tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83920989956492434702024-03-19T04:12:25.256-07:00DOT.COM.MOB BlogIndigenous Internet InitiativesDot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995649243470.post-25388626526651615962010-04-24T22:15:00.000-07:002010-04-24T22:18:26.160-07:00Brand New Blog<span style="font-family: verdana;">Dot Com Mob has a new all-in-one website and blog. Click </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.dotcommob.org/blog.html">here</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to check out our latest posts.</span>Dot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995649243470.post-69552716021701137502009-08-20T18:02:00.000-07:002009-08-20T18:06:51.434-07:00First Year of Centre Makes a "Huge Impact" on Hope ValeCooktown News - August 2009<br /><br />Click on the image below to enlarge.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpngYFLc78_D0MmlN5beic5YtpToDVRCjBAnlA9aJVFp0ISvxmDNLbKihY5yrv6c53Zvv5NhyphenhyphenQ0QWhIirDExpaRZuZwFTKqRWhJOMNl-qJO9bQZUBr4Aq8BwF72KLYIxrqnXXHG8g9nFk/s1600-h/Hope+Vale+1st+year+anniversary.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpngYFLc78_D0MmlN5beic5YtpToDVRCjBAnlA9aJVFp0ISvxmDNLbKihY5yrv6c53Zvv5NhyphenhyphenQ0QWhIirDExpaRZuZwFTKqRWhJOMNl-qJO9bQZUBr4Aq8BwF72KLYIxrqnXXHG8g9nFk/s400/Hope+Vale+1st+year+anniversary.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372216564631777458" border="0" /></a>Dot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995649243470.post-35718980757569996842009-08-10T03:12:00.000-07:002009-08-10T21:29:29.681-07:00Thread People Supporting the Dot Com Mob<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Expensive designer clothing items that are released each season are only available in retail stores for approximately three months. Once the fashion season is finished, the unsold clothing items, are returned to the designers. At best, these items are stored for years in warehouses. At worst, the clothing items become general waste. Last year alone, there was over 87 000 tonnes of textile waste that became landfill in Australia. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">One new social enterprise, Thread People, is re-cycling these previously unavailable fashion accessories and clothing items back into the market to reduce the wastage in the designer fashion industry and helping out the community at the same time.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Thread People is an Australian online fashion store that offers hand selected excess stock and sample pieces of top fashion and street wear designers to its members. Members have exclusive access to weekly event sales where clothing items are at prices of up to 75% off the original market price. The Australian and International brands that are available through Thread People are of the highest caliber and include both men’s and women’s clothing lines and men’s and women’s shoes. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Thread People members are also provided with fashion news, information on up and coming designers, artist appreciation forums, rewards programs, competitions, and invitations to industry events. They aim to create an engaged network of people that are interested in quality fashion and design.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Thread People are not only committed to reducing wastage in the fashion industry but they are also committed to giving back to the community. They are donating 10% of profits to their new community partner, Dot Com Mob. So if you are a supporter of Dot Com Mob please register for a free membership, visit <a href="http://www.threadpeople.com.au/">www.threadpeople.com.au</a><br /><br /><object width="380" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XJWaqQySrxE&hl=en&fs=1&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XJWaqQySrxE&hl=en&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="380" height="315"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><br /></span>Dot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995649243470.post-59910825111354670512009-08-10T02:52:00.000-07:002009-08-10T03:30:07.820-07:00Hope Vale Elders Respond to the ApologyClick on the videos below to hear the Hope Vale elders give their response to the apology.<br /><br /><object width="380" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Osrs4zRv2ug&hl=en&fs=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Osrs4zRv2ug&hl=en&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="380" height="315"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="380" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RbMymoBvio4&hl=en&fs=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RbMymoBvio4&hl=en&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="380" height="315"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="380" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m6c5Icte2Hc&hl=en&fs=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m6c5Icte2Hc&hl=en&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="380" height="315"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="380" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/c9kIbhLsdi8&hl=en&fs=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/c9kIbhLsdi8&hl=en&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="380" height="315"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="380" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dB3zPQNfS60&hl=en&fs=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dB3zPQNfS60&hl=en&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="380" height="315"></embed></object>Dot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995649243470.post-87410245727791446292009-07-27T23:47:00.000-07:002009-08-10T03:30:25.209-07:00Celebrating the first year achievements of Hope Vale’s Indigenous Knowledge and Technology Centre<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">An Indigenous community in Cape York is making strides in enhancing educational, employment and social opportunities for Indigenous Australians, particularly through access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT). </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Established one year ago, the Hope Vale Indigenous Knowledge and Technology Centre provides a community space for learning, capacity building and strengthening cultural identity. With a range of training and informal learning activities, the centre helps community members to overcome barriers to learning and develops the capacity of individuals to participate in the social and working life of the community. