OLPC Germany

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2007 status: yellow
      yellow  
Gegenwärtiger Status: Gelb


Introduction

Germany is a country located in Western Europe with a population of 82 million people. The official language is German, however, there are minor parts in which other languages are spoken (Danish, Sorbic, Platt). As a result of immigration, languages such as Turkish, Arabic, Italian etc are spoken by parts of its population.

The GDP per capita is around $30.000. Over 99% of those of age 15 and above are estimated to be able to read and write. In 2004, 4.435 million people in Germany were under the age of 6, 7.489 million between 6 and 15. By OECD standards, 13.5 per cent of the population has to be considered poor. Germany is on place 20 of the Human Development Index. School education is not a responsibility of the federal government, but is organized by the federal states (Bundeslaender).

All these things considered, Germany is not a candidate for the first round of OLPC distribution to children. See the OLPC FAQ for details.

However, people living in Germany can take part in this project by almost every thinkable means. This includes software and hardware development (especially ebook reader), creating content, promotion etc.

Getting involved

Initiative OLPC Deutschland

Three students from the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences have founded the "Initiative OLPC Deutschland". It is meant to be an information- and communication platform to focus existent interest for the OLPC in Germany.

Press

Press coverage about the OLPC has been on a regular basis, especially during the WSIS in Tunis in 2005.

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