Ubuntu Education Programme : Goals

Context

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Education/Goals
- A Goal is a statement of what the Ubuntu Education Programme wants to become or achieve.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Education/Objectives
- An Objective is a more specific statement of a portion of an Ubuntu Education Programme Goal.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Education/Actions
- An Action is one of the major steps needed to achieve an Ubuntu Education Programme Objective.

DRAFT - Planning currently in Progress
goal 1: Cement the position of Ubuntu and its variants as the leading Linux distribution in the Education Sector
goal 2: Support the business goals of Canonical
goal 3: Grow Ubuntu Education Community and Developer / Resource / Skill / Partner Pool
goal 4: Position Ubuntu and it variants as a complete solution for a wide scale educaiton deployment - from Server back-end to Classroom front-end
goal 5: Leverage the ClassmatePC to position Ubuntu as one of the two leading education Linux brands
goal 6: Measure & improve the proportion of Ubuntu based government education deployments
goal 7: Promote Ubuntu education successes and engagements more agressively - with a focus on Spain
goal 8: Refine the differentiation of Edubuntu as an Ubuntu Base and Education Add-on allowing Education components to be installed onto Ubuntu
goal 9: Establish a closer working relationship and regular, scheduled interaction with agreed targets with:
- Canonical OEM Channel
  - Maria Bonnefon and Team
- Canonical Partner Channel
  - Mark Murphy
- Canonical Training
  - Billy Cina

goal 1: Position Ubuntu and its variants as the leading Linux distribution in the Education Sector
goal 2: Grow Ubuntu Education Community and Resource / Skill / Partner Pool
goal 3: Support the business goals of Canonical
goal 4: Leverage global excitement around OLPC to position Ubuntu as one of the two leading Linux brands
goal 5: Measure & improve the proportion of Ubuntu based government education deployments
goal 6: Position Ubuntu and Education internally as more than the current Edubuntu Desktop Product
goal 7: Differentiate Edubuntu into Ubuntu Base and Education Add-ons for better internal positioning
goal 8: Promote Ubuntu education engagements and news in local territories to create a demand
goal 9: Create a greater demand for Ubuntu through engagement of the education sector communities

Outline the current goals for the Ubuntu Education Programme.

This page is a planning and discussion document for open discussion.