Established with a number of sponsors including DOIR, Telstra BigPond, and truck company Scania, the roadshow began visiting regional centers in the state's South late last year as has been a great success according to the department's infrastructure division manager, Kevin Russell.

"It's been a huge success because people in region are crying out for this," Russell told Computerworld. "The acceptance is terrific and absolutely amazing."

The truck has so far made its way through farming centers, mining towns, schools, TAFE colleges, and universities. With most of the South finished, the truck will head North in April and complete its journey around September.

"The technology roadshow is taking technology to the regions of WA to bridge the digital divide [and] there is a huge demand," Russell said. "We're informing people about the use of the Internet and how they can do business, and basically pointing people to better technology. For example, about using a content management system over a standard Web server."

Russell said the feedback from business people has been "excellent"; one person in the process of starting a company discovered about A$15,000 (US$11,064) in software savings after visiting the roadshow.