What works in Dunedin
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Quality scores are 0–100 rubric scores; “strong evidence” reflects study design; adoptions count documented replications elsewhere. Know more
Evidence snapshot for Dunedin
The evidence in the CONTEXT block relates to two organizations based in Dunedin, New Zealand. Age Concern Otago's SilverTech smartphone course demonstrated that a community-run digital literacy program for older adults (61+) across six Otago-region locations produced statistically significant improvements in knowledge, skills, and confidence, with 97% of 98 evaluated participants saying it met their needs. The University of Otago's research commercialisation company, Otago Innovation Ltd, faced early challenges (returning only NZ$100,000 against expected royalties of ~NZ$1 million by 2009) but co-led a NZ$14 million investment round for a cancer-therapy spin-out in 2021, reflecting longer-term institutional capacity in research translation. The evidence is limited to these two institutional initiatives and does not address broader characteristics of Dunedin itself.
Drawn from: SilverTech smartphone course for older adults (Age Concern Otago) · SilverTech Smartphone Digital Literacy Course · Otago Innovation Ltd — University of Otago's Research Commercialisation Company
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Evaluation evidence +51 pts 100 here · 49 average
Documented learning +26 pts 100 here · 74 average
Demonstrated reach +24 pts 100 here · 76 average
Sustainability (ongoing) +11 pts 89 here · 78 average
Evidence of impact / measured results +9 pts 67 here · 57 average
Weaknesses
Innovation level -24 pts 38 here · 62 average
Transferability / demonstrated replication -27 pts 33 here · 60 average
Scalability -29 pts 33 here · 62 average
Inclusiveness / equity -43 pts 0 here · 43 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: Dunedin. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
SilverTech smartphone course for older adults (Age Concern Otago) · 88
SilverTech Smartphone Digital Literacy Course · 88
Otago Innovation Ltd — University of Otago's Research Commercialisation Company · 43
Each number is the practice's overall 0–100 quality score against its catalogue's rubric. Know more
Recommended to adopt or replicate
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- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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