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OLPF programme to continue – OP

 

Georgetown, GINA, May 17, 2012

Source - GINA

 

The Government of Guyana has announced that it will continue the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) initiative with the assistance and support of stakeholders.


A statement from the Cabinet Office of the Office of the President today said that while the administration has contemplated the impact of the opposition budget cuts, specifically on its Information Communication Technology (ICT) 4G National Strategy, the vision which propelled the OLPF initiative has been affected by those cuts.


Thousands of the laptops have already been distributed to persons in the lower income bracket since the programme began.


“The Administration, refusing to be daunted by the most recent anti-development actions of the opposition has opted to pursue the more short-term component of the initiative, and that is, the verification and the distribution, using support and assistance from stakeholders,” the statement read.


“The Office of the President has declared, we will receive and, we will continue to distribute the laptops. The Office of the President further states, we are urging residents in areas of distribution to come out to assist and to support the effort to distribute the laptops, subsequent to verification,” the statement further stated.


The Office of the President categorically said that, “we will not allow the unconscionable actions of the political opposition in Parliament to frustrate our ambitions and our plans for the future of Guyana and for Guyanese. The ICT 4G National Strategy will continue to be enforced.”


The OLPF, pioneered by former President Bharrat Jagdeo is being implemented over three years, to benefit 90,000 families and communities across the country.


The criteria for distribution will depend on several factors including an income test among others for families to fit the classification of less fortunate.


The Guyana Government solicited the support of the Chinese Government for the supply of devices for the programme and the move resulted in a Chinese company being the supplier of the laptops and the setting up of a Haier service centre in Guyana.


The OLPF is part of government’s vision for the ICT sector which it is optimistic will lead the way forward for Guyana and will be one of the new sectors to generate greater disposable income and create thousands of jobs.

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Laptop project moving forward despite budget cuts – OP

 

May 18, 2012 | By | Filed Under News 

Source - Kaieteur News

 

The One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project will continue despite the opposition parties’ cuts to the National Budget, government stated yesterday.


According to the Office of the President, from where the project is being coordinated, it has opted to continue the short term component of the programme.


During the recent passage of the $192B budget in the National Assembly, the opposition parties which hold a one-seat majority, slashed $21B off, affecting the OLPF programme, among other projects.


“The Office of the President has declared – we will receive and we will continue to distribute the laptops. The Office of the President further states – we are urging residents in areas of distribution to come out to assist and to support the effort to distribute the laptops, subsequent to verification.”


The ruling administration said in the statement that it has contemplated the impact of the opposition budget cuts, specifically on its ICT 4G National Strategy.


“The vision that propelled the One Laptop per Family initiative has been affected by those cuts,” OP insisted.


“The Administration, refusing to be daunted by the most recent anti-development actions of the opposition, has opted to pursue the more short-term component of the initiative, and that is, the verification and the distribution, using support and assistance from stakeholders.”


OP said that it will not allow the unconscionable actions of the political opposition in Parliament to frustrate its ambitions and plans for the future of Guyana and for Guyanese.


“The ICT 4G National Strategy will continue to be enforced.”


Under the programme, government intends to distribute 90,000 laptops to poor families over a three-year period.


The contract for the supply has been awarded to Haier, a Chinese-owned company.

FM

Ah wah Jagdo a lie soa much fah, e rass knoo da laptap ah nah Guyana buggit and govt nah fund da.  Dem bai prapa gah alyuh coolies pon dah bullpop.  Waan lie man mi tell yuh.

FM

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