# 2026 DIAA - Web Capture - Digital Inclusion Programmes (Digital Steps, Skinny Jump, Better Digital Futures for Seniors)

**Source Organisation:** Digital Inclusion Alliance Aotearoa
**Publication Date:** 2026
**Original Source URL:** https://digitalinclusionalliance.nz/programmes
**Category:** sector-research
**Document Type:** MD
**Document ID:** doc-0497
**Tags:** #sector-research #digital-inclusion #NZ #pip-idea

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## Key Facts & Findings

- Digital Steps (ex Stepping UP): free community digital skills training, est. 2009.
- Skinny Jump: subsidised prepaid broadband - 35GB for $5, about a quarter of cheapest commercial price.
- Better Digital Futures for Seniors: 65+, six Digital Pathways, four 2-hour classes each.
- Delivery principally through public libraries and local partners.

## Summary & Research Notes

The Digital Inclusion Alliance Aotearoa (DIAA) runs the main national digital-inclusion programmes: Digital Steps (formerly Stepping UP, est. 2009 with Microsoft support) - free community-based digital skills training delivered largely through libraries; Skinny Jump - heavily subsidised prepaid home broadband (35GB for $5) for households at risk of digital exclusion; Better Digital Futures for Seniors - a 65+ programme with six Digital Pathways, each four 2-hour classes; and DORA. All delivered with local partner organisations, principally libraries. Relevant to the PiP idea: DIAA is both potential ally and overlap - PiP's SeniorNet tab and outreach days should complement (and refer into) DIAA programmes and Skinny Jump for connectivity-poor residents rather than duplicate them.

## Evidence & Quality Scores

- **Authority Score:** 4/100
- **Freshness Score:** 4/100
- **Relevance Score:** 4/100
- **Knowledge Base Value:** 4/100
- **Target Audience:** General