Georgetown : The One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) programme initiated by President Bharrat Jagdeo is moving apace with the commencement of the Information and Communication Technology-ICT Hub review and verification process.
The ICT Hub Review Panel which includes technical representatives from several key ministries and public sector bodies are now reviewing and short-listing eligible applications from over 200 community based organisations and entities, and will begin the on-site authentication process shortly.
The accredited Hubs will provide a conducive learning environment and facilitators will be accredited by the OLPF Project Unit, or accommodate OLPF accredited training volunteers, for the provision of technical support to the process, while facilitating and monitoring the technical and social learning progress of participating families.
The Hubs will also work closely in assisting the Community Verification Committees that will be established to screen families who apply to benefit from the OLPF.
The OLPF programmme will be executed over a two-year period and is aimed at placing laptop computers into the hands of 90,000 Guyanese families.
Phase one will see the distribution of approximately 60 percent of the total amount of laptops envisioned in the short-term life of the programme
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