 Connectivity for Refugees (PDF 380 KB) Sriram Reddy, Engineers Without Borders, University of Melbourne

IT10/C13 Never too old: Using partnerships to engage older women in technology (PDF 27.2 KB) Patricia Hearaud, sutherland TAFE, and Noreen Hewett, Older Women's Network Wellness Centre

IT 12 Voice Over IP for NGOs (PDF 811 KB) Stephen Gleeson, Community Information Strategies Australia (CISA)

IT 13 The BSDP Human Services Network - Where to Now for NSW NGO's? John Geerligs, NSW Council of Social Services (NCOSS). No paper available.
Abstract
The Human Services Network (HSNet) (formerly known as the Better Service Delivery Program (BSDP)) is a project of the NSW Human Services CEO's Group. HSNet is dedicated website designed to meet the needs of human service agencies and NGO's. A key reference tool is ServiceLink, an online directory of human services. ServiceLink incorporates ReferralLink, a secure system for electronic referral of clients from one service to another. This paper will briefly reflect on BSDP history and some of the challenges faced by the program before looking at the current landscape and discussing options for NSW NGO's.

IT 15 How Open Source Software is bringing benefits to community organisations and their communities today (PDF 280 KB) Pia Waugh, Vice President, Linux Australia

IT16 Information Empowerment in a Digital Age: Managing The Monster Gordon Pither, Third Sector Software. No paper available.
Abstract
This presentation will explore all the challenges of maintaining and managing information access once the easy decision of "getting" a technology solution is made. The positive, negative, and ongoing responsibilities of the processes surrounding "data ownership" and "generating knowledge" will be outlined, whether such items are specifically thought of or merely implied.

IT17 North America NGOs at the IT Crossroads: Applying Lessons Learned (PDF 353 KB) Greg Stanley-Horn, Athena Software

IT18 Cultural Validation and the Digital Divide David Vadiveloo and Heather Croall, Us Mob.

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