'This technology will enable the young people of this village to tap into the global mainstream information and knowledge'Hewlett Packard (HP) first announced launch plans for the Bugulumbya e-School at the World Economic Forum Africa Summit in Cape Town, followed by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between HP, NEPAD e-Africa Commission and the Government of Uganda on July l 2005. Since then, Bugulumbya Secondary School, situated in deep rural Uganda, has undergone radical transformation. Partners to the HP e-Schools consortium are Mindset, EduTouch, Edupac, Mergent Technologies, Multichoice, Eskom, ZSE, Canonical, Intel, Computech, Venture Communication and Transtel, supported by HP channel partners. The HP consortium and a number of other private companies have committed to sponsoring the demonstration project, consisting of six schools in each of the 16 participating countries, for a period of 12 to 18 months, Participating countries are: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda. To learn more about Nepad, visit www.nepad.org and about Nepad e-Africa commission, visit their website. Information extracted from: The Star - Business Report • Friday 29th July 2005 Sowetan • Friday 29th July 2005
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