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Hope Vale Indigenous Knowledge and Technology Centre is at the heart of community activity and is frequently accessed by a wide range of community members. On average 50 to 60 community members access the centre daily. This provides a hub for community engagement - from a meeting space for Elders, to a way to engage young people that are unable to attend high school in Cooktown. Activities range from accessing the Internet and reading books to recording community history and culture.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Significantly, the centre seeks to address the social disadvantage created by the growing digital divide between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Bridging the digital divide has long been recognised as an important component in addressing Indigenous inequality due to the importance of technology in accessing economic, social and political opportunity.</span><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjneGiz4i9g1YvGMF-02osW4et_oBFnxeuVuaQCmoog6lpCgHthUcb3QWgG97SYhITEA7fVHYzm2eJe3uXQ_4WSFDqo3OXObCJd_rPswgXPre3LCGWg11SS9cCnqYWxtKSLnWaV7-cIJms/s1600-h/Shirley+Costello,+Centre+co-ordinator.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjneGiz4i9g1YvGMF-02osW4et_oBFnxeuVuaQCmoog6lpCgHthUcb3QWgG97SYhITEA7fVHYzm2eJe3uXQ_4WSFDqo3OXObCJd_rPswgXPre3LCGWg11SS9cCnqYWxtKSLnWaV7-cIJms/s200/Shirley+Costello,+Centre+co-ordinator.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363399638815628850" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Shirley Costello, as Centre Co-ordinator, has seen first-hand the positive impact that the Ce</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">ntre has made on Hope Vale, “It has made a huge impact to our community especially with the realisation that technology is the "NOW" factor, not only globally and nationally but now locally.”</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Some key achievements in the centre’s first year include the establishment of a Hope Vale YouTube channel, a Hope Vale Wiki, and an Indigenous Knowledge Centre blog; providing an avenue for Elders to preserve their culture through recording life stories, language and history; and supported learning through the establishment of a homework club.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Fundamental to the centre’s success is in the approach that puts community ownership and building respectful relationships at the core of all activities. A particular focus is to affirm and strengthen Aboriginal cultural identity as a vital source of individual and community strength and pride. Much of the success of the centre must be contributed to the efforts of Shirley Costello, the Centre’s Coordinator, and the support of Hope Vale Council.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The centre was established in July 2008 with the help of Dot.Com.Mob, an organisation that strives to enhance the synergies between community development and community technology providers, in collaboration with SJB Architects, Work Ventures and the AMP Foundation. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Robert Magid, the sponsor of the Dot.Com.Mob, observes, “Technology has the potential to greatly improve the quality of people’s lives, especially in remote communities. Before Hope Vale, people had to move to a major town to get a job or do various things. Now with the Internet, they can be in contact with people in other communities and major centres, and learn and contribute remotely.” </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The State Library of Queensland provided learning resources and furniture for the centre, and provides very valuable ongoing support through staff training and program delivery. The Qld Department of Communities provided funds for the first year of operations.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lee Robertson, CEO of Hope Vale Council, believes the partnership has been a resounding success thus far, “What can I say? This project has been truly inspirational and will hopefully encourage Government to embrace the idea of Partnerships between communities and other organisations, promoting initiatives for the betterment of the community”.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Dot.Com.Mob is interested in hearing from companies or individuals interested in establishing similar centres in other communities. Please contact Gaye White, Dot.Com.Mob, at dotcommob@gmail.com</span><br /><br /></span>Dot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995649243470.post-20469379449988989042009-07-19T15:22:00.000-07:002009-07-19T18:03:37.401-07:00Hope Vale Celebrates NAIDOC with StyleThe Dot.Com.Mob was very fortunate this year to visit with their partners at the Hope Vale Indigenous Knowledge and Technology Centre during NAIDOC week in July and were lucky enough to be in time for the NAIDOC community parade.<br /><br />Shirley Costello, the co-ordinator at the Indigenous Knowledge and Technology Centre was also the Master of Ceremonies for the NAIDOC celebrations.<br /><br />The photos below will give you a sense of what a great occasion it was for all involved.<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com.au/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com.au&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com.au%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FBaniyala%2Falbumid%2F5359202574014008001%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCKyKlqWA7-CIEg%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>Dot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995649243470.post-11321883672505524382009-07-19T00:35:00.000-07:002009-07-19T00:49:54.522-07:00Wujal Wujal - Welcomes Dot.Com.mobMayor Desmond Tayley and Deputy Mayor Talita Nandy welcomed several international dignitaries this week, including visitors from the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indians.<br /><br />Amongst the visitors were the Dot.Com.Mob, who is seeking corporate partners to help the Wujal Wujal council to upgrade the computer room in the Indigenous Knowledge Centre.<br /><br />The State Library of Qld already supports the community with books and training events as well as supporting the centre co-ordinator Carol Toby but currently the community only has access to one public computer.<br /><br />The Mayor presented the Dot.Com.Mob with a copy of the book "Yalanji, Warranga Kaban", which details the history of the Yalanji people.<br /><br />The children and youths of Wujal Wujal treated the visitors to a wonderful display of traditional dancing.<br /><br />Many thanks to the whole community for such a warm welcome!