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Kenya pilots handheld education – Open Source + Pocket PC

Kenya pilots handheld education – Open Source + Pocket PC

 41355959 Book203 In the final report of Click Online’s Africa season, we visit Kenya where a trial project using handheld computers could help reduce the costs of education in poor communities. In the Eduvision pilot project, textbooks are out, customised Pocket PCs, referred to as e-slates, are very much in. They are wi-fi enabled and run on licence-free open source software to keep costs down. Link.