We have been asked directly about this, ... Remember that the military used wind-up radios for years.
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This selected group of organizations has shown their commitment and leadership in closing the digital divide in emerging countries, focusing on providing access to life-altering technology and information to children across the globe.Nicholas Negroponte
I have come to a conclusion that every new release of software is distinctly worse than the other. Why It's because the fat lady can't sing. There's a natural tendency to add stuff. Suddenly it becomes like a very fat person -- uses most of their energy to move the fat. We've gotten to the point where we have to completely rethink.
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By the year 2000, most Americans will be online one way or another.
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Any previous doubt that a very-low-cost laptop could be made for education in the developing world has just gone away.
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I do tell governments we're selling you a Trojan horse,
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So when we make this available, it is an education project, not a laptop project. The digital divide is a learning divide - digital is the means through which children learn leaning. This is, we believe, the way to do it.
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