105 tablet computers ready for delivery
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The first few tablet computers for school children is ready for official delivery Thursday, the Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) said in a statement Wednesday.
A ceremony will be held at 1.30pm Thursday at Government House, where 105 units will be delivered to teachers and students. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will be at hand to provide tutorials.
The units will be delivered to education offices in the Regional Office 1 grouping in each province alphabetically, followed by the Regional Office 2 grouping and so on once Shen Zhen Scope Scientific Development delivers the first lot of 400,000 units. The first lot of devices will be delivered 60 days after the contract was signed on May 10, followed by 600,000 units 30 days later. There are some 183 education offices across the country.
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