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===The non profit association olpc.ch===
===The non profit association olpc.ch===
In June 2008 the non profit association olpc-ch was founded.
In June 2008, the non-profit association One Laptop Per Child Switzerland was founded in Bern, Switzerland.
To become a member you have to subscribe to the mailing list and send a mail to [[User:Urs|Urs Lerch]]. Here is a short video about olpc.ch recorded at the Swiss Day of computer science (August, 29th 2008) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmBDlM54TSE Play Video]]
To become a member, start by subscribing to the mailing list and send us an email to introduce yourself to the rest of the community.


Here is a short video about olpc.ch recorded at the Swiss Day of computer science (August, 29th 2008) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmBDlM54TSE Play Video]]
* We use this Wiki (this page and later sub-pages) for collaborative publishing for now

* We use this Wiki for collaborative publishing
* We communicate and coordinate on the olpc-ch mailing list [[http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-ch Subscribe]]
* We communicate and coordinate on the olpc-ch mailing list [[http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-ch Subscribe]]
* We host files on Dropbox [[https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hau7suovg9dohoh/AABoEaH_vrz-g9Zq07yaZhR8a?dl=0 View]]
* We host files on Dropbox [[https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hau7suovg9dohoh/AABoEaH_vrz-g9Zq07yaZhR8a?dl=0 View]]
* We own the olpc.ch domain name and make it available for OLPC Switzerland initiatives
* We own the olpc.ch domain name and make it available for OLPC Switzerland initiatives
* We have a Twitter channel : olpcswitzerland [[https://twitter.com/#!/olpcswitzerland Goto]]
* We have a Twitter channel : olpcswitzerland [[https://twitter.com/#!/olpcswitzerland Goto]]
* We have a Facebook page : olpcswitzerland [[https://www.facebook.com/olpcswitzerland Goto]]


===The objectives of olpc.ch===
===The objectives of olpc.ch===
#Demonstrate that the concept is worth promoting by using XOs in Switzerland
#Demonstrate that the OLPC educational initiative and philosophy are worth promoting in Switzerland
#Show that OLPC is not just a cheap PC for developing countries by using XOs in one of the world's wealthiest countries
#Show that XO laptops and tablets are not simply «cheap personal computers for developing countries» by using them in one of the world's wealthiest countries
#Promote the dissemination of XOs in German, French and Italian speaking regions by adapting XOs to these languages.
#Promote the dissemination of XO software and hardware in German, French and Italian speaking regions by adapting them to these languages.
#Promote the programming environment Squeak in the German speaking area by adequate examples and ideas developed in Swiss pedagogic universities and tested in Swiss schools
#Promote the Squeak and Scratch programming environments by adequate examples and ideas developed in Swiss pedagogic universities and tested in Swiss schools
#Emphasize the importance of basic concepts in contrast to product knowledge by using non-commercial hardware and software
#Emphasise the importance of basic computational concepts in contrast to product-based knowledge by using non-commercial hardware and software
#Demonstrate the possibilities of digital learning tools to the Swiss education environment
#Demonstrate and encourage the possibilities of digital learning tools within Swiss education


For the official list of our objectives, please refer to article 3 of [https://www.dropbox.com/s/wh2c17ti7v58ubk/Statuts%20de%20OLPC%20%28Suisse%29%20-%202020.pdf?dl=0 our new statutes] (in French only). Our objectives include the promotion of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Education (in French : [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technologies_de_l%27information_et_de_la_communication_pour_l%27enseignement TICE]).
Our [[Switzerland/Infotext | Flyer]] (also [http://wiki.laptop.org/images/9/90/OLPC_ch_Flyer_OpenExpo-ge.rtf Flyer in German as RTF] and [http://wiki.laptop.org/images/4/4f/OLPC_ch_Flyer_OpenExpo-fr.pdf Flyer in French as PDF]) is a handy summary you may find of interest too. More generally speaking, we also aim at participating in the [[OLPC Europe]] group, and share the [[OLPC_Europe/Vision]]. See also the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQNMxVXKwHk VIDEO (in French) where Michael Vorburger of OLPC.ch speaks about the XO and OLPC Switzerland]. [[Articles of Association: OLPC-ch]].


