OLPC pilot in Patukae, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands, north of Australia and part of Oceania, is the first site in the Pacific region to have a substantial program of OLPC laptops in remote schools.The many islands that make up the Solomons are served by 9 VSAT satellite dishes on sites denoted as Distance Learning Centres. Pilot sites are located at Bekabeka, Patukae and Batuna primary schools on Gatokae island in the Western Province of the Solomons. See: http://olpcoceania.blogspot.com