OLPC Slovenia

About OLPC Slovenia

OLPC Slovenia is a group of people trying to educate the people of Slovenia about the OLPC program and promote the program with decision makers to establish a healthy ground on which the program could take root in Slovenia. Everyone's invited to contribute!

Main goals

Short term

• localization of software; if anyone requires laptops for testing, feel free to email me; I have my hands od three units at this time which i am willing to distribute for testing of localized SW
  • working on getting ate least some activities on the Pootle server to be localized with the main package
• rising awareness of the program
• getting support from decision makers; The President of the Republic Danilo Türk is already aware of the program and supports the push
• getting our hands on additional computers; some 12 to 15 needed for proper field testing

Medium term

• localization of the hardware; keyboard and charger are main objectives
• a pilot program with three primary school classes
• long term commitment to introducing the laptop in schools
• local development of software
• digitalization of textbooks

Long term

• introduction of the laptop in schools

Other goals

• exchange experience with other OLPC country organizations
• educate the general public about the project via presentations and workshops
• setup and support of European OLPC initiatives
• development of Open Source Software for the laptop
• hardware engineering for peripheral devices and gadgets
• research of new wireless network technologies (Mesh/WLAN)
• coordination of educational know-how and Open Source developers
• production and collection of novel educational content
• hosting of public competitions

Media reports on OLPC in Slovenia

• Dnevnik on the XOXO
• Dnevnik on Intel bailing out
• Dnevnik on Slovenia's paritication in the program
• Dnevnik on [the production of the XO http://www.dnevnik.si/novice/znanost/280711 kicking off]

Contacts information

Anyone interested in taking part or contributing please e-mail vasja.zupan@pop-tv.si or denis.ostir@pop-tv.si