Bridging the Gap
There are a few measures that are being taken to bridge the gap. Miguel Brechner Frey started the organisation “one laptop per child” in January 2005. The mission of this organisation is “To create educational opportunities for the world's poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning.” Here is a link to their website http://laptop.org/en/vision/index.shtml. The main places where the one laptop per child mission happened was
There are a few measures that are being taken to bridge the gap. Miguel Brechner Frey started the organisation “one laptop per child” in January 2005. The mission of this organisation is “To create educational opportunities for the world's poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning.” Here is a link to their website http://laptop.org/en/vision/index.shtml. The main places where the one laptop per child mission happened was
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The main laptop itself (on the photo on the right) is a waterproof and winds up for power so you don’t need to use electricity to use the laptop. Its child proof so it can’t be broke when children throw it around and play with it or even drop it.
Another example of what is being done to stop the digital divide is 'telephone ladies' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4471348.stm There are more ways people are trying to close the gap. People working for the United Nations, world banks and non-for-profit organizations are working hard to raise donations so they can educate and provide technology for the people that are lagging behind. There are also websites which you can donate old computers and volunteer to help. these websites are good because they help people who don't own a computer and provide them with one. this doesnt cost the people money but provides them with technology. http://donateyourpc.in/v2/index.jsp |