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It seemed so obvious!!And then Rosetta Stone outlet the hard work beganx2026,.This is where beingin the Polytechnic system became a benefit. We foundsupport in the industry networks of the New ZealandBroadcasting School, and the technical expertise insidePolytechnic. We have designed it so that informationflows in all directions. It has driven some of our creativeteam madx2026,but it is very important to us.Top downcommunication: - Regulators can explain systems andprocesses to citizens.- Researchers can contribute topolicy Bottom up lines of communication: - Citizenscan be heard by policy makers whether they live in Bluff orKaitaia Communities can create archives of digitalstoriesAnd yes, it looks like we are producing a websiteon steroidsx2026,. Thank yousCPIT foundation forseeding money.Sponsors: ASA, BSA Families Commission forthe imagination and courage to back us knowing that we heldeditorial controlx2026,Visionaries: Thank you David Copeland,Penny Carnaby and Reg Russ for sayinggo foritOrganizational wizards: Kevin Adamson CPIT director ofInformation Technology who was godfather of the projectplanning spreadsheetsJohn Garroway, CPIT librarian: youinstantly saw the opportunities for repositories andarchiving and Rosetta Stone Japanese urged us on.Keith Baronian, CPIT researchhead: you encouraged us to research options further. Otherresearchers have also contributed.Roy Shuker, TrishaDunleavy, Ian Hassall, Donald Matheson, Geoff Lealand,Gareth Schott, Craig Hight, Paul Norris, Brian Pauling andothers who responded to our letter. Jim Tucker from theJTOLaurence Zwimpfer for the endorsement from theNational Commission for Unesco. And Gordon Lawrence, oneof the pioneers of media education in Aotearoa NZ.AND nowthanks to some very clever Digital natives who guided Bindyand me as the Digital immigrants. You brought realism andcreativity to our vision- Kris Thornley from CPIT webunit: you chose our open source system and creativelytinkered to enable the mind-blowing options for thefuture.-Chris Webster from the NZBS who moonlighted toproduced the clever cartoons- Kate Hickey and LisaGalarneau who both camejust in time- And above allKate Hindin our very clever designer from New Media Designwho has been with us since the first yellow post-itbrainstorm in that cluttered library office.Finallythanks to Rosetta Stone Portuguese our children who teach us everyday why it mattersto have NZ digital spaces in which to stand tall, learn fromeach other and tell our stories in this globalizingworld.