Netbooks to be made in Georgia

A cooperation agreement has been signed between the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and Computer Company “Algorithm”.

Under the agreement, the company “Algorithm” will support the construction of a computer factory in Georgia that should be completed by June 2011. The new factory will produce netbooks that will be distributed to all first graders under the President’s initiative.

The event was attended by Brain Gonzalez, head of Intel global educational project. Intel supports the project “Computers for first graders”.

Delivering netbooks to schoolchildren aims to establish modern standards in Georgian education system.

A netbook is designed as a supplementary source and will be actively used in the educational process together with textbooks. Textbooks, supplementary books and educational programmes will be installed in the netbooks.

The netbook was created by specialists, experts and psychologists of the world’s leading companies in this field.