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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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Given Israel is supposedly considering entering the project on the ministerial level I decided it was time to create a "home" for this effort on this wiki. |
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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. |
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--[[User:Sam-c|Sam-c]] 04:25, 28 April 2007 (EDT) |
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There are some queries from Israeli official regarding the project. |
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I Guess it will not be long in 2007 that Israel Joins this Project for a Number of Reasons: |
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1) Technology Developed in Israel. |
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2) Neighbor Countries Who are suitable for OLPC. Egypt Jordan Israeli Arab Sector Palestinians. |
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3) Israeli Open Software Companies and Community. |
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4) Others: As they say in Hebrew "Shonot" שונות--[[User:Sam-c|Sam-c]] 04:19, 28 April 2007 (EDT) |
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From Peres Center for Peace newsletter of Spring 2007:
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.
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.
There are some queries from Israeli official regarding the project.