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One Laptop Per Child Reaches 275,000 in Peru

December 27, 2007 / / 2 Comments

Laptop project enlivens Peruvian village – Giving- msnbc.com

Negroponte’s “One Laptop per Child” has begun spreading throughout Peru over the past six months. According to MSNBC, Peru purchased the largest number of laptops thus far by ordering 275,000. Apparantly, the ability to record is one of the most exciting features for children:

“What they work with most is the (built-in) camera. They love to record,” says Maria Antonieta Mendoza, an Education Ministry psychologist studying the Arahuay pilot to devise strategies for the big rollout when the new school year begins in March.

Already several competitors are trying to create a similar product. Intel is introducing the Classmate and several companies in India and Brazil are also trying to introduce laptops.

I find this whole project an exciting picture of how private enterprise, education, and government can work together in seeking for solutions to various challenges in our world. Kudos to Negroponte and his whole team!

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Supporting Charities on Facebook

December 7, 2007 / / 0 Comments

Charity Gifts On Facebook

Facebook junkies can now send gift icons to their friends and donate to charities at the same time. While the early adopting may be slow, I think this is a cool way to integrate supporting non-profits into our social networking experiences (as opposed to siloing that experience on some offshore site. Now I am wondering when the IRS is going to have cash icons that we use to pay our taxes.

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