Our [[Switzerland/Infotext | Flyer]] (also [http://wiki.laptop.org/images/9/90/OLPC_ch_Flyer_OpenExpo-ge.rtf Flyer in German as RTF] and [http://wiki.laptop.org/images/4/4f/OLPC_ch_Flyer_OpenExpo-fr.pdf Flyer in French as PDF]) is a handy summary you may find of interest. More generally speaking, we also aim at participating in the [[OLPC Europe]] group, and share the [[OLPC_Europe/Vision]]. See also this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQNMxVXKwHk video (in French) where Michael Vorburger of OLPC.ch speaks about the XO and OLPC Switzerland].


=== Who is olpc.ch? ===
=== Who is olpc.ch? ===
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|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[User:Urs|Urs Lerch]]
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[User:Urs|Urs Lerch]]
|Co-Chairman (German-speaking part)
|Co-Chairman (German-speaking part) and Treasurer
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|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[User:MichaelLew|Michael Lew]]
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[User:MichaelLew|Michael Lew]]
|Co-Chairman (French-speaking part)
|Co-Chairman (French-speaking part)
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|style="vertical-align:top;"|Ibrahima Guissé
|Secretary
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|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[User:Michele|Michele Notari]]
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[User:Michele|Michele Notari]]
|Member of board, former Chairman
|Founding member, first Chairman (2008 - 2013)
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|style="vertical-align:top;"|Beat Döbeli Honegger
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[http://blog.doebe.li/Blog/ Beat Döbeli Honegger]
|Founding member
|Member of board
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|style="vertical-align:top;"|Benedikt Trefzer
|style="vertical-align:top;"|Benedikt Trefzer
|Founding member
|Member of board (Finances)
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|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[User:Ngiger|Niklaus Giger]]
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[User:Ngiger|Niklaus Giger]]
|Auditor (Revisor), member of the [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Support_Gang OLPC Support Gang]
|Member of the [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Support_Gang OLPC Support Gang]
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|style="vertical-align:top;"|Cécile Wyler
|style="vertical-align:top;"|Cécile Wyler
|Volunteer for language translations (e.g. FLOSS manuals for XO and Sugar).
|Translator (e.g. FLOSS manuals for XO and Sugar).
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=== Subscribe to the olpc.ch mailing list, get actively involved ===
=== Subscribe to the olpc.ch mailing list, get actively involved ===


If you are interested in following the olpc.ch grassgroots group efforts, if you're interested participate in OLPC Switzerland, please do join our olpc.ch mailing list, by subscribing at http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-ch. When you subscribe, it would be nice if you would briefly introduce yourself via an email to the list. We archive the olpc-ch list for you to read what we have been up to in before you joined.<BR>
If you are interested in following the olpc.ch grassroots movement, interested to participate in OLPC Switzerland, please do join our olpc.ch mailing list, by subscribing at http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-ch. When you subscribe, it would be nice if you could briefly introduce yourself via an email to the list. We archive the olpc-ch list for you to read what we have been up to before you joined.<BR>
Archives [http://groups.google.com/group/olpc-ch 1]|[http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/olpc-ch 2]|[http://news.gmane.org/gmane.linux.laptop.olpc.switzerland 3]|[http://www.mail-archive.com/olpc-ch@lists.laptop.org 4]
Archives [http://groups.google.com/group/olpc-ch 1]|[http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/olpc-ch 2]|[http://news.gmane.org/gmane.linux.laptop.olpc.switzerland 3]|[http://www.mail-archive.com/olpc-ch@lists.laptop.org 4]


=== Make a donation to olpc.ch ===
=== Make a donation to olpc.ch ===
'''To make a donation''' please use Swiss postal account OLPC-ch nr: PC-60-487139-0
'''To make a donation''' please use the following Swiss postal account : 60-487139-0



=== Visit us at an upcoming event ===
=== Visit us at an upcoming event ===


Please check our Facebook page and Twitter channel.

No event currently announced.


== Where can I get a XO? ==
== Where can I get a XO? ==


The question most often asked is '''Where can I get an XO laptop in Switzerland?'''
The question most often asked by individuals is '''Where can I get an XO laptop in Switzerland?'''