<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com.au/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com.au&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com.au%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FBaniyala%2Falbumid%2F5359206139633288945%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCLOWuP6ihPz0fg%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>Dot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995649243470.post-36519153587747102492009-06-14T00:38:00.000-07:002009-06-14T00:45:50.687-07:00Hand in Hand: Aboriginal and Jewish People Working Together<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Limmud-Oz is a major Australian Jewish community-wide conference and festival celebrating Jewish learning and creativity, which began in 1999 and alternates between Sydney and Melbourne. It is a unique, volunteer-led, cross-communal and multi-generational event, catering for the broad diversity of opinions within the wider Jewish community. </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Hand in Hand: Aboriginal and Jewish People Working<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Together</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Jennifer Hillman, Josef McDonald, Raymond Minniecon, Anne Sarzin, Lisa Sarzin, Jennifer Symonds, Gaye White</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Aboriginal and Jewish people in NSW are working together on man</span></span><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQL-HMCP4l0iF_wFUatVPE6Pf1hsvjqCNV5GKgJgDIsB-FGYCsUz3E3BJFoh6bIGjssZImzsRwdy2oxwGBEFqZ04hmRZpFsITO-vOTU93DbmG0L0We68RCMS8kOycJdqOClgF9Jn95xUA/s1600-h/limmud+oz.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQL-HMCP4l0iF_wFUatVPE6Pf1hsvjqCNV5GKgJgDIsB-FGYCsUz3E3BJFoh6bIGjssZImzsRwdy2oxwGBEFqZ04hmRZpFsITO-vOTU93DbmG0L0We68RCMS8kOycJdqOClgF9Jn95xUA/s400/limmud+oz.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347085990675802466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">y i</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">nspiring projects.</span> The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies commissioned Dr Anne Sarzin and Lisa Sarzin to research and write a book about these projects and the people involved. Anne and Lisa spoke about the book and introduced some of the Aboriginal and Jewish people involved in some of these uplifting projects such as the Dot.Com.Mob founded by Robert Magid.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Limmud-Oz is just one of over 50 similar events under the umbrella of Limmud International , which is at the forefront of a revolution in global Jewish education and</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> thinking, and is creating a learned, open, dynamic and respectful community. Limmud worldwide attracts over 32,000 people annually and continues to see unprecedented growth, even while more traditional community institutions suffer from decreasing numbers. </span> </span>Dot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995649243470.post-23486388654657513292009-06-13T00:52:00.000-07:002009-06-13T00:56:42.502-07:00Tour of Hope Vale Indigenous Knowledge and Technology CentreJoin in on a personal tour of the Hope Vale, Indigenous Knowledge and Technology Centre with Shirley Costello, centre co-ordinator.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><object width="420" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/biiaBZOKoGU&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/biiaBZOKoGU&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="420" height="340"></embed></object><br /></div>Dot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995649243470.post-67671160661776853602009-03-02T20:24:00.000-08:002009-03-02T20:27:13.761-08:00Dot.Com.Mob launches YouTube Channel<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Dot.Com.Mob wants you to check out their new YouTube Channel:<br /></span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/dotcommob">http://www.youtube.com/user/dotcommob</a><br /></span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Watch Robert Magid explain the history of the Dot.Com.Mob as well as a selection of other videos by the Mayor of Hope Vale, Greg McLean, the State Library of Qld and videos made by members of the Hope Vale community and uploaded to YouTube.<br /></span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Please subscribe to our channel, so you can keep up with the latest progress of helping Indigenous people, living in remote locations, have access to the Internet so they might participate in opportunities that simply did not exist before.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMVLrTzYPodMyGLi3Q1SYxSGkoMsxFCfqkDE9llwkb31kC86qE46W2lxUJEomsta9GKkxecMjScWTrGxMSikRIHBAEcU572u6VKoC2u85Zdvji7yxv71_lC_W2Ef0dVyJj52z-JqCnUU/s1600-h/Dot.Com.Mob+YouTube+Channel.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 375px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMVLrTzYPodMyGLi3Q1SYxSGkoMsxFCfqkDE9llwkb31kC86qE46W2lxUJEomsta9GKkxecMjScWTrGxMSikRIHBAEcU572u6VKoC2u85Zdvji7yxv71_lC_W2Ef0dVyJj52z-JqCnUU/s400/Dot.Com.Mob+YouTube+Channel.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308813020450853330" border="0" /></a>Dot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995649243470.post-54008314309076384462009-03-02T20:07:00.001-08:002009-09-08T19:17:26.466-07:00ICBF and the Dot.Com.Mob<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQnGXra0EQaTWOfZLg7-JUzWp9jTs8YJfVCnna7GXuFGM14LhApCOWNRRoKHZFvQ0g_lWyVw0aHdY2ZXgV9sC_CRx69akjaHmidUsxGQNXdel5BKAkKGSEUOibt22YK7c0lMSaOZEVOo/s1600-h/ICBF+and+Dot.Com.Mob.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 340px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQnGXra0EQaTWOfZLg7-JUzWp9jTs8YJfVCnna7GXuFGM14LhApCOWNRRoKHZFvQ0g_lWyVw0aHdY2ZXgV9sC_CRx69akjaHmidUsxGQNXdel5BKAkKGSEUOibt22YK7c0lMSaOZEVOo/s400/ICBF+and+Dot.Com.Mob.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308808617392703458" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Double click on the image to enlarge.</span></span>Dot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995649243470.post-37726118468309638212009-02-22T23:04:00.000-08:002009-02-22T23:16:22.462-08:00Free Online Support for Students in Remote Communities<span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >The Dot.Com.Mob is actively supporting the resourcing of technology centres in remote Indigenous communities in partnership with the State Library of Qld. These centres are called Indigenous Knowledge and Technology Centres.<br /><br />The Internet can help overcome the disadvantage experienced by students living in remote locations and the latest offering from the State Library is an example of this.<br /><br />The State Library of Queensland has recently purchased a state-wide licence for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yourtutor</span>.<br /><br />Any member of the public with a library card can log-in with their library bar-code to receive free online support completing homework, assignments or preparing for exams.