Ministry tender call for 10,000 PC's appears imminent

The Education Ministry is going to call a second tender this year for the delivery of Internet classroom equipment. This is the first time such a big tender has been called twice the same year. IT companies may rake in as much as zł. 30 million on the deal. According to Puls Biznesu, citing unofficial sources, the 10,000 PCs purchased in the second tender would be installed in schools all over the country in the second half of this year. This means that the Ministry may open the bid as early as next month. Earlier this year, the Ministry ordered 7,000 PCs for zł. 21 million from Comarch (NTT computers), ARAM (NTT) and Ogólnopolska Fundacja Edukacji Komputerowej (JTT computers). IT sector specialists claim this news is not a sign of an economic recovery, but part of ongoing changes in schools. (Puls Biznesu, p. 8) J.K.