* '''Borrow one:''' olpc.ch hosts four OLPC XO computers. They are used for exhibitions, presentations, and experimental use. See [[OLPC Switzerland/XOReservationSystem|XO Reservation System]] for details.
* '''Borrow one:''' olpc.ch hosts several OLPC XO computers. They are used for exhibitions, presentations, and experimental use. See [[OLPC Switzerland/XOReservationSystem|XO Reservation System]] for details.
* '''Buy one at ebay:''' You could buy an XO at ebay.com
* '''Buy one at ebay:''' You could buy an XO at ebay.com
* '''Help us start a pilot program:''' olpc.ch plans to start a pilot program in Switzerland. If the hardware that is chosen for this program is the XO, then there is a possibility that some extra computers could be available for resale to individuals. However, the primary purpose of these computers is to be used in classrooms, within a very specific educational framework.
* '''Help us start a pilot program:''' olpc.ch plans to start a pilot program in Switzerland. If the hardware that is chosen for this program is the XO, then there is a possibility that some extra computers could be available for resale to individuals. However, the primary purpose of these computers is to be used in classrooms, within a very specific educational framework.

If you are the representative of an educational institution, public or private, please send your questions and requests to Michael Lew (michael@olpc.ch).


== What has already happened in Switzerland? ==
== What has already happened in Switzerland? ==


=== A selection of Past Events (in construction) ===
=== Newsticker Switzerland ===
2009-11-11 "..Urs Lerch becomes member of the OLPC-ch association as part of the board."<BR>
2009-06-09 "..20 XO's delivered."<BR>
2008-08-08 "..OLPC-ch is prowd owner of a third X0 (borrowed from olpc-Austria)."<BR>
2008-06-25 "..the OLPC-ch association has been founded."<BR>
2008-03-26 "..chat conference started."<BR>
2008-02-14 "..finally two XO from Austria arrived. This wiki is written with one of them!"<BR>
2008-01-26 "..OLPC-ch mailing list opened."<BR>
2008-01-15 "..first face to face meeting of OLPC Switzerland in Bern."<BR>


