OLPF providing poor families with access to opportunities - Rohee
Written by Chevon Singh
Tuesday, 22 November 2011 02:41
Source - Guyana Chronicle
‘START OF LAPTOP DISTRIBUTION’: President Bharrat Jagdeo, on November 8, began the distribution of the first 1,000 laptop computers under the OLPF project, heralding a communication technology revolution in the country.
THE Government of Guyana is seeking to bridge the digital divide by implementing the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) initiative, through which poor families are being provided with access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) executive member Mr. Clement Rohee made this pronouncement last week, during a media briefing at the party’s Freedom House, Robb Street, Georgetown headquarters, where he highlighted the benefits of the project.
“People are making this thing out as though it does not mean anything. When you seek to bridge the digital divide by providing poor families with a laptop or computer, you are putting them on the super information highway and you are making opportunities available to them that were never there before,” he explained.
According to Rohee, the fact that the Government has initiated the process of distributing the laptops to poor families means that the populace now has the equipment required to acquire the necessary skills, which will propel them towards becoming successful individuals.
He said: “A computer, whether laptop or desktop can do a lot of magical things; you only have to know how to use the various applications to become a prosperous individual or group of people.”
Rohee pointed out, too, that the introduction of computer technology as a means of bridging the digital divide is recognised worldwide as one of the means of bringing people out of poverty and by which you would deal with the social problem of the “haves and the have nots”.
President Bharrat Jagdeo, on November 8, began the distribution of the first 1,000 laptop computers under the OLPF project, heralding a communication technology revolution in the country.
The 1,000 laptops were part of the first batch of 5,000 computers that are expected to be distributed and, on that occasion, he said the programme was conceptualised two years ago, with a lot of hard work dedicated to making the actual project a reality.
President Jagdeo reiterated that great opportunities are possible for citizens who now have a responsibility to transform Guyana.
Written by Chevon Singh
Tuesday, 22 November 2011 02:41
Source - Guyana Chronicle
‘START OF LAPTOP DISTRIBUTION’: President Bharrat Jagdeo, on November 8, began the distribution of the first 1,000 laptop computers under the OLPF project, heralding a communication technology revolution in the country.THE Government of Guyana is seeking to bridge the digital divide by implementing the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) initiative, through which poor families are being provided with access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) executive member Mr. Clement Rohee made this pronouncement last week, during a media briefing at the party’s Freedom House, Robb Street, Georgetown headquarters, where he highlighted the benefits of the project.
“People are making this thing out as though it does not mean anything. When you seek to bridge the digital divide by providing poor families with a laptop or computer, you are putting them on the super information highway and you are making opportunities available to them that were never there before,” he explained.
According to Rohee, the fact that the Government has initiated the process of distributing the laptops to poor families means that the populace now has the equipment required to acquire the necessary skills, which will propel them towards becoming successful individuals.
He said: “A computer, whether laptop or desktop can do a lot of magical things; you only have to know how to use the various applications to become a prosperous individual or group of people.”
Rohee pointed out, too, that the introduction of computer technology as a means of bridging the digital divide is recognised worldwide as one of the means of bringing people out of poverty and by which you would deal with the social problem of the “haves and the have nots”.
President Bharrat Jagdeo, on November 8, began the distribution of the first 1,000 laptop computers under the OLPF project, heralding a communication technology revolution in the country.
The 1,000 laptops were part of the first batch of 5,000 computers that are expected to be distributed and, on that occasion, he said the programme was conceptualised two years ago, with a lot of hard work dedicated to making the actual project a reality.
President Jagdeo reiterated that great opportunities are possible for citizens who now have a responsibility to transform Guyana.