President Lula receives a Classmate PC
President Lula smiles as he holds a Classmate PC next to his Special Advisor Cesar Alvarez. The Classmate PC is a PC for education designed for kids in elementary education (K-12). The Classmate PC is a reference design by Intel that will be manufactured by many PC OEMs around the world.
Here is the story, straight from an Intel Press release issued today:
Brasil President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, received symbolically the first Classmate PC from Intel from the hands of his special advisor, César Alvarez. The educational platform was delivered to Alvarez by the President of Intel do Brasil, Oscar Clarke in a meeting held in Brasilia.The equipment is a part of a lot of 30 units that were delivered to the Brasilian Ministry of Education (MEC), with the purpose of being evaluated by specialized technicians from the Government, SERPRO, Research Centers and Universities.
As a component of Intel's support for the Federal Government Project “Um Computador por Aluno – UCA”, Intel will donate 800 units to be delivered in April. The educational notebooks will be tested in two public schools in the cities of Piraí (RJ) e Palmas (TO).
Comments
Wow - what an inspiring blog. Not just this heartening update on the Classmate PC (what a great idea and design). But thank you for your other posts. It's so nice to know there is at least one senior Intel leader with original, unscripted thoughts. A broader world-view than we typically see. Your "Amen" post was particularly relevant to me :-) Thanks for your blog.
Posted by: melanie alquist | March 1, 2007 05:02 PM
Where was this picture taken?
Posted by: Frank Lockwood | March 2, 2007 08:35 PM
Frank,
The office of the President, Brasilia, DF, Brasil.
Posted by: Ricardo | March 3, 2007 03:46 PM