= 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'''.''
 
== Current Goals : 2007/2008 ==

 * ''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
 
== Past Goals : History ==

=== Goals : 2006/2007 ===

 * '''''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

=== Goals : Hisorical ===

 * ''Historical versions of this document will be listed here.''

== [ document details ] ==

=== [ document purpose ] ===

Outline the '''current goals''' for the Ubuntu Education Programme.

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

=== [ document author ] ===

 * Richard Weideman
  * Education Programme Manager
  * IRC
    * nick RichEd
    * channels #edubuntu, #ubuntu-education
  * richard@ubuntu.com

=== [ document editing ] ===

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