[Lias] M$ wants the 'help' charities with software]]

[Craig Warner]

Date:

   Fri, 30 Nov 2001 11:41:37 +1100




Hi Richard
The National Office for the Information economy has recently been
invited to
a Microsoft eMpower roundtable meeting on 'Personal Computer Donation
and
Refurbishment' to be held on the 7th December 2001.  The meeting has
been
convened by Microsoft to seek advice on the development of a new
program to
enable the charitable donation of second hand PCs to disadvantaged
organisations and individuals.
I am a member of the neat listserv and saw your posting advertising
computerbank's donation program. ( NOIE is aware of the Computerbank
initiative and links to your site are located on the NOIE wedsite) I
feel is
would be very useful for Computerbank to have a representative at the
eMpower meeting (if that is not already the case) and encourage you to
contact eMpower to this end.

The contact person for the roundtable is
Barbara Bridges
bbridges at wildchile.com.au
Tel (02) 9360 1966
or fax (02) 9361 6698

I hope you find this information useful and suggest that at the
conference
you also make contact Peter Huta, Manager, Community Connectivity, who
will
be NOIE's representative.
NOIE is presently investigating how government could assist in
facilitating
in the second hand donation of computers and computer equipment to
recycling
organisations.

Regards
Jo Cruickshank

Jo Cruickshank
Policy Adviser
Community Access
National Office for the Information Economy

p (02) 6271 1005
f  (02) 6271 1098
e  jo.cruickshank at noie.gov.au