"The Australian Government is providing over $11 million to support the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Program which will deliver over 50,000 custom built laptops to primary students in regional and remote Australia as part of a 12 month pilot program. The OLPC Australia Organisation (OLPC Australia) aims to support the learning opportunities of indigenous children, particularly those in remote Australia, by providing primary school aged children with a connected XO laptop as part of a sustainable training and support program. Participating schools will also receive information and communications technology (ICT) coordinator professional development, local repair kits, and access to helpdesk and online support."
http://blog.laptop.org/2012/05/08/australian-brilliance-government-12m-pilot/ -- "Our mission is to enhance learning opportunities for over 500,000 primary school aged children by providing each one with a connected XO laptop as part of a sustainable training and support program, by 2015." http://www.laptop.org.au/ http://dev.laptop.org.au/participate -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