<br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >IKC administrators are encouraged to promote this free service to members of their communities. </span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br />Simply follow the links and choose your IKC location (e.g. <span style="font-style: italic;">Torres Strait Island Regional Council) </span>and you will be placed in line to receive support from a live tutor - a real person!<br /><br /><a href="https://connect.yourtutor.com.au/list.aspx">https://connect.yourtutor.com.au/list.aspx</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Dot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995649243470.post-48111757702160100082009-02-19T22:56:00.000-08:002009-02-19T23:04:35.744-08:00Interested in Helping to Bridge the Real Digital Divide?<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">On behalf of the THE ROTARY CLUB OF SYDNEY COVE - INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY BENEVOLENT FUND INC ( ICBF), the <span style="font-weight: bold;">DOT COM MOB</span> is seeking donations from third parties to support the development of Indigenous Knowledge and Technology Centres (IKTCs) at a number of remote area communities in Queensland. The centres aim to introduce the members of these communities to training and education opportunities through familiarity with computers and the Internet. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">In particular, the objective is to give younger community members a useful occupation to divert them from problematic pastimes and to re-engage them with mainstream education. If the success to date is maintained, it is likely that such centres will form the model for developing IKTCs in Indigenous communities Australia wide.</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Your donation will be spent directly on bolstering technology resources in the IKTC of your choice and all donations are tax deductable.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Communities to choose from are:</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Cape York and the Northern Peninsular Area</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Aurukun</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Hope Vale</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Injinoo</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Lockhart River</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoY5VDr0AzUof__s6iiAEDlji56uk-O_vz1T3dZAp3D1OJq2vPBPV1z0zfgpodywTUuLew33xcq38JvlwKi4tthcmcTKkVOsDJAyz_MeU8bGep69QwRdHV8lWj1Y68Z6gOhQqy5VFpLYM/s1600-h/IMG_9077.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoY5VDr0AzUof__s6iiAEDlji56uk-O_vz1T3dZAp3D1OJq2vPBPV1z0zfgpodywTUuLew33xcq38JvlwKi4tthcmcTKkVOsDJAyz_MeU8bGep69QwRdHV8lWj1Y68Z6gOhQqy5VFpLYM/s200/IMG_9077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304771593950940322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">New Mapoon</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Pormpuraaw</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Seisia</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Wujal Wujal</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Torres Strait</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Badu (Mulgrave Island)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Boigu (Boigu Island)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Dauan (Mt Cornwallis)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Erub (Darnley Island)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Iama (Yam Island)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Kubin (Moa Island)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Mabuiag (Mabuiag Island)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Poruma (Coconut Island)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Southern Queensland</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Brisbane (kuril dhagun)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Cherbourg (Winifred Fisher Knowledge Centre)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Alternatively, you may wish to make a non-designated donation to support the overall program.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The ICBF has been set up as an independent entity by the Rotary Club of Sydney Cove to provide an effective means of receiving and distributing donations to meet the special needs of Indigenous communities in Australia in order to improve the living situation and standards in those communities. This entity has DGR and PBI status under the Tax Act.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Please contact the Dot.Com.Mob at dotcommob@gmail.com</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Dot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995649243470.post-11643125791481028412009-02-19T22:23:00.000-08:002009-02-19T22:52:44.962-08:00Hope Vale Community's YouTube Page<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5G9NxJ2kNiZZ_X50ixB3Q50GboDCcLRKOPwf8nXEC7HLuw_-r4wayXhgZh0XQ_7JYaEMsZN5a0rMj1jTursu7svxtpMgQCn0Y1Ge9-npXm-npljqkewySk_ce5AxozaBpmgwP7NZxa8g/s1600-h/Hope+Vale+You+Tube+Page.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5G9NxJ2kNiZZ_X50ixB3Q50GboDCcLRKOPwf8nXEC7HLuw_-r4wayXhgZh0XQ_7JYaEMsZN5a0rMj1jTursu7svxtpMgQCn0Y1Ge9-npXm-npljqkewySk_ce5AxozaBpmgwP7NZxa8g/s200/Hope+Vale+You+Tube+Page.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304761809054151698" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">How exciting to see the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hope Vale community now has its own YouTube page</span>!!<br /><br />Young people from the community have created a series of digital stories which they have posted up on the page. <br /><br />Listen to their songs or hear their personal stories which provides a fantastic insight to life in Hope Vale - from a community perspective. </span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />The community page is here: </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/HopeValecommunity">http://www.youtube.com/user/HopeValecommunity</a></span>Dot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995649243470.post-16895909965529722252009-01-31T13:41:00.000-08:002009-02-01T17:03:37.154-08:00Dot.Com.Mob supports Hope Vale Indigenous Knowledge and Technology Centre<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >"Suddenly we have been inundated with so many people and I am wondering what did we do before...." ask Shirley Costell</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >o, Hope Vale IKTC Co-ordinator.</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyJJEwLhh2e-Qaim-kjm-lb_HRsh1382Lq4OKlpv_l7uTIeH4h10YhxG4FKqwGwSh5zvmP9L3NECCtwguJ6lA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana;">Watch th</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" >e </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" >video to hear Bob Magid explain the story of the Dot.Com.Mob's support at Hope Vale to assist in the opening of the Hope Vale Indigenous Knowledge and Technology Centre.