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From Peres Center for Peace [http://www.peres-center.org/itemimages/3430/Peres_Center_newsletter_-_Spring_2007.pdf newsletter of Spring 2007]: <br> |
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<blockquote>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. </blockquote> |
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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. They plan an initial small scale deployment as a beta site in the near future in a Palestinian village. |
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There are some queries from Israeli official regarding the project. |
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[[Category:Countries|Israel]] |
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Revision as of 21:22, 16 December 2008
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