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National Communications Fund Evaluation

In early 2005, the Research, Statistics and Technology Branch (RS&T) of the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA), was commissioned to undertake this independent final evaluation of the NCF program. The evaluation covers the program from its announcement in 2001 until the final projects were completed in June 2006.

• National Communications Fund Evaluation (File format: PDF, File size: 527Kb)
• National Communications Fund Evaluation (File format: RTF, File size: 1.0Mb)

Applications for NCF funding have closed.

The $52.2 million National Communications Fund (NCF) will assist in the rollout of the infrastructure and applications to enable high-speed telecommunications networks to deliver education and health services in regional Australia.

The NCF's objective is to achieve significant improvements in service delivery in the education and health sectors through funding large-scale telecommunications projects in regional areas.

The program guidelines for the National Communications Fund were released on 5 October 2001 by the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator the Hon Richard Alston. Applications closed on 28 February 2002.

On 18 July 2002, the Prime Minister announced the successful recipient for NCF funding.

Program Guidelines
HTML version
Download PDF file (86kb)
NCF fact sheet

Mid-Term Review
(PDF format, size 620kb)
(RTF format, size 1.4 MB)

Contact Information
Telephone: 02 6271 1878
Fax: 02 6271 1779

NCF CCIF Round Table Presentations

Successful Projects
NSW and Northern Territory Interactive eLearning
Health and Education Information Access for Rural and Regional NSW
Northwest and New England Broadband Telecommunications Network
Outbacknet@qld
Regional Network Delivering Education Services (SA)
Tasmanian Health and Education Communications Consortium
The Grampians Rural Health Alliance Network (Victoria)
Network Western Australia

Media Releases
Better health and education services for regional Queensland via broadband
Better Broadband a boon for Western Victoria health service delivery
High speed delivery of education and health services in Regional WA
School of the Air to beam in by Satellite
Major boost for Tasmanian health and education networks
Quantum leap for NSW and NT education networks
NCF launch announced
Call for applications
Advisory panel announced
Prime Minister's Announcement - 18 July 2002

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