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[http://www.peres-center.org/ Peres Center for Peace] is representing the OLPC initiative in Israel and in the Palestinian Authority. The Peres Center received 30 XOs in [2007] to start exploring a program in a Palestinian village. The original effort was not received well by the adults in the community approached, and did not progress. There were also some independent queries from Israeli official regarding the project.
[http://www.peres-center.org/ Peres Center for Peace] is representing the OLPC initiative in Israel and in the Palestinian Authority. The Peres Center received 30 XOs in [2007] to start exploring a program in a Palestinian village. The original effort was not received well by the adults in the community approached, and did not progress. There were also some independent queries from Israeli official regarding the project.


As of November 2008, Netzach Farbiash and Guy Sheffer met with the PCP and plan to use those machines to develop a new trial among 2 groups, one of Bedouin children and one of Israeli children, which they hope to expand early next year.
As of November 2008, Netzach Farbiash and Guy Sheffer met with the PCP and plan to use those machines to develop a new trial among 2 Bedouin children, which they hope to expand early next year.


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Revision as of 11:44, 21 July 2009

From Peres Center for Peace newsletter of Spring 2007:

The Peres Center met with Nicholas Negroponte, head of American NGO “One Laptop Per Child” (OLPC), which seeks to extend knowledge and access to Internet in disadvantaged communities by giving children a specially created $100 laptop. The Peres Center is acting as a local coordinator for the program, with Palestinian and Israeli IT professionals providing their feedback on the suitability of the laptop for local youth.

Peres Center for Peace is representing the OLPC initiative in Israel and in the Palestinian Authority. The Peres Center received 30 XOs in [2007] to start exploring a program in a Palestinian village. The original effort was not received well by the adults in the community approached, and did not progress. There were also some independent queries from Israeli official regarding the project.

As of November 2008, Netzach Farbiash and Guy Sheffer met with the PCP and plan to use those machines to develop a new trial among 2 Bedouin children, which they hope to expand early next year.