AndoLan for Uganda The partners have the intention to introduce the AndoLan Network Solution in Ugandan schools. The AndoLan system is a turnkey integrated IT-management system, consisting of software and hardware, designed to drastically simplify computer networks in schools (software applications, internet connectivity, e-mail, user and group rights, back-up etc). The Dutch applicant, Andoburg B.V. is a specialised ICT service organisation and is, among others, the ICT service provider for 120 schools in the Netherlands. The applicant is the designer and owner of the AndoLan system. The local partner, Intelligent Solutions Ltd. in Uganda, is a provider of "total computer solutions" and has 300 primary and secondary schools as clients. The local partner sees the introduction of AndoLan in Ugandan schools as a major improvement of the ICT sector in the country.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)The applicant is member of Nederland ICT. As such, they comply with the code of conduct of ICT Nederland. The partners have also developed a CSR policy for the project.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsThe salary package will include adequate compensation for travel cost and a basic provision for health care and insurance. The staff will receive free lunch.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeThe project has a software and a hardware component. The hardware is relatively new to the country (one server that can connect up to 60 users, where most other systems can only connect up to five users.) There are only a few users in the country, or supplied by the local partner who is the only official distributor of these hardware systems in the country.The software component is where the innovation is. The software, AndoLan, was in-house developed by the applicant and it is a Learning Environment. It drastically simplifies the management of IT for educational organisations. AndoLan controls software applications, internet connectivity, e-mail, user- and group rights, back-up, etc.The management of workspaces becomes more efficient and cost effective. Most of the management and problem solving can be done independently by even a trained school teacher.In the Netherlands, the applicant received a Dutch innovation subsidy for this system that has been implemented in more than 120 schools in the Netherlands and recently also in Curacao, the Netherlands Antilles.The PSI project officer and financial officer have tested the system. That is when it became clear what the hardware and software enhance and what the innovation is about.•	Chain effectsIn this project the computers are regarded as the raw materials. These can be supplied by local parties as well. In order to supply the computers to the joint venture, third parties need to get a license from the local partner who is the official distributor of the hardware: NComputing Systems.Most schools have no computers and if they do, in many cases they are not working properly. The AndoLan system uses less costly hardware that requires little space, the system is very user-friendly and saves significantly on electricity. A one-day training for the teachers will enable them to tackle 95% of all malfunctioning. The most important is that the AndoLan Learning Environment offers a high performance support tool for e-learning and computer literacy training.The AndoLan system:- lowers the threshold for learning environments (low budget solution, ease of operation for schools), so more children will have access to computers.- enhances the effective use of workspaces substantially. On the average, about half of the work spaces in schools are down because they need repair. AndoLan guarantees 99% availability of workspaces. Per school, children will be able to spend more time on the computer.- functionality improves the control over the system: the quality of the time for children spent on the computer will be much higher.- will allow a higher student/teacher ratio. Because of the uniformity of all work spaces, larger groups of children can be managed more easily by one teacher.•	Impact on the sectorWithin the project the impact on other parties will be relatively low. After the project period resellers will be required in order to implement the system in more remote areas. In case the partners are successful, competitors will want to supply similar systems. In the long run, different end-users will benefit from increased quality and alternatives and decreased prices.•	EnvironmentAndoLan workspaces substantially reduce the use of energy. Schools using older or second hand computer can save up to 50% on their electricity costs by deploying AndoLan Learning Environments. A stand-alone working place normally requires up to a 150 Watt while the AndoLan system will use approximately 5 Watt per working place.The used hardware reduces e-waste: instead of every workplace using a stand-alone computer, the work place only has a screen and a little box connected to a server. One server (one computer) can connect up to sixty workplaces.•	Position of womenOne-third of the employees will be female. The installation of 1,300 workplaces with the AndoLan Network Solution in Ugandan primary and secondary schools.