<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The centre is run and managed by the Hope Vale Council with support from the State Library of Qld and the Qld Department of Communities.</span><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" ><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-size:78%;">Thank you to the State Library of Qld for use of some video footage</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-size:78%;">Camera work - Sarah Scragg </span></span></span><br /></div>Dot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995649243470.post-6266376390901711062008-11-15T02:15:00.000-08:002008-11-16T03:41:58.536-08:00Putting the Hope into Hope Vale<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJOds8_sKyXWz-wfgbRM4n_milPphy5tGzu7asDn7zGSHm_a-auFioqJUbmMwKhvatolfMqwp60X4AE85bGj7HL_pYvw6_l4n0FgHSI5AKAuD82iCxdFlFr6LCglrFl-zJTZ9EWPJ0d2k/s1600-h/Australian+Banner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJOds8_sKyXWz-wfgbRM4n_milPphy5tGzu7asDn7zGSHm_a-auFioqJUbmMwKhvatolfMqwp60X4AE85bGj7HL_pYvw6_l4n0FgHSI5AKAuD82iCxdFlFr6LCglrFl-zJTZ9EWPJ0d2k/s400/Australian+Banner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269218957782712450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" >Putting the Hope into Hope Vale</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Greg Sheridan, Foreign Editor / November 15, 2008</span></span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">THREE little boys, aged about eight or nine, are sitting in front of a computer. One is manipulating the mouse, one operating the keyboard and one is half-reading a picture book while he also looks at the computer. What are they looking at?</span></span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />It's a series of video clips - presumably available on YouTube or some similar site - of former Canterbury Bulldogs rugby league player Sonny Bill Williams.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />The clip should have been titled Sonny Bill's Greatest Hits. For Sonny Bill, in his earliest years especially, had a trademark shoulder charge that was absolutely lethal. And that was what was showing on the computer screen, one bone-jarring, teeth-rattling hit after another.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Without introducing myself, I say to the boys: "He's pretty good, that Sonny Bill, isn't </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_2VgBSJpssbm7dShkFbp29YTm8z5ZP6Ypz62kgiQToNR6B95kaVzr7LqutnLay2IlMexKLGMZI9TpuuFfQNPopvlkuWLnDBRuYMyhRuYsk8JuQdKuQXfAorXW_RWMXEYxSGXcHmnWmw/s1600-h/IMG_9065.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_2VgBSJpssbm7dShkFbp29YTm8z5ZP6Ypz62kgiQToNR6B95kaVzr7LqutnLay2IlMexKLGMZI9TpuuFfQNPopvlkuWLnDBRuYMyhRuYsk8JuQdKuQXfAorXW_RWMXEYxSGXcHmnWmw/s200/IMG_9065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269215996274308658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">he?"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">"He's great," the trio's leader, a bright kid with a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">mohawk</span> hairdo, yells back without looking up from the screen.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Using rugby league, the common tongue of Queensland, especially far north Queensland, we have established a tiny connection.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />This encounter takes place in the Aboriginal community of Hope Vale, about 45km north of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Cooktown</span> on the Cape York Peninsula. Apart from the ubiquity of rugby league in Queensland, what strikes me most about it is the kids' mastery of the computer.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />"I'm a Bulldogs fan," I offer to the boys. "I go for the Tigers," <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">mohawk</span> says. "But my uncle goes for the Bulldogs."</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />By now the boys have already switched to a clip called Billy Slater's trio, which shows a brace of tries scored by the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Queenslander</span> who plays for Melbourne and Australia.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The boys' ease with the technology is impressive. They can slow it down, replay it, switch from one player to another. The boy with the mouse and the boy with the keyboard seem to work in perfect sync. Truly, kids are incredible. Their ability to adapt and to learn, when they are interested, is epic.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">This little encounter takes place in the Indigenous Knowledge and Technology Centre in Hope Vale.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />It has been open only a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">few months</span> but it is one of the most impressive and marvellous things you could see.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />In a field where all seems so often to be bad news, the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">IKTC</span> is unadulterated good news. It is overseen by Shirley Costello, the centre's co-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">ordinator</span>. Costello is a great woman. I can tell you that after two days' acquaintance. A former schoolteacher and a former member of the Hope Vale Council, she runs the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">IKTC</span> every day. Her rapport with kids of all ages, her common sense</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">and creative approach to getting the best out of the centre are entirely admirable.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I am deeply aware that I am no expert on this matter and that I work for a newspaper that has several of the best experts in the business working for it or writing occasionally. I am merely the pygmy who sits on the giants' shoulders to see farther. I have been to a lot of Southeast Asian and other Third World aid projects, and as a foreign editor I wanted for a long time to visit some</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">of my fellow countrymen whose experience is perhaps most foreign to mine. Hope Vale is only the second Queensland Aboriginal community I've visited.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />I wish I had more Aboriginal friends, more contact with the communities. Like every other Australian, I don't know the solutions to Aborigines' problems. But I do know that the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">IKTC</span> is making a real contribution.