Needs for Computers for Cameroon 1. Hardware Technologies:
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'Solo Computer' P III's - thin clients (P IV's if we can acquire them) printers scanners OLPC...need more info NIC's and routers cables (for wired networks) servers for thin clients
2. Software Technologies:
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Fedora LTSP 5 Open Office suite Sakai Collaboration and Learning software educational software (Emmanuel?) MySQL 5.1 tuXLab – need to look into the viability of what they offer Wiki pages for the information Emmanuel wants to disseminate
3. Network Technologies:
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Wireless Mesh Networking Wireless Africa (Kafui?) Digital Doorway project Wired networks Mobile telecentre Planning
With the above three areas of focus, we'll need to clearly define the following:
1. Specific Strategic Initiatives 2. Specific Needs 3. How to acquire the equipment 4. Executing the task 5. Responsibilities 6. Funding