The one thing that we need to remember always is that OLPC is about SCALE!<BR><BR>It does not work with a few laptops, regardless of how noble the intent. Just like one cannot eradicate Polio by working on one patient at a time..<BR><BR>The first call of leadership is that we are able to generate the requisite resources. (See Obama's case, for example)<BR><BR>So, while a national workshop on OLPC is a great idea indeed, the way we can make a difference is by asking those with resources and the desire to help India's future become more relevant to our times, to contribute whatever they can.<BR><BR>How about asking Anil Ambani to start with? He is from Gujarat as well?? And this list serv tells us some of his folks wer interested in supporting OLPC.. Let us ask the millionaire to part of with some of his millions for a great cause???<BR><BR>And everyone else whoclaims to have some interest in taking our nation to the next level of greatness??<BR><BR>Why waste your time with one or two laptops unless your time has no value at all for you???<BR><BR><BR>On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:38:34 +0530 wrote<BR>><FONT face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Hello all,<BR>><BR>>Over the past year I have been in touch with many educational based NGO’s who are interested in deploying OLPC on a small scale. <BR>><BR>>I personally wanted to donate a couple of laptops to a charity in Ahmedabad.<BR>><BR>>I think it would be really beneficial to hold a meeting of people with interest in OLPC India just to find out what everyone is doing and what their goals are.<BR>><BR>>If there are many people interested in arranging a meeting for early September please contact me and I will try and organise something.<BR>><BR>>Thanks & Regards<BR>>Deepak Thakrar<BR>>MangoTree Group<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>On 22/08/2009 18:33, "Ananya Guha" <<A href="http://www.rediffmail.com/cgi-bin/red.cgi?red=nnyguha48%40gmail%2Ecom&isImage=0&BlockImage=0" target=_new>nnyguha48@gmail.com</A>> wrote:<BR>><BR>></SPAN></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I think that needs serious study Satish. Moreover OLPC is still seminal.<BR>><BR>>Ananya S Guha. <BR>><BR>><BR>>On 8/22/09, <B>Satish Jha OLPC</B> <<A href="http://www.rediffmail.com/cgi-bin/red.cgi?red=sjha%2Eolpc%40gmail%2Ecom&isImage=0&BlockImage=0" target=_new>sjha.olpc@gmail.com</A>> wrote: <BR>></SPAN></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">While we have taken some time to generate a little traction for OLPC in India with over a dozen stakeholders in serious negotiations and requests for XOs in six digits, we have been asked a fewquestions that may hopefully be addressed better with the experience of all of us in this community.<BR>><BR>>It may seem rather obvious to most of us. However, its how we address them for the benefit of the enthusiasts who are willing to take the next steps that may help them move forward.<BR>><BR>>For instance, how do we best demonstrate that by introducing XOs, there will be significant improvement in the quality of education?<BR>><BR>>Are there any studies that refer to some benchmarks and the results compared to that? <BR>><BR>>Or has something been done by anyone in a controlled environment? <BR>><BR>>And obviously they want answers from within India rather than from the global environment.<BR>><BR>>Has anyone thought about creating a sustainable model of deploying XOs in the context of our school education environment? <BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>_______________________________________________<BR>>India mailing list<BR>><A href="http://www.rediffmail.com/cgi-bin/red.cgi?red=India%40lists%2Elaptop%2Eorg&isImage=0&BlockImage=0" target=_new>India@lists.laptop.org</A><BR>><A href="http://www.rediffmail.com/cgi-bin/red.cgi?red=http%3A%2F%2Flists%2Elaptop%2Eorg%2Flistinfo%2Findia&isImage=0&BlockImage=0" target=_new>http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/india</A><BR>><BR>></SPAN></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><BR>><BR>>
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