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />I understand that when a lot of people are drunk, Hope Vale can be a very distraught place. I don't want to minimise the difficulties people there face and the damage that can be done to them.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Nor are they the only problems. Over several hours one night the mayor and the council administrator tried to explain the complexities of the workings of native title. After a time my brain ached. No Australians should have to confront this level of complexity in carrying out normal economic activities. But I can report that my two days wandering around Hope Vale were friendly,</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">enjoyable and not without hope.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">IKTC</span> is an innovative centre based on the idea that the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Internet</span> can play a role in liberating remote communities. In particular it can spark interest in otherwise bored kids. Good policy for Aborigines, I opine humbly, is policy that connects them to the rest of Australia. The good people of Hope Vale want to be connected. For all the money that has been spent and all the</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">reports and consultants and all the rest, sometimes we fail to do the most obvious things to connect Aborigines to the rest of Australia.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />For example, Hope Vale is about 45km north of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Cooktown</span>. This is already quite a bit of isolation. I drove up to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Cooktown</span> from Cairns with some friends and it's a pretty long drive even by Australian standards.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Going up through the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Daintree</span>, you are struck by how utterly empty and beautiful the area is. It's a demanding four-wheel drive across some low rivers, at one point requiring a ferry crossing, up a lot of steep hills on winding, dirt roads.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />It took us five hours. I should think it's almost impossible if it's raining.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">A friendly <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">greenie</span> - a nice person even if I didn't agree with his views - put it to me that native title had been great for north Queensland because it protected the land. It meant there had been no development at all. Well, that's just great unless you happen to be a human being living in north Queensland who would prefer a life of work, fulfilment, happiness and affluence to one of</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">idleness, alienation, poverty and despair.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Coming back to Cairns we drove the inland highway, which is sealed all the way and a much easier drive. But it, too, is just eerily empty, except for dead wallabies all along the unfenced road and an almost India-like parade of unrestrained cattle grazing at the road's edge. Roads are very, very important in Queensland.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Hope Vale has its own primary school. But for high school, Hope Vale's kids have to get a bus to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Cooktown</span>. They often arrive a bit hot and bothered after their long journey, but that is the least of their problems.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />The road between <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Cooktown</span> and Hope Vale has long stretches that are unsealed. In the wet, the school bus can't get through, so no matter how devoted you are to school, you just can't get there.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br />Now governments have a lot of trouble solving deep inter-generational disadvantage. But surely they can pave the damn road. Hope Vale's leaders, its mayor Greg McLean and the other councillors and folks I met, don't want to isolate Hope Vale from the rest of Australia. They're building an arts centre and want to attract tourists. There's already a business taking guided tours</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">around the caves and cave paintings.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">At the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">IKTC</span> there are 20 or so computers, donated from businesses that don't use them anymore. Hope Vale residents have been trained <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">to maintain</span> and repair them. The Queensland Government sponsors more than a dozen such centres across the Cape but I think Hope Vale is the only one with a full time director in Shirley Costello. Her salary is secured for only one year.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />During the day the computers are mostly used by adults. But if a primary school pupil is suspended from school they will come to the centre and Costello, co-ordinating their work with the school, will make them do three pages of school work, then let them have a half hour on the computers. YouTube clips of US president-elect Barack Obama have been a hit with the kids.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />The younger children use computers where harmful sites have been blocked as far as possible. I saw some teenage girls working <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">on MySpace</span> and sending emails to friends.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />The Hope Vale council believed in the project <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">so much</span> it vacated its own council chambers to house the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">IKTC</span>. Can you imagine Canberra's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">MPs</span> giving up parliament's chambers for an</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">innovative school?<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">IKTC</span> has also attracted the support of philanthropists and other government agencies. While I was there, men from the local language group were learning how to film their own language instruction sessions. Some of the community are interested in putting a lot of cultural knowledge on websites they are developing. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">IKTC's</span> backers hope kids will use it eventually for distance</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">education and finding job opportunities. Maybe local businesses will market products on the web.