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== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==
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Nepal's Department of Education is planning to pilot OLPC at a test school in April of 2008. Nepal's Minister of Education, Pradip Nepal, strongly supports the OLPC program.

Currently, the pilot is planned at a Kathmandu-area school. The [http://www.dansk-it.dk/presserum/pressemeddelelser/dansk_it_starter_landsindsamling_i_2008.aspx?lang=da Danish IT Society] has generously donated roughly 200 XO laptops for the pilot.
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See [[Bashuki Journal]] and [[Bishwamitra Journal]] for updated information about the first two pilot schools in Nepal.
See [[Bashuki Journal]] and [[Bishwamitra Journal]] for updated information about the first two pilot schools in Nepal.


[http://www.olenepal.org Open Learning Exchange Nepal] is the prime implementer of OLPC in Nepal, working together w/ Nepal's Department of Education. OLE Nepal receives substantial assistance from the [http://www.nepalwireless.net Nepal Wireless Project].
There are a number of organizations working on the OLPC project in Nepal
* [[OLE Nepal]] Wiki page and [http://www.olenepal.org Web site]
* [[OLPC_Nepal]]
* [http://www.nepalwireless.net Nepal Wireless]
* [http://www.fossnepal.org FOSS Nepal]
* [http://www.hlcit.gov.np/ Nepal's High Level Commission for Information Technology]


== Activities ==
== Activities ==
* [[OLE_Nepal_Etoys|OLE Nepal EToys]]
* [[OLE_Nepal_Etoys|OLE Nepal EToys]]
* [http://wiki.olpcnepal.org/index.php?title=Many_Activity_Per_Laptop_Nepal Hand-Writing Recognition]
* [http://wiki.olpcnepal.org/index.php?title=Limbu_activity_Running_on_XO Localization]
* [http://blog.olenepal.org/index.php/archives/123 The School Server] w/ emphasis on [http://blog.olenepal.org/index.php/archives/124 Moodle]
* [http://blog.olenepal.org/index.php/archives/123 The School Server] w/ emphasis on [http://blog.olenepal.org/index.php/archives/124 Moodle]
* [http://blog.olenepal.org/index.php/archives/130 Monthly Game Jams]
* [http://blog.olenepal.org/index.php/archives/130 Monthly Game Jams]
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* Mailing Lists
* Mailing Lists
** [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/Nepal OLPC in Nepal] mailing list
** [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/Nepal OLPC in Nepal] mailing list
** [http://groups.google.com/group/ole-nepal-tech OLE Nepal]


== Other ==
== Other ==

Revision as of 12:51, 29 April 2008

2007 status: green
green        


'Nepal नेपाल
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Nepal_map.png
Capital Kathmandu
Official languages Nepali
Area 147,181 km²
Population
 - July 2007 estimate 28,901,790
 - 2003 census 23,151,423
 - Density 184/km²
Education
 - Literacy (%) 48.6
 - Compulsory Years
 - Compulsory Age
 - Pop. in School Age
 - Pop. in School
GDP (PPP) 2006 est. USD 48.18 billion
 - Per capita 1,500
GDP (nominal)  est.
 - Per capita
HDI  (2007) 0.534 (medium)
Gini Index  (2003–04) 47.2
Time zone NPT (UTC+5:45)
Internet TLD .np
Calling code ++977
More statistics...


Current Status

See Bashuki Journal and Bishwamitra Journal for updated information about the first two pilot schools in Nepal.

Open Learning Exchange Nepal is the prime implementer of OLPC in Nepal, working together w/ Nepal's Department of Education. OLE Nepal receives substantial assistance from the Nepal Wireless Project.

Activities

Planning

These two links above are preserved to show the history but they are dated now and do not show actual deployment design. Gregorio 10:32, 17 March 2008 (EDT)


Getting Involved

Other

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