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                      History of Dot Com Mob

                      Robert Magid
                      Established in 2006, the Dot Com Mob was the idea of project sponsor Bob Magid.

                      Bob had witnessed the success of a technology centre in Israel giving Ethiopian refugees access to the Internet for the first time, so he set out to prove that technology is the great unrealised key component in Indigenous education in Australia.


                      Key Milestones


                      2005

                      Dot Com Mob Founded

                      2006

                      Dot Com Mob training event in Hope Vale
                      WorkVentures conducts Microsoft training for community volunteers  - Unlimited Potential Program

                      2007

                      Agreement with Hope Vale council to assist with establishment of community learning centre
                      Agreement between Hope Vale Council and State Library of Queensland to establish an Indigenous Knowledge Centre
                      WorkVentures agree to conduct PC maintenance training and donate computer to Hope Vale centre
                      Hope Vale council agree to provide Jack Bambie building for centre
                      Qld Dept of Communities provided grant for first year of operations

                      2008

                      Greg McLean re-elected as Mayor of Hope Vale
                      Workventures conducted PC Maintenance training
                      Shirley Costello appointed as centre co-ordinator
                      Hope Vale Indigenous Knowledge and Technology Centre (IKTC) officially opened
                      Dot Com Mob partners with Rotary Club of Sydney Cove's Indigenous Community Benelovent Fund (ICBF)

                      2009

                      Hope Vale launched YouTube Channel
                      Children's Picture Diaries program conducted in Hope Vale IKTC
                      Culture Love program conducted in Hope Vale IKTC
                      Keeping Culture Strong program conducted in Hope Vale IKTC
                      Dot Com Mob commences project to upgrade Wujal Wujal centre to include a technology centre in partnership with Wujal Wujal Council and State Library of Qld
                      WorkVenture and Corporate Express join partnership in Wujal Wujal
                      Thread People donate 10% of profits to ICBF for Dot Com Mob projects

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                      From Message Stick to Memory Stick, Shirley Costello - Hope Vale