Shameless plug, but Thinvent has built solar computers just for this purpose. Google for thinvent solar. I can also get a low cost ferrocement structure done if space and security are issues. On Oct 4, 2012 8:30 PM, "Gora Mohanty" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > I have been out of this area for a while, and would like > to hear from people about who work with computer > infrastructure for rural schools, including educational > content. Here is some background: > 1. A rural school in Orissa wants to provide 1-2 computers > for the children there, ranging from primary to class X. > They have spoken to Hole-in-the-wall (HIWEL), but the > quoted costs seem high to me. Would love to hear from > people who have worked with HIWEL. > (a) The school is sort of remote, but not very much so. > A major highway is some 15km away, and a largish > town is some 5km away, with reasonable road connectivity. > They have wireless Internet access, and I am checking > up on the electricity situation. > (b) The costs are quoted as at least 2.03 lakhs for a two- > window HIWEL setup. They claim that the content is free, > but where is the 2-lakh cost going into, then? > (c) Maintenance costs also seem high: 25K/computer annually. > I would have been sort of OK with a 25K annual cost for the > entire facility, regardless of the number of computers. If > anyone has figures on what such support costs, that would > be great. > > 2. I really dislike the idea of proprietary content. Would like > to hear from people who have actually set up similar content > for schools, ideally in more detail than a basic games, > multimedia, plus WIkipedia setup. > > Regards, > Gora > _______________________________________________ > Ilugd mailing list > [email protected] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > _______________________________________________ Ilugd mailing list [email protected] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
