November 2006

Library Grants, Laptop Gambles

Submitted by Jon on Sat, 11/18/2006 - 11:16

 

James Surowiecki, author of The Wisdom of Crowds asks the simple question of the OLPC: "Will this laptop save the world?" in MIT's Technology Review.

OLPC Implementation Costs

Submitted by Jon on Tue, 11/14/2006 - 15:43

 

I'm now writing some OLPC posts for OLPCNews.com; my first post is uncovering some of the hidden costs in OLPC implementation - it turns out that the $100 laptop costs almost 10 times that over the first five years of its implementation once you look at training costs, maintenance, and Internet costs!

A Million Laptop Hangover

Submitted by Jon on Thu, 11/09/2006 - 11:26

 

Over the next few years, ministers of education worldwide will be waking up from their celebratory launch parties announcing the agreements for the OLPC laptop -- with a hangover of a million laptops sitting on a wharf. What can you do with a million laptops? Hype aside, is there any plan for distribution of the physical boxes, or, more importantly, diffusion of their usage?

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