=== Past Events ===
{|
{|
|-style="background:#ffdead;vertical-align:top;"
|-style="background:#ffdead;vertical-align:top;"
|style="width: 7%;"|'''Time'''
|style="width:12%;"|'''Date'''
|style="width:20%;"|'''Crew'''
|style="width:20%;"|'''Theme'''
|style="width:55%;"|'''Theme/Description'''
|style="width:50%;"|'''Description'''
|style="width: 8%;"|'''Link'''
|style="width:08%;"|'''Link'''
|style="width:10%;"|'''Media'''
|style="width:10%;"|'''Media'''
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|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|-style="background:#efefef;vertical-align:top;"
|2014-11-08/10
|2014-11-08/10
|Peace
|OLPC / Ondalivre
|4th international forum for peace in Lugano
|4th World Forum for Peace - Lugano
|[http://www.generazioninelcuoredellapace.ch Home]
|[https://generazioninelcuoredellapace.ch/en/ Website]
|[https://generazioninelcuoredellapace.ch/en/8th-peace-world-forum/events-report-2014/ Report]
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|-style="background:#efefef;vertical-align:top;"
|2012-10-06/07
|OLPC / Ondalivre
|2nd international forum for peace in Lugano
|[http://bit.ly/SpVSSs Program]
|[http://generazioninelcuoredellapace.ch/en/5th-peace-world-forum/events-report-2012/ Report]
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|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|2011-09-30/10-01
|OLPC / Ondalivre
|1st international forum for peace in Lugano
|[http://www.generazioninelcuoredellapace.ch Home]
|[http://bit.ly/nZ1h9X Gallery]
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|-style="background:#efefef;vertical-align:top;"
|2011-02-11
|OLPC Austria
|OLPC in Latin America and what we can learn about, @[http://www.schwyz.phz.ch PHZ Schwyz in Goldau]
|[http://bit.ly/ea4pgz Video]
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|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|2011-02-10
|OLPC Austria
|Presentation by Christoph Derndorfer, Technopark Zurich (CH)
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|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|2010-03-24/25
|OLPC / Ondalivre
|OpenExpo2010 in Berne
|[http://www.openexpo.ch/openexpo-2010-bern Info]<BR>[http://bit.ly/cnbR0n How&nbsp;to&nbsp;reach]
|[http://bit.ly/j5aapU Gallery]
|-style="background:#efefef;vertical-align:top;"
|2009-11-18
|OLPC Switzerland
|Switzerland Talk@CERN (Centre Europeen de Recherche Nucleaire) in Geneva
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|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|2009-09-23/24
|OLPC / Ondalivre
|OpenExpo2009 in Winterthur
|[http://www.openexpo.ch/openexpo-2009-winterthur Info]
|[http://bit.ly/jELHYq Gallery]
|-style="background:#efefef;vertical-align:top;"
|2009-03-13
|OLPC Switzerland
|Two workshops, "Fachtagung Personal Learning Environments in der Schule", @[http://www.schwyz.phz.ch PHZ Schwyz in Goldau]
|[http://www.schwyz.phz.ch/fachtagung Info]
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|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|2009-01-20
|OLPC Switzerland
|OLPC.ch January 20th 2009 Meeting in Bern
|[http://bit.ly/kcQAnT Program]
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|-style="background:#efefef;vertical-align:top;"
|2008-11-15
|OLPC Switzerland
|UNM conference in Zurich. Poster presentation and answering questions
|[http://unm.phzh.ch Info]
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|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|2008-10-22
|OLPC Switzerland
|OLPC.ch Meeting in Bern
|[http://bit.ly/iVSNt6 Program]
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|-style="background:#efefef;vertical-align:top;"
|2008-09-09
|OLPC Switzerland
|SFIB Meeting, plenary speach, presentation of the project
|[http://www.educa.coop/dyn/9.asp?url=83277%2Easp Info]
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|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|2008-08-29
|OLPC Switzerland
|Participation to the 'Tag der Informatik' in Zurich. Workshop for children and presentation of the project
|[http://informatica08.ch/de/Tag_der_Informatik.html Info]
|[http://bit.ly/kbnDI5 Gallery]
|-style="background:#efefef;vertical-align:top;"
|2008-06-04
|OLPC Switzerland
|Meeting in Berne
|[[Switzerland/Meeting-June-Berne | Info]]
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|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|2008-05-24
|OLPC Switzerland
|OSS in schools, seminar
|[http://www.ossanschulen.ch/index.php?id=18 Info]
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|-style="background:#efefef;vertical-align:top;"
|2008-04-21
|OLPC / Ondalivre
|Workshop in Barra Bonita, Brazil
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|[http://bit.ly/koIj15 Gallery]
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|2008-03-26
|OLPC Switzerland
|Phone conference
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|-style="background:#efefef;vertical-align:top;"
|2008-03-12/13
|OLPC Switzerland
|OpenExpo in Berne
|[[Switzerland/Infotext | Flyer]]
|[http://bit.ly/iuv9YF Gallery]<BR>[http://bit.ly/maw7L0 Video]
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|2008-03-03
|OLPC Switzerland
|BarCamp in Lausanne, EPFL
|[http://barcamp.ch/BarCampLausanne2 Program]
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|-style="background:#efefef;vertical-align:top;"
|2008-02-07/08
|OLPC Switzerland
|Lift08 Conference in Geneva
|[http://www.liftconference.com Home]
|[http://bit.ly/mEiP8H Gallery]
|}
|}


