Hewlett-Packard on Monday started distributing 1.5 million HP notebooks by Uttar Pradesh (UP) government to eligible students in the state. The first 10,000 HP notebooks were handed out by the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Akhilesh Yadav at a ceremony held at Colvin Taluqdars’ College in Lucknow.
As part of the project, laptops are being provided by the UP government to all students who have passed Class 12 or equivalent examinations in 2012, and are enrolling for higher education, across 313 tehsils in UP.
Rajiv Srivastava, Vice-President and General Manager, Printing and Personal Systems Group HP India said, “It’s our privilege to be part of this project which aligns our vision of using technology to change the lives of millions and making it matter for them through education.”
According to the press release, the UP state government awarded the Rs 2,800 crore (USD 515 mn approx) contract to HP to supply 1.5 million notebooks over seven months. HP was selected to be the sole provider following a stringent selection process that evaluated all aspects of the device, distribution, after sales support, pricing and training capabilities.
This project is a powerful boost to higher education in the state and is in sync with the UP government's vision to drive social progress by empowering students with technology.
Prabhat Mittal, Managing Director, UP Electronics Corporation Limited said, “Ambitious projects such as these are part of state government plans to empower youth to be future-ready, equipped with skills relevant for the 21st century.”
As part of the contract, HP will supply the HP Pavilion G4 notebooks, which have a 14-inch display, resolution of 1024 by 768 pixels, 2 GB of internal memory, 500 GB hard disk capacity, webcam, three hours of battery backup, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi support.
It also includes three USB ports, HDMI, Media card reader, a port for the microphone jack, a VGA, one headphone or speaker out port apart from the AC power slot, a DVD Read and Write optical drive and support typing in three languages - Hindi, English and Urdu. The devices will run the Windows 7 platform with MS Office Pro Academic Version 2010 and an option to run on UBUNTU LINUX as well, in dual boot mode.
As part of the contract, HP will be setting up a call center at Lucknow along with service centers at all the 313 tehsils based on the distribution schedule. The service centers will be fully equipped to provide repair through certified team of engineers. The performance report will be shared with UP Electronics Corporation Limited team on an ongoing basis.
A full day training to teachers about the products and demonstration to students is also planned. The training content will be in English and Hindi.
UP students to get 1.5 million laptops
Hewlett-Packard on Monday started distributing 1.5 million HP notebooks by Uttar Pradesh (UP) government to eligible students in the state. The first 10,000 HP notebooks were handed out by the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Akhilesh Yadav at a ceremony held at Colvin Taluqdars’ College in Lucknow.
As part of the project, laptops are being provided by the UP government to all students who have passed Class 12 or equivalent examinations in 2012, and are enrolling for higher education, across 313 tehsils in UP.
Rajiv Srivastava, Vice-President and General Manager, Printing and Personal Systems Group HP India said, “It’s our privilege to be part of this project which aligns our vision of using technology to change the lives of millions and making it matter for them through education.”
According to the press release, the UP state government awarded the Rs 2,800 crore (USD 515 mn approx) contract to HP to supply 1.5 million notebooks over seven months. HP was selected to be the sole provider following a stringent selection process that evaluated all aspects of the device, distribution, after sales support, pricing and training capabilities.
This project is a powerful boost to higher education in the state and is in sync with the UP government's vision to drive social progress by empowering students with technology.
Prabhat Mittal, Managing Director, UP Electronics Corporation Limited said, “Ambitious projects such as these are part of state government plans to empower youth to be future-ready, equipped with skills relevant for the 21st century.”
As part of the contract, HP will supply the HP Pavilion G4 notebooks, which have a 14-inch display, resolution of 1024 by 768 pixels, 2 GB of internal memory, 500 GB hard disk capacity, webcam, three hours of battery backup, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi support.
It also includes three USB ports, HDMI, Media card reader, a port for the microphone jack, a VGA, one headphone or speaker out port apart from the AC power slot, a DVD Read and Write optical drive and support typing in three languages - Hindi, English and Urdu. The devices will run the Windows 7 platform with MS Office Pro Academic Version 2010 and an option to run on UBUNTU LINUX as well, in dual boot mode.
As part of the contract, HP will be setting up a call center at Lucknow along with service centers at all the 313 tehsils based on the distribution schedule. The service centers will be fully equipped to provide repair through certified team of engineers. The performance report will be shared with UP Electronics Corporation Limited team on an ongoing basis.
A full day training to teachers about the products and demonstration to students is also planned. The training content will be in English and Hindi.
