BANGKOK, 10 May 2012– The Thai government has signed an MOU with a Chinese tablet manufacturer who agrees to provide Thailand with 400,000 tablet PCs worth altogether 32 million US dollars.
Information and Communication Technology Minister Anudith Nakornthap witnessed the signing of the agreement between his ministry and the Shenzhen Scope Scientific Development Co., Ltd. on Thursday. The Chinese company will have to deliver the tablets within 60 days after the signing.
The tablets will be distributed as learning enhancement tools to first-grade students in Thai schools. Repeat purchase orders will be made later for up to 1 million additional tablets.
The specifications of the tablets include a 1.2 GHz single core CPU, 1 GB RAM, Lithium Polymer battery; they also come with a two-year warranty.
