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

[Sridhar Dhanapalan]

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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-- 
"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