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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. |
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. |
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There are a number of organizations working on the OLPC project in Nepal |
There are a number of organizations working on the OLPC project in Nepal |
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Current Status
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 Danish IT Society has generously donated roughly 200 XO laptops for the pilot.
See Bashuki Journal and Bishwamitra Journal for updated information about the first two pilot schools in Nepal.
There are a number of organizations working on the OLPC project in Nepal
- OLPC_Nepal and
- OLE Nepal[1]
- Nepal Wireless
- FOSS Nepal
- Nepal's High Level Commission for Information Technology
Activities
- Hand-Writing Recognition
- Localization
- The School Server w/ emphasis on Moodle
- Monthly Game Jams
Planning
- Nepal:Pilot Project Plan
- Nepal:School Server Specification
- Nepal:School Server Specification - Phase 1 Design
Getting Involved
- Mailing Lists