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Category Archives: Leapfrogging development
World Ahead: Intel’s new development move
Intel to design a cheap laptop and put $1 billion into teacher training worldwide. Intel to Offer Its Own Plan for Global Internet Access – New York Times At some point sometime, Negroponte, of the $100 laptop project, said that … Continue reading
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New Global Information Technology Report
This years report has been published: World Economic Forum – Global Information Technology Report There’s an incredible amount of movement over the years in the Network Readiness Index. It’s not entirely clear to me what of these changes are due … Continue reading
ICTs, the Millennium Declaration and the knowledge-based economy
It’s Sunday – time for a big post! A few days ago I posted a couple of things about Negroponte’s $100 laptop. One of the things that I mentioned was the common criticism, which extends to ICTs for development in … Continue reading
More on $100 laptops
I wanted to add a little bit concerning the $100 laptop, or the “green machine”, because I’ve seen a lot of things about this on blogs today after the news about Bill Gates’ comments. There seem to be a fair … Continue reading
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Gates hits a low point in criticism of $100 laptop
Bill Gates recently made fun of MIT’s $100 laptop program at a forum with government leaders of the Americas: Bill Gates mocks MIT’s $100 laptop project. Gates has been accused, and indeed found guilty, of some pretty dubious dealings, but … Continue reading
Is it possible to leapfrog backwards?
Outrageous, if you ask me: CNN.com – Tolls could dot the Internet highway – Feb 27, 2006