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== Activities, OLPC projects - from the community of interest in switzerland ==
== Activities, OLPC projects - from the community of interest in Switzerland ==
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|2009
|2009
|Proxy X-LC1
|Proxy X-LC1
|The X-LC1 is a linux based solution for project OLPC / Ondalivre. Is common for scool proxies. Why so special? 1-click-setup and c2sd (conntrack to syslog daemon)
|The X-LC1 is a linux based solution for project OLPC / Ondalivre. Is common for school proxies. Why so special? 1-click-setup and c2sd (conntrack to syslog daemon)
|Roman Ammann<BR>[http://x-event.designo.ch/init/?q=ge/node/176 Stefan Rovetto]<BR>[http://x-event.designo.ch/init/?q=ge/node/304 Alexandre Hill-Maestrini]
|Roman Ammann<BR>[http://x-event.designo.ch/init/?q=ge/node/176 Stefan Rovetto]<BR>[http://x-event.designo.ch/init/?q=ge/node/304 Alexandre Hill-Maestrini]
|[http://sourceforge.net/projects/xlc1 sourceforge.net]
|[http://sourceforge.net/projects/xlc1 sourceforge.net]
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== Where can I find further information? ==
== Where can I find further information? ==
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|Swiss iT Magazine, 2009-11-27
|Swiss iT Magazine, 2009-11-27
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|All classes, students, hackers and geeks are invited to participate in the XO-competitive... [[http://www.itmagazine.ch/Artikel/11419/write_a_thesis._get_a_laptop._change_the_world..html Full Text]]
|All classes, students, hackers and geeks are invited to participate to the XO competition... [[http://www.itmagazine.ch/Artikel/11419/write_a_thesis._get_a_laptop._change_the_world..html Full Text]]
|[[File:Write_a_thesis_change_the_world.png|117px]]
|[[File:Write_a_thesis_change_the_world.png|117px]]
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|style="background:#efefef;"|'''With one click out of the misery'''
|style="background:#efefef;"|'''«With one click out of the misery»'''
|Sonntagszeitung, 2009-04-13
|Sonntagszeitung, 2009-04-13
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="background:#efefef;"|How the project "One Laptop per Child" change the opportunities in a South African slum... [[http://olpcondalivre.blogspot.com/2009/04/mit-einem-klick-aus-dem-elend.html Full Text]]
|style="background:#efefef;"|How the project "One Laptop per Child" is an enabler of opportunities in a South African slum [[http://olpcondalivre.blogspot.com/2009/04/mit-einem-klick-aus-dem-elend.html Full Text]]
|[[File:Mit_einem_Klick_aus_dem_Elend.png|117px]]
|[[File:Mit_einem_Klick_aus_dem_Elend.png|117px]]
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|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="background:#efefef;"|'''The Third-World-Laptop will change our Notebooks'''
|style="background:#efefef;"|'''The 100 Dollar Tablet'''
|Tagesanzeiger, 2008-05-05
|Tagesanzeiger, 2012-01-09
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="background:#efefef;"|Will change the lowcost-XO the landscape of education in developing countries? Is still not confident. But the XO exist, that's why the big hardware manufacturers be pressurized... [[http://sc.tagesanzeiger.ch/dyn/digital/hintergrund/867414.html Full Text]]
|style="background:#efefef;"|The OLPC NGO will unveil at CES a cheap alternative to the iPad that can be powered manually with a crank [[https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/digital/computer/Das-100DollarTablet/story/22870614 Full Text]]
|[[File:OLPC_wird_Notebooks_veraendern.png|117px]]
|[[File:OLPC_wird_Notebooks_veraendern.png|117px]]
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|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="background:#efefef;"|'''Piaget, Illich et JJSS dans un laptop design à 200 F'''
|style="background:#efefef;"|'''Piaget, Illich et Servan-Schreiber dans un laptop design à 200 F'''
|Domainepublic, 2008-01-05
|Domainepublic, 2008-01-05
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="background:#efefef;"|Domaine Public a testé l’ordinateur qui doit apporter la révolution démocratique de l’éducation et de la connectivité globale aux enfants du tiers-monde... [[http://www.domainepublic.ch/articles/9725 Full Text]]
|style="background:#efefef;"|Domaine Public a testé l’ordinateur qui doit apporter la révolution démocratique de l’éducation et de la connectivité globale aux enfants du monde entier... [[http://www.domainepublic.ch/articles/9725 Full Text]]
|[[File:Illich_et_JJSS_dans_un_laptop_design_a_200.png|117px]]
|[[File:Illich_et_JJSS_dans_un_laptop_design_a_200.png|117px]]
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|NZZOnline, 2007-12-04
|NZZOnline, 2007-12-04
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|In the centers of the industrialized world politicians, professors and business leaders want to play Santa Claus. The want give computer technology to the children in underdeveloped regions... [[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/startseite/kabale_und_liebe_1.593777.html Full Text]]
|In the center of the industrialized world politicians, professors and business leaders want to play Santa Claus. They want to give computer technology to the children in underdeveloped regions... [[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/startseite/kabale_und_liebe_1.593777.html Full Text]]
|[[File:Kabale_und_Liebe.png|117px]]
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|Hochparterre, 2007-11-01
|Hochparterre, 2007-11-01
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|After two years of development the OLPC laptop in the U.S. come on the market. The designer Yves Béhar, experts from DEZA and Helvetas speeks about project... [[http://scr.bi/iPWvHJ Full Text]]
|After two years of development, the XO laptop designed in the USA is coming to the education market. The designer Yves Béhar, experts from DEZA and Helvetas speak about the project... [[http://scr.bi/iPWvHJ Full Text]]
|[[File:Ein_Laptop_pro_Kind.png|117px]]
|[[File:Ein_Laptop_pro_Kind.png|117px]]
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Latest revision as of 00:16, 6 December 2020

