January 14, 2008
OLPC Aims to Bridge the US Digital Divide
The $100 laptop, One Laptop Per Child(OLPC) is a revolutionary idea, but clearly has not reached near its full potential.
The power of information and technology has change the way human beings have lived over the past thirty years. Imagine if access to that power is exponentially spread around the globe.
In 2008, OLPC is making plans to offer the $100 Laptop in the United States. Originally, OLPC was targeting developing nations with an ultimate goal of putting one laptop in the hands of very child in the developing world. The OLPC founder, Nicholas Negroponte, likes to say that the $100 Laptop is "an education project, not a laptop project." Education is the silver bullet for many of the world's problems, and in the 21st century education must include access to technology.
The US is not immune to the problems of the digital divide. Many parts of the United States are characterized by abject poverty, and access to the $100 Laptop could change communities.
In 2008 will this revolutionary idea finally take flight?
Posted by Buzz Webster at January 14, 2008 11:29 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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