Policy for the Introduction of the $100 Laptop into Schools in Zambia
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Synopsis The $100 laptop is an initiative of One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing ICT access for children worldwide. OLPC originates from the MIT Media Lab. The organization is researching a design for a low-cost, flexible information portal to enable children to explore, experiment and express themselves through ICT. The laptops will not be available for general sale, but will be distributed in bulk to schools via large scale government initiatives. OLPC intends to supply governments with laptops to distribute to schoolchildren and for the schools to setup an ad-hoc wireless mesh network to allow for local communication between laptop units. The laptops contain a full complement of publishing, presentation and programming software as well as a capability of reading published material. Messages can be sent between laptops to allow children of local communities to experiment with communication. The result of these functions is to allow free communication and experimentation with ICT for children in local communities.
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