NoPC is a new and innovative education solution set to revolutionise access to information technology across the developing world.
Founded by Andy Lindsell, co-founder of successful IT company Liquid IT, and Rob Wilson, creator of READ international, best new charity in 2007, 'NoPC can deliver computing to developing world schools for less than the cost of a new home PC.
NoPC aims to deliver this cheap, clean computing solution to all 2230 secondary schools in Tanzania, reaching 892,000 children.
"Access to computing in our schools is a big problem
here in Tanzania, I thank you for your work and I look
forward to seeing this develop"
Hon Margaret Sitta MP,
Minister for Education (Tz)
The NoPC unit. Simply Plug in a keyboard, mouse, and
monitor, and access a server from anywhere in the world.
The NoPC Project has plans to equip teacher training colleges,
libraries, remote NGO's and adult education centres across Tanzania.
Servers run the software from major cities within the country
Transmit the data over a mobile internet connection to...
Solar powerered
monitor, keyboard, and mouse
Computing that doesn't break - With the 'NoPC' unit there are no moving parts and so is unaffected by dust and heat, the most common issues for PC's in sub-Saharan Africa. No more computer graveyards!
Computing at an ultra low cost - Around £30 for the 'NoPC' unit, delivering computing with free of charge open-source software such as the equivalents to Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Typically only 20% of the costs of running computers will be the hardware itself but costs such as maintenance, upgrades and IT engineers are removed with 'NoPC' from the user location and minimised at a central system.
Computing that doesnt go out of date - Central system with continuous systems upgrades via the internet pushes the latest software to every unit without the need to make frequent engineering visits to thousands of schools or libraries!
Computing thats green - The unit uses just 4watt instead of the 100watt a traditional PC typically uses... over 25 times less energy. And because the computing is performed virtually, an uninterruptable power supply (UPS) is not needed for each PC to protect them from fluctuating power supplies.
Computing without viruses, data loss or the need for maintenance. Technicians look after the central virtual system, typically in a nation's capital city,
Thank you for your interest
To contact us, call 0207 993 9919
or email dave.bailey@nopc.org.uk
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