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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi Mark,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I agree strongly with the strategy you propose: invest the funds in well planned school computer labs resourced with low-energy, thin client solar-powered
systems that all students have access to. Even though KPLC has been tasked with powering up thousands of schools, this is going to take time – and even when connected, some schools will struggle to pay to stay connected.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The container-based system that Stonehouse has developed, using Aluetia computers developed in the UK specifically for African conditions, is one solution
that should be seriously considered in my opinion. They are a client of ours and they recently sent me the attached document on their concept.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+seanm=aitecafrica.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark Mwangi<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 12 August 2013 12:14<br>
<b>To:</b> Sean Moroney<br>
<b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Govt: Children will not take laptops home<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am also beginning to see this as being wasteful. Why not build a lab with N-Computing like equipment where you have a powerful pc with many terminals that can be used by many more kids? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Also are there dumb tablet terminals i.e tablets that can be used to access the said PC without them requiring to have hefty processors to be useful?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 2:01 PM, Odhiambo Washington <<a href="mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com" target="_blank">odhiambo@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The more they should just build LAB with terminal and let all children<br>
use the computers. It doesn't make sense to limit them to class 1.<br>
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"Each device would cost Sh15,000 meaning the government could spend at<br>
least Sh15 billion in the first phase". From other news I've seen<br>
before, the govt (or their mouthpieces) did say these devices would<br>
cost KES 8,500 or thereabouts.<br>
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>From <a href="https://twitter.com/OleItumbi/status/346704000147664896" target="_blank">
https://twitter.com/OleItumbi/status/346704000147664896</a>, I can<br>
see there is a plan to build Labs, and it was in the budget.<br>
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However, my question is still on the laptop. What is the _actual_ cost<br>
for a single unit?<o:p></o:p></p>
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On 12 August 2013 13:21, Grace Githaiga <<a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> The government now says schoolchildren would not be allowed to walk home<br>
> with laptops once they start using them from next year.<br>
><br>
> Ministry of Education officials Monday told a stakeholders’ forum in Nairobi<br>
> that lessons from other countries indicate there would be many cases of lost<br>
> gadgets if school children are allowed to go home with them.<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/1944834/-/vlrgegz/-/index.html" target="_blank">
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/1944834/-/vlrgegz/-/index.html</a><br>
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