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Laos is one of the poorest countries in |
Laos is one of the poorest countries in Asia. |
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It should be a challenge not to |
It should be a challenge not to ignore the poorest of the poor. |
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People in Laos don't have much money but |
People in Laos don't have much money but, they still smile and have an open heart. |
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=== Lexicon === |
=== Lexicon === |
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Wikipedia does not exists in the in Lao language or script. |
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There are not |
There are not many computers in this country. Wikipedia will |
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not be a useable lexica in |
not be a useable lexica in 2007 if it is only a volunteer work. |
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Salaries in |
Salaries in Laos are low compared with European or American revenues. |
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A local office should be opened. In this office translation work |
A local office should be opened. In this office translation work |
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should be coordinated. |
should be coordinated. Because of the low salaries in Laos translation costs will small. |
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much. |
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=== Content === |
=== Content === |
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Most of the content has to be developed or adapted. |
Most of the content has to be developed or adapted. |
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There are regions without internet. Some content should be |
There are regions without internet. Some content should be delivered with the hardware. |
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==== Reading Books ==== |
==== Reading Books ==== |
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The |
The average child does not have many books. |
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==== Geography ==== |
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Schools don't have |
Schools don't have many maps |
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==== Biology ==== |
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==== Mathematics ==== |
==== Mathematics ==== |
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==== Local |
==== Local Geography ==== |
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There are not |
There are not many maps available. |
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==== Tribes ==== |
==== Tribes ==== |
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Audo of all languages spoken in Laos (there are many) |
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=== Agricultural Knowledge === |
=== Agricultural Knowledge === |
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5 M$ |
5 M$ |
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Infrastructure: |
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Infrastuctur: |
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20 M$ |
20 M$ |
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== See also == |
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=== Electrification === |
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* [http://www.sunlabob.com/ Sunlabob Rural Electrification Systems] |
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Latest revision as of 02:45, 16 July 2008
Laos is one of the poorest countries in Asia. It should be a challenge not to ignore the poorest of the poor. People in Laos don't have much money but, they still smile and have an open heart.
Launch date
Hopefully 1.5.2007 delivery starts
Tasks
olpc
- Offer Hardware
Goverment
NGOs
Internet Community
Private Companies
Finance
Prerequisite
Lexicon
Wikipedia does not exists in the in Lao language or script. There are not many computers in this country. Wikipedia will not be a useable lexica in 2007 if it is only a volunteer work.
Salaries in Laos are low compared with European or American revenues. A local office should be opened. In this office translation work should be coordinated. Because of the low salaries in Laos translation costs will small.
Content
Most of the content has to be developed or adapted. There are regions without internet. Some content should be delivered with the hardware.
Reading Books
The average child does not have many books.
Geography
Schools don't have many maps
Biology
Mathematics
Local Geography
There are not many maps available.
Tribes
Audo of all languages spoken in Laos (there are many)
Agricultural Knowledge
Slash and burn makes lots of problems. Knowledge can help to keep nature. Landslides are already a big problem.
Software
The Software has to be translated.
- Office,
- Drawing (Inkscape)
- Imagemanipulation (gimp)
- Soundeditor
- Browser (firefox)
- eBook Reader
- Mail Client
- Messaging Client
Money
Hardware: 200 M$ (~2M Children)
Translation/Content: 5 M$
Infrastructure: 20 M$