OLPC-ch Logo

There are 4 national languages in Switzerland. English (which is not a national language) is probably the best way to reach the largest audience. That is the reason why we publish in English here.


What is OLPC.ch?

The non profit association olpc.ch

In June 2008, the non-profit association One Laptop Per Child Switzerland was founded in Bern, Switzerland. To become a member, start by subscribing to the mailing list and send us an email to introduce yourself to the rest of the community.

Here is a short video about olpc.ch recorded at the Swiss Day of computer science (August, 29th 2008) [Play Video]

  • We use this Wiki for collaborative publishing
  • We communicate and coordinate on the olpc-ch mailing list [Subscribe]
  • We host files on Dropbox [View]
  • We own the olpc.ch domain name and make it available for OLPC Switzerland initiatives
  • We have a Twitter channel : olpcswitzerland [Goto]
  • We have a Facebook page : olpcswitzerland [Goto]

The objectives of olpc.ch

  1. Demonstrate that the OLPC educational initiative and philosophy are worth promoting in Switzerland
  2. Show that XO laptops and tablets are not simply «cheap personal computers for developing countries» by using them in one of the world's wealthiest countries
  3. Promote the dissemination of XO software and hardware in German, French and Italian speaking regions by adapting them to these languages.
  4. Promote the Squeak and Scratch programming environments by adequate examples and ideas developed in Swiss pedagogic universities and tested in Swiss schools
  5. Emphasise the importance of basic computational concepts in contrast to product-based knowledge by using non-commercial hardware and software
  6. Demonstrate and encourage the possibilities of digital learning tools within Swiss education

For the official list of our objectives, please refer to article 3 of our new statutes (in French only). Our objectives include the promotion of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Education (in French : TICE).

Our Flyer (also Flyer in German as RTF and Flyer in French as PDF) is a handy summary you may find of interest. More generally speaking, we also aim at participating in the OLPC Europe group, and share the OLPC_Europe/Vision. See also this video (in French) where Michael Vorburger of OLPC.ch speaks about the XO and OLPC Switzerland.

Who is olpc.ch?

Our mailing list reaches between 50 and 100 people.

Name Function
Urs Lerch Co-Chairman (German-speaking part) and Treasurer
Michael Lew Co-Chairman (French-speaking part)
Ibrahima Guissé Secretary
Michele Notari Founding member, first Chairman (2008 - 2013)
Beat Döbeli Honegger Founding member
Benedikt Trefzer Founding member
Niklaus Giger Member of the OLPC Support Gang
Cécile Wyler Translator (e.g. FLOSS manuals for XO and Sugar).
Michael Wyler Legal advisor
You?

How can I get involved?

Subscribe to the olpc.ch mailing list, get actively involved

If you are interested in following the olpc.ch grassroots movement, interested to participate in OLPC Switzerland, please do join our olpc.ch mailing list, by subscribing at http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-ch. When you subscribe, it would be nice if you could briefly introduce yourself via an email to the list. We archive the olpc-ch list for you to read what we have been up to before you joined.
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Make a donation to olpc.ch

To make a donation please use the following Swiss postal account : 60-487139-0

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Where can I get a XO?

