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Computer Aid International have provided 500 PCs to Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in Osun State to assist it transport out an ambitious ICT preparation undertaking that started nearly a twelvemonth ago. A statement made available to THISDAY disclosed that the PCs were supplied to assist the university accomplish its IT accomplishment preparation programme.

Initiated less than a twelvemonth ago, more than than 3000 students, 230 secondary school instructors and a figure of university force have got undergone preparation in assorted word forms of computing machine use as LAUTECH beef ups its clasp as a Centre of excellence in ICT training.

According to Dr Olatunde Oni, manager of LAUTECH ICT Centre, Computer Aid have played a critical function in the success of this project, through the proviso of high quality refurbished computers. "This success without uncertainty is traceable to the engagement of Computer Aid International in the acquisition of computing machine systems for the students," said Oni. Bucked Up by the success of this project, LAUTECH have got signed a Memo of Understanding with Computer Aid and programs to have more than computing machines shipped in.

Computer Aid International is the planetary prima provider of restored systems given as contributions from British People companies to not for net income organisations, governments, community based arrangements and educational establishments in about 106 different countries. Over 100,000 PCs have got been shipped in the last few old age to developing states particularly those with small opportunities of acquiring PCs to better their e-readiness. Many of these states are in Africa. Federal Republic Of Nigeria alone have received about 8, 000 PCs.

The drive motivation for the computing machine provider is explained by laminitis Tony Roberts. According to him, Computer Aid thinks that; one lb spent in the United Kingdom on processing and transportation PCs supplies IT instruction to one kid for one year, thus giving the kid a opportunity of a better future. PCs from Computer Aid get at their concluding point of usage from abroad at about 80% less than the terms of trade name new systems , thus allowing greater figure of 'technology-denied' people entree and use of computers.

"Computer Aid pridefulnesses itself on providing the peak quality refurbished PCs available. The bulk of PCs Pentium 3 and 4 computing machines are donated by companies such as as British People Airways, Colgate Palmolive, Unilever, University of London, United Kingdom authorities sections and businesses. Our cleaning, testing, refurbishing and upgrading procedures are the very best available," said Roberts.

In Nigeria, Computer Aid have been able spread out the window for IT capacity preparation and distance learning. Between 2007 and 2008, it supplied about 800 PCs to some little and medium endeavors in Ile-Ife, A little community in Horse Opera Nigeria. The donees include the Cooperative Information Network (COPINE/NITDA/FMST), interior Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Classic Infotech Systems Limited and the Health Centre of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife among others.

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"COPINE started in 1995, as a United Nations development-inspired agency. It was fully taken over by authorities in 2001. From 2002 to date, COPINE did not have any working capital allocations, which resulted in a famine of basic IT installations like hubs, computers, and cables. The ICT4D programme of Computer Aid International have since changed our story. We were able to have 462 computing machines so far through the cargo of two 20ft containers received in July, 2007 and January, 2008. "This made it possible for us to do good the IT incursion and instruction programs of our organization. We have got contributed to capacity edifice and human resources development in Osun State (a airplane pilot case) through the statistical distribution of these computing machines to NGOs, staff of schools and wellness institutions, and some Obafemi Awolowo University mental faculties and departments," said Director of COPINE , Dr Seth Thomas Yesufu.

According to Computer Aid Occident Africa Program Military Officer Anne Musyoki, the personal computer supply arrangement is strategically focusing on developing local capacity. Her words: "the function of Computer Aid International in bridging the digital watershed through development of statistical distribution transmission channel spouses and leveraging on our existent planetary partnerships not only implements the millennium development ends at the grassroots but also guarantees that the programmes to which ICT is implemented are sustainable. We are constantly looking for new chances to work with local arrangements looking to use low-cost ICTs to instruction and societal development. Any non-for-profit arrangement and educational establishment can use for any figure of computers."

Musyoki spoke in LAUTECH during a recent visit to measure undertakings under the Computer Aid personal computer assisted scheme. She was the arrangement had already opened treatments with a figure of establishments hoping to tap into the computing machine hardware support from Computer Aid in the usage of capacity preparation and drive of efficiency in the workplace.