Tag Archives: Uruguay

EduJam! Prizes for Sugar Activities by children

Posted on 2012/05/24 by

The much-criticized article in The Economist claiming that OLPC has been a failure in Perú begins: GIVING a child a computer does not seem to turn him or her into a future Bill Gates—indeed it does not accomplish anything in … Continue reading →

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Uruguay Request for Proposals to Replace Textbooks

Posted on 2011/07/02 by

Uruguay’s Plan Ceibal is in charge of Uruguay’s implementation of its One Laptop Per Child program, including configuring Sugar Software on its XOs, configuring and installing XS school servers, providing service and support, training teachers, and working on new curricula. … Continue reading →

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Peru to Open OLPC Factories

Posted on 2011/05/13 by

There have been complaints from time to time that the OLPC XO program is an imposition of First World values and economics on Third World countries, or even a scam to profit from hardware sales. (That’s hard to do when … Continue reading →

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