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

[Donna Benjamin]

Congrats Sridhar - what fantastic news! Really exciting :)

- D.

On Wed, 2012-05-09 at 17:18 +1000, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote:
> There's an explanation of our programme and a form to get involved at:
> 
> http://www.one-education.org/
> 
> 
> On 9 May 2012 13:38, Peter Ruwoldt <ruwoldtp at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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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