| More laptops than kids, seriously? |
| Posted by: Susan Einhorn |
| Going Public Suzanne Tindal Keeping track of the cheques and (bank) balances in government IT is a big job -- fortunately, when we asked Suzanne Tindal if she could take up the challenge, she said "Yes I Can." Topics government, laptops, julia gillard Top related stories Vic school picks Android for classrooms Vic school picks Android for classrooms Acer to supply 65K laptops to Qld schools Acer to supply 65K laptops to Qld schools Laptops in schools close to completion Laptops in schools close to completion Related gallery Inside NAB's first concept branch: photos Inside NAB's first concept branch: photos Sponsored Links About inShare1 Submit Last week, we found out that the government's program for providing computers in schools has been such a success that they've actually bought more computers for schools than originally intended. Education Minister Peter Garrett said that over 911,000 computers have found their way to Australian schools — many more than the 786,000 target. The original plan had been to provide every child in years 9 to 12 with a laptop. The schools had $1000 per student for the laptop, and $1500 for installation and maintenance. The Australian quotes Julia Gillard as saying that the extra purchases were due to flexibility, with Peter Garrett's office saying that the states got more bang for their buck. This is great, although I did have concerns that schools might have gone for cheap and nasty in quantity over quality laptops that will last. |
| Source: ZDNet (AUS) | Published: February 20th, 2012 |
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