[Opensource] $11.7m for OLPC Australia in the federal govt budget

[Peter Ruwoldt]

Excellent.
We want to be part of that.
Peter

On 9 May 2012 10:32, Sridhar Dhanapalan <sridhar at dhanapalan.com> wrote:

> "The Australian Government is providing over $11 million to support
> the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Program which will deliver over 50,000
> custom built laptops to primary students in regional and remote
> Australia as part of a 12 month pilot program. The OLPC Australia
> Organisation (OLPC Australia) aims to support the learning
> opportunities of indigenous children, particularly those in remote
> Australia, by providing primary school aged children with a connected
> XO laptop as part of a sustainable training and support program.
> Participating schools will also receive information and communications
> technology (ICT) coordinator professional development, local repair
> kits, and access to helpdesk and online support."
>
>
> http://blog.laptop.org/2012/05/08/australian-brilliance-government-12m-pilot/
>
>
> --
> "Our mission is to enhance learning opportunities for over 500,000
> primary school aged children by providing each one with a connected XO
> laptop as part of a sustainable training and support program, by
> 2015."
>  http://www.laptop.org.au/
>  http://dev.laptop.org.au/participate
>
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