I suggest all the laptop purchasers to use ubuntu or nepalinux 3.0 as their main OS rather than M$ and reduce the laptop purchase cost and donate 100 rs to the nepali rural children for computer education.
25, 9:42 am, Akash Deep Shakya <[email protected]> wrote: > KATHMANDU, June 25 - Are laptops too costly to be > owned?<http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=200862> > > Microsoft Corp. says no. It is planning to distribute laptops through a > micro-funding scheme in Nepal, making the much-coveted gadget an > easily-affordable gizmo. > > In the first phase of programme beginning July 1, government employees will > be provided with laptops. > > The scheme, Partnership for Technology Access (PTA), was launched on > Wednesday. Microsoft aims to distribute 25,000 laptops of Acer, HP and > Lenovo brands, through vendors in Kathmandu, to government employees. At > the launch, Microsoft said that it wanted to bring a unique Public-Private > Partnership (PPP) model of PC ownership for government employees. > > PTA, according to Microsoft, is an innovative global initiative that makes > technology solutions affordable and relevant for underserved citizens and > small business owners through PPPs. > > "We're excited to be part of the government of Nepal's efforts to promote > information and communication technology as an enabler of growth for the > local economy," said Haja Sheriff, Business Development Director, PTA of > Microsoft Corp. > > As per the government's IT policy to increase people's access to technology, > a Memorandum of Understanding was signed in May 2009 between the government > of Nepal and Microsoft, through Unlimited Technologies Pvt. Ltd., > Microsoft's Market Development Partner (MDP) in Nepal. > > Juddha Gurung, member secretary of the High Level Commission for Information > Technology, said, "Microsoft shares the government's vision to spread the > benefits of information technology, and we are pleased to be working > together to showcase Nepal's progress with information and communication > technology development." > > In the second phase of the programme, Microsoft will begin a scheme for > teachers and students as well. > > To avail of the benefits of the programme, the government employees will > need a recommendation letter from their respective offices, fill up a form > at a designated financial institution, for now Nabil Bank. > > "No down payment will be required and nor will there be any interest rate > imposed. The employees can choose whichever brand of laptop as per they > want," said Allen Bailochan Tuladhar of Unlimited Technologies Pvt. Ltd. The > EMI, equal monthly installment, will be divided into six, 12 or 18 months. > "We are even mulling over increasing the EMI to 24 months or more." > > Expressing Microsoft's commitment to working with the government of Nepal, > Sheriff said, "This programme addresses a key requirement--that of providing > IT access and knowledge to government employees, which will accelerate the > use of IT in government offices in Nepal." > > Regards > Akash Deep Shakya "OpenAK" > B.E. (Computer) | Kathmandu Universityhttp://www.akashdeepshakya.com.np > akashakya at gmail dot com > P.O.Box: 8975 EPC: 4235 > > ~ Failure to prepare is preparing to fail ~ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
