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[Saju Varghese]

Yes.Hope to see some good response from the government after the passing of
RTE bill.

On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 9:49 PM, Ananya Guha <nnyguha48 at gmail.com> wrote:

> OLPC should be integrated with the educational system, so that learning is
> fun! Now that the RTE bill has been passed in parliament OLPC should be seen
> a necessary adjunct and corollary to learning...
>
> Ananya S Guha.
>
>
>   On 8/10/09, ravis <ravisu at rediffmail.com> wrote:
>
>>   Now thatOLPC has been operative in India for a little over  year, may
>> be its time to take stock of the situation.
>>
>> We heard about state governments ordering 250k laptops. But the central
>> government has made no announcement if they have released any funds as yet.
>>
>> Part of the reason may be the elections and the model code of conduct. A
>> new minister may take his own time to assess the situation. However, the
>> media has had some positive stories.
>>
>> The government has not abandoned its low cost laptop project as yet though
>> we do ot hear much about it got discredited and even Sam Pitroda called it
>> "ridiculous".
>>
>> It will be great to learn about the stateof this initiative.
>>
>> Based on what we hear about it, it looks as follows.. and it will be good
>> to have considered views on this forum..
>>
>> *Challenges*
>>
>> ·         Typical challenges of decision making in a functioning
>> democracy with a multi-party political system
>>
>> ·         Media and non-profit activism makes decision making even more
>> deliberated and discussed
>>
>> ·         An ambitions  government programs to fix the poor school
>> systems has been celebrated to have made some initial ‘visible’ results –
>> expectations are high – this may lead to questions being raised on why a new
>> thought needs to be entertained when an in-progress activity is delivering
>> results
>>
>> ·         Typical questions of why a laptop when even basics like food,
>> shelter and clothes are not available continue to exist
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *What needs to be done?*
>>
>> ·         Demonstrate proof of outcomes through credible sources – work
>> with company CSR initiatives with established non-profits to create small,
>> but credible case studies
>>
>> ·         Be visible in the media – associate clearly with ‘education’
>> not just laptops
>>
>> o        We need public discussions around why current education systems,
>> even if fixed, are not enough to provide underprivileged children access to
>> opportunities
>>
>> ·         Keep engaging with government – seek smaller contracts to begin
>> with
>>
>> ·         One BIG visibility thrust – Professor Negroponte’s visit with
>> media coverage
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Important*
>>
>> ·         Recalibrate numbers
>>
>> ·         Be patient – the team seems committed – the opportunity is
>> large – the decision making process is slow – democratic debate is active
>>
>> ??
>>
>>
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