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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi Gede:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
6.0pt;margin-left:0in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Good hearing back from
you. I’m posting this to the OLPC-Indonesia blog in the interests of
sharing my findings here in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Indonesia</st1:country-region></st1:place>
since arriving in December 2007 with an XO laptop in hand. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
6.0pt;margin-left:0in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Unlike you I have not had
a response from OLPC. Repeated emails and phone calls have gone nowhere as far
as I can tell. I understand they are overwhelmed with inquiries from all
over the world, and that they are working with limited resources. If you know
contacts within OLPC that have your attention please forward this message to
them.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
6.0pt;margin-left:0in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I might have mentioned
that I work as a business analyst in technology in my home city of <st1:City
w:st="on">Seattle</st1:City>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>.
Like many I have heard news of the XO laptop for some time, and eagerly awaited
its appearance. I acquired one at the time of the “Give One, Get
One” promotion at the end of 2007, and was eager to test the laptop in
the school environment within <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Indonesia</st1:country-region></st1:place>.
I’ve been recording the responses to the laptop, and would like to share
some of the details herein<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>So far
I’ve put the laptop in front of the following schools and organizations
on <st1:place w:st="on">Bali</st1:place>:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=navy face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
color:navy'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Suta</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;font-weight:bold'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Sharma</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></span></font></b></st1:place><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>: This is a private school for local children in the Ubud
area. This eleven year old school encompasses grades kindergarten through
six, with class size averaging 20+. There are about 350 children in the
school. Approximately 30% of the children are on scholarship paid for by
local supporters or Westerners like me. The school has a rudimentary
computer lab consisting of about 13 PC’s. There is no internet
access at the school, although DSL has recently become available within the
Ubud area. Every time I’ve visited the computer lab the children
are playing shoot-‘em-up games on the PC, usually two to three students
per computer. The computer teacher explains that this is a way to teach
the children how to use the mouse. I believe this is happening because
the school administration has handed off the curriculum and learning goals to
this teacher, and there is no one else monitoring the overall goals or results.
I have countered that, in the West, computer games are not part of the school
curriculum and that, in fact, this has been demonstrated to be counter to the
learning process. As proof of this I lent the XO Computer to a family whose daughter
I support in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Suta</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Dharma</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
After a week her parents reported that she was bored with it because there were
no games. The computer teacher is Balinese and your typical IT guy:
introverted, cerebral, deploying old school learning models. I lent him
the XO Computer for one week with no orientation or instruction, and he liked
it. Suddenly there was a spark of enlightenment as he spoke of having
many laptops scattered throughout all the classrooms in the school, not just
the IT class. I thought that was fairly forward thinking.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=navy face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
color:navy'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Campuan</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;font-weight:bold'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></span></font></b></st1:place><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>: This small Ubud-based college was established a few years back by
Wayan Rustiasa, the owner of the best computer shop here called Mega
Systems. Technology transformed Wayan’s life and he is driven to
share this opportunity with other local people. The College holds a
variety of courses in everything from Excel and Word to authoring HTML, all for
about Rp 500,000 per quarter. Wayan has also developed a management
course where perhaps one dozen Balinese youth were awarded scholarships
(including room and board) for the two year program. In this course the
students learn how to apply management skills to real life community projects
of their own choosing. A requirement of graduation is the completion of
these projects per the identified goals. This is extremely forward
thinking for <st1:place w:st="on">Bali</st1:place>, and such project management
skills (outside the hospitality industry) are much needed. Anyway, in the early
stages of this program the management students spend two Sundays a month doing
outreach to poor rural communities in <st1:place w:st="on">Bali</st1:place>.
Twice I have accompanied them to the Jatalewi area where they meet with the
local school children to teach English, cooperative games and motivation
skills. Add to that technology as the XO computer was shown there to
great effect. Of course we only have one XO Computer on hand, so we would
drawn off 3 or 4 students at a time from the larger group and, with minimal
instruction, give them 20+ minutes to play with <i><span style='font-style:
italic'>Memorize, TamTam</span></i> and other OLPC-specific applications.