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />I<span style="font-weight: bold;">t's not the solution to everything but it's a real contribution, a connection for Hope Vale to the wider world that is full of opportunity, full of hope.<br /><br /></span></span> </span><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxPHUotpWmqHdMxlkchpOB5s1t0q5KontWNAAbxNkwhczyHGfeoQcK-P9sZHBcAt_qEW7aEvOpgGWscXK55DA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Video and Photo by: <a href="http://www.sarahscragg.com/Sarah2/Home.html">Sarah Scragg</a></span>Dot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995649243470.post-52812787570493771592008-11-12T23:12:00.000-08:002008-11-16T03:10:22.721-08:00Hope Vale IKTC Used by all Ages<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUwcizykwdlaaAmd0r-F-O0_PdoEGn64xe0-KyirnEg16VNWzXKHvHOV7w9C8vyo8qjY7hcTwBckxH7pjlyJUHLjfDW6YEJnEmDwvBaIfDN_aBbBgRcFMlSEb_AoEv59EcIi4z323AUQ/s1600-h/collage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUwcizykwdlaaAmd0r-F-O0_PdoEGn64xe0-KyirnEg16VNWzXKHvHOV7w9C8vyo8qjY7hcTwBckxH7pjlyJUHLjfDW6YEJnEmDwvBaIfDN_aBbBgRcFMlSEb_AoEv59EcIi4z323AUQ/s400/collage.jpg" border="0" /></a><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Dot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995649243470.post-80625133568177201082008-11-12T22:49:00.001-08:002008-11-12T23:15:34.324-08:00Community HubMayor of Hope Vale, Greg McLean, said the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">IKTC</span> is a place for the entire community to converge and is emerging as safe places for people of all ages to meet, share, learn and strengthen community culture...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQuFY8CzTbiYajoU82GizPABQyCW-KbzyfLZtpT6vtc_8WUezPU-tw2w9bzByXwz7MjvDXuBaAWYOPGDgkWfJWKxfpHfrpj7dDzvjRE0P727vlxa5ATB1MHgcRYj_VY_8RkbxDuDel9Q/s1600-h/Indigenous+Knowledge+Centres.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQuFY8CzTbiYajoU82GizPABQyCW-KbzyfLZtpT6vtc_8WUezPU-tw2w9bzByXwz7MjvDXuBaAWYOPGDgkWfJWKxfpHfrpj7dDzvjRE0P727vlxa5ATB1MHgcRYj_VY_8RkbxDuDel9Q/s400/Indigenous+Knowledge+Centres.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268033179732918226" border="0" /></a>Dot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995649243470.post-55289572935789850332008-11-04T22:14:00.001-08:002008-11-04T22:19:07.125-08:00Technology Meets Tradition in Hope Vale<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeSduwXMZxu2gw2Lgh4nn7MyOBZhIAw_WsmwdzF8W6LrlVo_NOvZ4TcFa9ZQSuscuSgJmp6wV0nE61Kx3XEuO_ic1ZeZg8wJFnCLP9YviaPZNqOGTm6YWuDm2he-M_SYKeJ7aPMR6oto/s1600-h/Community+Connect.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 161px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeSduwXMZxu2gw2Lgh4nn7MyOBZhIAw_WsmwdzF8W6LrlVo_NOvZ4TcFa9ZQSuscuSgJmp6wV0nE61Kx3XEuO_ic1ZeZg8wJFnCLP9YviaPZNqOGTm6YWuDm2he-M_SYKeJ7aPMR6oto/s200/Community+Connect.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265054099322597746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnEm8KAGs09H0QBnTF-vOgeqGStpn3wtM73CIHaEzF3xKbPHFX6vnjoZ3N9IGgJ6la9pnSsxPJXxXBC7PD5cvAGOsl5Nu9sLaR4WalGouOpGeQrJvphmsYfmCSxh7R5Wp8evpiCuWZp8/s1600-h/Technolgy+Meets+Tradition.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 168px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnEm8KAGs09H0QBnTF-vOgeqGStpn3wtM73CIHaEzF3xKbPHFX6vnjoZ3N9IGgJ6la9pnSsxPJXxXBC7PD5cvAGOsl5Nu9sLaR4WalGouOpGeQrJvphmsYfmCSxh7R5Wp8evpiCuWZp8/s400/Technolgy+Meets+Tradition.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265053139067344226" border="0" /></a>Dot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995649243470.post-70939757570458153732008-11-04T13:24:00.000-08:002008-11-16T03:36:01.726-08:00See inside Indigenous Knowledge and Technology Centres<p><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >From the very top of Australia in the Torres Strait Island of Boigu down to Cherbourg in south-east Queensland, Indigenous communities are enjoying computer and library activities. Watch this video for a personal tour inside these centres and to meet the people supporting this initiative.</span></p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyprrtVwtaVSvapyRuCUkRvUeEoAOiPS2TRYqEkvp5Cvu7l7UwWw7eV9jHlAvou9EZzfQGAkbCVsUYRLO9TPA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Video by: <a href="http://www.sarahscragg.com/Sarah2/Home.html">Sarah Scragg</a></span></span><br /></p>Dot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995649243470.post-18898539640346549052008-11-03T20:35:00.000-08:002008-11-16T03:37:09.167-08:00Hope Vale is one of 16 Councils Supporting Indigenous Knowledge Centres<p><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Meet the groups the DOT.COM.MOB is working together with to open and operate Indigenous Knowledge Centre's in Queensland's remote Indigenous communities so that members of these communities can have access to the same services as every other Australian.</span></span> </p><p><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >The Administrators from 16 IKCs across Cape York, Torres Strait and Cherbourg attended a conference in Cairns in Sept to share ideas and learn about new activities they can run in their centres. </span></p><p><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >The Mayor of Hope Vale, Greg Mclean called for more funding so councils can continue to offer 'long-life' learning opportunites in Indigenous communities.</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Watch the video to see and hear the difference these centres are making.</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyi4K6S50Z1q-wk07-taCr73GRuAUwJo-udo4JmcB7xEkXdBccy72vCjnLLwM5qOT39E0BQkQK2salA0BSMRw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></p><p><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" >Video: <a href="http://www.sarahscragg.com/Sarah2/Home.html">Sarah Scragg</a></span> </p>Dot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995649243470.post-75741675702350965562008-10-23T21:52:00.000-07:002008-11-16T03:36:31.680-08:00Hon Lindy Nelson-Car visits Hope Vale Indigenous Knowledge and Technology Centre<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmEXlywBffPEf_4M46DrKy7ZvC5SIiWYqvgjwQMZWXDEFNqvj3_8sjNy9dz1puPMpBF2wPUrc9TjglpwNZh1WthCeeDVlfwqNXjAqIC7XQDH0pYLDY2fvZQuSyPZFUHapf3Cn1DDlWwc/s1600-h/IMG_9721.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmEXlywBffPEf_4M46DrKy7ZvC5SIiWYqvgjwQMZWXDEFNqvj3_8sjNy9dz1puPMpBF2wPUrc9TjglpwNZh1WthCeeDVlfwqNXjAqIC7XQDH0pYLDY2fvZQuSyPZFUHapf3Cn1DDlWwc/s200/IMG_9721.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264676841109882978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hon Lindy Nelson-Car, MP, Minister for Communities, Disability Services, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Multicultural Affairs, Seniors and Youth visited the recently opened Indigenous Knowledge and Technology Centre in Hope Vale to meet with elders and hear about the language recording project.