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==Welcome to OLPC-Ph==
==Welcome to OLPC-Ph==


We are a grassroots group from the Philippines with a wiki page at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Philippines We have been active recently with advocacy and just did a successful re-organization of the group and even showcased the OLPC project during Software Freedom Day 2008. Pictures at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jsgotangco/sets/72157607386579832/
We are a grassroots group from the [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Philippines Philippines]. We have been active recently with advocacy and just did a successful re-organization of the group and even showcased the OLPC project during Software Freedom Day 2008. [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/jsgotangco/sets/72157607386579832/ Pictures are here.]]


There is increased developer and school interest in OLPC and creating applications for the local curriculum as well as localization. The thing that hampers developer participation is the lack of units to be developed with. Originally we only had prototype B2 and B4 units but recently we received 6 units and discussing how to distribute them to key stakeholders such as developers, educators and biz dev people.
There is increased developer and school interest in OLPC and creating applications for the local curriculum as well as localization. The thing that hampers developer participation is the lack of units to be developed with. Originally we only had prototype B2 and B4 units but recently we received 6 units and discussing how to distribute them to key stakeholders such as developers, educators and biz dev people.
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From the 6 month period of evaluation we can identify pilots in the Philippines and communicate effectively with school personnel as we plan to have educators part of the hardware evaluation.
From the 6 month period of evaluation we can identify pilots in the Philippines and communicate effectively with school personnel as we plan to have educators part of the hardware evaluation.


==Grupong OLPC-Ph==
==OLPC-Ph Gang==
*Core People involved
*Core People involved
** [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Jgotangco Jerome Gotangco]
** [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Jgotangco Jerome Gotangco]
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** [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Avalano Allan Victorio Alano]
** [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Avalano Allan Victorio Alano]
** [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Gdauz Glibert Dauz]
** [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Gdauz Glibert Dauz]
***[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Dching Deng Ching]
***[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Mporias Lanie Orias]
***[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Barbie Barbie]
[[Media:Example.ogg]]


==Pilot Activities==
==Pilot Activities==
*[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Project/education_kindling_organization eKindling.org]
*[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC-Ph/Pilot/Projects/Discovery_Sessions eKindling.org Discovery Session]
*[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects/computer_outreach Computer Outreach Philippines]
*[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects/computer_outreach Computer Outreach Philippines]

*[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects/GK_Sagip_Pilot GK Sagip Pilot]
==Group URL/Links==
<Please post your blogs, flicker/project blogs>
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/jsgotangco/sets/72157607386579832/ Software Freedom Day]
*[http://devcon.ph/ XO was presented in the recently concluded Devcon events]

==Schedule of Activities==
*May 30, 2009 [9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon] - GK Sagip pilot kick-off (postponed due to the bad weather condition)

Latest revision as of 01:42, 8 July 2009

Welcome to OLPC-Ph

We are a grassroots group from the Philippines. We have been active recently with advocacy and just did a successful re-organization of the group and even showcased the OLPC project during Software Freedom Day 2008. [Pictures are here.]

There is increased developer and school interest in OLPC and creating applications for the local curriculum as well as localization. The thing that hampers developer participation is the lack of units to be developed with. Originally we only had prototype B2 and B4 units but recently we received 6 units and discussing how to distribute them to key stakeholders such as developers, educators and biz dev people.

We are looking into creating a Philippines Grassroots developer program where we invite potential contributors to local efforts and become contributors to OLPC development. The laptops will be managed by OLPC Philippines and become responsible for managing projects to make sure they meet target dates and milestones. We are planning to have regular face to face meetups every month to be able to discuss the progress of projects. With regards to laptops we\'re looking at 5-10 units to be distributed to contributors which will be monitored by OLPC Philippines.

From the 6 month period of evaluation we can identify pilots in the Philippines and communicate effectively with school personnel as we plan to have educators part of the hardware evaluation.

OLPC-Ph Gang

Media:Example.ogg

Pilot Activities

Group URL/Links

<Please post your blogs, flicker/project blogs>

Schedule of Activities

  • May 30, 2009 [9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon] - GK Sagip pilot kick-off (postponed due to the bad weather condition)