South AustraliaÕs Information Technology Plan: DECStech 2001
The goals for 2001 are to connect DECS schools, units and administration sites (in a five year period) through
local area networks
wide area networks
ISDN (entry level broadband) services
one computer for every five students in schools
administration computers for all pre-school sites
training and development in administration and curriculum uses of communications and
information technology
For 1997 $15m has been allocated in the 1996/97 state government budget as a first step in implementing the plan.
This comprises $4m for a subsidy scheme for additional computers in schools and $11m to begin the roll-out of networks to schools, units and administrative sites.
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