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(crossposting from my personal blog)Quite a while ago i read this post about the rise of cheap computing solutions. In light of the growing critique of the OLPC project, it got me thinking that perhaps, by focusing on the details of this specific project we are overlooking some of its most important contributions.Just three or four years ago OLPC was the only project explicitly targeting the

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It has been rumored that the largest mobile operator in China, China Mobile is talking with Apple to bring iPhone to Chinese market . At the first glance, the news seems exciting. Chinese market has been expecting this stylish device for too long, especially among large group of fashion-chasing young people, most of them are college students, middle and high-income graduates. They have been

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Lee Felsenstein of the Fonly Institute makes an important critique of the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) project instigated by Massachusettes Institute of Technology. By marketing the idea to governments and large corporations, the OLPC project adopts a top-down structure. So far as can be seen, no studies are being done among the target user populations to verify the concepts of the hardware,

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Many people I have talked to regarding role of published material digital or print form in fueling conflicts were of the opinion that misunderstandings and lack of information regarding a certain region, society or religion lead to major conflicts at times. Various publications, books, papers and even media have created stereotypes in the minds of most people.Wikipedia describes open content as:

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In an article titled Technology, the great social leveller, ushering in change, Sam Pitroda (Indian "telecom pioneer") says: [information and communication] technology opened doors for me. It erased my caste and empowered me to upward mobility. Do ICTs really hold this kind of power or is it about the way we use them? Are ICTs the answer to greater social equality (that is, less divide) as

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Young people have been making what could be seen as an unpredected foray into international politics through their participation in the United Nations World Summit on Information Society (WSIS). WSIS is taking place in two main stages over four years and currently we are nearing the completion of the second stage.The WSIS Youth Caucus was well represented at the stage 1 summit held in late 2003

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