[Olpc-indonesia] Indonesia XO Deployment / Initial Assessment

[Sofyan Embik]

Tri Makasi, Pak Octavius.

I believe I can help contribute to (a), but it might take some time.  I am
attempting to install Sugar to get a better grasp of the OS so I that I can
contribute to (b).  I am working to devise a strategy to address item (e),
but before I can do so, I am familiarizing myself with the OLPC Deployment
Guide, as we speak.

I agree, starting small and, of course, remaining committed to expanding
the program is the most financially feasible option for myself and my
partner.

Initiating the program in Jakarta, might be a good way to gain exposure, as
well.  I'm intrigued with Ken Kahn's project and previously read his OLPC
proposal - I would love to reach out to him for pointers.

You've brought up good points in coordinating the project, but if I may
add, there other things that need attention, as well:

(f) Project Objectives - as the main point of the project is to provide
children and educators a dynamic and effective lesson plan that will
eventually be implemented independently.
(g) Plan of Action
(h) Sharing Deliverables
(i) Quality/Mentoring
(j) Timeline

In regards to the above, I find myself grappling with a an effective
Project Objective that will serve as an integral means of raising funds.
 The other points will inherently follow.  I know how to get the hardware
and have it delivered to Indonesia.  Raising funds may take some time, but
I intend on getting it.

Thanks for your input and would welcome your thoughts on how we and others
can work together on this.  The more the merrier as they say.

Kind regards,

Sofyan Embik
sofyan at educteindo.org

On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 10:04 PM, <octavius.tjiantoro at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Pak Sofyan,
>
> I too am still learning about OLPC, but I am confident it can be applied
> to many areas in Indonesia.
>
> To make a successful project in Indonesia, I would say we need (a) sponsor
> to provide the OLPC hardware, (b) local technical team member(s) who are
> willing to do the field work, (c) a local project coordinator, (d)
> beneficiary/recipient of the assistance and (e) funding to cover expenses.
>
> In my own case, I think I can offer my services to cover point (c) and a
> bit of (b) above.
>
> It should not be hard to address point (d).
>
> Now, for point (a) let's say we want to start like Ken Khan's project in
> Papua, but only with 10 laptops to start with, and the location is in
> Jakarta,  and we implement this project for 1 month then we'd need $1,000
> for hardware plus delivery costs say $500, assuming no import-duty, plus
> say another $500 for expenses, then perhaps we can get it going for around
> $2,000 ? Of course with more funding we can do more work.
>
> The good thing about Indonesia is that there's a good supply of
> technically educated staff that don't have to cost too much, because basic
> costs of living isn't too high. So, our implementation costs and overheads
> can be kept to a minimum.
>
> Another good thing is that a lot of (international) donors are ready and
> wanting to provide assistance in Indonesia, so we should be able to tap
> into them.
>
> So, I would say, let's just start small and gain the experience from doing
> it. Once we have proven track-record, our projects should be able to grow.
>
> What do you and others in the list think?
>
> Regards,
> Octavius
>
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