Mps Are Told Of Troubles With Computer Tablets: Thailand

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[Moruya]

Member Moruya - I read in Thai Visa posts from many people who had in hand experience with school tablets,their opinions were very positive.What makes you to claim,that they are "crap"?you contradict common opinion here!

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Screens are frustratingly unresponsive

Battery life is poor

Chargers are fraying

OS corrupted

[jaidam]

Member Moruya - I read in Thai Visa posts from many people who had in hand experience with school tablets,their opinions were very positive.What makes you to claim,that they are "crap"?you contradict common opinion here!

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Screens are frustratingly unresponsive

Battery life is poor

Chargers are fraying

OS corrupted

So other than the touch screen sensors being ineffective, battery lasting a few minutes, chargers liable to fry some kid at any moment, and software not functioning, they are quite good apart from that?

[Moruya]

Member Moruya - I read in Thai Visa posts from many people who had in hand experience with school tablets,their opinions were very positive.What makes you to claim,that they are "crap"?you contradict common opinion here!

*Baiting comments removed*

Screens are frustratingly unresponsive

Battery life is poor

Chargers are fraying

OS corrupted

So other than the touch screen sensors being ineffective, battery lasting a few minutes, chargers liable to fry some kid at any moment, and software not functioning, they are quite good apart from that?

Yes. Absolutely marvelous. Apart from the quality of educational software available

[Buchholz]

MPs are told of troubles with tablets

mai pen rai...

lets order more says the third Education Minister in a year...

Government to buy 1.69 million tablet computers at 4 auctions

The government will purchase 1.69 million computer tablets for first graders and first-year high school students in four lots through e-auctions.

Education Minister Pongthep Thepkanjana said Dr Olarn Chaiprawat has been appointed chairman of a panel tasked with writing the terms of reference for the e-auctions.

He said that since the purchase involves a large number of tablets, the government had decided to hold four e-auctions to be held on the same day. Both Thai and foreign companies will be allowed to take part.

"Dividing the auction into four lots will encourage more companies to bid, making the auction more competitive and enabling the government to get the lowest price,'' Pongthep said.

-- The Nation 2012-11-15

Edited November 15, 2012 by Buchholz

[Thai at Heart]

MPs are told of troubles with tablets

mai pen rai...

lets order more says the third Education Minister in a year...

Government to buy 1.69 million tablet computers at 4 auctions

The government will purchase 1.69 million computer tablets for first graders and first-year high school students in four lots through e-auctions.

Education Minister Pongthep Thepkanjana said Dr Olarn Chaiprawat has been appointed chairman of a panel tasked with writing the terms of reference for the e-auctions.

He said that since the purchase involves a large number of tablets, the government had decided to hold four e-auctions to be held on the same day. Both Thai and foreign companies will be allowed to take part.

"Dividing the auction into four lots will encourage more companies to bid, making the auction more competitive and enabling the government to get the lowest price,'' Pongthep said.

-- The Nation 2012-11-15

Nice to see they learnt something from the 3g non auction.

[rubl]

MPs are told of troubles with tablets

mai pen rai...

lets order more says the third Education Minister in a year...

Government to buy 1.69 million tablet computers at 4 auctions

The government will purchase 1.69 million computer tablets for first graders and first-year high school students in four lots through e-auctions.

Education Minister Pongthep Thepkanjana said Dr Olarn Chaiprawat has been appointed chairman of a panel tasked with writing the terms of reference for the e-auctions.

He said that since the purchase involves a large number of tablets, the government had decided to hold four e-auctions to be held on the same day. Both Thai and foreign companies will be allowed to take part.

"Dividing the auction into four lots will encourage more companies to bid, making the auction more competitive and enabling the government to get the lowest price,'' Pongthep said.

-- The Nation 2012-11-15

But since we already have these amazing Chinese tabletPCs running Android 4.something, we have to ask for similar tablets to ensure compatibility with existing applications, mass charging points, servicability by the same service chain, and the correct colour of the 'many year service' label. Furthermore we demand a trade-in policy independent of the model traded in. All this in good, open business regulations without (explicitly) mentioning the model number we really look for. Foreign companies with the correct shareholder structure may apply.

PS how many tabletPCs did we already receive and how many weeks before the contractual deadline would that be then?

[Buchholz]

MPs are told of troubles with tablets

mai pen rai...

lets order more says the third Education Minister in a year...

Government to buy 1.69 million tablet computers at 4 auctions

The government will purchase 1.69 million computer tablets for first graders and first-year high school students in four lots through e-auctions.

Education Minister Pongthep Thepkanjana said Dr Olarn Chaiprawat has been appointed chairman of a panel tasked with writing the terms of reference for the e-auctions.

