About the Project
The Computer Technologies for Schools project (CTFS) is a national project aimed at providing surplus Information and Communications Technology (ICT) equipment to government and non-government schools around Australia. The project sources ICT equipment from the public and private sector and arranges distribution to schools.
Investing for growth
The Computer Technologies for Schools project began as part of the Prime Minister's "Investing for Growth" policy statement in 1997. In partnership with the Ministerial Council for Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA), this Australian Government project has steadily expanded its operations.
Since it began, the Computer Technologies for Schools project has delivered over 180 thousand pieces of surplus ICT equipment to schools around Australia worth many millions of dollars.
Kinds of equipment
The equipment donated to the project has included printers, scanners, modems, photocopiers, network equipment, monitors, servers and personal computers.Virtually all the personal computers being donated to the project now contain Pentium-4 processors or better allowing teachers and students to use a wide variety of e-learning tools.