I’ve attached some photos of these sessions, and I believe the reactions
on the children’s faces says it all. (NOTE: Had to remove these for
the posting as the photos put this file over the limit for the blog. Email me
if you want to see them.) There is no WiFi in the mountainous region of
Jatalewi, so the Internet remained unseen to this group. In many ways <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Campuan</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> and its founder, Wayan Rustiasa,
are in the best position to qualify potential candidate schools for XO Computer
distribution. With the management team he has in place Wayan can execute on all
the details that could make OLPC a success here in Bali— identifying the
needs, distribution to the field in <st1:place w:st="on">Bali</st1:place>,
training and monitoring the project. Wayan Rustiasa can be reached at +62 81
2365-9773 or <a href="mailto:rustiasa@hotmail.com">rustiasa@hotmail.com</a>.
Apart from the business enterprise, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Campuan</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
Wayan does his good works through the foundation <i><span style='font-style:
italic'>Yayasan Karuna Bali</span></i>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=navy face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
color:navy'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Green</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;font-weight:bold'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></span></font></b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>: In September of this year jewelry baron John Hardy will open his
ambitious new school called <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Green</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. Although
the target market is beyond what any poor Indonesian family might afford
(approximately USD $9,000 per year) there was interest from school director <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Brad Choyt</st1:PersonName> in seeing the XO laptop for consideration
at the school. After Brad and his team spent several days looking at it
he suggested becoming a part of a buying group for 40+ units. OLPC
promotes a sales plan at $299 per unit with a minimum order of 100. The idea is
to find other schools that could afford to purchase in a lot of 100. So
far no one else I have talked with has this kind of capitol to invest.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=navy face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
color:navy'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Bali</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;font-weight:bold'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">International</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></span></font></b><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>: I investigated receptivity to the XO Computer at BIS even through
the school, like <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Green</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, is not within the
target audience of OLPC for XO laptop distribution. My hope was that the
BIS administration would consider the idea of helping to pay for computers that
would go to disadvantaged local children. But this was not well received
and, as far as I can tell, BIS students are a privileged lot that are isolated
from the local cultural environment. The IT teacher there, Stephen,
showed the laptop to students and they expressed a mild curiosity for something
different from the Windows mono-culture. If BIS is likely to go in any
direction it would be in favor of the Intel/Window <i><span style='font-style:
italic'>Classmate</span></i>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=navy face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
color:navy'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;
font-weight:bold'>Local Government Schools</span></font></b><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>: Thus far I have not looked into local government schools.
This seems a daunting task, fraught with landmines. A better approach
would be top down, starting with the Minister of <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Ed</st1:PersonName>ucation,
Bapak Bambang Sudibyo. I have met him in the past, and have been looking
for an opportunity to gain an audience with him again. This is best
achieved through internal contacts here on the island. I have been told that
Pak Sudibyo recently committed to bringing technology into the Indonesian school
system including internet connectivity. Of course this has not manifested
anywhere and, in the Indonesian way, I’m told we must be patient.
Another interesting note: <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Indonesia</st1:country-region></st1:place>,
along with African nations, was high on the list for distribution of the XO Computer
in the first wave. What happened? The Department of <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Ed</st1:PersonName>ucation neglected to complete the necessary
paperwork on time. Apparently <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Indonesia</st1:country-region></st1:place> will see the XO laptop
seeded into the school system at a later date.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;
font-weight:bold'>Some additional thoughts</span></font></b><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=navy face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New";color:navy'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;
font-weight:bold'>One-on-one distribution vs. school ownership: </span></font></b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>OLPC quickly learned a lesson in African. The very concept of
one laptop distributed to each child goes counter to the cultural traditions
within these nations. Within poor rural communities individual ownership
can contribute to jealousy and strife. The entire idea behind OLPC is
that the child can take the laptop home where the knowledge is shared with the
family members. But, as in <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>,
individual ownership may not play here. OLPC might create greater
cohesion if the laptops are “owned” by the school system, kept in
the classroom, and/or lent out to students as requested. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=navy face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New";color:navy'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;
font-weight:bold'>Teacher training required:</span></font></b><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> In order for the OLPC program to gain the support of schools the
teachers must be provided with adequate training on the XO Computer in advance
of the students. I realize that this flies in the face of the OLPC
philosophy of letting the child play with the laptop and discover for
themselves. However, the Indonesian educational system would never allow
this. What’s more, if the teachers felt that the children were
learning beyond them they likely would sabotage the use of the XO laptop in the
school. These patterns of educational hierarchy are intractable,
traceable back through colonialism and the systems of royal kingdoms and
Sultans where information is held close. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;
font-weight:bold'>Reaching the poorest:</span></font></b><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> An essential issue here has to do with targeting the right
population for distribution. The wider outside perception, both within <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Indonesia</st1:country-region> and outside, is that <st1:place w:st="on">Bali</st1:place>
is rich. It’s true, Bali is the cash cow for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Jakarta</st1:City></st1:place> due to tourism, but there are many
pockets of desperation in the rural areas to the East and elsewhere.
