About Us
The 2020 Communications Trust is a registered Charitable Trust established in 1996, initially to fulfil a variety of digital literacy projects and obligations set out under the Wellington City Council's InfoCity project.
Since then, the Trust's reach has expanded nationally via a number of highly acclaimed initiatives - each has a particular focus on empowering people to use ICT as a pathway to engage more fully in the communities, their countries and in today's global village.
The ongoing aim of the Trust is to promote dialogue and understanding through local action. Separate regional trusts have subsequently been established to ensure local responsiveness.
Collectively, this network of Trustees, along with our affiliates, operate under a common mission: To help ALL New Zealanders benefit from the opportunities of the new digital era - especially from the internet.
Vision and Mission:
The 2020 Communications Trust's guiding objective is to raise the awareness and understanding of people in New Zealand of the effect on the local and global community of the convergence of publishing, broadcasting, communications, information collection & dissemination.
One of those functions is to bring to the community's attention, issues that may affect them as a result of the widespread use of those technologies. Some practical examples from the past 10 years include:
NetDay - Volunteers wiring up local schools for internet and computer connectivity
Living Heritage - Enabling schools to create wesbites about heritage resources
Computer Access NZ - Availability of affordable computers and managing disposal
Computers in Homes - Computers, internet connections, training and support
Pasifika-IT - Using ICT to promote development in Pacific Island countries