Xtras+ACENC

//Australian Catholic Education Network Consortium (ACENC)//
The //Australian Catholic Education Network Consortium (ACENC)// comprises managers of the four Catholic Education Networks in Australia (CEVN- 4 dioceses in Victoria; CESANet - 2 dioceses in SA; CathEdNet- 4 dioceses in WA and CENet- 11 dioceses in ACT, NT, NSW and Queensland) currently providing services to 1284 (79% of all Catholic schools) in 22 of 28 dioceses. The consortium also includes representatives from the six dioceses where Catholic schools are not currently connected to these networks.

At the beginning of 2007, the consortium formed a joint working party with Telstra representatives to explore an enterprise framework for information and communication technology (ICT) services in Australian Catholic schools. The ACENC/Telstra Working Party:
 * explored strategies and options to provide contemporary technologies on a national basis for Australian Catholic Schools
 * developed a strategic position and determined the broad scope, requirements and risks for ICT services for the next 5 – 10 years for Catholic education
 * designed and costed an //Australian Catholic Education Network (ACEN)// for all Australian Catholic schools
 * explored strategies to deliver major savings and efficiencies in the provision of contemporary technologies in Australian Catholic schools

In 2008 ACENC changed their name to Catholic Network Australia and work is continuing in this space.