India buys 250,000 OLPC systems for schools

crunchgear.com - 4/28/2009

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India recently signed an agreement to purchase 250,000 XO laptops from the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project. Given India’s lukewarm reception to the concept in the past, it’s surprising to see that they are starting to buy into the concept. Perhaps the success of the pilot program in 2007 ...

arstechnica.com - 4/28/2009

With no $10 laptop in sight, India buys 250,000 OLPCs

— arstechnica.com — The government of India has signed an agreement with the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project and... will purchase 250,000 of the organization's XO laptops. The machines will be distributed to students throughout the country. India's decision to embrace ... (more) With no $10 laptop in sight, India buys 250,000 OLPCs

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pcworld.com - 4/28/2009

India, Sierra Leone Place OLPC Orders

— pcworld.com — India has ordered 250,000 laptops from the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organization, while a human rights... organization will supply 5,000 OLPC machines to Sierra Leone. In India, two government organizations and one private-sector entity placed the ... (more) India, Sierra Leone Place OLPC Orders

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