On 11/20/05, Herrod, Lisa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well the idea of the $100 laptop is to 'work with developing nations' to > provide low cost access to knowledge via the Internet. > > What I'm doing is putting this out to our community to see who is interested > in being involved in a project like this. Naturally we would need to discuss > exactly what it means, but in a nutshell, finding a way in which we can > contribute and give something back. > > We all work on the web and reap the benefits of it daily and I have seen > first hand (in Indonesia) the impact knowledge and access to the web can > have. It's incredibly empowering. > > Happy to continue this discussion but not sure if this is the right place... > Is this OT? >
I think it is on topic. I'm interested in hearing ideas other WSG members have for making something like this work. My concern for MIT's project is whether or not internet access will be managed by the governments in some of these countries. Google is part of it, and Google has already followed China's wishes to censor content on searches in China. How valuable is the internet to users in China, compared to users in countries where access is unrestricted? Will these children in the countries MIT is targeting be using a managed, censored network, or will they be able to learn about things their government might not want them to know about? But regardless of this concern, there's definitely a need. Sharing information for these children on how to stay safe on the internet, how to find information, how to use accessibility tools, etc. Kids are really smart nowadays, if we give them the right information, they'll really benefit from it. -- -- Christian Montoya christianmontoya.com ... rdpdesign.com ... cssliquid.com ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