Forward plan for equitable distribution must take into account the entire
nation— that is, the outlying islands beyond <st1:place w:st="on">Bali</st1:place>
and Java. I’ve traveled throughout Nusa Tenggara, into <st1:place
w:st="on">Kalimantan</st1:place> and deep into Papua. Now, <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>these</span></i> are places and lives where the XO
laptop could make a difference, places where a solar recharger would be
essential. Common sense would say to leave this kind of remote
distribution to the Department of <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Ed</st1:PersonName>ucation.
However, common sense doesn’t often apply to government officials
here. One would be advised to investigate other independent distribution
channels in order to reach the poorest of the poor. These channels exist
through local Indonesian foundations (yayasans) that have established networks
within remote areas that are traditionally not the recipients of NGO aid.
One such group is Yayasan Pecinta Budaya Bebali. For over 10 years YPBB
has been working with rural communities within the Indonesian archipelago to
support and promote the traditional textiles arts through weaver
communities. YPBB goes deep into these traditional communities, affecting
incomes, education and resource sustainability. The founding members, <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Jean Howe</st1:PersonName> and <st1:PersonName w:st="on">William
Ingram</st1:PersonName>, have viewed the XO laptop and see it as a potential
positive extension of their work in these islands. In brief, there is a
ready-made network for distribution in place, where trust and relationships are
well-established. Of course, it would have to be mounted as a special
project with a project manager in place to navigate the details. You can
view the YPBB/Threads of Life website at <a href="http://www.threadsoflife.com/">http://www.threadsoflife.com</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I hope
this is helpful, and welcome expanding the discussion to OLPC and other
interested parties. Naivety is not an obstacle, and eagerness is required
all around. It was great hearing from you. I remain in <st1:place
w:st="on">Bali</st1:place> until the end of May. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Warm
regards, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dennis N. Raymond<br>
</span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><a
href="mailto:dennisnr@comcast.net"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>dennisnr@comcast.net</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><br>
+62 087 8610-40100 phone in <st1:place w:st="on">Bali</st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>(206) 329-9387 phone in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Seattle</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">WA</st1:State> <st1:country-region
w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Gede Suparsa
[mailto:gede.suparsa@gmail.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, April 24, 2008
5:59 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Dennis N. Raymond<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b>
olpc-indonesia@lists.laptop.org; jakartadean@gmail.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Olpc-indonesia]
Anyone still active on OLPC Indonesia?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hi Dennis!<br>
<br>
I should probably introduce my self properly. You can probably tell by my name
I'm Indonesian but actually I'm really an Aussie. I did however grow up in Bali
but have spend most of my life in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></st1:place>. My mum's Balinese and
hence my name and yes I have a LOT of cousins. As a consequence I have more
conversational Indonesian but willing to give a shot at doing translations (of
course with a lot of helps from friends). I also work in IT working for a
consulting company - hence my personal interest in the OLPC project and
especially for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Indonesia</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<br>
<br>
Wow that's great you've been around communities with the XO (and particularly
around <st1:place w:st="on">Bali</st1:place> - a very nice place to go but I
guessed I'm biased). I'd like to know how people were receptive to the cost of
the laptop? Or did you concentrate more on the features of the laptop and the
software and how it could be used for learning?<br>
<br>
Certainly 100,000 would be a challenge - this obviously means getting either a
large corporation, foundation or the government to fit the bill initially.
