2026 DIAA - Web Capture - Digital Inclusion Programmes (Digital Steps, Skinny Jump, Better Digital Futures for Seniors)
Digital Inclusion Alliance Aotearoa
Sector evidence
Sector body
July 2026
Next review not yet scheduled
New Zealand
High confidence
published
SNZ editorial review
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Short Answer
The Digital Inclusion Alliance Aotearoa (DIAA) runs the main national digital-inclusion programmes: Digital Steps (formerly Stepping UP, est.
Key Points
- •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.
Full Summary & 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.
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