Nicholas Negroponte is taking a leave of absence from his position as director of the MIT Media Laboratory to chair the non-profit One Laptop Per Child. The organization seeks to re-think the portable computer, and to put thousands of machines in the hands of children in impoverished countries around the world. Speaking at Forrester’s Consumer Forum in Chicago, Negroponte outlined OLPC’s progress, the obstacles they’ve faced, and the promise of connecting children all over the world.
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November 3rd, 2006 at 8:46 am
No offense… but shouldn’t we be working on ‘One School per 30 Children’ instead of ‘One Laptop Per Child’? Only in America would we think it prudent to distribute laptops to people who can’t afford electricity.
December 11th, 2006 at 6:39 am
Nicholas Negroponte at Forrester…
Negroponte at Forrester
In November 2006, Nicholas Negroponte spoke at Forrester’s Consumer Forum outlining OLPC’s progress, the obstacles they’ve faced, and the promise of connecting children all over the world.
The transcript of Negroponte’s sp…