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Hungary praises Magalhães in informatics article
The Hungarian portal of informatics, logout.hu, published this month a detailed analysis of the Albacomp Classmate PC, the name given to the Magalhães computer in Hungary, which has been distributed to Hungarian primary schools. Apart from the technical details related to the computer components, the article reveals positive aspects of the educational initiative, in particular, the … Continue reading
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Spent almost 60 million and less than a half of distributed computers
Of the 400 million originally earmarked for the provision and acquisition of equipment and services under the Technological Plan for Education (PTE), it was spent almost 60 million euros (16.12%) only in the ‘e.escolinha’ project, reveals an audit report of the Courtof Auditors to the PTE, published last week. The same document states that ‘e.escolinha’ is from all of the projects, the … Continue reading
Government did not extinguished the Magalhães Foundation
According to Público newspaper, the Foundation for Mobile Communications (FCM) which managed the programs ‘e.escola’ and ‘e.escolinha’, “is one of the 578 foundations that are still in the final log entries”, published in the census by the government and released yesterday by the Ministry of Finances. Once the census is concluded, the government is now preparing to begin the evaluation … Continue reading
Azores bet on laptops in schools
The National Public Procurement Agency will acquire more than a thousand laptops to equip schools of the 1st cycle of basic education in the autonomous region of Azores. According to RTP Azores, unlike ‘e.escolinha’ and ‘Magellan’ computer, the Regional Secretariat for Education and Training wants the computers to be “part of theschool and not the student,” allowing the school … Continue reading
Ramos-Horta wants Magalhães computers in East Timor
According to the online edition of the SOL newspaper, the President of East Timor, José Ramos-Horta, says that JP Sá Couto “can give a big boost to the dream of computerizing Timor, giving each child and young Timorese a [Magalhães] computer”. On an invitation from Ramos-Horta, the manager of the factory that produces Magalhães computers, João Paulo Sá Couto, visited the Asian country to “explore ideas of true collaboration,” … Continue reading
