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One Laptop Per Child Initiative Continues To Gain Momentum
January 09, 2007
The One Laptop per child initiative, founded by MIT Media Lab Director Nicholas Negroponte, continues to gain momentum, as the country of Rwanda is the latest country to make a commitment to providing low cost laptops to children (read here). The mission of this non-profit association is to develop a low-cost laptop - the "$100 Laptop"- a technology that could revolutionize how we educate the world's children. The goal is to provide children around the world with new opportunities to explore, experiment, and express themselves.
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This is a neat idea; however, introducing innovation and new technologies into cultures without considering the possible negative effects is a mistake. I’m not assuming that the creators haven’t considered the negative effects, all I’m saying is that you don’t read about that.
A couple of questions… how will personal computers benefit children who are starving or victims of extreme poverty? What will prevent people from using the computers as just another form of power and control.
I just hope whomever is working on this project has referred to Rogers’ book “Diffusion of Innovation” which outlines stories of technology innovations that have and have not worked and why.
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Comment by KCompound - Jan 11, 2007 @ 10:32 AM