The question most often asked by individuals is Where can I get an XO laptop in Switzerland?

  • Borrow one: olpc.ch hosts several OLPC XO computers. They are used for exhibitions, presentations, and experimental use. See XO Reservation System for details.
  • Buy one at ebay: You could buy an XO at ebay.com
  • Help us start a pilot program: olpc.ch plans to start a pilot program in Switzerland. If the hardware that is chosen for this program is the XO, then there is a possibility that some extra computers could be available for resale to individuals. However, the primary purpose of these computers is to be used in classrooms, within a very specific educational framework.

If you are the representative of an educational institution, public or private, please send your questions and requests to Michael Lew (michael@olpc.ch).

What has already happened in Switzerland?

A selection of Past Events (in construction)

Date Theme Description Link Media
2014-11-08/10 Peace 4th World Forum for Peace - Lugano Website Report

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    Pictograms of OLPC-Forum.org (official)

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Activities, OLPC projects - from the community of interest in Switzerland

Period Project/Logo Description Contact/Team Link FB
2011-2014 Chile Helping children with learning disabilities laptop.org
2008-2013 XO-Contest All classes, pupils students, scientists, hackers and geeks are cordially invited to join the XO-competition. The competition consists in the creation of a free choice of written work, which has to stand in connection with the OLPC project . By keeping a diary blog and a final publication, this competition should make a substantial contribution of Switzerland to the global development project. Although the written work is accepted from a variety of fields, contributions in the domains of computer science and pedagogy are favored Urs Lerch xo-contest.ch
Final Report (PDF, 773kb)
2008-2018 Logo Olpc Ondalivre1.png Internet for schools in developing countries Stefan Rovetto
Denise Antunes da Silva
Tatiana de Moraes 		x-event.designo.ch Join

Activities, e-education projects (CH)

Period Project/Logo Description Contact/Team Link FB
2009-2010 iPhone class Children always have a iphone device for free available for schoolwork. They can read, write, calculate, draw... Beat Döbeli projektschule-goldau.ch


Development

Period Project/Logo Description Contact/Team Link FB
2010-2011 OLPC-Forum Development of first multilingual OLPC-Forum and easy to use multilingual Library Stefan Rovetto dev.olpc-forum.org
2009 Proxy X-LC1 The X-LC1 is a linux based solution for project OLPC / Ondalivre. Is common for school proxies. Why so special? 1-click-setup and c2sd (conntrack to syslog daemon) Roman Ammann
Stefan Rovetto
Alexandre Hill-Maestrini 		sourceforge.net
2001 Etoys An educational tool for teaching children ofset.org

Where can I find further information?

Blogs

Read the OLPC Blog from Michael Vorburger, Beat Döbeli, Martin Hofmann, Stefan Rovetto de pt
Read more OLPC Blogs on Swissroll 1 2 3 4 | Infamy


Press

If you are a journalist in Switzerland, please do subscribe to our mailing list and introduce yourself. We would love to give you a demo (e.g. in Bern, or Lausanne; or elsewhere) of the innovative XO laptop, and share some of our enthusiasm with you... and maybe you would like to write about the OLPC movement, the XO education project, and OLPC Switzerland?

