Portugal today signed an agreement with Venezuela for the sale of Magalhães computers to the country of Latin America, according to the online edition of Expresso.
The ceremony took place in Caracas and was chaired by the Foreign Ministers of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, and Portugal, Paulo Portas.
Apart from selling Magalhães computers the two countries signed more 12 cooperation agreements in areas such as health, electricity, naval area, and others.
Source: Expresso
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Portugal today signed an agreement with Venezuela for the sale of Magalhães computers to the country of Latin America, according to the online edition of Expresso.
The ceremony took place in Caracas and was chaired by the Foreign Ministers of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, and Portugal, Paulo Portas.
Apart from selling Magalhães computers the two countries signed more 12 cooperation agreements in areas such as health, electricity, naval area, and others.
Source: Expresso
Read more [...] Government wants to extinguish Foundation and pass Magalhães for Education
According to daily newspaper Público, the Secretary of State for Public Works, Transport and Communications, Sergio Monteiro, wants to end the Foundation for Mobile Communications (FCM), used for contractually the distribution of Magalhães computers with JP Sá Couto. FCM currently has a debt amounting to 65 million euros, at least.
The secretary of state explained that after the end of the Foundation, Magalhães computers will be managed by the Ministry of Education Read more [...] Azores invests in an alternative to Magalhães computers
According to the newspaper Público, the Azores is going to invest in the acquisition of two thousand laptops for the equipping of schools of the first cycle of basic education in the archipelago.
In response to the interruption of the distribution of Magalhães computers in the current school year, the Azorean government opted for an alternative that aims the integration of computers in schools and not in the student "as opposed to the philosophy that existed at the time of Read more [...] Academic year starts without Magalhães computers
According to the newspaper Diário de Notícias, the distribution of Magalhães computers will be suspended in this school year.
The president of the National Confederation of Parents (Confap), Albino Almeida, confirms that he has been informed by local boards of education that there is no authorization for new entries in the program 'e.escolinha', says the newspaper.
The Ministry of Education has not yet spoken about the subject, still in the process of 'analysis'.
Source: Diário Read more [...] Magalhães was an “unnecessary political design”
The sociologist Antonio Barreto said yesterday that the computer Magalhães was an "unnecessary political design". During a dinner-debate sponsored by the Portuguese Association for the Development of Communications (APDC), Barreto emphasized that "the commitment was more important in educational content" advances the online edition of the newspaper Público.
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