Mongolia Commits to One Laptop per Child
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| Commenting on the OLPC initiative, Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar
| said, "We are delighted to be working with One Laptop per Child to enable
| children's access to education throughout Mongolia. We believe that providing
| children with such an innovative tool for learning and self-expression will
| ultimately have a significant impact on the future progress of the country."
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http://www.pr-inside.com/mongolia-commits-to-one-laptop-per-r265003.htm
One Laptop Organization to World: Chill!
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| If you aren’t on a schedule, you can’t be late.
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http://www.xconomy.com/2007/10/25/one-laptop-organization-to-world-chill/
Recent:
LATU Uruguay Buying 100,000 OLPC XO's Over Classmate PC!!
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| We now have the results from the first open competition for government
| purchases of laptops designed for 1:1 implementation in public schools, the
| Ceibal Uruguay RFP.
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http://www.olpcnews.com/countries/uruguay/uruguay_buying_olpc_xo_intel_classmate.html
Related:
Uruguay Children Try Low-Cost Laptops
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| Some children began warming to the computers by playing "Tetris," a
| popular falling-blocks puzzle video game. Later they will explore
| the Linux operating system.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070518/hundred_dollar_laptop.html?.v=2
Villa Cardal, Uruguay: Center of worldwide attention
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| The experience was incredible, there are many details to comment
| that I promise to continue blogging in the next days. At the moment
| you can see the gallery of photos that I took in the place.
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http://olpc-ceibal.blogspot.com/2007/05/villa-cardal-uruguay-world-center-of.html
Kids In Jiri Love XO [One Laptop per Child]!
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| All in all, the day was a huge success and another significant step
| in raising awareness of XO and just how valuable it can and will
| be to the children of Nepal!
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http://olpcnepal.blogspot.com/2007/04/kids-in-jiri-love-xo.html
The XO in the Real World
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| Some of the children were able to make it to the congress, walking
| around the showroom with their XO?s and showing attendees what they
| liked best about the laptop.
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http://www.j5live.com/?p=357
Nigerian students power up their laptops
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| Khaled Hassounah, director of Nicholas Negroponte's One Laptop Per
| Child (OLPC) program in Africa and the Middle East, has spent the
| last year touring schools in Nigeria. He and his team chose a school
| 10 miles outside Nigeria's capital, Abuja, to deploy the company's
| first child-friendly laptops in the region.
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http://news.com.com/2300-1041_3-6175025-1.html?part=rss&tag=6175025&subj=news
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