OLPC Slovenia
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About OLPC Slovenia
OLPC Slovenia is a group of people trying to educate the people of Slovenia about the OLPC program and promote the program with decision makers to establish a healthy ground on which the program could take root in Slovenia. Everyone's invited to contribute!
Main goals
Short term
- localization of software; if anyone requires laptops for testing, feel free to email me; I have my hands od three units at this time which i am willing to distribute for testing of localized SW
- working on getting ate least some activities on the Pootle server to be localized with the main package
- rising awareness of the program
- getting support from decision makers; The President of the Republic Danilo Türk is already aware of the program and supports the push
- getting our hands on additional computers; some 12 to 15 needed for proper field testing
Medium term
- localization of the hardware; keyboard and charger are main objectives
- a pilot program with three primary school classes
- long term commitment to introducing the laptop in schools
- local development of software
- digitalization of textbooks
Long term
- introduction of the laptop in schools
Other goals
- exchange experience with other OLPC country organizations
- educate the general public about the project via presentations and workshops
- setup and support of European OLPC initiatives
- development of Open Source Software for the laptop
- hardware engineering for peripheral devices and gadgets
- research of new wireless network technologies (Mesh/WLAN)
- coordination of educational know-how and Open Source developers
- production and collection of novel educational content
- hosting of public competitions
Press material
Media reports on OLPC in Slovenia
- Dnevnik on the XOXO
- Dnevnik on Intel bailing out
- Dnevnik on Slovenia's paritication in the program
- Dnevnik on [the production of the XO http://www.dnevnik.si/novice/znanost/280711 kicking off]
Contacts information
Anyone interested in taking part or contributing please e-mail vasja.zupan@pop-tv.si or denis.ostir@pop-tv.si