It's only a bullet point...

It's only a bullet point but it's my bullet point! And I'm so pleased it's there.

Take a look at the Budget Report 2006 and scroll down to parapgraph 6.60 and it's the second bullet point . It's not a lot of money but it'll make so much difference to the children and families involved.

All the evidence tells us that the more disadvantaged families lag far behind in taking up ICT. In social grade AB households with children of school age computer ownership goes virtually hand in hand with Internet access (93% have a computer and 92% have Internet connectivity) but in DE households it's much different (60% have a computer and only 43% have connectivity).

This funding isn't enough to deliver a level playing field for these children and families without a computer and access to the Internet at home but it'll be a great help.