The Chinese government yesterday signed an agreement which the Government of Guyana receiving 30,000 laptops, costing US$8 million as a contribution towards the One Laptop per Family (OLPF) initiative.
The contract was signed by a representative of the China Machinery Corporation, David Huang and Permanent Secretary of the Office of the President, Omar Sharyff in the presence of Secretary of the Chinese Embassy Jason Zhang and members of the policy committee of the OLPF.
Kwame McCoy, who chaired the proceedings, said the Chinese government is presenting this “grand gift” in recognition of the importance of Guyana’s ICT agenda. He said the