[Olpc-philippines] This was the Meeting Minutes last April 27, 2008

James Shields james at marasbaras.com
Mon Jun 2 22:02:20 EDT 2008


By the way, when and where is the next meeting?  I'd like to try to attend.

James Shields


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        Hi Everyone,

        This has been a great effort with Charles' activities.  By the way,
I'm hoping that some of you will help the OLPC Philippines to find ways on
how we can help PBSP and other interested parties to purchase XO machines
for schools.

        On the other hand, OLPC-PH Enterprise is here to help you with
deploying servers and help in configuration of specialized knowledge
websites for education.  We also have some partner connection for
establishing a net-connected school or community at a lower price.

        We also set up plans on having a hardware clone for the XO, if there
are people out there who can help, give us a mail and we'll work on it.
PBSP agreed on our plans to roll out using this method if this is faster.

        Wifi works with the XO, i have tried it already with
AirBorneAccess.net especially when I'm out for meeting.

        wenmi
        Project Manager
        http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Philippines
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        Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 20:05:17 +1000 (EST)
        From: Charles Chen <ideasman88 at yahoo.com.au>
        Subject: OLPC PH Get together of 27 Apr 2007 and OLPC AUS
        CC: Willie Pertubal


        Hello Everybody,

        1. Get together of 27 Apr 2007 at Starbucks Greenbelt

        The meeting had only 4 members present but there was Rowen and Chief
Mike who advise regrets on their inability to come to the meeting. Sandeep,
myself (Charles) and Harv Viray (who joined us as a new member last year)
were only ones present. Willie Pertubal, who I recruited as a new member
joined us as the 4th person in the meeting.

        I brought 1 of the XOs given by OLPC Boston to show to everybody. We
tried to work out how to access the internet using the wifi of Starbucks but
none of us was able to work out how to do this.This was one of the technical
problems PBSP had in testing the XO. They were unable to access the web
using the broadband access they had in the office as well as using a SMART
modem. The Starbucks wifi was powered by Globe Telecom.

        Discussing our future plans for OLPC, the following information was
shared:

        OLPC PH Pilot
        PBSP who I approached as a partner for this purpose is still
considering our proposal. They are also still evaluating the technical
features of XO for their own online program.

        At the same time, Don Bosco Mandaluyong has started with their
evaluation of XO and their technical requirements. I am told they are able
to get the XO to access the web inside the campus using an open source
application. Assuming, they agree to do the pilot in the elementary level of
the school, we will start with a business model of an initial 200 XOs.

        OLPC Foundation
        Moving forward, I have advised the group I will start with the
formation and formal registration of the Philippine OLPC foundation. This
will enable us to have a formal entity to manage our activities. I have
asked Willie to assist me in managing this task. I will appreciate all of
your help and support in assisting me and Willie in this task.

        2. OLPC AUS

        OLPC AUS was organised this week and got started with an information
evening last Friday in Sydney. I got to meet Dr Barry Vercoe, the OLPC
Asia-Pacific Liaison and the core group who shared with more than 60 people
present the plan of OLPC AUS to be the resource hub to serve the OLPC needs
of Australia and the 22 island countries who are members of the South
Pacific Commission (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Federated States of
Micronesia (FSM), Fiji Islands, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall
Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Palau,
Papua New Guinea (PNG), Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau,
Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna).

        I have made representations with OLPC AUS to share the wealth of its
technical expertise with OLPC PH particularly with planned pilots to be done
in the South Pacific islands which has similar characteristics with the
Philippines. Furthermore, I will be proposing that OLPC PH to play a similar
role to cover the other 9 member countries of ASEAN (Brunei, Cambodia,
Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mynamar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam). At the
moment only Laos has a core group.

        Working with OLPC AUS will enable OLPC PH to access the needed
resources available and leverage them for rolling them out in the
Philippines and the rest of the ASEAN region.

        Thanks.

        Charles


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