Uconnect Schools Project

Lesson in Social Entrepreneurship

By Daniel Stern

Open Access, Stockholm-Kista 6 June 2003

Internet Stimulates Learning

Finding knowledge for themselves

Interacting with others – globally

Engaging intelligences

Acquiring skills

How To Satisfy the Hunger?

How to Connect Schools Engage government Select, supervise, train trainers Partners train your team Ship network building tools Trainees prepare equipment Demonstrate Internet, train Schools pick up computers Train the trainer network workshops Partners distribute Internet access Provide domain names, webmail

Engage Government

Demonstrate benefits

Sensitise Train Find champions Report Build and preserve

trust

Select, Supervise, Train

Labour leaders Overcome cultural

divide Literacy Tap latent

intelligences Email management

Partners Train Your Team

Draw upon partners competences

Management Technical support

Sun, C&W, HP, 3Com, Cisco, New Skies, MTN, One2Net

Ship Network Building Tools

Trainees Prepare Equipment

Demonstrate Internet, Train

Schools Pick Up Computers

Network Technology Workshops One teacher,

student each school Network own labs Windows, Linux

learned by interactive CDs, web-based tutorials

Partners Distribute Internet

Dialup, GSM Microwave spread

spectrum Fibre optic WiFi

Pay Recurrent Fees by Term

32k - $250 month, $750 term 48k - $350 month, $1050 term 64k - $625 month, $ 1875 term Schools pay at beginning of terms

Internet for All Schools Domain name all primary, secondary

schools in Uganda Ministry distributes database form 10 Mb free webmail each school

Areas to Develop

Business Plan

Income-generating Social Enterprise Accounting Database

Documention

Generation of invoices, receipts

Mail server administration

How to Connect Schools Engage government Select, supervise, train trainers Partners train your team Ship network building tools Trainees prepare equipment Demonstrate Internet, train Schools pick up computers Train the trainer network workshops Partners distribute Internet access Provide domain names, webmail

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