Technical Capability Development Fund
(Links to Strategy 3: Technical Development and Innovation)
Sponsor: Michael Wallmannsberger
Staff Support: Keith Davidson
Status: On hold
Description:
The TCDF project is a Technical Policy Committee initiative to consolidate a range of technical funding mechanisms into a more manageable and accountable format, described more fully to Council at meeting held 4 March 2006.
Budget:
Zero budget for 2009/2010 year.
Overall Progress Summary:
As described above.
Activities Planned for May 2009:
- None - no budget.
History:
February 2009:
- EB approval for US$2,716 to assist Nathan Ward's travel expenses to IETF in March
August 2008:
- Agreed to $3,000 sponsorship for international travel costs for speakers to attend the Wellington Kiwicon conference in September.
April 2008:
- $7,000 for sponsorship of an awards category for the NZOSA (NZ Open Software Association) annual awards in September.
February - March 2008:
- Webstock event.
- Approval for WIT project (ED).
- Discussions with Brian Carpenter re INZ providing partial funding to attend IETF meeting, but did not eventuate.
January 2008:
- Development of sponsorship agreement with Webstock for their February web authoring workshops.
December 2007:
- Agreed to sponsor Webstock February web authoring workshops to allow 2 additional participants from Pacific Islands to attend.
October 2007:
- NZOSA Awards presentations.
July - August 2007:
- Successful and well attended IPv6 workshop completed.
- Planning for IPv6 workshop, securing co-hosting funding from REANNZ, advertising workshop to potential participants.
June 2007:
- Agreed to sponsor "Open Source Use for Community Organisations" category for the NZ Open Source Software Association annual awards.
April 2007:
- Received report from Nathan Ward regarding his sponsored attendance of APRICOT.
March 2007:
- NZ Computer Society Awards - agreed input of $12,500 from InternetNZ.
- Approved $2,133 grant to assist Nathan Ward to attend APRICOT.
January 2007:
- Finalised draft budget and activities for 2007/08.
April - November 2006:
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Discussions with Technical Committee to develop better criteria for project consideration.
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Promulgation of TCDF to appropriate bodies.
February - March 2006:
- First draft of criteria for consideration, description of TCDF for Council.
- Initial consideration of criteria for consideration by Council.
- Re-draft of criteria for consideration.