Georgetown -The distribution of laptops free of cost to the homes of mostly less fortunate families under government’s One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) programme is likely to reach 55 percent this year.
The OLPF, pioneered by President Bharrat Jagdeo is being undertaken at a cost of $1.8B and will be implemented over two years benefitting a total of 90,000 families and communities across the country.
At a press conference recently, the Guyanese Head of State reiterated that the criteria for distribution will depend on several factors including an income test among others for families to fit the classification of less fortunate.
He also announced that a public tender process will be applied for the purchase of the devices for which engineers have already attached an estimate.
