OLPC United Kingdom

Introduction

The United Kingdom is a nation made up of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is located in Western Europe and has a population of xx million people. The official language is English, however in Wales Welsh is spoken and taught in schools. As a result of immigration, languages such as etc are spoken by parts of its population.

The GDP per capita is around $xx. Over 99% of those of age 15 and above are estimated to be able to read and write. In 2004, xxx million people in Germany were under the age of 6, xx million between 6 and 15. By OECD standards, xx per cent of the population has to be considered poor. Germany is on place xx of the Human Development Index. School education in England Wales and Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the national parliament, education in Scotland is the responsibility of the Scottish parliament.

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

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

Interested People

Alan Bell Alan Lord Linux user groups The Open Forum Europe