---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Joyojeet Pal <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 16:11 Subject: Re: [change] [SPAM] $35 touchscreen tablet launched in India To: Yaw Anokwa <yanokwa at gmail.com>
i have a paper forthcoming in an edited book on development in India, a raw version of which is here, in which i specifically address the issue of why india has seen ICTs as key to Development. Not sure if it would be of interest to Change, but just in case... http://joyojeet.people.si.umich.edu/IndiaAspire.pdf On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 7:03 PM, Yaw Anokwa <yanokwa at gmail.com> wrote: > > the hype around this tablet is terrible. > > i think it's great to have cheaper technology, but android tablets, > even cheap $35 android tablets, will not lift villagers out of > poverty. i wish it were that easy... > > > On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 15:49, Rahul Banerjee <banerjee at cs.washington.edu> > wrote: > > Sorry for the spam, but I couldn't resist sharing such wonderful news: > > http://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/India-announces-35-tablet-computer-for-rural-poor-2203509.php > > > > (Actually, the government is subsidising its price (which would be > > closer to $50), but it's still pretty amazing that something like this > > exists at all) > > > > -- > > Rahul > > _______________________________________________ > > change mailing list > > change at change.washington.edu > > http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change > > > _______________________________________________ > change mailing list > change at change.washington.edu > http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