However I just see that as a high hurdle that we need to meet and it just may
take a lot more to get there... I know I'm young at heart, probably naive and
definitely eager :)<br>
<br>
Yes I've seen that there's been a bit of fallout after OLPC split with Intel
over their two PCs. Essentially their goals are the same and I think the laptop
is here to stay. As for articles in the Jakarta Post touting the Intel version
- I have no doubt it's marketing from the Intel camp masquerading as news.<br>
<br>
I've actually had quite a good response from the OLPC foundation. Maybe I can
forward your queries via my channel?<br>
<br>
As I said I'm based in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region>
but have family in <st1:place w:st="on">Bali</st1:place>. So my ability to get
things done on the ground are limited at best. What I'd like to do though is
get the support material and even translations done. My view is that to make
this really successful you need someone actually there in the community to get
the program up and running - like a teach who is passionate about getting the
laptop to their school. So what is needed is the support to get that teacher's
project up and running.<br>
That's my 2 cents.<br>
<br>
Great to hear from others!<br>
-gede<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 6:59 AM, Dennis N. Raymond <<a
href="mailto:dennisnr@comcast.net">dennisnr@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>Hello Gede & Dean:</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>Yes, I am on the OLPC list serve as well, and am happy to
hear from you. I have been in <st1:place w:st="on">Bali</st1:place> with
an XO laptop since December 2007. During that time I've been
demonstrating the laptop to various Yayasans and schools. My objective
has been to foster grassroots support and carry that information to OLPC for
the purposes of seeding the units to appropriate institutions here in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Indonesia</st1:country-region></st1:place>.
It's been a valuable experience for me as I've met many people in the small
educational communities that could benefit from the XO laptop. During
this time I've also seen OLPC change their strategy. From the website it seems
they are only interested in selling the units in lots of no less than
10,000. This is a change from previous tactics where units could be
purchased in lots of 300. Phone calls and emails to the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Cambridge</st1:City></st1:place> offices of OLPC go unreturned, and
it's apparent the enterprise is under duress as they struggle to find their
place in the world. All the while Intel's Classmate laptop (with Windows
XP) seems to be gaining visibility. A recent article in the Jakarta Post
focused on the Classmate while barely mentioning OLPC. </span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>About me, I am a 57-year-old technology worker from <st1:City
w:st="on">Seattle</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Washington</st1:State> in
the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">US</st1:country-region></st1:place>.
I have been coming to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Indonesia</st1:country-region></st1:place>
for 15 years, the first time under sponsorship of my city government.
I've been active in a Sister City Association between <st1:City w:st="on">Seattle</st1:City>
and <st1:City w:st="on">Surabaya</st1:City>, and have a small US-based
foundation that identifies and supports small projects within <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Indonesia</st1:country-region></st1:place>. We are not an NGO
and, no, we don't have money. But we have the energy and ingenuity to
identify communities of need and, I hope, advise OLPC of these needs.
</span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>I'd like to know more about your interests in this program,
and explore how and if we might work together to forward this invaluable
project within <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Indonesia</st1:country-region></st1:place>.
I am here until the end of May, and then return to my home in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Seattle</st1:City></st1:place>.</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>Warm regards,</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>Dennis N. Raymond<br>
</span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><a
href="mailto:dennisnr@comcast.net" target="_blank"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>dennisnr@comcast.net</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><br>
+62 087 8610-40100 phone</span></font><font color="#888888"><span
style='color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 color="#888888" face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Tahoma;color:#888888'> Gede Suparsa [mailto:<a
href="mailto:gede.suparsa@gmail.com" target="_blank">gede.suparsa@gmail.com</a>]
<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, April 22, 2008 5:23
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <a
href="mailto:olpc-indonesia@lists.laptop.org" target="_blank">olpc-indonesia@lists.laptop.org</a><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Olpc-indonesia] Anyone
still active on OLPC Indonesia?</span></font><font color="#888888"><span
style='color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Well Dean it looks like just you and me on this list.<br>
<br>
I think what might be a good start would be translating some of the existing
material into Bahasa.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>On Wed,
Apr 9, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Dean Boulding < > wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I joined
a few months ago and yours is the first message I've seen!<br>
<br>
I'd be interested in helping out, but I don't have the time to take on<br>
a leadership role at this time. Anybody else out there?<br>
<br>
Dean<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 6:56 PM, Gede Suparsa <<a
href="mailto:gede.suparsa@gmail.com" target="_blank">gede.suparsa@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
> Hi There,<br>
><br>
> Is anyone still active on this list contributing to the OLPC project?<br>
><br>
> I'm new and would like to know what's happening and where I can help out?<br>
><br>
> -Gede<br>
> ps: That's right, my name is Gede - anaknya <st1:place w:st="on">Bali</st1:place>.<br>
><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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