XO Laptop (One Laptop per Child)
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
XO Laptop provides a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning.
Target Customer
{"World's poorest children and students in isolated regions","Educators and school systems in deploying countries","Developers and content creators (contributors and developers program)","Government bodies, NGOs and international organizations involved in education deployment"}
Key Differentiator
Low-cost, rugged hardware running open-source Sugar/ Fedora Linux with a global, community-driven deployment model; focus on collaborative learning, child ownership, and accessibility in multiple languages.
Implementation Timeline
{"2007-2008: Give One Get One program launched to fund deployments","2009: Uruguay becomes first country to distribute large-scale XO laptops (400,000 units) to schoolchildren","2012: XO-1.75 laptop produced","2013: XO-4 Touch laptop entered production (February 2013); XO Learning Tablet released (July 2013)","2013-2014: Global community events and further deployments continue","2012-2020s: Ongoing software/hardware updates and deployments; 2020-01-29 XO 13.2.11 video/software release noted"}
Pain Points
- 1Limited access to affordable, durable educational technology in developing regions
- 2Need for engaging, collaborative learning tools and localized content
- 3Lack of scalable, low-power devices suitable for wide school deployments
Key Features
- 1Low-cost, rugged XO hardware designed for education
- 2Sugar, a child-centered learning environment running on Fedora Linux
- 3Multi-language support and ongoing software updates
- 4Contributors and developers program to encourage external content and software development
- 5Deployment-driven ecosystem with country-specific adaptations
Target Customer Industries
Decision Makers
- 1CTO
- 2Education Director
Client Results
- 1XO laptops provided to over 3 million children worldwide
- 2Global deployments and pilots in countries such as Uruguay, Peru, Rwanda, Haiti, Ethiopia, Mongolia, and others
Competitive Advantages
- 1Low cost and low power consumption suitable for widespread school deployments
- 2Rugged hardware designed for use in varied environments
- 3Open-source software stack (Sugar, Fedora Linux) with community involvement
- 4Global, multi-language support and ongoing updates
- 5Strong emphasis on collaboration, ownership, and open education content
Key Benefits
Case Studies & Success Stories
Uruguay achieves one laptop per child milestone (2009)
President Tabaré Vázquez distributed 400,000 XO laptops to the remaining school children, marking a large-scale national deployment.
Mongolia deployment funded by Give One Get One participants
First deployment made possible by contributions from G1G1 participants supporting OLPC in Mongolia.
Ethiopia deployment via ecbp
Deployment of XO laptops to support one-to-one computing efforts in Ethiopia (pilot deployment noted).
Waveplace pilots and related deployments
Pilots and projects in Nicaragua, Florida (USA), Haiti, and the Virgin Islands with related reports and videos.
Additional Product Information
Product Description
A rugged, low-cost, low-power connected laptop designed for education, running the Sugar interface on Fedora Linux, with software tools and content aimed at collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning for children worldwide.
Target Market
Students (children) in developing or underserved regions, school systems and governments implementing large-scale educational technology programs, and educators/educational organizations.
Unique Value Proposition
An affordable, durable, energy-efficient educational laptop delivered through a global, community-driven initiative that emphasizes collaboration, open-source software, and multilingual support for universal learning opportunities.
Technical Requirements
Hardware: XO laptop; Software: Sugar interface on Fedora Linux; Network connectivity for updates and content; Deployment ecosystem with country-specific adaptations and community support.
Pricing Model
Low-cost hardware model with Give One Get One program historically used to fund and distribute laptops; specific pricing not stated in content
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