Publication Magazine
Write a thesis. Get a laptop. Change the world Swiss iT Magazine, 2009-11-27
All classes, students, hackers and geeks are invited to participate to the XO competition... [Full Text] Write a thesis change the world.png
«With one click out of the misery» Sonntagszeitung, 2009-04-13
How the project "One Laptop per Child" is an enabler of opportunities in a South African slum [Full Text] Mit einem Klick aus dem Elend.png
Testing cheapest laptop in the world 20 Minuten Online, 2008-11-28
The 100-dollar laptop will come very soon to Switzerland. Is the computer a replacement for Eee-PC? 20 Minuten Online has tested the XO-1... [Full Text] Guenstigstes Notebook der Welt im Test.png
The 100 Dollar Tablet Tagesanzeiger, 2012-01-09
The OLPC NGO will unveil at CES a cheap alternative to the iPad that can be powered manually with a crank [Full Text] OLPC wird Notebooks veraendern.png
300 escolas públicas devem receber laptops VIDA& (Brazil), 2008-04-26
Projeto Um Computador por Aluno, do Ministério da Educação, hoje restrito a cinco colégios-piloto, será ampliado no final deste ano... [Full Text] 300 escolas receber laptops.png
Piaget, Illich et Servan-Schreiber dans un laptop design à 200 F Domainepublic, 2008-01-05
Domaine Public a testé l’ordinateur qui doit apporter la révolution démocratique de l’éducation et de la connectivité globale aux enfants du monde entier... [Full Text] Illich et JJSS dans un laptop design a 200.png
Cabals and Love NZZOnline, 2007-12-04
In the center of the industrialized world politicians, professors and business leaders want to play Santa Claus. They want to give computer technology to the children in underdeveloped regions... [Full Text] Kabale und Liebe.png
A mobile computer not just for kids NZZOnline, 2007-11-13
With the distribution of screwdrivers you will not be able to accelerate the industrialization of an archaic society the existence of hardware and software does not make an information society... [Full Text] Ein Mobilcomputer nicht nur fuer Kinder.png
One Laptop Per Child Hochparterre, 2007-11-01
After two years of development, the XO laptop designed in the USA is coming to the education market. The designer Yves Béhar, experts from DEZA and Helvetas speak about the project... [Full Text] Ein Laptop pro Kind.png
The low-cost computer get more expensive NZZOnline, 2007-02-11
Within a period of five years, a unit costs about 972 U.S. dollars, including maintenance... [Full Text] Der OLPC wird teurer.png

Re-usable Material: Logo / Header Talks / Presentations / Articles / Videos

Media Date Versions
Concept en de fr it pt es
Concept, OLPC / Ondalivre – Project outline 2010 Ico External Link site1.png
Video (Stream, Interview)
Video, OLPC-ch – Introduction to OLPC-ch (40sec) 2008 Ico External Link mov1.png
Video, OLPC-ch – Introduction to OLPC-ch (8min) 2008 Ico External Link mov1.png
Video, OLPC-ch – Interview, LIFT conference in Geneva (6min) 2008 Ico External Link mov1.png
Video, OLPC-ch – OLPC Mesh Networking @Lift (6min) 2008 Ico External Link mov1.png
Logo (Banner, Pictogram)
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Logo, OLPC-ch – official header (svg) Ico External Link site1.png
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Logo, OLPC-Forum.org – official Ico External Link site1.png
Flyer
Flyer, OLPC-ch – Looking for specific XO opportunities 2008 Ico External Link site1.png
Flyer, OLPC-ch – Various flyers for "Tag der Informatik" 2008 Ico External Link site1.png Ico External Link site1.png
Flyer, OLPC-ch – OpenExpo Berne 2008 Ico External Link site1.png Ico External Link site1.png
Flyer, OLPC-ch – XO-Context, write a thesis, get a laptop... 2008 Ico External Link site1.png Ico External Link site1.png Ico External Link site1.png Ico External Link site1.png Ico External Link site1.png
Flyer, OLPC / Ondalivre – official (A6) 2008 Ico External Link site1.png Ico External Link site1.png Ico External Link site1.png
Presentation (Folio, Video, Audio)
Presentation, OLPC-ch – A better education with free software? 2008 Ico External Link site1.png
Presentation, OLPC-ch – OLPC, useful for switzerland? 2008 Ico External Link site1.png
Presentation, OLPC-ch – Slideshow for OpenExpo Berne'08 2008 Ico External Link site1.png
Presentation, OLPC-ch – OLPC Story from Arahuay 2008 Ico External Link site1.png Ico External Link site1.png
Form
Form, OLPC / Ondalivre – Consent to the publication of pictures/movies 2008 Ico External Link site1.png Ico External Link site1.png Ico External Link site1.png
How-to
How-to, Ondalivre – Installing firmware on a mesh unit Ico External Link site1.png
Software
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Software, OLPC / Ondalivre – X-LC1 Proxy Ico External Link site1.png
Book
Book, OLPC – The OLPC Bible Ico External Link site1.png
Statistic (Database, Survey)
Statistic, OLPC – Communes/Schools (CH) interested in OLPC projects 2010 Ico External Link site1.png Ico External Link site1.png
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