Author: Remojo Tech
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Owyn Aitken on A Few Quiet Yarns with Ryan Ashton
The Digital Divide is a clear and present problem, brought to life by Covid as while those of us on the right side of the Digital Divide are enjoying video calls and online shopping, banking, booking doctors and homeschooling and other services we access online, there are 100-300,000 who are not. Aside from the day
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Otago Daily Times: Old devices given new purpose
Set up during the nationwide lockdown last year, Recycle a Device (Rad) is a project with with the goal of closing the digital divide for school pupils and young people in New Zealand by not only redistributing used laptops, but also teaching the engineering skills needed to refurbish the laptops themselves. The project is co-chaired
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RNZ: Recycling used laptops for students in need
Listen to Liz Greive from Share my Super talk about RAD (Recycle a Device) and Remojo Tech on Radio New Zealand here!
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Critic Te Arohi: Otago students are running one of New Zealand’s raddest social enterprises
If there is one thing every student has, it’s an old laptop or phone collecting dust in a drawer. Maybe you just don’t know what to do with it, or the thought of recycling it seems like too much admin, or maybe you’re hoping one day your old device will suddenly come back to life.
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Remojo Tech’s Owyn Aitken on the AM Show with Duncan Garner
Founder of Remojo Tech and co-chair of RAD (Recycle a Device), Owyn Aitken recently spoke on the AM show with Duncan Garner. RAD. Check out the full interview here on Remojo Tech’s Instagram account and here on Newshub!
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Spark Foundation Press Release: RAD Solution To Accelerating Digital Equity
RAD is urgently seeking donations of second-hand laptops and funds to meet growing community need A new initiative has launched which aims to solve one of New Zealand’s most pressing problems – how to ensure that every New Zealander has the tools needed to keep up in today’s digital world. Recycle A Device (RAD) takes
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Ministry of Education Gazette: Computer recycling scheme makes a difference
A social enterprise that aims to reduce the digital divide in Aotearoa has already seen 100 refurbished laptops distributed in schools and the community, and has a goal this year to get 2000 laptops into the hands of those who need them. Hadi Daoud and Owyn Aitken talk about their goals of addressing digital inequity
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Remojo Tech Young Enterprise Scheme award night
Remojo Tech from Aotea College came third in the YES competition. Their involvement in Recycle a Device, a social enterprise that aims to address digital inequity and gender disparity, build skills and create opportunities for fellow students, was featured in Issue 4 (external link)Education Gazette: RAD: Computer recycling scheme makes a difference. To date, Remojo Tech has worked
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How Remojo Tech is helping schools affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
Across New Zealand, schools are seeing a drastic surge in the need to provide digital, at-home learning as the COVID-19 pandemic grows. As schools review their capacity to provide learning resources to students and whanau, the longstanding issues of the ‘Bring Your Own Device’ (BYOD) model are suddenly brought to light. Students throughout Aotearoa are
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A RAD Solution: Getting devices into the hands of those who need them most
“Many Kiwis are being left behind because they do not have access to fit-for-purpose devices which allow them to be part of an increasingly connected world. Now there could be a RAD solution to get devices into the hands of those who need them most.” Remojo Tech has recently partnered with Digital Future Aotearoa, amongst
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