SchoolNet Namibia
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| Founder(s) | Joris Komen |
|---|---|
| Type | Not for gain |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Key people | Joris Komen and staff |
| Area served | Namibia |
| Focus | FLOSS in Education |
| Method | Hands on deployment, experience-based advocacy |
| Motto | Youth empowerment through Internet |
| Website | schoolnet.na |
| Dissolved | 2009 |
SchoolNet Namibia was a nonprofit provider of Internet service, hardware and training to Namibia's schools.[1]
Since February 2000, close to 450 schools received free hardware, free training on the OpenLab operating system and subsidized telephone service for Internet connectivity, as part of the plan to empower youth through Internet access.
It published the Creative Commons-licensed comic, Hai Ti!.[2]
In 2009, SchoolNet fell out of favour with the Namibian government[3] and was dissolved by its trustees and membership on the 17th July 2009.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Award for Namibia schools project". BBC News. 10 November 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2421311.stm. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ^ "The fun way to learn". The Hindu Business Line. 30 January 2006. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2006/01/30/stories/2006013000160300.htm. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ^ "No longer connected". Insight Magazine. 3 June 2009.
- ^ Joris Komen. "SchoolNet Namibia *is* officially dissolved". http://tatejoris.blogspot.com/2009/11/schoolnet-namibia-is-officially.html. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
[edit] External links
- SchoolNet Namibia
- The Case of SchoolNet Namibia (free software case study)
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