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Computers for Schools (CFIS) allows companies to donate working
computers to Irish Schools, taking equipment, which is not
quite ready for the recycling bin and preparing it for donation
to designated Schools.
The program is an initiative of and operated by Electronic
Recycling in Finglas, Dublin
The most recent donations include -
Tyrellstown
Educate Together National School - received
10 PCs with flat screen monitors. In thanking CFIS for the
computers, School Principal Mr. Maurice Hurley commented -
“They could not have come at a better time”
St Bridgid’s Boys School, Killester
- received 10 PCs with flat screen monitors. School Principal
Nuala Cullen described the donation as a “wonderful opportunity
for our school”
St
Brigid’s Girls National School
also received 10 PCs with flat screen Monitors
St
Pauls College, Raheny - received 5 laptops
which were donated to the program by SanDisk
- part of the Siemens
Group.
With the CFIS program, equipment which is deemed suitable
for donation is tested and all existing data is securely removed
from hard drives. In a situation where the donor company has
requested destruction of their hard drives for security reasons,
the hard drive is replaced with a compatible used component.
The Computers are loaded with Open System software - and,
if required, school specific software is loaded so that the
unit is ready to use on arrival at the school
Donated equipment will be taken back from the schools when
it becomes obsolete - or too old to maintain - and recycled
by Electronic Recycling. This ensures that all equipment is
disposed of in an environmental friendly manner with no obligation
or costs to the schools
Not all old computers are suitable for reuse - for example,
a company doing a refit of twenty PCs may have one or two
units that are newer purchases due to expansion or breakdown
replacement. All the equipment is collected by Electronic
Recycling, the suitable equipment is given to CFIS and the
remainder processed through the normal recycling process.
There has been a huge amount of comment in the new media
recently about the shortage of suitably qualified people to
fill certain vacancies in the HiTech sector. Extending the
useful life of IT equipment and placing more computers into
classrooms gives Irish students more opportunities to learn
about computers and new technology, which will allow them
to develop the skills needed to exploit the growing opportunities
presented by a knowledge-based economy
Electronic
Recycling are delighted to facilitate the Computers
for Schools program - if you would like to get involved
log on to www.cfis.ie
or call Bryan Palmer on 01 864 0806
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