OLPC Guinea Budget for the Announcement, Intro and Data-Retrieval Phase

So we decided we want to make a quotation, holding a budget for

1. that first part in the drawing above, the "Announcement, Intro and Data Retrieval Phase"
2. secondly a thumbrule budget for a downpayment for the deployment of 5000 XO's as a preparation for a full scale deployment. The number 5000 was chosen because from that number, OLPC really starts taking the government serious and labels the project not as a mere "Deployment" but as a "Pilot Project", as mentioned on the deployment -pages and -maps.

Literature research:

1. on this wiki:
   1. Korea Budget Formula:
      1. $ 176.00 Unit Price of Original XO used by XO Korea
      2. $ 9.00 =1/20 of Unit Price of XO Korea School Server
      3. $ 5.00 =Logistics + Extra Machines cost + Other Expenses
2. plan Ceibal: Presentation on TEDx http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWOpCDBuhgs&feature=player_embedded scroll to time laps 16'34"
   1. Total investment plan Ceibal: 100 million $,
   2. 188 $/XO,
   3. 60$/XO for everything else - connectivity, antennas, internet, technical service, logistics, servers, spare parts, delivery, and TV Channel with daily TV broadcasts of news and best educational plans and exercices. Life expectancy: 4 yrs/XO
   4. Less than 5% of the budget of the Ministry of Education
   5. Less than 1-2% of the GDP of the country of Paraguay
      • Update: That $60 was apparently for Year 1 of implementation. In a more recent presentation, they estimate the 4-yr cost of Plan Ceibal at closer to $400 -- the bulk of that split between XOs, community broadband/wifi, and support. --Sj talk
3. google: /

Suggested Links:

1. Google Docs "OLPC Guinea Budget - Data Retrieval Phase", with the Budget for that first part in the drawing above, the "Announcement, Intro and Data Retrieval Phase"
2. Google Docs Spreadsheet named OLPC Budgetting the different Stages
3. Deployment Guide 2011