He said that since the purchase involves a large number of tablets, the government had decided to hold four e-auctions to be held on the same day. Both Thai and foreign companies will be allowed to take part.

"Dividing the auction into four lots will encourage more companies to bid, making the auction more competitive and enabling the government to get the lowest price,'' Pongthep said.

-- The Nation 2012-11-15

But since we already have these amazing Chinese tabletPCs running Android 4.something, we have to ask for similar tablets to ensure compatibility with existing applications, mass charging points, servicability by the same service chain, and the correct colour of the 'many year service' label. Furthermore we demand a trade-in policy independent of the model traded in. All this in good, open business regulations without (explicitly) mentioning the model number we really look for. Foreign companies with the correct shareholder structure may apply.

PS how many tabletPCs did we already receive and how many weeks before the contractual deadline would that be then?

Mai pen rai.

Four auctions resulting in four different tablet manufacturers and four different tablet models is ok, too.

The Chinese will pay for them, afterall, with their earlier announced loans... so if there's any problem, it will be on the Chinese taxpayers, right?

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[Buchholz]

the latest news article has been expanded and now includes:

The Education Ministry's reference price in last year's purchase of tablets was Bt2,470, and it hopes that this year it can get a lower price. The Basic Education Department (BED) has been instructed to draft a time frame for tablet procurement that will ensure that students receive the devices before the opening of the 2013 school year.

Pongthep dismissed as impossible a report that the government might this year provide all students in every grade with computer tablets, by seeking foreign loans and grants.

If there was such a plan, he said, it would have to be implemented in 2014 because such a mega-project requires much planning.

Pongthep nevertheless said if there was any change in the government's existing policy, the plan could be scrapped in order to cater to the new policy.

BED Secretary-General Chinnapatr Phummirat said the tablets would mostly be supplied to students of schools under the jurisdiction of the Education and Interior ministries. Of the 1.69 million tablets, his department will purchase 1.2 million for schools under the jurisdiction of the Education Ministry, of which 574,826 are for first graders and 656,884 are for first-year high-school students.

The department has been allocated Bt4.4 billion to be used not only for purchases but also operational expenses.

Of the funds to be used in purchasing 1.69 million tablets, Bt933 million is allocated from the Interior Ministry, Bt5.4 billion from the Education Ministry and Bt72 million from other government agencies.

Anek Ratpiyapaporn, adviser to the BED, said the department has identified the specifications of the computer tablets for both grades with a mean price of Bt2,800, which is higher than last year because of higher specifications.

The department wants the tablets to have both back and front cameras. Although the department did not require a camera function in the tablets last year, all tablets had front cameras but they did not function effectively.

Anek reasoned that having cameras is useful for some activities, for instance allowing students to scan bar codes. The department also wants to increase RAM from 512MB to 1 gigabyte and increase the speed from 1.2GHz to 1.5GHz. The size of the screen remains the same. The specifications however are yet to pass public hearing procedures.

Meanwhile, D Com Group executive Wikorn Wiwitthakunaporn said his company was waiting for clarity on the bidding for the new lot of tablets, which was likely to give an opportunity to Thai firms.

He said the company had marketed tablet products including Bt3,000 tablets, and was confident that post-sales service was an area in which Thai companies had the upper hand over competitors because most already had post-sales service centres.

The bidding model that would most benefit Thai operators was bidding by educational zone or by school, as used in the Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec)'s computer procurement method, Wikorn said. "We're not worried about hardware because, at this price range, the products would come mainly from China, but the difference is the post-sales service, in which local brands would have the upper hand over foreign companies," he said.

He expected the new tablet lot would require a budget of Bt2 billion, like the previous tablet lot - but still a lot cheaper than the Bt4 billion required for the Obec computer procurement two years ago.

-- The Nation 2012-11-16

[Buchholz]

The department has been allocated Bt4.4 billion

4,400,000,000.00 Baht

mo' money, mo' money...

[Buchholz]

Higher specifications at a lower price...

nothing wrong with Yingluck's Education Minister Number 3's expectations...

[Mosha]

Now then. They can't take them home. Good. Erm wasn't there a claim in a previous thread that not all schools have electricity?

[MaxLee]

So get ready for more brain damage and attention deficit disorder in Thai children

[Buchholz]

Now then. They can't take them home. Good. Erm wasn't there a claim in a previous thread that not all schools have electricity?

Around 2,000 schools as I recall.

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[webfact]

Please continue:

Thai Govt To Buy 1.69M Tablet Computers At 4 Auctions

http://www.thaivisa....-at-4-auctions/

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