Re: [GKD] Leapfrogging the Technology Gap

Dear Colleagues, I ran across this news article on another list and I thought it was appropriate to share it here. As quoted from the article, "SolarPC also announced plans to give away a million SolarLite computers to schools in emerging countries around the world via the Global Education Link

[GKD] The $100 Computer

Dear GKD Members, This article appeared in Red Herring, a publication focusing on the capital markets. thoughts? tom abeles The Hundred-buck PC MIT's Nicholas Negroponte Pushes a Cheap PC for the Rest of the World January 29, 2005 The founder and chairman

[GKD] Activists Urge Use of Free Open-Source Software

The CSS Internet News See end of message for details. - Activists Urge Free Open-Source Software http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=457338 By ALAN CLENDENNING, Associated Press Writer The Associated Press PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil Jan 31,

[GKD] ITU to Launch 100 Telecenters in Africa

The United Nations International Communications Union (ITU) is to establish a network of at least 100 MCTs (Multipurpose Community Telecenters), to provide communities with access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The project aims to enable the African communities to obtain the s