Hello World its Maxwell
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My TED favorites- Fellows Friday with Sean Blagsvedt
- Local TEDxChange events have big plans
- An independent diplomat: Carne Ross on TED.com
- Art of substance and absence: Alwar Balasubramaniam on TED.com
- Why I’m excited about TEDxChange, by Melinda Gates
- The child-driven education: Sugata Mitra on TED.com
- Powerful first-person reports from Pakistan, from TED’s Chris Anderson
- Lifesavers: Saturday TEDTalks Playlist
- Report from a Mission Blue hope spot: The Sargasso Sea
- The world’s oldest living things: Rachel Sussman on TED.com
OLPC: Give 1 Get 1
Nicholas Negroponte’s One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program is off to a less than stellar beginning. The biggest hurdle (outside of Intel) is securing funds from third world countries who verbally promised to purchase units for their school children.
The organization is allowing Americans to purchase a unit for a child in a third world country — and getting an XO laptop for yourself.
I believe a lot of people would like to help OLPC deliver their computers to needy children in third world countries. Did you realize this is also tax deductible? I’m very interested in helping a child learn.
This laptop program is going to change the world. What a great gift to those who do not have electricity in their homes or running water. OLPC shows children in third world countries that Americans care. Actually I’m more impressed how OLPC has worked to drive down pricing on components.
So why does Dell, Apple, HP, Compaq, IBM (take your pick) cost so much more?
Tags: OLPC, Negroponte, Give 1 Get 1, globalization, trends
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