Estate Computers
Estate Computers is a Social Enterprise, based in Carlton which is an
Authorised Microsoft RRP.
Which provides the residents of Carlton Housing Estate and the surrounding estates in Melbourne and some rural Estates.Refurbished Computers with ginuine Microsoft Windows 7 and Office Software.Estate Computers aims to improve the access to and training in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for the residents of Carlton.
With the ever increasing interest and dependence on IT in the Australian society, the project is particularly aimed public housing residents who have not previously had the opportunities to engage with IT.
This includes young people, the elderly and recently arrived migrant communities.Estate Computers was established through the cooperation of local community agencies the City of Melbourne’s Opportunities for Carlton project and The University of Melbourne.
The project was originally funded by the Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) and assisted by the donations of computers from the Department of Human Services (DHS) through the Public Tenant Employment Program (PTEP).
Estate Computers offers a range of IT initiatives for Carlton housing estate residents including:
• Comprehensive free computer training
• The sale of low cost refurbished computers
• Computer assembly training
• liaison with the University of Melbourne in the development of volunteer resources for the project
• Increased community Internet access points in Carlton.
Authorised Microsoft RRP.
Which provides the residents of Carlton Housing Estate and the surrounding estates in Melbourne and some rural Estates.Refurbished Computers with ginuine Microsoft Windows 7 and Office Software.Estate Computers aims to improve the access to and training in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for the residents of Carlton.
With the ever increasing interest and dependence on IT in the Australian society, the project is particularly aimed public housing residents who have not previously had the opportunities to engage with IT.
This includes young people, the elderly and recently arrived migrant communities.Estate Computers was established through the cooperation of local community agencies the City of Melbourne’s Opportunities for Carlton project and The University of Melbourne.
The project was originally funded by the Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) and assisted by the donations of computers from the Department of Human Services (DHS) through the Public Tenant Employment Program (PTEP).
Estate Computers offers a range of IT initiatives for Carlton housing estate residents including:
• Comprehensive free computer training
• The sale of low cost refurbished computers
• Computer assembly training
• liaison with the University of Melbourne in the development of volunteer resources for the project
• Increased community Internet access points in Carlton.
