Computer Aid wants your old PCs
News Technology that may no longer be cutting edge for UK businesses can still provide years of useful service to schools and colleges in the developing world.
[August 29, 2007, 15:41]
Photos: Computer Aid for Castro's Cuba
News We are now aiming to eclipse that achievement and provide even more people with the tools to help them work their way out of poverty," said Tony Roberts, Computer Aid's chief executive. Computer Aid International is inviting IT professionals to...
[May 25, 2007, 18:00]
Charity defends PC recycling after data theft claims
News Responding to recent reports which claimed that criminal gangs in Nigeria were able to find confidential data stored on refurbished PCs sent from the UK, Computer Aid chief executive Tony Roberts insisted that there are safe ways to donate...
[August 22, 2006, 16:00]
Photos: Re-use don't recycle, says Computer Aid
News Zambian high commissioner, His Excellency Anderson Chibwa, was on hand to help Computer Aid chief executive Tony Roberts load up the 90,000th refurbished PC for its journey to Africa. Re-use — don't recycle," said Roberts.
[July 5, 2007, 15:59]
Photos: Computer Aid warms Chile with white heat of technology
News Chilean Ambassador Rafael Moreno (right) receives the first of a 7,000-strong consignment of refurbished PCs from Tony Roberts, founder of London-based charity Computer Aid International. Speaking to ZDNet UK recently, Computer Aid chief executive...
[July 4, 2006, 17:05]
$100 laptop project is 'fundamentally flawed'
News The One Laptop per Child (OLPC) scheme is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the history of the IT industry, according to Tony Roberts, chief executive and founder of UK charity Computer Aid International.
[June 20, 2006, 15:05]
Computer Aid: New life for old IT
News Chief executive Tony Roberts is the man behind the Computer Aid International venture. So we spun off Computer Aid as a separate charity", says Roberts. The mouse that roared: Chief executive Tony Roberts has seen Computer Aid grow by 50 to 100...
[February 10, 2005, 15:25]
Computer Aid gives 40,000 PCs a fresh start
News This is a real testament to the generosity of our donors and yet another important milestone for Computer Aid International", said Tony Roberts, chief executive of Computer Aid. Since the cost associated with each PC is fixed (£39 to refurbish and...
[February 4, 2005, 12:15]
BCS warns of environmental impact of Vista upgrade
News Tony Roberts, chief executive of Computer Aid, claims that every PC refurbished by the charity will work productively for at least three to four years. Computer Aid's Roberts said that environmental enforcement through legislation such as the WEEE...
[December 7, 2006, 15:34]
Microsoft defends Vista's environmental impact
News Tony Roberts, chief executive of Computer Aid, said that up to 10 million PCs may be discarded in the next two years as a direct result of Vista. And we are reminding them that re-use is the best option for the environment," Roberts said.
[January 31, 2007, 9:00]
Apple is not green enough, says campaigner
News Tony Roberts, chief executive of UK IT refurbishment charity Computer Aid, which regularly sends shipments of re-conditioned PCs to Africa, agreed that a clear distinction needs to be made between dumping e-waste and donating first-class second...
[December 6, 2006, 12:38]
South Africa compares digital divide to apartheid
News Commenting on the organisation's 10-year history, Computer Aid founder Tony Roberts claimed that, while the Millennium Bug had been costly for a lot of companies, it had benefited the IT charity by forcing an enormous refresh of desktops — an...
[April 25, 2008, 11:39]
Recycling legislation finally enforced
News The directive gives businesses an unprecedented opportunity to help us provide some of the world's poorest communities with the computer skills they need to escape the poverty trap," said Tony Roberts, Computer Aid's chief executive.
[July 2, 2007, 17:50]
PC World plans 'green' Vista PC
News Tony Roberts, chief executive of Computer Aid International, warned last year that Vista could lead to a glut of unwanted PCs entering the waste stream as users are forced to upgrade their hardware. There may be as many as 10 million PCs discarded...
[February 21, 2007, 9:22]
Toxic tech threatening developing world
News The problem cannot be solved at a local level as there is no legislation in place," Tony Roberts, executive director of Computer Aid, told ZDNet UK. Until this happens the problem will go on," Roberts warned.
[October 26, 2005, 9:45]
Photos: How old PCs are creating opportunities
News Tony Roberts (left), chief executive and founder of Computer Aid International, cuts the ribbon on a shipment of PCs delivered to Kenya and hands over the first piece of kit to a pupil at Starehe Boys' Centre.
[February 14, 2007, 15:22]
Photos: Charity wants your old handsets and cartridges
News Over the past year, we have become victims of our own success, and now find ourselves unable to keep pace with the demand for PCs for schools and community organisations in developing countries," said the organisation's chief executive, Tony Roberts.
[July 31, 2006, 13:55]
Tech recycling law finally arrives
News The charity's chief executive Tony Roberts said that by introducing WEEE, the government had taken a big step towards reducing the environmental damage caused by discarding tech equipment — much of which could still be put to good use.
[January 2, 2007, 12:44]
