Strange about the price, its going at max $199 at source and it costs $70 to ship to Uganda, the rest is his_story :--)
warmest regards Shem Nnaggenda Kanabi-Nsubuga Head Business Planning, CB Projects, Business Process Re-Engineering CONSUMER BANKING ~ SCB UGANDA Standard Chartered Bank, 5 Speke Rd, P. O. Box 7111, Kampala, Uganda Office Tel: +256 41 258211/5, 349505/9 ext 4268; Direct +256 41 237784 or +256 312 294268 Cell: 256 71 2 533 096 AEN: 256 4268 "Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy will be fresh for the fight. Whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted" ________________________________________________________________________ ___ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kiggundu Mukasa Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 5:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Linux Users Group Uganda Subject: Re: [LUG] Fwd: Affordable Laptop Computer for Students,Lectureres on Hire Purchse Program -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Just Get an ubuntu CD, Insert and format :-) Actually this may be an opportunity. From seeing how Vista operates, if these laptops come with Vista, then the same laptop using linux should blazingly fast in comparison Also if you can install a few with linux and their friends who don't have anti-virus and anti-spyware as part of the purchase package, are hit. The linux boys and girls will soon be boasting about the OS. With that many laptops Linux will definately increase in usage in Uganda by leaps and bounds. Kiggs On Sep 28, 2007, at 5:06 PM, George William Lule wrote: > Proof that Uganda has finally succumbed to M$. Complete with the > usual carrots > and final vendor lock-in (read the Minister's submission, just > below the > marketeer's). To think that they are doing this to our higher > institutions of > learning!!! > > ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- > > Subject: Affordable Laptop Computer for Students, Lectureres on > Hire Purchse > Program > Date: Friday 28 September 2007 13:41 > From: Godfrey Mitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: *********** University > ICT Department > > > From: Godfrey Sseruwagi > ICT Consultant, Ministry of Education and Sports > Date: > > > Greetings from the Ministry of Education and Sports and from USA, > I'm currently in USA with Hon Alintuma Nsambu, Minister of State > for ICT, > following a visit by the Vice President, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya to > various > technology companies in USA. > > One of the outcome of this visit is access to an affordable > laptop computer > particularly for all our university students, lecturers and civil > society to > popularize the use of ICT. Please find below the communication > from Hon > Nsambu to cabinet members and Members of Parliament in this regard. > > We have started working on some legal documents to see which > procedures we > can be best used to implement this program. Our thinking is that the > University will be part of this whole project in terms of 1) > Determining > whether one is a bonafied student of that particular university to > benefit > the hire purchse program 2) Distribution of the computers to > interested > students and lecturers etc 3) How to collect the installments paid > every > month > > This ofcourse must attract administrative fees for doing all this > and the > University should be paid for such services, I'm sure we can > agree on that > fee Meanwhile, we are of the view that a memo should be posted on the > University boards and lecturer board to announce this and all > those that > will be interested sign up his or her name. This will assist to > give us an > idea of how many laptops should be imported in the country.(this > message is > going to all Universities and institutions of higher learning in the > country) The price will not exceed $650 but paying in instalments > within > two/three semesters. (I request for your suggestions on this > particular > issue) This price includes University administration fees for this > project. > > I would appreciate if it is posssible to have a riough idea of what > percentage of the students are likely to afford these laptops. I > want to > think that you have wireless internet at the university. This is a > great > feature every University student wants, freedom to to his/her > research and > surf the internet anywhere at campus- With a laptop this is > possible, well > atleast in all the develope world- what is wrong with doing this > at our > Universities. > > We return to the country in a few days to follow up. Please > reach me on > the below office numbers or mostly on below mobile phones. I'm > very mobile. > > > Let me hear your thoughts > > Regards > > Godfrey Sseruwagi > ICT Consultant, > Department of Planning > Ministry of Education and Sports > 6th Floor, Embassy House > Tel: 256-41 234451/2/3 > Mobile: 0753192202,0782673347 > > > john nsambu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:50:08 -0700 (PDT) > From: john nsambu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: A laptop for every Ugandan Student:what a revolution!!! > > Dear Colleagues: > As you may all be aware, two weeks have passed since I > have been away from station. His Excellency the Vice > President and myself have been negotiating with > various Technology firms to join us in Uganda's battle > towards eGovernance. At Microsoft in Redmond, His > Excellency the Vice President and I had a wonderful > private visit with Mr. Bill Gates Executives. We all > agreed that work still needs to be done in teaching > citizens how to use the keyboard and how to hold the > mause. > For the start,I have good news to share with you: > Microsoft and Intel have joined forces to make a > state-of-the-art technology specifically for Ugandan > university students and professors. A student now will > be obtaining a brand new laptop at a cost of $ 400 > fully installed with microsoft educational materials > and wireless internet reception. CISCO will also join > us in having all campuses of Ugandan Universities > fully networked with Wi Fi technology for internet. > In this regard, an American personal friend has > offered $ 15,000,000 to fund this scheme. He needs his > money back (free of interest) from the laptop > recipients in six months. In other words, the > students, faculty (and where necessary parents) have > the option of repaying the $ 400 in six months!! > The technology deployed in this project will protect > the Laptop from thefty and will automtically shut down > every 30 days. The laptop owner will require a code > from a local coordinator before it works again. > The Manifacturer is going into production next week > and 100,000 (hundred thousand) Laptops will be > delivered and ready for deployment in Uganda on > December 1,2007. > For all of you who know the magic of a computer in > your hands, I pray, you will find this great news! > Thank you! > > Yours > John Nsambu, MP > State Minister of ICT > > > > --------------------------------- > Tonight's top picks. What will you watch tonight? Preview the > hottest shows > on Yahoo! 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