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Government, Intel to provide computers for all primary school students
Belgrade,
6 March 2009
Deputy Prime Minister for EU Integration Bozidar Djelic today stated that Serbia, in cooperation with the American chip producer Intel, is planning to provide computers for all primary school students and start using them during classes.
Following a meeting with President of the Management Board of the Intel Corporation Craig Barrett, Djelic said that this programme might be implemented from September 2010 or 2011 at the latest.
The two sides will meet in April in California to discuss this issue, announced the Minister, adding that this is an ambitious plan but he believes Serbia is capable of implementing it successfully.
According to him, computers are to become an inevitable part of Serbian schools and primary school students will also be able to bring them home.
In the middle of 2010 teachers will start preparing for this programme, which will be implemented by the Ministry of Education, Telekom Srbija and other institutions, in cooperation with Microsoft, Intel and some Serbian IT companies.
The Intel representatives will visit today the Jovan Miodragovic School, Vracar, where such a project has already been implemented, said Djelic.
He said that he talked with the Intel Chairman about the possibilities of cooperation over research, so that a research centre could be opened in Serbia.
He said that Intel research centres exist in 18 countries in the world and there is no reason that one should not be opened in Serbia as well.
Djelic said that only the best technological innovation projects will be submitted to Intel Capital this year for financing, adding that Intel Capital is the largest investor in technology in the world.
He said that today’s meeting was extremely important and all the ideas discussed should be worked out by this summer.
Barrett said that he talked with Djelic about ways of making progress in the IT sector in Serbia, specifying that activities were planned in the areas of education, research and entrepreneurship as well as increasing internet access.
He said that Intel plans to establish cooperation with universities in Serbia regarding research, as well as cooperation with educational institutions.
Intel opened a regional office in Belgrade at the end of November 2007. The company’s website www.intel.com states that the company made a profit of $5.3 billion last year, which is 24%less than in 2007.
The two sides will meet in April in California to discuss this issue, announced the Minister, adding that this is an ambitious plan but he believes Serbia is capable of implementing it successfully.
According to him, computers are to become an inevitable part of Serbian schools and primary school students will also be able to bring them home.
In the middle of 2010 teachers will start preparing for this programme, which will be implemented by the Ministry of Education, Telekom Srbija and other institutions, in cooperation with Microsoft, Intel and some Serbian IT companies.
The Intel representatives will visit today the Jovan Miodragovic School, Vracar, where such a project has already been implemented, said Djelic.
He said that he talked with the Intel Chairman about the possibilities of cooperation over research, so that a research centre could be opened in Serbia.
He said that Intel research centres exist in 18 countries in the world and there is no reason that one should not be opened in Serbia as well.
Djelic said that only the best technological innovation projects will be submitted to Intel Capital this year for financing, adding that Intel Capital is the largest investor in technology in the world.
He said that today’s meeting was extremely important and all the ideas discussed should be worked out by this summer.
Barrett said that he talked with Djelic about ways of making progress in the IT sector in Serbia, specifying that activities were planned in the areas of education, research and entrepreneurship as well as increasing internet access.
He said that Intel plans to establish cooperation with universities in Serbia regarding research, as well as cooperation with educational institutions.
Intel opened a regional office in Belgrade at the end of November 2007. The company’s website www.intel.com states that the company made a profit of $5.3 billion last year, which is 24%less than in 2007.
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