The Indigenous Knowledge and Technology Centre (IKTC) in the North Queensland community of Hope Vale was formally established in July 2008, the brainchild of Jewish businessman Robert Magid. It is located 46 kilometers north-east of Cooktown and has a population of 1000, including 13 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clan groups.
Inspired by the Nurit Ethiopian Absorption Centre in Israel which has a technology centre, Magid saw the applicability of the project to Australia. He worked with the Hope Vale Council and community to gain an understanding of what they needed and wanted before handing the project over to community leaders and supporting them to make the Centre a reality.
The Centre is now owned, controlled and managed by the Hope Vale Council – a genuine public space attracting at least 60 people a day.