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Minister was accompanied by Michael Hogan, the Assistant Director-General, Dept of Communities.</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTClDl-BMcCz5rJu0NICX9BNsX4XlnPxVMn45QRfjp2Bn691RCqgIXy2P3AkQy2MN7NtFhe_B7I1TS_Xl83plKWBRQym8rdQPwTzCNUo6A6pGzpegzz-G0f_qqkka3Om_w6DJGVd9Zuww/s1600-h/IMG_9725.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTClDl-BMcCz5rJu0NICX9BNsX4XlnPxVMn45QRfjp2Bn691RCqgIXy2P3AkQy2MN7NtFhe_B7I1TS_Xl83plKWBRQym8rdQPwTzCNUo6A6pGzpegzz-G0f_qqkka3Om_w6DJGVd9Zuww/s200/IMG_9725.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264676928523742210" border="0" /></a>Dot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995649243470.post-76402250598356310942008-09-16T19:59:00.000-07:002008-09-26T14:57:18.196-07:00New Indigenous Business Initiative<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbi0X3051MhKR50s9Stv8yfMxL1ApT2khCqobhjuJizHnVDZ9T0pxGJuHrCibkSsqvOv3LlE2s1wmiiXtMW-08HIo-vvTxFZJAVDb1Pki6YPtIHEAEug458Hl0D7vaSsoaC12YFHeCBK8/s1600-h/Ms+Harriet+Michel.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbi0X3051MhKR50s9Stv8yfMxL1ApT2khCqobhjuJizHnVDZ9T0pxGJuHrCibkSsqvOv3LlE2s1wmiiXtMW-08HIo-vvTxFZJAVDb1Pki6YPtIHEAEug458Hl0D7vaSsoaC12YFHeCBK8/s200/Ms+Harriet+Michel.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249028040521823346" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:20;"><span style="color: rgb(54, 80, 100);font-size:20;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >A new model for Corporate Australia to Engage with Indigenous Australia</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p> <div style="font-family:verdana;"> <div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;">Corporate Australia has long demonstrated a desire to contribute towards improving the future of Indigenous Australians who are now gaining the confidence to engage in the wider economy and are seeking the opportunity to become economically sustainable – breaking the cycle of welfare dependency for the Indigenous community and creating role models for Indigenous Australians to follow.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />The question is: how can corporate Australia contribute to this process in an effective and sustainable manner?</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) gathered together world leaders on the topic of minority business engagement together with <strong><span>ten Indigenous Australian entrepreneurs</span></strong> to discuss the topic in an Australian context.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />A US concept that enables minority businesses to successfully sell to large corporates </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho75DozmcXQlOw-S5JjRkMDixG_b3uwo-x5OxJPABOoTauiyi8Q3ghrbPsXE4YYQW2Z8eF32AKl76jmgWVkcN20fGE0nYJsW4YbPnCgyxWIVJODRKZJuFa6VNPAbJ-sTki75dAPEA3q0w/s1600-h/Michael.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho75DozmcXQlOw-S5JjRkMDixG_b3uwo-x5OxJPABOoTauiyi8Q3ghrbPsXE4YYQW2Z8eF32AKl76jmgWVkcN20fGE0nYJsW4YbPnCgyxWIVJODRKZJuFa6VNPAbJ-sTki75dAPEA3q0w/s200/Michael.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249028114640124738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">is called the National Minority Supplier Development Council (<a title="http://www.nmsdcus.org/" href="http://www.nmsdcus.org/"><span><span title="http://www.nmsdcus.org/">www.nmsdcus.org</span></span></a>). There are equivalent organisations in Canada and the UK. A similar organisation is being created in Australia called the <strong>Australian Indigenous Minority Supplier Council</strong> (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">AIMSC</span>) which has as its founding members <strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Citi</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">GlaxoSmithKline</span>, Pfizer, IBM, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Cisco</span> </strong><strong>and</strong><strong> Coca Cola.<br /><br />If you are an Australian Indigenous business and would like to know more about this project send us an email.<br /><br /><br /></strong></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></div></div> </div>Dot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995649243470.post-11492283709842671372008-09-14T21:32:00.000-07:002008-11-16T03:46:30.984-08:00IKC - Administrator's Workshop 2008<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R7KtenhYUOA/SM3p-v6RMhI/AAAAAAAAA8g/tOgDTuKEExQ/s1600-h/Group.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246106405178520082" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R7KtenhYUOA/SM3p-v6RMhI/AAAAAAAAA8g/tOgDTuKEExQ/s200/Group.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >The Qld State Library is committed to supporting the personal and professional development of the people selected by local councils to undertake the role of IKC Administrator. This support will see IKC Administrators better equipped to engage and grow their respective communities through the delivery of education, social and economic services and activities. The conference was held at Cairns Colonial Club Resort from 8 - 11 September, 2008.<br /><br />Also attending the conference was the Minister for Community Development from Papua, New Guinea - Dame Carol Kidu.<br /><br />Dame Carol, speaks about the merits of IKCs in the video below.<br /><br /></span><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxmR2MEBNOHLXBedtkriNPwqItWj4-XPivWBeX4KdzGpeGZ1Fl5rOtUTXspFF3FAqDzUtVoz2CnsoD0hTpIJg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Video by: <a href="http://www.sarahscragg.com/Sarah2/Home.html">Sarah Scragg</a></span></span>Dot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995649243470.post-63659348492509623032008-09-11T22:19:00.000-07:002008-10-05T00:22:32.260-07:00Roads, Rates, Rubbish and Reading says Hope Vale Mayor<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyuj7WrHgYiUPWb5JBuTGqk-yzmYfL-vvhuLKBdspYsQPMT0B28p5WPA4hnpFEboElBi_ayWEMbPFVdFbF3KA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hope Vale Mayor, Greg McLean, gave the key-note speech at the IKC Administrator's Conference in Cairns this week.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">"The Hope Vale Council is funded to provide <span style="font-weight: bold;">roads</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">rates </span>and <span style="font-weight: bold;">rubbish </span>collection in our community, but we must also be funded to provide <span style="font-weight: bold;">reading </span>so our community members can enjoy the same services as every other Australian" said Mayor McLean</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span>Dot.Com.Mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934762249038500400noreply@blogger.com